you mean.. yours is i5 processor ..i5 430M + GMA HD ..??

the laptop is quite good.. if you not playing intensive games...

i5 430M is faster than i3 350M

nope..mine is 4740G core i3..not i5..i have i5 core for my dekstop liao..xD

so.. i3 processor with GMA HD ..??

just normal...

for normal use only..

it's Nvidia 310M sth like that...normal use? hmmmph

yours with Nvidia 310M ..??


well.. it is better than GMA HD ..

overall.. it has same performance with G460 as well..


but is yours really i3 330M + G310M --> RM 1850..???

thats cheap..

yea...haha...very hard to get such price...but i am manage to get one...lucky lorh....but now very pooor~~ yeap..mine is i3 core with G310M

well the laptops can play games.. but not in high setting..

and some games such as GTA 4 / crysis / metro 2033 .. is definitely cannot be run.. , or maybe only in ultra low setting...

well.. about the performance.. i3 330M performance is okay though..

well.. with the price.. it is worth it..

thanks for the confirmation.. i am not alots more relieve..btw i am so heart pain that our N85 go so low price nowadays..sorry for off topic a little just that lost faith in nokia phone liao~~

hey.. about N85.. just discuss in our thread..


well... its normal... the price will reduce... ,

hi guys,
any comment about dell inspiron and toshiba satellite?
well, my girl is wanting to get a laptop, so it will be light usage.
i wonder how is the speed for intel i3? is not celeron type?

Well, firstly Dell Inspiron is a very good laptop indeed and same goes to Toshiba Satellite ...

Ok, for a good recommendations, we need your budget and also laptop usage, give us this and we can recommend some good laptop for your GF

better get Dell, especially for girls, since their service is the best... especially for those who knows nothing abt hardware...

the new Core i is basically wat u can expect from Core 2 in terms of raw performance...

anyway, as miahahaha says, u need to state ur budget first...

though i ve a feeling i am going to suggest Inspiron M301z again...

thanks guy, budget is must RM3000 below. Rm2600 below is recommended to spend on her usage.
she is the type watch movie, listen song, facebook, farmville, msn task. prefer 14"
so basically i3 is not the low end processor? sufficient for girl hor?

i tot they rebrand like i3=celeron, i5=pentium, i7=extreme
That AMD neo stable?? no hot issue?

This post has been edited by owenwong84: Jun 19 2010, 01:39 PM

Its not re-brand but rather the latest tech to replace the older ones ..

Any preferred screen size?? 13"/14"??

Some suggestions :

13" Laptops :

Dell Inspiron M301z, AMD K325 + ATi HD4225@RM1999 *no DVD, free optical drive
Dell Inspiron M301z, AMD K625 + ATi HD4225@RM2299 *no DVD, free optical drive
Dell Inspiron 13R, i3 330M + ATi HD5470, Home Basic@RM2299 *no DVD
ThinkPad Edge 13, SU7300 + ATi HD3200, freeDOS@RM2399 *no DVD

14" Laptops :

Asus A42F, P6000 + GMA HD@RM2099
Asus A42F, i3 370M + GMA HD@RM2399
Asus A42Dr, AMD P320 + ATi HD5470@RM2299
Asus A42Dr, AMD N830 + ATi HD5470@RM2599
Acer 4820TG, i5 430M + ATi HD5470@RM2699~~also got RM2799
Toshiba L645-1018X, i3-350M + ATi HD5145@RM2649
Dell Inspiron 14, DC P6000 + ATi HD530v @RM2199
Dell Inspiron 14R, i5 450M + ATi HD5470, Home Basic@RM2599

This post has been edited by miahahaha: Jun 19 2010, 01:20 PM

nah...

there's still Celeron P4000, Pentium P6000, followed by Core i...

the Core i basically replaces Core 2...

Core i3 = C2D T6000
Core i5 = C2D P7000, P8000
Core i7 = C2D T/P9000, C2Q Q9000

anyone know when will net-notebook based on athlon II neo (AMD K325 or K625) will arrive at lowyat? damn interested witht he specification (lightweight + native hdmi port)

for ex : acer AO721

ps: looking around for rm1.5k~1.7k price

This post has been edited by pikacu: Jun 19 2010, 03:38 PM

acer AO721 still new though..

well.. you need HDMI port.. too..

1. Brand: Prefer HP, Dell, Fujitsu, Asus, Sony
2. Budget: RM2000 and below
3. Specs: Netbook spec
4. Size: Screen size 10.1"

I saw lots netbook around.. just confused which to choose..

(I had put this question on another thread, was told by fantasia to put the question here (btw, thks fantasia).... so here goes)

I would like some advice on which to choose between Alienware M11x or Vaio VPC-EA16FG.

Specs:-
Alienware M11x
Intel® Core™ i5-520UM Processor(1.06GHz, 4 Threads, turbo Boost up to 1.86GHz, 3M cache)
11.6" WideHD 720p WLED (1366x768) Display Integrated 1.3 mega pixel web cam
1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M
4GB Dual Channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 X 2GB)
500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive Price: RM 4199

Vaio VPC-EA16FG
Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.93 GHz *1
14" wide (WXGA:1366 x 768) TFT Colour display (VAIO Display, LED backlight)
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 Graphics (1 GB DDR3 SDRAM)
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM *2 (upgradeable up to 8 GB*3)
500 GB*4 (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm) Price: RM 3999


Purposes of purchase:- Work, Multimedia and Gaming (Casual to Moderate)

I know that Alienware is at the moment the best in gaming, but Dell only provide display card for DirectX 10.1 (for M11x). Other than that, I think M11x is ok.

Vaio, on the other hand provide ATI HD 5650 for DirectX 11, but the battery is not quite good as Alienware.

For gaming, is it important to have display card with DirectX 11 capabilities? My most demanding in terms of graphic at the moment is Hitman Blood Money. I also play Fifa Manager 09, Warcraft, Need for Speed and Grand Theft Auto. I read somewhere that another game I play, Civilization, will require DirectX 11.

If I buy Alienware with display card for DirectX 10.1 capabilities, can I upgrade the display card software to DirectX 11?

Please advise me.

Thank you.

first of all, a big no to upgrade...

looking at ur needs, i would say m11x is good enuf for u... however, i really ve doubt abt m11x's ability to handle games say, 1 yr down the road... the CPU is weak, even if compared to a rm2.5k laptop... also, DX11 would only get more and more popular starting from next yr...

that brings us to the qn on DX11, is it necessary? yes and no, imho... yes, since the number of games that support it will only increase... no, since DX11 is built on top of DX10.1, which means u will not see some of the effect if u use a DX10.1/DX10.0 card to play a DX11 game...

in anyway, i would still prefer a laptop with full fledge CPU unless battery life is of priority while retaining high fps in games...