CPU difference will have little (RTS), or no effect on gaming performance (FPS) Of course, performance difference may vary from game to game...
Well, why not pay less RM250 and get more battery life and less heat?
So its down to what you prefer, if you are often mobile, its best to just get i5, i7 is simply overkill if you're not going to use it

Difference should be minimal except for certain game that favour Quad core..

1. Brand: any brand except acer
2. Budget: around rm 3k
3. Specs: best for wat rm3k can get...
4. Size: at most 14" or 15.6"
5. Mostly used for programming, gaming such as COD:Black Ops,Crysis 2,NFS etc etc (games nowadays...)

thx for all sifus who helped
planning to buy it on this pc fair at PISA which is held on 6 May~8 May

Hihi fellow Penangite
For RM3k,
Best would be the 14" HP DV4
HP Pavilion Dv4, i5-2410M + AMD HD6750@RM2899
HP Pavilion Dv4, i7-2620M + AMD HD6750@RM3599 (someone selling around RM2.7k in Garage Sales)

As for 15", you might wanna top up to RM3.2k for the better N53Sn and HP DV6
Asus N53Sn, i7-2630QM + Nvidia GT550M@RM3299 [Bang & Olufsen]
HP DV6-6001TX, i7-2630QM + AMD HD6770@RM3699 [Beats], Beats headphones; RM3199 without Beats headphones

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 6 2011, 12:50 PM

yaya..you got the point too..
but normally use at home, so battery life is not a method for me..
if not so big different, i5 is enough for gaming and so on..

If you're only using it for gaming, i5 would be enough...
Unless you're using some processor-intensive programs, there's noneed for i7
Also, you might want to reduce the heat if you're into gaming, another no for i7

haha..okok..say no to i7 then..
btw, what do mean by processor-intensive programs? any example?

off topic, there's a dual channel ram for laptop, any effect ha compare when using 2 diffrent combination of ram

Nope..

Not very sure about the ones used in the engineering field... but for my field, some bioinformatic programs e.g. PAUP, Mr. Bayes etc. are quite processor-intensive, involves alot of calculations which takes months to finish sometimes

My old Acer died on me so need to get new laptop. Could you guys please suggest what laptops is suitable for me?

1. Brand - Anything BUT Acer

2. Budget - RM2 - 2.5K. The less the better because I want to upgrade the warranty to as long as possible. Bad experience coz my Acer spoiled one month after my 1-year warranty expire. Damn heart pain. haha

3. Specs - as good as it can. But if I need to state - more than 2GB RAM

4. Size - 14"

Will be using it alot for my studies (bio stuff). A lot of softwares for phylogenetic analyses and these are statistical tools, so quite tedious and complicated . Other than that, only normal surfing and watching movies.

Help, thanks!

Asus A43Sv, i5 2410M + nVidia GT540M@RM2399
Dell Inspiron 14R, i5 2410M + AMD HD6630M@RM2349..

Hihi fellow bioinformatician
You might want to consider these (Acer included since some models come with 3 years warranty):

Acer Aspire 4750, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999
Acer Aspire 4750G, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT 520@RM2249, 3 years local limited warranty
Acer TimelineX 4830TG, i5-2410M + GT540M@RM2499
Asus A43Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M(1GB)@RM2399, [6-cell 4400mAH] (2 years international warranty)
Inspiron 14R, i5-2410M + AMD HD6630@RM2349, Free 2nd year warranty: expires 12 May
Lenovo G470, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999

Its best to go for those with better processors and dedicated GPU (GPGPU may help in bioinformatic tools as well iinm)
So the underlined ones would be the best pick, you could always ask for RAM upgrades, the more the merrier for analysis

Though if I were you I'd save more money and opt for this one instead:


This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 6 2011, 02:01 PM

lee_what2004 THANK YOU!
[PF]T.J That's so detailed, thank you very much!! Just read your previous posts and you're doing exactly what I am doing all those Bayesian and PAUP is killing me!

Thank you again guys, going to head to the store and check these out

1. Brand:toshiba/asus/hp
2. Budget:rm2000-2500
3. Specs:sandy bridge i5
4. Size:14-15.6
will be use for solidworks

This post has been edited by chenhui87: May 6 2011, 03:33 PM

14"
Toshiba Satellite L745-1051XB/XR/XW, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT525M@RM2599, 2 years warranty (1st year global), Colors: Brown/Red/White
Asus A43Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M(1GB)@RM2399, [6-cell 4400mAH]
Asus A43Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M(2GB)@RM2599, [6-cell 5200mAH]
HP Pavilion G4, i5-2410M + AMD HD6470@RM2349

15"
Asus A53Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M (1GB)@RM2399
Asus N53Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M@RM2599 [Bang & Olufsen]

*Asus models come with 2 years international warranty
Can consider these as well:


This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 6 2011, 03:43 PM

i just ask my friend (asus reseller)
he said A43Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M(2GB)@RM2599 is not release any more, just left A43Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M(1GB)@RM2399 only..
is dat true?

It's weird how ASUS is teasing us. I've been waiting for quite a long time to lay my eyes on that babe.
I saw the N53SV during PC Fair though, played with the speakers and it just sounds bad compared to Dell's JBL
Both tested at the Intel PC Guru thing.

thx bro~~
another question is, do HD6470 outperform gt540m???

He probably know better than us Still, not released doesn't mean no more stock hehe
Well, the thing is there's not much, if any performance differences between the 1GB and 2GB GT540M GPU
So its down to the difference in battery capacity now

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Added on May 6, 2011, 4:38 pmNvidia GT540M is way better than AMD HD 6470

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Added on May 6, 2011, 4:39 pmI dunno what Asus Malaysia is doing
I've waited until gave up already haha
Yeap, apparently the JBL speakers in Dell are much better than that of Asus...
Personally I think the harman/kardons in Toshibas are also better than the B&Os
Have you tried out harman/kardons bro?

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 6 2011, 04:39 PM