guys, already narrow down my options

asus ul30A
asus a42jr
dell Inspiron M301z

which is a better choice?

gpu? whats that? and you referring to 14R?

so which do you recommend? the 14r, asus ul30a , or the  asus a42j

i just need good enough spec to last me for 2-3 years, portable (13-15') , good battery life (>5hours more or less) , good value, durable. Not interested to use it to game since i have a desktop at home 

and btw, if i buy the dell, can i skip all the hassle of buying it tru online and just go to the shop and buy it straight from the shelf?

yes.. but I still like higher clock speed that i7 620M [dual core] performs in gaming..
but yet.. core 2 quad / core 2 extreme is actually better  

is lenovo y460 screen HD wif led backlit?

1. any brand
2. around 2500
3. average graphic card,500 gb HDD,4gb ram,for gaming and movie-ing
4. bigger than 13 "

thx.

Hi all,

I would like to buy a gaming laptop.
1. Brand: does not matter, as long as it has good customer service and warranty service
2. Budget: does not matter, as long as it can fulfill my needs
3. Specs: cpu prefer 5i or better
4. Size: >15"
5. Capabilities: gaming (Starcraft 2, Warhammer, etc), movies, internet, etc

Here I mostly read about Y460, VPCEA16 etc, but i haven't seen AS5740G-524G-64MN mentioned which also has ati 5650, is this better or worse compared for gaming purpose?

Thanks in advance for all advice!

1GB is purely overkill unless u re using cards like HD5850 or GTX 285M

is the above code for discount coupon?

Since I can't get a "cheap" notebook with backlit keyboard, I am thinking of getting Dell 15R with Intel HD graphic because it has numeric keypad. Getting it with 3 years warranty and price would be around RM2.5K.

My Dell Vostro1400 bought in late 2007 with graphic card got problem and cost about RM1K to repair. Generally happy with Dell, the same Vostro had some battery problem (in the 11th month) and Dell sent the replacement battery to my home. I have another Vostro 1400 without graphic card bought almost the same time still working ok.

Anyone got discount coupon for Inspiron 15R or Ecode with special deal for 15R?

Any other notebook in the market with numeric keypad for less than RM2.5k?

thanks for all da reply bro, cn i knw the price for Lenovo Y460

haha thanks man..  i thought the i5 can pawn the c2d,
so noob haha. now, when can i get this xps 16? online or store? which one is better?
if store, which one? thanks again

JK.Out of luck finding the JR.

Erm,the DELL sxps is tempting,but the proc in it is old right?
I'm trying to find a desktop replacement if possible,able to withstand long operating hours and not likely to overheat,and able to survive a good 3,4 years.

Any thoughts on the lenovo G450 or some BenQ(S something,cant recall).Decent specs,with an awesome price to boot (just around rm2K if im not mistaken).Or are these just too old.

yea..i heard people said it's easy to get hot...and battery lifespan is short. need more comment..the graphic card is Nvidia Ge310M

(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.

guys, im new here. but i wanna ask some pros about what shud i be getting or looking for because im lost when it comes to buying laptops.

the price that is around rm2.5k.. a good enough computer to do projects on software engineering , play games, surf the net and a not so heavy computer la. must be able to be used for long long hours. thanks for all ur help. appreciate it

err sorry if i ask a noob question

what is tri core and dual core??

>< thanks~ 

Hey guys

1.Brand
  A reliable brand (good customer service , and possibly user friendly)

2.Budget
  Budget would be around 3-3.5k , 4k can also

3.Specs
  Im looking for a laptop which can last for 5 years
  Can handle engineering programs like Autocad and the like
  battery life more than 6 hours if possible
 

4.Size
  I dont mind if the screen size is small , as long as it shows the information thats there im fine
  the laptop should be light and portable enough to carry around college or uni
 

additional info :
1. im starting college soon and my course requires me to complete a large number of assignments

2.im also flying off next year , so to make it easier to contact families and friends , ill be getting skype . so i think it would be good if the laptop had a built in webcam and came with a headset 

3.im a light-medium  gamer , the only game i'll play on the laptop would be football manager and maybe a few old games  like company of heroes or left for dead

4.im not really computer savvy so if possible im trying to find a laptop which if possible has a 0% chance of getting viruses and does not have many technical problems  . for example my sisters compaq's battery pack is already dead and she has to rely on the plug to keep it on

5.ive done my homework and people mainly recommended the thinkpad series , macbook pro and the dell latitude series. among these which is the best  value ?

6.which companies have very good customer service in canada , because ill be heading  there next year .

and i need you guys to clarify this  thing for me

i heard ASUS laptops are good but they easily have problems with the specs and stuff  which turns me off getting them .is this true in any sense ?

Hey guys, I want to ask whether it's recommended to get a laptop now. I'm leaving overseas early next year. Or should I wait? Apparently there's a new fusion base thing?