Hi all,

need help here, need to have opinions and recommendations:

1. brand - no specific brands (but good to have international warranty)
2. budget - plus minus 3k
3. specs - 15" plus screen (no mobility necessity), 2/4gb ddr3, 500/640gb hd, gpu (prefer 1gb for heavy graphics gaming/ graphics - need to kill a lot of time), good speakers (heavy movie watcher too)
4. size - preferably 15"

I will start working on a ship/vessel and not much activities can be done except playing games and watching movies. will be on a 3 months rotational and sometimes it can bore u to death.

thanks in advance

Acer 5742G, i5 560M + nVidia GT420M@RM2999
or if want better speaker, Toshiba Q60-S531, i3 350M + nVidia GT330M@RM3199
or if can stretch more, Dell Studio XPS 16, i5 460M + ATi HD5730, FullHD@RM3702
Asus N53Jq, i7 740QM + nVidia GT425M@RM3999...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Oct 8 2010, 01:48 PM

thanks Lee,

this is based on price or specs? Toshiba (Qosmio izzit?) looks good but i think it is a bit overpriced than Acer based on the processor. correct me if i m wrong. thanks

This post has been edited by badbuddyz: Oct 8 2010, 12:57 PM

Based on price,
Well, the Toshiba is overpriced if based only specs but it odes has good speakers...

if i opt to get a 14" screen.. I guess i can get better spec? what do u think?

u can get asus a42ja with similar performance to xps 16 at rm3.5k ish
asus n43jq rm4k with top performance.
or

acer 4820gt at rm2.6k, with the longest battery life of all mentioned laptop and similar/more performance to gt420m.

but Acer reputation is not reliable. Better get Asus.

People recommend the 4820TG based on its merits. Stop defaming Acer, when you got nothing to back up your claim that Acer as whole is unrealiable.

lee,
How about Lenovo Y460?
Around RM3,000 right?
Do you recommend it?

Well, if you can push your budget until there, then yeah...

Hmm, any problems I should know of?

hmm, not much I remember off, mostly just problem on the backlight shifting down/up due to the ambient light sensor which can be fixed by disable it, and the bios installer is kinda unusable...

longest battery life using intel HD card. So no gaming.

hi guys,
which one would u recommend between Asus A52JC-EX348V and Toshiba Satellite L645-1090X?

Asus A52JC-EX348V
SPECIFICATIONS
- Intel Core i5-460m Processor 2.53GHz (with turbo boost up to 2.8GHz)
- 15.6' HD (1366x768)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M, with 1GB DDR3 Memory
- 2GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM
- 500GB Hard Disk Drive
- DVD Super Multi Drive
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
- 4 in 1 card reader SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro
- VGA web camera (Fixed type)
- Integrated 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
- Bluetooth
- 1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
- 6 Cell Battery
- 38.0 x 25.5 x 3.45~3.57 cm (W x D x H)
- 2.62 kg (with 6 cell battery)

Toshiba Satellite L645-1090X
SPECIFICATIONS
- Intel Core i5-460M processor 2.53GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80GHz
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
- Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
- 4096MB (2048MBx2) DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM (expandable to 8192MB)
- 14.0' WXGA HD Clear SuperView LED Backlight TFT display (16:9), resolution 1,366 x 768
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 up to 1275MB total available graphics (ext 512MB VRAM)
- 320GB (SATA) Hard Disk Drive with shock absorbers
- DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive (DVD â± RW/RAM)
- TouchPad with Gesture Support
- Bluetooth V2.1 w/ Enhanced Data Rate, Integrated 802.11bgn, 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN
- Built in Web Camera with SmartFace Technology
- 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB/e-SATA combo port, RGB, HDMI, External Mic (stereo), External Headphone (stereo), 5-in-1 Card Reader (supports SD Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Multimedia CardTM, xD-Picture Card)
- 6-Cell Lithium Ion
- 350 x 232 x 34/38mm
- Starting from 2.12kg

Need it for gaming?

From those two, the Toshiba is slightly better...

i'm not a serious gamer, normally use my pc for movies and photo editing..

Using photoshop I assumed? The extra ram on Toshiba would be a positive though ram is easily upgradeable, but it still add to the cost...
While bigger screen is better for those tasks...

Do take note that you need to choose the 64-bit W7 HP to fully utilize the 4GB RAM

how about this compared to the Toshiba
most of the specs are identical but slightly cheaper..

HP G42-380TX
SPECIFICATIONS
- Intel® Core™ i5-460M Processor (2.53G Hz with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
- 2048MB 1066MHz / max to 8GB DDR3 Memory (2048 x 1 pcs)
- 500GB 5400rpm Hard Disk Drive
- 14.0” (1366 x 768) Screen
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
- LightScribe DVDRW Drive
- Bluetooth
- 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
- Intel HM 55 Chipset
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 Graphics with 1024MB DDR3 dedicated memory
- HDMI Port
- 5-in-1 Card Reader
- Built-in Webcam
- 6 Cell Battery
- Approx. 2.2kg
- 1 Year International Limited Warranty (parts/labor/carry-in)

Pretty much depends which brand/design you like..