Best right now:

Lenovo
Y480, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GT650(GDDR5)@RM2499[JBL], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), backlit keyboard, FreeDOS

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

- lol, PhungTM you recommend ba, thanks

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 6 2012, 04:38 PM

lol. You are right. Sorry

Y480 is good choice but i scared to the overheat HD issue because of the placement of HD near to heat pipe. Is it ok?
It there any 15" screen? Because prefer bigger screen.

N56 is 15" in size

Its true that there is the heat issue regarding the Lenovo Y480 but that doesn't stop people from buying it anyway
You can get a cooling fan if it helps

Asus N56VZ is 15".

Another 15" laptop you can consider:

Dell Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i7-3612QM + AMD HD7730M@RM2799, 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional

The rest with better GPU exceeds your budget

GE70 and GE60 use same GTX660m if i'm not mistaken.

Phung sifu,


Can you give comment on it?cause now i using lenovo t420s with msata 80gb and 180gb ssd, but 80gb msata for my C drive is full le,so wanted to change..


1. Preferred Brand:Any brand except Acer
2. Budget:Around rm4k
3. Usage:Office use,for long battery life,and light weight.light gaming LeagueOfLegends
4. Preferred laptop/screen size:14~17 inch

i5-i7 also not really matters.any laptops is 3k,(which is really recommend to upgrade ssd) and add on SSD 256gb which reach rm 4k.??

Thank you for your suggestion...

thinking of getting Y580 FHD =) this mid-august

But i'm not familiar with lenovo warranty... is it good?

Thank you =)

Thanks AlexLai and [PF]T.J. for the info, I think for mine, i3 or amd450 with dedicated GPU is enough cause I only play dota and 2D online games, am I right?

I was around 1 Utama yest and checked out this model, the Toshiba Satelite L840-1026XR for around 2,399..Do u guys think its a good buy?

can anybody tell me what is the latest retail price of Sony Vaio Y-series now?the lowyat price stated 1499 which is old price i think....

Yeah, there's no real need for a dedicated GPU anyway if you are not really into gaming

Lenovo's warranty should be okay I guess.
I've never tried or heard from any who had experience with warranty/services

if compare with the new one Y580 ?
and warranty cover by lenovo is good as dell ?

how about
xps 15z but 2nd gen and inspiron 14 @ 15 with i7 ?

thanks sifuuu.

The new one is powered by a more powerful AMD Brazos APU:
11.6"
Vaio SVE11115EGB, AMD E2-1800 + AMD HD7340M@RM1499[1.5kg], 2GB, 320GB(5400rpm), W7HB

14"-17"? Since light weight is required, 14" maybe?
You're usage does not require strong raw processing power so i3/i5 will suffice

Can try these:

Toshiba Satellite L840-1026X/XR/XW, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM2399[2.12kg], 4GB, 640GB, W7HP; colors: Black/Red/White, 3 years warranty
HP Pavilion G4-2006/2007/2008TX, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM2199[2.19kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W7HP
Dell Vostro 3460, i5-3210M + Intel HD4000@RM2499[2.23kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HB; colors: red/silver/bronze
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430, i5-3210M + Intel HD4000@RM2799[2.2kg], W7P, 4GB, 750GB (5400rpm), anti-glare

I'm not sure on the price for SSD. But I think you can get a 256GB SSD with these laptop.
Are you replacing it with the optic drive?

Those Dell you mentioned are no match for the Y480/580
Y580 is a lot more powerful than the Y480, but larger and bulkier instead

If you're going for Lenovo, better opt for on-site warranty, which is much better than normal carry-in warranty

good to know.. thank you

Hi there, i need to buy laptop before going to oversea this september.

Preferred brand: not acer
Budget: 2k - 2.5k
Usage: heavy gaming, photoshopping, typing, skyping
Preferred screen size: 14", comfortable hand resting, comfortable keyboard (don't care about backlit keyboard), good camera