Looking for

weight : <1.9kg
sandy bridge
gaming(heroes of newerth)
price <3k
battery life > 6 hours
available before april

please thanks!

Yeap, but whether one needs the additional performance should be considered

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Added on March 23, 2011, 6:54 pmFor 15 inchers,

Acer
Aspire 5750G, i7-2630QM + Nvidia GT540M@RM2899

Asus (2 years free international warranty)
A53Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M (1GB)@RM2599
A53Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M (2GB)@RM2799
N53Sv, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT540M@RM2799 [Bang & Olufsen]

Lenovo
IdeaPad Y560P, i7-2630QM + ATI HD6570M@RM2999[JBL]

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 23 2011, 06:57 PM

Asus (2 years free international warranty)
A42Jy, i3-370M + AMD HD6470@RM1799, FreeDOS

Dell (Specs customizable)
Inspiron 14, i3-380M + ATI HD5430@RM1899

Lenovo
IdeaPad Z460, i5-460M + Nvidia G310M@RM2099


from the option above which one best suit me?

If work is more important, Lenovo Z460 (powerful processor, ergonomic keyboard)
If gaming is more important, then Asus A42Jy (Slightly better GPU, poor speakers)
But do take note that the A42Jy comes with FreeDOS (no Windows) even though it comes with 2 years free international warranty...

Perhaps you could go and check out both models before making the final decision? Its quite a hard pick

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Added on March 23, 2011, 7:02 pmLOL, I thought you've narrowed down to these 2 laptops along time ago?
Yeap, the GT525 should be able to handle low-medium graphics, with some minor tweaks on the resolution, AA, graphic settings etc.
But as mentioned earlier, gaming depends on the GPU... and the gaming performance is not really affected by the processor no matter its an SB i3/i5 or i7

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Added on March 23, 2011, 7:05 pmAcer
TimelineX 3820TG, i3-380M + AMD HD6550[1.8kg]@RM2199
This should be the best (no SB though, not much SB options in the market atm for something <1.9kg within RM3k), extend the warranty to 3 years and you're good to go
Do take note that it doesn't have an optical drive o... 2nd pick would be the more expensive Asus U36Jc

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 23 2011, 07:06 PM

3820tg arrived in msia dy meh?

Acer 3820TG has been around for quite some time liao, but it did come a little later than people hoped... As a result quite a few bought from Singapore
As for Acer 3830T, no new so far...

ooh~ but the size.. i scared i accidentally step on it LOL

Hi, I need some recommendations on laptops. Here's the details:

1. Brand: Any

2. Budget: RM5,000

3. Specs: Any

4. Size: Light

5. Purpose: Studies

Thanks!

P.S Is a Mac necessary for Pre-U studies? My friend told me that using Mac for Pre-U/University is not good because when you're needed to give a presentation, it will be harder to connect to the screen if compared to using Windows. Is this true?

This post has been edited by SRLee: Mar 23 2011, 10:05 PM

1. Brand: any, but preferably more reliable for use more than 3yrs
2. Budget: around 4k
3. Specs: i7, battery life more than 6hr, decent graphic card for gaming, volume/play pause button control, decent speakers for movies, 4gb ram and 500gb harddisk
4. Size: 16" or 17" screen, i wont mind if its larger

would i also be able to get 1080p full HD for this price?

This post has been edited by Watta??: Mar 23 2011, 10:02 PM

Your description is abit too general? Studies may range from using very sophisticated 3D/calculation programs to merely Microsoft Office...
It would be useful if you could state your usage and preferred laptop size (instead of just mentioning light cause different people have different perspective on "light")

Yes, you need special adapters to connect Macs to the normal VGA port on projectors... and to make things worse, there are 2 types of adapters depending on your Mac

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Added on March 23, 2011, 10:36 pm6 hours is impossible on something so big and powerful (at this time)

15.6"


16.0"




This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 23 2011, 10:36 PM

Oh ok sorry. Here's something more detailed:

1. Brand: Preferably Apple, but I guess anything goes.

2. Budget: RM5,000

3. Specs: Any

4. Size: 13.0" to 16.0"

5. Purpose: Pre-University Science subject studies - probably creating documents, presentations, etc.

So it really IS much harder and more illogical to use Macs when studying. I guess I should forget about Macs then lol.

Well, MacBook/MacBook Pro don't have VGA port built-in, you need to buy the converter and bring it to every presentation...

Closest is Dell XPS 15 with 9-cell and upgrade to 1080p screen?

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Added on March 23, 2011, 10:47 pm13'' to 16'' is pretty much any notebook nowadays
and that task even 1.5K notebook is enough...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Mar 23 2011, 10:47 PM

Get the ASUS U-series. LIGHT, POWERFUL and at least it support VGA without some fancy adapters.

back again to see if there's any updates...

1. Brand - any
2. Budget - best if <2.5k, can fork out a little more
3. Specs - i5 sandy bridge best, must have switchable graphics + nvidia 540 at least
4. Size - 14 inch

nVidia GT540M still goes to 15''....

Omg.... 14 inch now using what??

GT520M/HD6630M...

Thanks for giving me some basic information.

I've found two models, U36JC-RX162V and U41JF-WO134V. Why is the 14" (U41J) laptop cheaper than the 13.3" (U36JC) laptop?

In your opinion, is it really necessary to spend up to RM5,000 to buy a laptop that will be primarily be used for purposes of studying?

My opinion is no.
5k is too much already
Primarily use to study I think depends on what you study, but about 2.3k can get

Since u wont be needing that sort of performance i say u only need half the price of ur budget to get something good enough. 5k lappy to use microsoft office and presentations is overkill lol. I dont even use something tht expensive for 3D stuff~