You can't upgrade it to i5...
It has different socket...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jun 30 2010, 04:52 PM

Can be done?? ..i dun think so

I see, but the P8700 is efficient enough you say?
But the awesomeness of Core i5 makes me wanna own it. Hahaha

So I'm guessing both of you are still thumbs up for the Asus?

and how you find it to be awesome.....

If still insist on i5, take the Asus

Yup, Asus is ...even Dell SXPS16 is not bad ..

Lol, in my mind, I keep thinking i5 is the fastest processor > better performance > laptop last longer.

I don't know. Haha.
But let's say I'm going to Melbourne, Australia next year. Will I get the warranty support over there? Or is Asus not well known there?

SXPS16 got FullHD screen ..can view 1080p videos with excellent view

1. Brand. - Any
2. Budget. - Below 2k Max 2.2k
3. Specs.
- Prefer it to have dedicated graphic card.
4. Size. - 13" 14" 15"

-Looking for a laptop according to the requirement above. High chance will be getting it during PC Fair.

-Will be using the laptop mainly for photo editing, surfing and casual gaming (flash & non flash).

- AMD or INTEL will be fine but i heard i3 is better than all entry n mid range AMD processor.

Yes, Asus got Service Center in Aus ..no worries there, and Asus is the best deal for people that is going oversea

I know, sounds very tempting.
But FullHD screen is not on the top of the list for me.
I'll look more into Asus. Sigh, buying laptop very stressful.

Yup, because you need to use it at least 3 years or max out 4 years ..choosing is not easy

13'':
Dell Inspiron 13R, i3 330M + ATi HD5470, Home Basic@RM2299
Dell Inspiron M301z, AMD K625 + ATi HD4225@RM2299
14'':
Compaq CQ42-189TX, i3 330M + ATi HD5430@RM2199
Acer 4741G, i3 330M + Nvidia 310M@RM2199

Thanks

How does HD5430 fared compare to 310M? Both Compaq CQ42-189TX and Acer 4741G looks tempting.

Similar performance, not much difference..

wanna ask, is there any known problems with Dell Inspiron 14R ever reported here before? will get it by this weekend

Hardware problem no, some is just driver/software problem...

i see. if it's only driver / software problem, then it doesn't matter much

sry if this is noob question. why is it that the larger display 14" is cheaper than the 13"? can recommend any cheap 15.6" notebook?
thanks.

smaller doesn't always mean cheaper...

budget? Try browse here.. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1422707

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jun 30 2010, 10:45 PM

my company going to refresh our notebooks. Lenovo T61 selling for RM700.
Specs are:

Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T7300 @ 2Ghz,
Northbridge Intel GM965 rev. C0
Southbridge Intel 82801HBM (ICH8-M) rev. B1
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2008 MBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 332.5 MHz (3:5)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15


worth it to buy? need to choose the right one. some, the screen color is faded. some will have fan error upon boot up