Not really, those are old laptops with old specs

GT540M is slightly better

Asus N43SL or Asus N53Sv
Whether the 14 incher of 15 incher depends on whether you want portability or a larger screen
The B&O speakers would be great for entertainment, but the discrete GPU would be overkill

+1 +1, let's join the gang

Buy when you need, wait if you can

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Added on May 11, 2011, 10:28 pmLooking forward to it~

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 11 2011, 10:28 PM

Don't think there's anyone apart from you bro
If you really need one, just get one that is currently available... or if you can find someone kind enough to borrow you their secondary laptop, that would be good as well

Wow, I din't know that haha
But you ended up with the best Rm2.5k laptop at that time

Asus A43Sv, Asus N43SL and Acer TimelineX 4830Tg
The 4830Tg is lighter
1. No significant differences, but need more benchmarks to confirm this.
2. Yes.

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 12 2011, 12:21 PM

N43SL is better in a sense that it has B&O speakers which are better than normal, standard ones; and also the battery is not integrated. Build quality for both models are equal imho...
Asus N series laptops are premium and will have better features (speakers, USB3.0 etc.), better craftsmanship, built, cooling compared to A series. But do take note that the A series are not as bad as many think they are, they're very, very solid nowadays

I don't recall seeing 2 (1gb/2gb) types Nvidia GT540M for the N43SL

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Added on May 12, 2011, 12:29 pmYou're damn lucky bro haha~ And I think you purchased at the best time as well
I remembered how the Asus A42Jv embarrassed a damn lot of other laptops (including the M11x and my Qosmio F60) during that time with its spectacular specs

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 12 2011, 12:29 PM

Iinm, A43Sv and N43SL are approx. 2.4kg in weight; Acer 4830Tg is approx. 2.2kg.
*Do take note that A43Sv doesn't have Nvidia Optimus, so if battery life is important to you, you might want to omit the A43Sv

I'm not too sure about this... Aisshh... I should've checked it out when I saw the display unit in Digital Mall
Sorry about that.... perhaps can ask Kelvinclyap88, he owns one
Update: still not very sure whether it has Nvidia Optimus or not: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=42189450

Anyone can clarify this?

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Added on May 12, 2011, 12:52 pmYea, I couldn't find much as well.... wait for users to comment, or wait for lee_what2004 sifu, he'd know

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 12 2011, 12:52 PM

Yeah, I did run across the Nvidia website too...
Well, you can always go to LYP/ DIgital Mall to check it out, or just wait for other ppl
Eh? I thought its supposed to come with 5200mah battery? According to the brochure, that is

Yes, heat seriously ruins the battery
My old 3.5 years M100 can barely last 30 minutes nao

Well, they tend to get the information wrong from time to time, don't worry bro~
I think the info on the Asus brochure is more accurate...
Or just ask owners for instant clarification

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 12 2011, 01:59 PM

RM1600 with OS? ALmost all at that price range is FreeDOS, unless you up the budget to ~RM1.8-1.9k
Or unless you won't mind AMD-E350

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Added on May 12, 2011, 2:01 pmSaw one at C-zone, digital mall
Do let us know the exact specs if possible

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 12 2011, 02:02 PM

Well it wrote 5200mah here lol


Whether it lasts or not depends on how you take care of it...
And since N series probably has better cooling, theoretically it'll last longer

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Added on May 12, 2011, 3:18 pmIf its me, I'll definitely go for the N43SL

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Added on May 12, 2011, 3:21 pmLenovo G470, i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@RM1599, FreeDOS
Asus A43E, i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@RM1699, FreeDOS (2 years international warranty)
Acer 4750, i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@RM1499, FreeDOS
Acer Aspire 4743ZG, P6200 + Nvidia GT520M@RM1749, 3 years local limited warranty
Toshiba Satellite C640-1023U, P6200 + Intel HD@RM1599, W7HP, 2nd & 3rd year warranty

Lenovo for better ergonomics. Asus A43E, Aspire 4743Z and Toshiba C640 for warranty coverage

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 12 2011, 03:21 PM

Depends on your usage?

If work is more important -> ThinkPad Edge 11
If game is more important -> HP DM1z

@Koki, you're right about the noisiness of the Dm1z, which shouldn't be there on a subnotebook....

@raymond-kyeow
Reviews on both units:
Edge 11- http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo...ok.40611.0.html



Dm1z- http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-HP-Pav...ok.49230.0.html



Based on the reviews, the ThinkPad Edge 11 is better

If N43SL has Nvidia Optimus, then it'll probably have better battery life...
We're not too sure whether it has it or not...
We're not too sure about the battery capacity as well due to the confusing details in brochures...
But I think A series has higher battery capacity, in which it'll offer more battery life
Updated: The N43SL says it probably have Nvidia Optimus since 2 GPUs are detected

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Added on May 13, 2011, 10:42 am14"
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
Inspiron 14R, i3-2310M + AMD HD6470@RM2149, Free 2nd year warranty: expires 12 May
Inspiron 14R, i5-2410M + AMD HD6630@RM2349, Free 2nd year warranty: expires 12 May
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)

If you game, then get those with dedicated GPU (Not Intel HD3000), if you don't game, get those with i5-2410 CPU
The Microsoft Office will be trial version only...

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 13 2011, 11:16 AM