yeah the feel is nice. i like the exterior =) the inside and the keyboard is just the same as any other model.

I mean the XPS, and for AutoCAD the FHD screen would be useful.

If you don't mind the exterior of the laptop and have around RM 4k budget, Sager NP8130 might be a good choice, comes with I7 Sandy Bridge, full HD LCD monitor (1920 x 1080) and comes with a GTX 460m graphics card, take note, it's GTX, not GT......

It has most of the ports you need, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, eSATA, HDMI, DVI
3D audio comes with sub woofer.

Not to fail to mention that it has great temperature, good cooling system (2 fans with GPU and CPU each owning one)

Here is a full review of NP8130 with the exterior and interior of the laptop by XoticPC, hardware and fans are easily accessible, means you can easily clean the fans, easily take out the parts :]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swp7aC05h5w

This post has been edited by jimmykvt: May 3 2011, 11:49 PM

every1 knows about sager's greatness.. but the design is too plain

I bet not everyone knows since this brand is not really known by fellow Malaysians. You know, very limited knowledge, hardly look out of the box but only those brands that are available in Malaysia's market, thanks to the high publicity, people know Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Asus, HP, Dell, Acer, Apple, IBM Lenovo, ThinkPad but not Sager/Clevo. I believe MSI laptop shares the same fate as Sager's, but at least people do know that MSI manufacture graphics card (not the GPU). I had done very in depth research, I never knew Sager, all I had in mind was Alienware M15X. After that, I looked into Asus G53 and G73, and at the end, I looked into Sager. Did quite some comparison mostly on the interior design and performance.
On the other hand, I agree that many people do value the exterior of the laptop more than how much it can perform.

This post has been edited by jimmykvt: May 4 2011, 12:31 AM

dont really mind the exterior! if its good and for that price i might just get it =)

+9000 for Sager.

Go for it and u'll nvr look back.

If you don't really care about exterior design which is actually pretty subjective, then have a look at Sager NP8130
as suggested by jimmykvt.
Sager is well known for its great price to performance ratio, and undoubtly it will win in term of specs.
But if you decided to pull the trigger on Sager, do learn about the warranty for a bit, at least you know what to do in case something happen.

Required reading for Sager: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1794588&hl=

Also, talk to ThisIsALamp or soundsyst64. They will be able to tell you about the things to watch out for when getting a Sager, and soundsyst64 especially can tell you about what you need to do when importing one into Malaysia.

yea i think i will go for sager np8130. looks good to me.

hmm, if u think sager suits u well, then give it a shot. then post reviews and benchmarks

hmm went into a hp store over the weekend checking out the dv6..kinda like the built and sturdiness of the hp compared to the dell which feels kinda flimsy for me that is.

Regarding the audio, I wanted to test out the audio to check out the difference between a standard speaker and this so-called Beats speakers/tech, the salesperson played one of those pre-loaded music that comes together with windows...haha and I cant tell the difference between the Beats speakers and the normal ones on the other laptops haha

but i think the hp could serve me well as a desktop/work companion whenever I do any 3d work in maya/3ds max..i think..the specs seems allright and not too expensive like rm5k ++

This post has been edited by faridz7: May 4 2011, 11:01 AM

haha at least it has dual subwoofer, bassy songs will sound a lot better than normal built in speakers.. but still it's a laptop speaker.. u cant expect much.
if wan good sound i recommend u get jbl creature II, macasia (rm 499)

yup Ive those speakers, got them for about £75..good speakers and the design is awesome !

mmhmm good xD, now be my friend xD..
1 question, ur spekars behind u or infront of u?

haha..um..in front...why ?

This post has been edited by faridz7: May 4 2011, 11:12 AM

It don't even have subwoofer

You might wanna read through this: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1755925
though it has 110 pages and is still growing lol...
You can always refer to carbonytte and kahjye, both of them just got their Sager NP8130 within 2 months ago and they are still very active in the Sager thread in the above link.
This is carbonytte's review on his Sager NP8130: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1810717

This post has been edited by jimmykvt: May 4 2011, 11:32 AM

but the only problem i am facing now is that there's no installment. haha. have to fork out quite a big amount of money.

it doesnt? but i saw youtube review say it does..