I doubt it will have good speaker..

^ singapore might have it o'd

hi, i want to ask about msi cr460. it's still available in market?

Eh, one question. If the monitor can't be seen by any other angle besides the normal to your screen, it's LCD right (turning into some weird colour)?
If can be seen by a wide angle it's LED right?

Nope, its doesn't matter its LED or LCD,
that situation is referring to the display panel, like TN, MVA, IPS.
Most laptop have TN, which is the poorest from those three.
MVA & IPS have wide viewing angle..

Hi everyone. I need a a recommendation for a laptop/netbook

1. Preferred Brand - none. Well, maybe lenovo or asus ee series?

2. Budget - less than RM1500

3. Usage - research purpose. Graph plotting, word, presentation slides, net browsing etc. No gaming, so I don't really want a high specced laptop, but just enough to multitask and play flash

4. Preferred laptop/screen size - between 10 and 13

5. Misc - must be light! Less than 1.5kgs. And if possible, the netbook HDD can be changed to SSD (don't mind if I have to do it myself)

Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by apiddo: Sep 14 2011, 10:28 AM

asus
1215B-*new-e450 processor

need a recommendation, for budget of 3k+-, 14/15", no brand preference, good to have extendable international warranty, affordable powerful processor and i wish to run vm on it.

Thanks.

can consider
for 14":
Lenovo Y470, i7-2630QM + Nvidia GT550M@RM2999[JBL]

for 15":
HP Dv6-6001TX, i7-2630QM + AMD HD6770@RM3499 [2.63kg]; Beats headphones *can get RM3k without Beats

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Added on September 14, 2011, 11:46 amThese would be a better in terms of processing power :
Dell
Inspiron 13R, i3-380M + Intel HD@RM1399
Inspiron 13R, i5-480M + Intel HD@RM1599

The Asus 1215b is geared more towards gaming/entertainment, not multitasking haha

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Sep 14 2011, 11:46 AM

Cant compare like this,the asus 1215b rsp 1299 only, much more cheaper than dell..

This post has been edited by devour: Sep 14 2011, 01:02 PM

anyone able to advice the carry in warranty for HP is international or just loca?

TQ.

apiddo is looking for a laptop capable of multitasking, which the 1215b can't. And since he doesn't game at all... having a E-450 is not the best choice
So at the end of the day, having the i3-380M powered 13R would be the better pick

Thank you both for the replies. Just went to lowyat today, and now I have to choose between all of these. Care to share some info about them?

Dell inspiron 13R (Intel i3)- RM1399
Asus ee pc 1215B (AMD E450) - RM1299
HP pavillion DM1-4000AU (AMD E450) - RM1099 (online price)
Lenovo ideapad S205 (AMD E450) - RM1299
Lenovo ideapad S100 (Intel N570) - RM1099
MSI U160DX (Intel N570) - RM999

This would be my first netbook, so I really have no idea about the build quality etc. Dell inspiron is too heavy, plus the battery life isn't that great. For the other netbooks, all have about the same specs, except for the processor (AMD vs Intel) and screen size (11.6" vs 12"). I don't really have a preference, but I want it to be as light a possible, without sacrificing perfomance. So, can anyone advice me which netbook is better?

Btw, is it better to upgrade windows 7 starter? Most netbooks i see only have windows 7 starter.... How much will it be to upgrade? Do i have to buy a new copy/license to install other version of 7??

The Inspiron 13 is 13" in size, and the processor is much better than E-450 APUs
But if you're looking for something smaller, then the E-450 will do~
In general, the larger the screen size, the shorter the battery life
Perhaps you can take a look at Dell M102z? Its more expensive, but comes with 7,200rpm HDD, which will give a little bit of speed boost

I already have a dell 15" XPS, so I don't really need a bulky laptop
Hmm, Dell M102z also looks great. A bit more expensive, but it comes preinstalled with windows 7 home premium 64bit, and 4gb ram. Worth the money I think. Btw, when i say multitask, i meant like websurfing and mp3-ing and making powerpoint slides all at the same time. I don't intend to use any resource hogging programs like photo editor, so 2gb should be okay?

Now i'm torn between Asus 1215b, HP dm1-4000 and dell m102z

Best to go for 4gb
As for the rest, it all depends on which one you like the most?
If you are more concerned about performance, m102z it is hehe~

international carry-in

Don forget asus 1215b have usb 3.0

That is a good argument for 1215b. I'm planning to change the HDD to a 64gb SSD later (maybe after 1 year coz of warranty) and use external HDD for more storage. So usb 3.0 is a plus for me. But 1215b only comes with windows 7 starter. That's the only drawback....
The dell m102z comes with home premium and 4gb ram only at rm200 more. No usb 3.0 though

But, I guess I can always upgrade windows 7 and ram on the 1215b later, but I can't upgrade the m102z with usb 3.0. So... 1215b wins?