15.6" small lah.. tan ji u fitter than me xkan can carry 15.6" lappy wat..

cow lappy not yet arrived but his soul arrived at the gal there liau..

15.6'' is big...

The M14x is heavier than most 15.6" yo
Its the size of 15" that I dun like...

lol, no wonder no signs of cow

he now testing 11.8 WHQL if no mistake.. he eager to show us the score..

aoh, really? deng. same answers from 3 different people proves that i should look into other brands and models.

i really need help with buying a notebook now. lol...

here is my situation,
i will only use it for work, a lil bit designing, and auto cad,
i travel a lot, so weight is important..
i never play games on my notebook..

any recommendation?

this job let tan ji help u.. devour will come in also to promote as well..

tan ji specialist on price list + weight (i dunno y he so care weight)

but this vostro v131 quite suit u!

Budget bro?
Well... for 13 inchers, you usually get what you pay for... the relatively good ones are more expensive

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Added on August 18, 2011, 11:14 am
After reading so much of my comments you still miss my point...
Its SIZE that matters, not weight... if weight is the deciding factor, I wouldn't get the m14x already

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 18 2011, 11:14 AM

paiseh cos 15.6" really not heavy + size also quite small for me lah..

ah, forgot about the budget... around 2.5k i guess...lesser is always better.. im thinking about buying macbook air, the 3099 price, but yeah.. like i said, lesser is always better... lol

Not much options there haha, Vostro 3350 would still be the best pick
Review of the unit here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-V...ok.54680.0.html

my v131 is not here yet! a few points to consider when choosing MacBook Air:

1. Connectivity - it doesn't have VGA and ethernet, so you need to buy connectors and carry with you when you travel.
2. Since you use AutoCAD, you may need to install BootCamp to boot into Windows to continue using your old AutoCAD

If you are OK with those, MBA is definitely a good choice!

@[PF] T.J.: About potential heat problem in V131, I have different opinion. If you check the preview of V131 (i5), the max temp at the bottom of notebook is 42.3C. The room temperature is 23C. That is actually cooler than most notebook; including m11x, m14x, 3820tg, MBA 11", MBA 13" and many others. (Make sure check room temperature) It still not as cool as Vostro 3350, but that does not mean it has heat problem, right?

Well said bro
But 42.3C at 23C is quite high lo
Should compare the V131 to cooler models I think haha, cannot compare with gaming models
Actually my definition of "heat problems" = get hot, not to the extend of auto shutdown

Oh... well, i guess vostro 3350 should be the best for me at the moment. using macbook air might be a problem for me who doesnt actually understand what a "bootcamp" is.. but the design.... phew.. thats mac for you... anyway.. thanks for the big help guys.. really appeeciate it. you guys saved me from spending almost 2k recklessly. ppphhhheeeewwwwwww.

I've used the Vostro 3450 before... its a very nice laptop apart from the speakers
The 3350 has mono-speakers only iinm, which are even crappier haha, so don't expect too much from "it"
Also, you might want to open/close the lid slowly because it might tend to become loosened with time

@cow, same to your girlfriend, might want to be softer with the lid to prevent it from wobbling

Cant go wrong with [PF] T.J. recommendation.

@[PF] T.J.: Any equivalent model to compare with?

cow tested new 11.8?? damn dulan with barcelona & real madrid match..
ozil wanna stop the match but villa slap him. villa said foul words on higuan but marcelo bad tackle on fabgraes. dunno y mourinho went to pinch tito.
the fight will never end.. real play harsh but barca fake a lot.. dramatic!

this heat won't lost to vostro unit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNajyNeem3w

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: Aug 18 2011, 12:36 PM

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Well, I think it'd be nice to compare it (i5 variant) to the i5 variants of the Asus U36Sd, Toshiba Portege R830, Acer TimelineX 3830T and Sony Vaio (VPCSB26FG)
But then there's still not much reviews on them yet... (so just ignore me)

Since we don't have any data on the internal CPU temperature on V131, I will just try to compare the surface / bottom temperature against other similar spec:

V131 (Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3 GHz):


Toshiba Portege R830-110 (Intel Core i3 2310M 2.1 GHz):


Asus U36JC (Intel Core i5 480M 2.666 GHz):


IdeaPad z370 (Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3 GHz):


MacBook Air 13 (Intel Core i3 2357M 1.3 GHz ULV):


Sony VPC-SB1Z9EB (Intel Core i5 2520M 2.5 GHz + AMD Radeon HD 6470M):


Thinkpad X220 (Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3 GHz):


If taking the room temperature into consideration, the temperature of V131 is mostly cooler all those model. With these data, I have reason to believe the internal cooling of V131, despite its super slim 21mm, is better than most notebook. I will definitely test the CPU in max load when I get a hand on this machine.

Choices choices choices.. this is giving me headache. lol. its hard to go to a shop and to ask for a certain model.. they will beat down your choice, and promote another model.... and i'll be like..... whatttt, really???, you sure??,,,.. lol..

but u bought i3 so will be lot cooler than i5.. cow when will ur laptop arrived? y so slow de?

cow the vostro gal got cun than this >> http://forum.lowyat.net/user/442223

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: Aug 18 2011, 02:13 PM