Hi all,

I have an ancient Toshiba M40 and has decided it's time to change (the screen is pretty much dead with 70% of it looking like sketch painting).

1. Preferred Brand: Open to all brands (but looking forward to good recommendations)
2. Budget: <RM2.5k
3. Usage: Just home usage (light; online, simple photo editing, watch movie - basic entertainment)
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: Ideally portable; so less than 15''

Highly appreciate the recommendations from you guys!

thankyou,
It come with window OS? or need to install myself? Any other choice? So i can do some compare

As mentioned from others... Best bang for buck.

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

Hi all the Sifus,

1. Preferred Brand: Open to all brands (but looking forward to good recommendations)
2. Budget: RM6.5 - 7k.
3. Usage: Mainly for work and freelance, heavy, Autodesk, Adobe usage need to sometimes run up to 4 softwares at once, heavy video edits, 3D, PSD, AE motion graphics. Water sims etc. Occasional music performing. A whole wideload of softwares.
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: I do alot of video editing so 15" or bigger.

Hope you guys can recommend me something that's bang for the buck, reliable as in doesn't really have crashes, hangs, and any matters of that sort. Hassle free too, coz I'm torn between a Mac OS or Windows.

1. Asus / HP
2. below 2k
3. Only doing company work like email/wording only
4. bigger than 13" will be sufficient

I don't use this new laptop to gaming / movie / facebook cause it is purely for work. I don wan to mess the documents up.

thanks if u guys have any idea wat to buy.

Yes the U32U does come with W7
Can consider this one too:
13"
Dell Inspiron 13z, i3-2330M + Intel HD3000@RM1349[1.76kg], 2GB, 320GB(5400rpm), W7HB, colors: black/red *No VGA port

The Y480 is a pretty good choice, but its a bit overkill if its not used for gaming at all
Perhaps this one would be better?
14"
HP Pavilion Dm4-3105TX, i5-3210M + AMD HD7570M@RM2699[Beats], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), backlit keyboard
Price is in RRP, bargain abit

Can try these:

Asus
A43Sd-VX216, B960 + Nvidia GT610M@RM1399[2.2kg], FreeDOS, 2GB, 320GB(5400rpm)
A43Sd- VX426/427/428/429/430, i3-2350M + Nvidia GT610M@RM1599[2.4kg], FreeDOS, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), colors: black/blue/red/white/pink

HP
[Ultrabook] Envy 4-1009TU, i3-2367M + Intel HD3000@RM1999, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP
Pavilion G4-2110TU, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1799, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP

Bro, 13z no more...

that day already called dell SA, they said no stock left.

Maybe if lucky enuf can try find from retailers but this model i think not retail model.(correct me if im wrong)

Easy
Dell Precisions will fit your requirements perfectly; but costing a bomb while they're at it though
So you need to choose your customizations carefully: http://www.dell.com/my/business/p/precision-laptops.aspx

15.6"
Precision M4600, i5-2520M +Nvidia Quadro1000M@RM5200, Win 7 Pro, 3 Years NBD, [Screen Upgrade: HD Multi-Touch, FHD, FHD IPS RGB] [CPU Upgrade: up to i7-2960XM] [GPU Upgrade: Quadro 2000M] [RAM up to 32GB], 3 Years ProSupport
Precison M4700, i5-3320M + Nvidia Quadro K1000M@RM6300, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7P [Screen Upgrade: FHD, FHD IPS RGB] [CPU Upgrade: up to i7-3920XM] [GPU Upgrade: Quadro K2000M] [RAM up to 32GB], 3 Years ProSupport

17.3"
Precision M6600, i7-2640M +Nvidia Quadro3000M + (1600x900)@RM7549, Win 7 Pro, 3 Years ProSupport, [Screen Upgrade: FHD, Multi-Touch FHD] [CPU Upgrade: up to i7-2960XM][GPU Upgrade: Quadro 4000M, Quadro 5010M] [RAM up to 32GB]
Precision M6700, i7-3520M + AMD FirePro M6000 + (1600x900)@RM8100, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7P, 3 Years ProSupport, [Screen Upgrade: FHD, IPS FHD, 3D FHD][CPU Upgrade: up to i7-3920XM][GPU Upgrade: Quadro K5000M] [RAM up to 32GB]

Since the specs here are base specifications (pretty lousy when stock); I would suggest you to go for the M4600 (Sandy Bridge) or the M4700 (Ivy Bridge) so that there's still money left for upgrades. I would personally recommend the former since the price increase is not exactly worth it for the upgrade from SB to IB...

For the M4600 (or the M4700), upgrade the CPU to i7 at least, 8 or 16GB RAM, upgrade the screen to FHD, upgrade or add in an SSD, that will make good use of your budget, and ultimately give you a monster rig that is good in every aspect


You can deal with "putochip123" or "viper88" for discounts, with your budget I'm sure they can give you a rather big slash from the price tag

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 9 2012, 01:44 PM

Thanks for the input bro, I better remove them from the pricelist

I saw quite a few leftover stocks in LYP

Woah.. Asus only 1.4 to 1.6k ! Compared to both HP model you recommended what's the differences in term of spec ? Why HP's price higher ? If the spec more or less the same I will go for Asus I guess because I don't really cares about the outlook or weight anything.. As long as I can email and do some wordings..

Thanks mate !

This post has been edited by mysql2779: Aug 9 2012, 01:50 PM

at LYP still have stock?

Tried few shops at Penang dont have..

This is because of the processor, HP 1 is ultrabook, sure will more exp...

Please take note that the Asus recommended doesn't come with Windows..
Both HPs are suitable for your usage, where the Envy 4 is more geared towards mobility and style; whereas the G4 is designed with relatively stronger performance in mind

Thanks mate. I will go for second choice of Asus which you mentioned is the best choice in balance of price and spec. I can install the Win7 by myself actually. Free DOS won't be a problem I guess. How about the drivers if it is FreeDOS ? Could get support from ASUS or not ?

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Added on August 9, 2012, 2:00 pmOic. thanks mate !

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Added on August 9, 2012, 2:01 pmAs if I install the "ehem" version of Win7 by my ownself. How do it get drivers for the hardware ? Available on the internet ?

This post has been edited by mysql2779: Aug 9 2012, 02:01 PM

If Win 7, not much troublesome for u to get all the drivers.

Else u can always get them from asus website.

Wonder how much difference between Intel B960 and Intel i3?

Not much wor..