Thanks. Are those specs good enough?
Or you have better specs for me? Parents are giving me 3k for laptop purchase and it is gonna last me for years, so I prefer to get something with better specs.

Let me refine my requirement:
1) Preferably 12-14"
2) Long battery life
3) Light
4) 4GB RAM
5) At least 500GB
6) Of course fulfills the Photoshop and LightRoom with no lag.
7) Oh ya good LCD display
8) If possible with backlit keyboard

This post has been edited by fruitie: May 7 2011, 10:11 PM

Many thanks lee_what sifu, very educative
Seems like CS5 is going to be a lot more user friendly
So only the GPUs mentioned in the list above are capable of supporting the GPU acceleration?
They all seemed to be very high-end ones haha~

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Added on May 7, 2011, 10:18 pm

Acer 4830Tg, Asus U31Sd, Asus U41Jf?
Anyway, any photo galleries to share?

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 7 2011, 10:18 PM

Wow, what picky requirements.

For criteria no. 8, it would be hard to find one at that price point. But if you want better specs and fulfills all the criteria, I'd say your best bet would be either:

TimelineX 4830TG, i5-2410M + GT540M@RM2499
U41Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M@RM2899
U31Sd, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT520M@RM2999

+1, those 3 are the best options~
Backlit for under RM3k?
Yes, there's the Toshiba Satellite M645 If you don't mind the older specs that is hehe

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 7 2011, 10:25 PM

Besides Acer and ASUS? Did ASUS improve its service? My friend had bad experience with their after-sales service.
You may refer to my Flickr for my noobie shots.

Picky eh? I didn't know that.
For no.8, Vostro 3350 has.
PF T.J. suggested those to me few days ago.

Much lower specs though. Also not that light. Luckily it ain't glossy as hell.

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Added on May 7, 2011, 10:30 pmI never had much problems with their after-sale service.

Vostro 3350 is also a viable pick, especially for the backlit keyboard. Problem is it would appear a bit weaker than the said models.

This post has been edited by AlexLai: May 7 2011, 10:30 PM

Asus and Acer both serviced by Highpoint...
Hehe, I go check them out nao
Eh, you should just stick to 3350 imho, get the famous Dell warranty and you'll be fine

Update: Some "noobie" shots you have there hahaha Expert say expert la haha

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 7 2011, 10:32 PM

Alright, points noted!

Sometimes it is good to break the rule and I might get better deals on some other brands.
Expert your head.

http://www.lelong.com.my/toshiba-l645-1090...1-11-Sale-P.htm
Sorry for the Lelong link but need your advice, my friend went to LYP today to check out for me, he said this model is quite OK... But 320GB.. Luckily I have a 500GB 2.5" portable HDD...

This post has been edited by fruitie: May 7 2011, 10:37 PM

I just browsed the fliers I got from PC Fair last time (mid-April) and nearly shouted out for it's really a good bargain (unfortunately I missed it ==) :

Acer Aspire 5742-i5
Intel Core i5-520M (2.4GHz, Turbo Boost to 2.96GHz)
Windows 7 Home Premium
4GB DDR3 RAM
320GB Hard Drive
15.6"

at only RM1899!! (and it stated normal price is RM2199)

I checked with Acer official website and the price stated there is RM2999 ==

I think this was indeed a typo error

Your photos are really nice la, no kidding Some are real funny haha~
The Toshiba Satellite L645 are super glossy and super outdated, not really recommended... same goes to the new Satellite L745 which are still glossy, heavy, has short battery life, soft speakers... but they are reliable though

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 7 2011, 10:40 PM

Erm... it has a bit of a dated look and hardware. Also not as portable and with a so so battery life.

i5-520M? That's a very old model haha~
What are you looking for my friend?

Thanks.

My friend said that's the wrong spec....

He is chatting with me on MSN now:
i5 480 2.66 ghz with turbo boost up to 2.93
4gb
500GB HDD
ati 5650
(RM 2299)

Then there is another spec, everything is the same as above but turbo boost up to 3.2GHz. (RM 2549)

Toshiba L645?

Ooh, still the hardware is dated but the pricing is okay. But for that price, it would be better to get the Acer 4830TG instead.

@fruitie, the thing about that toshiba is the battery life..

Thanks guys for the valuable advice, at the end I still stick to Dell Vostro 3350 la. Kinda fulfills my requirements.

guys,question here,is toshiba L745 good compared to asus a43sv?i just found this laptop after browsing the "new" thread,notebook catalog

L745 got weaker GPU...

does it comes with optimus?

it has usb 3.0 though and possibly better speakers?

No Optimus iinm, and the speakers are still soft... better pick something else I think