hi guys, im currently interested in the asus zenbook ux31 but the only spec asus malaysia bringing in is the highest spec with i7 2677m 256gb ssd which is selling at arnd rm4500.

asus sg is bringing more than one spec. they have i5 2557m with 128gb ssd selling at $1500, i7 2677m 256gb ssd selling at $2000. harvey norman is selling $1700 for i7 and 128gb but promotion until today.

is it worth to pay couple of hundreds more to upgrade i5 to i7 in this case ? tried to google and it seems that the performance isnt improve much with the extra money spent. thanks.

since i have a gaming pc at home, i'll be using the zenbook when im outstation, doing presentation and for work. nth too intense but i dont mind if paying $200 or rm500 more for more future proof if its worth it.

i'll be getting either i5 or i7 with 128 ssd. i'll do with the 128gb ssd given since the zenbook has a usb 3.0 port. im thinking to get a usb3.0 500gb external hard drive for rm250. is it a wise move ? cheap but much more storage and decent transfer speed.

btw, just wondering can the on board graphic of either i5 or i7 sufficient to support casual games like pes2012 just to keep me entertained occasionally. =)

haha, wat i meant future prove is that by getting the i7 might be useful in the future if im to do something more intense on the ultrabook. as i think the i5 is sufficient to do usual tasks that required at the moment.

all in all, if the i7 performance isnt better than the i5 with a margin, then i guess i would try to get the i5 ux31 from somewhere as asus malaysia not bringing in.