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post May 6 2011, 09:45 PM

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Hi all,sorry for my poor English grammer and also any mistake made...

Move to the topic,my friend is going to buy a laptop,her budget is about RM2400,but she is aiming Satellite L745-1051xp laptop

- Intel Core i5-2410m processor 2.30GHz( with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.93GHz
- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
- Mobile Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM expandable to 8192MB
- 14.0' WXGA HD Clear SuperView LED Backlight TFT display (16:9), resolution 1,366 x 768
- Nvidia Geforce GT525M (dedicated 1GB VRAM
- 640GB (SATA) Hard Disk Drive with shock absorbers
- DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive (DVD±RWRAM)
- Touchpad with multi-gesture support
- Bluetooth V2.1 w/ Enhanced Data Rate, Integrated 802.11bgn, 10/100Mbps LAN
- Built-in Web Camera
- Stereo Speakers, 16-bit Stereo with Dolby® Advance Audio and Intel® High definition Audio Support
- 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB/ 1x USB 3.0 , RGB, HDMI , 4-in-1 Card Reader (supports SD™ Card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™,Multimedia Card™)
- 6-Cell Lithium Ion
- Dimensions : 338 x 232 x 34/38mm
- Starting from 2.14g
- Color Variation : Maroon Brown/Modena Red/Pearl White
- 1-year carry-in Regional Limited Warranty (parts & labor), 1-year battery (carry-in)

The price is about RM2599(she said higher than budget a bit nvm),but she is unsure whatever it is worth to buy or not,so she ask for suggestion,but I not so expert in laptop so I hope someone can give suggestion.

So,that's all,hope for a quick reply

Thanks for any advice
Thank you
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post May 7 2011, 08:27 AM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ May 6 2011, 09:53 PM)
^Usage?  hmm.gif
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Study,do it worth?
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post May 7 2011, 10:48 AM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ May 7 2011, 10:33 AM)
If merely for study purposes, it would be overkill I would say  laugh.gif
Might wanna consider these instead:
Acer Aspire 4750, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999
Acer Aspire 4750G, i5-2410M + Nvidia GT 520@RM2249, 3 years local limited warranty
Asus A43Sj, i3-2310M + Nvidia GT520M@RM1999 (2 years international warranty)
Dell Inspiron 14R, i3-2310M + Intel HD 3000@RM1949
Dell Inspiron 14R, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM2299
HP Pavilion G4, i3-2310M + AMD HD6470@RM1999
Lenovo G470, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999
Toshiba Satellite L745-1049U, i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@RM2099, 2 years warranty (1st year global)

You can use the remaining money to extend the warranty to 3 years  nod.gif

Added on May 7, 2011, 10:35 am

Preferred size?  hmm.gif
If 14" then its either M14x or HP Dv4  nod.gif
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hmm~~you say overkill?not so really understand...could you explain for me?sorry if it will trouble you....
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post May 7 2011, 11:35 AM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ May 7 2011, 10:51 AM)
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hmm~~you say overkill?not so really understand...could you explain for me?sorry if it will trouble you....


Well, it means if you're only using the laptop for normal stuffs like Microsoft office, surf net, Facebook games, you don't need such high specs, especially the dedicated graphic card... You'll only need that when you intend to play games (real games) on the laptop laugh.gif
So I would recommend you to focus more on the processor (get i5 if possible), warranty and design icon_rolleyes.gif
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Oic,thanks for explanation.
but,wasn't the Satellite L745-1051xp a i5 processor?

Anyway,if use for study,beside focus more on the processor, warranty and design,is there other else spec which should be more focus on?
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post May 7 2011, 11:46 AM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ May 7 2011, 11:40 AM)
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Yes, it does come with i5-2410M, but it also comes with an Nvidia GT525M dedicated GPU which you don't need  laugh.gif
You can shave a small amount of money of the total budget if you just stick to the integrated Intel HD3000 GPU which is already very good for normal usage  nod.gif
Well, you can look for features like USB3.0, speaker quality, build and craftsmanship... but don't expect too much from budget laptops  laugh.gif
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okay~~
hmm,you mean change the Nvidia GT525M to Intel HD3000 GPU?or detach it?
if detach the graphic card,still have HDMI,etcetc?
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post May 7 2011, 11:54 AM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ May 7 2011, 11:48 AM)
Well, it'll come in handy since you did mentioned you'll be using Photoshop  laugh.gif
And yes it will generally handle tasks better smile.gif
Hmmm, to me, warranty is everything.... you buy 3 years warranty, then you can be sure that the laptop will serve you for 3 years.... unless if you're the ones who tend to change laptops often, only then the warranty is not so important... But then again if your laptop still has warranty coverage when you sell it, it'll fetch a higher price...
Oh, those don't come with FreeDOS...
MSI FX420, i5-2410M + AMD HD6470@RM2099, FreeDOS/RM2299(W7HP), 3 years warranty

Added on May 7, 2011, 11:49 am

Err... not detach it, rather buy another variant or other brands of laptops without the Nvidia GPU...  nod.gif
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kk,so,the suggestion is change the Nvidia GT525M to the others or but other brands of laptop with cheaper graphic card?
okay,hmm...beside the graphic card,the rest is okay?
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post May 7 2011, 12:01 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ May 7 2011, 11:57 AM)
The speakers kind of soft for the L745, but its kind of expected for laptops at this price range  nod.gif
To make it simple, just survey, and choose one of these:
Acer Aspire 4750, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999 (ask for warranty extension to 3 years)
Asus A43Sj, i3-2310M + Nvidia GT520M@RM1999 (2 years international warranty)
Dell Inspiron 14R, i3-2310M + Intel HD 3000@RM1949 (purchase online and go for 3 years warranty top up)
Lenovo G470, i5-2410M + Intel HD3000@RM1999 (ask for warranty extension to 3 years)
If really want Toshiba, then:
Toshiba Satellite L745-1049U, i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@RM2099, 2 years warranty (1st year global) (top up to 3 years warranty)
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okay..I will told her
thank you very much~~
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