Grats on your purchase then
Its one hell of a laptop

They have different clock speeds depending on models.. and i5 supports Intel TurboBoost technology

No gaming?
Then,
Acer Aspire 4750, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999
Lenovo G470, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999

I would choose Lenovo because of the ergonomic keyboard, will be good for typists

Yeap, but CPU and RAM comes 1st right

LOL, Intel Atom already enough if like that
The more powerful the processor and amount of RAMs, the faster the rendering time...
GPU, if optimized, will only help abit... so the importance of CPU still outweighs that of GPU

Not sure about the specifics, sorry Any sifus can help?
But a quick check from the web its stated that RAM>CPU>GPU for Photoshop
An additional GPU would be good, but not really necessary

Btw, you know Xiang Zhi? You seemed very familiar lol

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 4 2011, 08:37 PM

There are... only that its not available in Malaysia

Yeap, N43Sn, i7-2630QM + GT550M, apparently the palm rest is not brushed aluminium like that of the N53Sn, which is kinda nice as well~
My friend's N43Sn which arrived yesterday after 2-3 weeks wait:

Almost all laptops have 6-cell batteries now
Well, the thing is those running on i7-2630QM have rather short battery lives... so its either you compromise on battery life, or compromise on performance...
And since you're doing video editing? Wouldn't a 15" with FullHD be better?

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 5 2011, 02:37 PM

Well, unfortunately there's no high-resolution 14" for that price range, you'll just have to make do with the standard 1366x768
These 2 will be good:
13" Asus U31Sd, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT520M@RM2999
14" Asus U41Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M@RM2899

Both have rather strong performance and battery life
If you want to save more money, then the:
Acer TimelineX 4830TG, i5-2410M + GT540M@RM2499

I know you don't want Acer but its has really improved over the years, and this one is simply too irresistible haha
Oh ya, it has long batter life as well~

But the price is 1 month ago, should be cheaper now

The RM100 difference is also because of the difference in terms of GPU performance apart from size
Yeap, Asus is a good brand, especially when its the U and N series we're talking about
The U series generally aims at packing power & portability together in one laptop, so it'll be ideal for mobile users, no compromises

Well, Acers are often know for its low price but same, if not better specs hehe~

Well, you can always find hikari85 and marcus20125 for online purchasing, they're some of the more popular online sellers~
Or you can take a stroll in Garage Sales, there are other sellers as well
Not sure which LYP stores have the laptop, long time din't go there adi hehe~

U41Sv has optical drive whereas U31 don't have... We don't usually use optical drives now do hehe?

P/S: Wow, you looked like a pro photographer

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 5 2011, 03:46 PM

Yeah, most brands will offer a free external write along with the laptop purchased... They're as reliable as the stock version, just make sure not to drop it and you'll be fine
LOL, humble la, got post in Photography section? Later I go see see LOL (sorry off topic)

The GPU on the U31 is Nvidia GT520M, even though its not very good compared to GPUs in other laptops of the same class, its still way better than Nvidia G310M
Even the integrated Intel3000HD is on par/better than the Nvdia G310M
Oh ya, the U31sd runs on the new Sandy Bridge processor summore, so its best that you take that one instead of the U36Jc

Its kinda new, so you may need to spend some time finding it

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Added on May 5, 2011, 4:26 pmIts time to move on bro: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Grap...00.37948.0.html

And I'm not personally fond of the G310M, just look at my laptop
And Oh ya, for Photoshop, its RAM>CPU>GPU, double checked...
iinm, the CUDA on the G310M doesn't really help much... perhaps can ask astria sifu to clarify this

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 5 2011, 04:28 PM

Contradicting? Processor is high-end dual/quad core processor and using turbo boost but play nfs carbon at low settings?
Anyway, CPU and differences in CPU (at least for SB) have little effect on gaming performances: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Intel-...ce.49600.0.html

Yeah, we know ATI HD5470 is better than Intel HD3000....
ATI HD5470 > Intel HD3000 >= Nvidia G310M

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 5 2011, 05:12 PM

I thought we're talking about how you think Nvidia G310M is better than Intel HD3000?
Anyway, the Intel HD3000 of the i5-2410M and i7-2630Qm has the same clock
More info here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Intel-...on.43710.0.html
Imho, its not easy to gauge the relative performance of the Intel HD3000 against the Nvidia G310m since these 2 are of different generations... and its not easy to do benchmarks without the need to take into account the performance differences caused by the different CPU...

Well, all new SB laptops now will at least have Intel HD3000 or even better dedicated GPUs... its good to see such a huge leap in terms of CPU/GPU
Huh? Intel HD3000 was never bad to start with... many were surprised at what it can do when it was 1st launched haha

No N43 at all in the latest brochure... not even N43Sl.... guess it ain't coming after all

^Buy from Singapore? My friend just got his N43Sn

Unfortunately there's no i5 variant there, only i7-2630QM