Need recommendation here:

Budget: Around RM2000

Purpose:Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Normal editing job which involves a lot of typing

Size : 14" is enough already

Specs : Prefer i5, but am not sure whether it is a must to me. (I can't figure out the main differences between i3 and i5) Phenom may be OK, too.

Brand : Not restricted


Thanks.

Thanks a lot. =]

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Added on May 7, 2011, 8:23 pmErm Last question : is Intel HD 3000 enough for Photoshop & InDesign ? I don't do video editing and gaming a lot, but I use InDesign most of the time. Can it handle?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by YiCheng: May 7 2011, 08:23 PM

Actually not much. I write them because I think they will be the heaviest job for my future laptop to do. Not much gaming actually (just some mini games - eg Plant vs Zombie :S )

I just checked out the lowyat's price list and found no notebook with the specification was listed. Hope that I still can get it.

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