congrats new V....

eh lee, the 5650 on the EA36 still underclock?

the i7 processor has turbo boost feature, iirc the N53jq is the i7-740m means tb up to 2.93Ghz... and its a quad core

bigger workspace means less things cramp together, will be better if ur serious about editting photos (i.e. work)

Asus A42Jv, if you want the warrenty,
Acer 4820TG is you want the battery life and slightly better gaming performance with the 5650 (i think that version release in malaysia already) I dun like the island keyboard on the acer tho =\

no, its not the same, but the performance are near equal. (5650 is better, has Dx11)

see here > http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/gr...560v-specs.aspx

and here > http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/gr...5650-specs.aspx

This post has been edited by DoubleU: Oct 5 2010, 11:05 PM

@lee_what, why ur price range for A42Jv go up to 3.5k? you including the A42Ja isit?

Sony Vaio EA36, i5 560M + ATi HD5650@RM3999
HP DM4, i5 560M + ATI HD5470/GMA HD@RM3699

erm... cheapest mbp is 3.6k+ leh....
for 2.5k is
Acer 4820TG, i5 450M + ATi HD5470@RM2499
Acer 4820TG, i5 460M + ATi HD5650@RM2599

The HD5470 is good enough for usage... and its quite thin... if you want more portability can consider Acer 3820TG, 13" but comes with external dvd drive...
design wise... its quite erm... elegant? (if ur trying to sell this laptop to your friend) Brush metal mah...

you could import Asus G53Jw if you want.... or get an M15x

toshiba = granpa brand xD

but yea... i only 3 people with toshiba laptops... none have given any problems...
my dad is still using a 4 year old toshiba laptop... but for the F60 entertainment series... i find the build too plasticky

@moo_zai if you want backlit keyboard... then only got SXPS... unless you don't mind getting Alienware M11x...

M11x is small, but the GC can handle games fine... (slightly better in a way than sxps since the sxps is using a FullHD screen... playing games on that reso stress gpu la)

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

upgrade urself lo..... get momentus XT

2nd SSD from bat... i think he still selling? go for 10k rpm HDD or Momentus XT

Support original la

oh? 10k rpm at 3.5"? cause i see some laptops offer that.

erm, i think it was customizable on gentech or xotic for erm, Sager something.... 17" monster.

i5 = dual core
i7 = quad core
(generally)

the i7-620m is a high clocked dual core.

depends, if ur using software that requires or is optimised for quad core... then yes.

Eg, GTA4 and RE5 would run better on an i7 than a high clocked i5
or...
rendering video files/images using things like After effects or Photoshop would work better on i7

FullHD no lag... means ur settings probably go down to medium-low instead of medium-high.
You want no lag high settings need to get something like the GTX460m/GTX260m/HD5850

that's puts you abv the 4.5k mark....

If ur good enough with medium graphics then you can get it la (fps around 30)

Well, the N series is also meant to have a better cooling system.

8200m? isn't that like 3-4 year old tech?


Envy is the high-line series already. Heating problems shouldn't have any, remember whole casing acts as a heatsink like the macbook pros. But then again... HP due to slim chassis might run hotter than other laptops... but not heating problem till overheat.

This post has been edited by DoubleU: Oct 17 2010, 02:43 AM

17" usually for entertainment mah....