http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphi...List.844.0.html

how come both are ranked higher than 540M?

4820tg. I5-480m with HD6550 @rm2499

there's 2 variants of 6570M, 1 is GDDR3 and GDDR5...

540M is slightly better than the GDDR3 6570M... However the GDDR5 6570M pawns them both...

http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/Pr...95&pid=C338007&
I would get this if dv6 improved their ventilation since the last model...

The benchmark
http://3dmark.com/3dm06/15217436

apparenly the Lenovo one is GDDR3 according to a forummer... So HP dv6 wins handsdown for RM3299...

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Jan 15 2011, 12:23 AM

8600M GT = 8000M series Nvidia GPU, famous to have overheating problems and break down very easily..

Hardware isn't really an issue if you're not a gamer... sound recording obviously go for Apple... Garage Band is 1 of the best (if not the best) amateur recording softwares.... U can see a lot of famous youtube singers all using garage band to record their songs... MacBook white is just around Rm3k?

ATI has hybrid graphics.....

Nah, dun think so, just that particular series...

My last laptop Asus W7S with 8400GS broke down 2 or 3 times in less than 3 years... The 3rd time it broke down warranty no more, so had to change new laptop ><

Yes for Asus... But you gotta bare with the way you send ur laptop for repair in certain places.. I am in London now, last time I sent my Asus laptop for repair, I have gotta call them up and request for a courier UPS sticker and have to package the laptop ourselves while writing the faulty of the laptop on a paper... Then call up UPS to collect the laptop... From then on you can only wait for it to come back.. I don't like the fact that you can't explain ur problems directly to the technician... and having UPS send the laptop to the service centre sounds a bit unsafe LOL

Dell warranty is Asia Pacific only if I am not mistaken?

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Jan 15 2011, 01:53 AM

i already replied ur question in 4820TG thread...

anyways, for ur budget 4820TG is still the best choice..

make sure u get the i5-480M + HD6550 version.. Someone stated that you can get for RM2370 in digital mall.. Upgrade ram to 4gb and you're good to go..

If you need a bigger screen and even better performances, go for 5750G with Sandy Bridge quadcore processor and more powerful GPU.. It sells around RM27xx...

Again the same choices... Acer 4820TG @RM23xx-24xx - i5-480m with HD6550.. add additional 2gb ram for RM70 and you're good to go...

Else you can refer to those few new Asus lappies selling for RM2699 RRP in the previous image..

around the same, 540M better than this HD6570 GDDR3 on paper though.. But in terms of gaming performance would differ with different games...

However there is a variant HD6570 GDDR5 available in the new Hp-dv6 for RM3299
http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/Pr...95&pid=C338007&

This has much better performance than both previously stated GPU's...

Add around rm100++ more to get Acer 3820TG, it's totally worthed...

Acer 3820TG is the best...

battery life is like 6-7 hours... i3-380M with HD6550.... Slim profile around 1.8kg only and 13inch screen.. RRP Rm2199 but I think you can find slightly cheaper at Garage sales...
You can't find anything better than that at the price...

If I am not mistaken, there is no 13 inch or smaller laptop on the market now which comes close to 3820TG in terms of gaming...

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Jan 16 2011, 10:18 AM

if u need more info and what games it could handle, go to this dedicated thread for 3820TG/4820TG

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1606856

the TS, cowithgun can give you a lot of info/advice regarding 3820TG.. PM him if you want...

To be honest, those are 1 of the bullshits sellers talk about.. RRP is rm2999, how can it spike up to so high? I dun think that's ethical.. If really like that, ppl would rather get N53SN which is Asus premium series with better GPU and cheaper price then..

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Added on January 16, 2011, 7:50 pmYup, most laptops tend to have their ventilation holes on the left side because so that it won't burn or hand or smth when u using a mouse..

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Jan 16 2011, 07:50 PM

Btw its 4 cores instead of 8.. The other 4 cores u see are virtual cores..

JBL are quite famous speakers manufacturer for Apple and their IEM and headphones aint bad also..

Hmm weird no subwoofers? I rmb the previous generation Y560 has it..


I thought Acer has 2 years local warranty OR 1 year international traveller's warranty?

Haha.. Of course... There's no 8 core processors until at least 2012 I think... It's 4 cores/ 8 threads.. 1 core have 2 threads..

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Proces...ist.2436.0.html

Why not get Asus N53SN then?? I think i heard some retailers saying that it's available next week or coming very soon, which I assume is before February..
Asus is the best choice if you go overseas because 2 years international warranty... N series uses B&O speakers also...

Depends, they have some models which are not available in Malaysia and are cheaper... But most of it should be cheaper in Malaysia based on current prices/trend.

Nah, buying G series from Garage sales is cheap but from retailers in Malaysia are expensive..

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Jan 17 2011, 12:47 AM