Sorry for not being clear enough. What they meant was 1.6k=cheap=not good...

But I'm over that now. Looking at laptops with Intel Processors. I heard Ivy Bridge runs at higher temperature than Sandy Bridge. Is that true? Heat is a very big concern to me. I'm currently looking at Dell Inspiron 14R SE and HP dv6 i7 7690m XT. I don't want a Asus N56 because I'm not really fond of it's design. Any better recommendation? 640M vs 7690MXT, is the difference really noticeable?

It definitely is a series of unfortunate event to the point where its unusual enough

Dell Vostro are good solid laptops but their CPU is of older generation and the GPU will not be able to handle much games except for facebook games

You can try these:

HP
Pavilion Dv4, -5114TX, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM2399[Beats], 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7HP

Else there's not much choices.. you can try to go for the V3 again with extra caution

i had my eye on 14R SE.. is it oke ?

True but not entirely. IB runs slightly higher compared to SB.This is comparing relatively so no worries about the temperature

Both are good laptops but HP dv6 is abit older and there will be new dv6 laptops to be introduced.

Can try these 15":

Asus
N55Sl-S2064v, i5-2450M + Nvidia GT635M + (1600x900)@RM2899[Bang & Olufsen], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm)
N56Vz-S3088V, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2699[Bang&Olufsen], 4GB, 750GB, W7HP, subwoofer and backpack

Dell
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i7-3612QM + AMD HD7730M@RM2799, 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i7-3612QM + AMD HD7730M + (1920x1080; anti-glare) + 32GB SSD + 1TB HDD(5400rpm)@RM3199, 8GB,backlit keyboard optional

For your usage, an i3/i5 will be sufficient. As i7 will generate more heat and you're not going to be fully utilising it.

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Added on June 27, 2012, 1:14 pmFor your usage: movies, games, etc. , it will be great. If you have the budget
You can top up abit to get 3 years international warranty.

This post has been edited by PhungTM: Jun 27 2012, 01:14 PM

last question , i5 n i7 which is better ? some said i7 isn't stable bla3~
what's ur opinion ?

i7 has a little more processing power .. depending on what you use it for...

This post has been edited by Calvin789: Jun 27 2012, 01:53 PM

Can try these:

Asus
A53SM-SX019V, i5-2450M + Nvidia GT630M@RM2299, 4GB, 750GB, W7HP

Dell
Inspiron 15R, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM1999[2.65kg], 6GB, 500GB(5400rpm)

Toshiba
Satellite L755-1027X,i5-2450M + Nvidia GT525M@RM2099, 2nd and 3rd year local warranty, color: silver

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Added on June 27, 2012, 1:59 pmFor your usage, i5 will be more than enough for processing power.
Where do you hear that i7 isn't stable?


This post has been edited by PhungTM: Jun 27 2012, 01:59 PM

I just read the GT630 have 96 cores vs the hundreds of on Radeons have. Can this be the reason for the higher Windows Experience index scores on the Nvidia vs Radeon laptops?

no one can answer my question? any seller here?

u can ask devour. trusted and friendly seller.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1890950

my fren , he said sumtimes i7 can go very fast but sumtimes suddenly slow..
so it's not true eh ? hahak

its been a while

Nope.. both using different architecture. You can't simply compare them that way.

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Added on June 27, 2012, 8:20 pmDDR3 GT640M? Around 5-15% guess.

This post has been edited by Acid_RuleZz: Jun 27 2012, 08:20 PM

Brand: Asus, Acer or any brands with good after sales service
Budget: RM4000 and below
Usage: Run multimedia software like Adobe CS6 smoothly and can play the latest games in medium-high setting
Screen Size: 15 inch

Prefered Spec
Size: not too bulky (most gaming laptop looks not good)
HDD: 500 GB and above
RAM: 4GB and above
GPU: Nvidia latest graphic card
CPU: Intel Ivy Bridge Processor
OS: 64 bit should do the job

Edit: changing some aspect after one night consideration......BTW do u guys think the Microsoft Surface could become a budget gaming notebook/tablet??

This post has been edited by richard1226: Jun 28 2012, 06:07 AM

Brand: dell or any reliable brand except acer
Budget: <RM3000
Usage: song,movie,mid gaming
Screen Size: 14'-15'
donot focus on grafic card a resonable is fine
i ask before but due to some problem need change the usage

This post has been edited by deadmeat2012: Jun 27 2012, 08:34 PM

Whats the difference between dell vostro and inspiron ? Is vostro better and more durable ?

Yesterday's star newspaper, dell got advertise...still got inspiron 14R with i5-3210M and GT 640M @ rm 2199.

try this for gaming
G55VW-S1095V, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080)@3999, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W7HP

N56Vz-S3088V, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2699[Bang&Olufsen], 4GB, 750GB, W7HP, subwoofer and backpack

vostro is business line, imo its quality build is tad better, but the spec is pretty much average. pretty much for business line standard.

1. Brand: DELL, ASUS
2. Budget: Below RM3500 PREFERABLE
3. Usage: Some gaming, mainly for 3D rendering
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 15 inch onward
5. Prefer ASUS due to 2 years warranty but after review on Asus bad service after sale then no confident to it already. DELL after sale service. Awesome! So hopefully all the sifu can guide me out here coz quite headache for no laptop now...BTW beside the brand that I choose, also can recommend me on some other brand if u think it's good in my budget.

Brand: Any
Budget: ~3000
Usage: Movie, Gaming
Screen Size: 15