Try to find this laptop, there might still be remaining stocks (prices in RRP)
14"
HP Pavilion G4-2026TX/2027TX, i3-2350M + AMD HD7670M@RM1699, 4GB, 640GB(5400rpm), W7HP; colors: black/red

Otherwise , can consider these if you don't mind FreeDOS
14"
Asus A43Sd- VX426/427/428/429/430, i3-2350M + Nvidia GT610M@RM1599[2.4kg], FreeDOS, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), colors: black/blue/red/white/pink
*can consider the one recommended by xkaizen as well

15"
Asus
A53SD-SX1263/2369/1270, i3-2370M + Nvidia GT610M@RM1599, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS; colors: black/blue/red
A53TK-SX131V, A6-3420M + AMD HD7670M@RM1699, 2GB, 500GB, W7HP

Stock GPU performanec-wise: AMD HD7670M >>> GT610M
Stock CPU performance: i3-2370 > i3-2350m > A6-3420M

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 13 2012, 05:43 PM

Added in a little bit more to accommodate your ~RM1800 budget (Prices in RRP- can bargain)

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 13 2012, 05:47 PM

Hey there, I need some recommendations;

1. Sager/Asus/any reliable brand
2. <3.3k
3. suitable for an engineering student + gaming
4. > 14"

TQ in advance!

This post has been edited by tanguru: Aug 13 2012, 08:18 PM

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

or this:

Lenovo Ideapad Y580, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM3599[JBL], 8GB, 1TB HDD(5400rpm), W7HP, 2 years international warranty

The latter is way more powerful so its recommended if you're into gaming The extra money paid would be well worth it for the gain in GPU power

Guys, does Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 430 worth it? Price at RM2449 for this spec. i 5-2520M 4GB 16GBSSD+500GB INTEL HD3000.
Honestly i don't know why the hell i have thinkpad in my mind. Maybe due to rigid build and matte display.

Any opinion?

Depends on what you're using the laptop for?
If you are going for a ThinkPad Edge, go for the one with Ivy Bridge, its better

True. Thinking for the i5 3210m, pricing at RM2699. Act this thinkpad series for what bro? I buy for the sake of the build and matte screen only.
Usage, my daily work just on the internet and multitask. Even low end B9xx will be enough.

ThinkPad Edge are more reliable business notebooks, you can't really compare them to budget-line laptops with similar specs yo
Summore the ThinkPad Edge have spill-resistant keyboards. They used to come with 2 years on-site warranty as well, but I'm not sure whether they still have it or not

I get you bro.
Sadly these days only 1 year international warranty for edge series. Damn. Huhu..

Can extend warranty what

hello there. first of all, im a new student for this class. haha
wanna ask sifu ,
i read that i7 or i5 is not the issue for good performance right or wrong ?
if its wrong so what things that generate to great performance ?
usually laptop with i7 performance much better than i5 right ?

Depends on what you do really, some programs utilizes the i7 core and some don't.

However based on personal experience I find that i5 and i7 doesnt make much difference really [I play games like CoD and also use modelling programs etc]

oh i see
emm can you tell me one laptop that using i5 but perform equally or close to i7 laptop ?

thanks btw

uughh!! what if i increased the budget a little bit? about 3k maybe? will take me a while to stack the money..but if its worth it..im up for it..

envy 4 : quite pretty, but way too many complaints about the touch pad,keyboard and the screen..
so no deal

lenovo u410 : pretty,complaints about screen, not enough horsepower from the graphics department.
also kinda no deal

inspiron 14z : just had a laptop almost same as that, only lighter and and better battery life. its a better deal than the rest..but uh..im not too sure i want This.

i am sooo sorry guys for being too picky..really, forgive me..but what else would i get for 3k
must have good screen,keyboard,touchpad. discreet graphics is a huge plus.
need/want a good battery life.

i asked here because i just cant find 'the' laptop..

For me, just go for the laptop u like, don't care too much about other's complain. Even now u feel the inspiron 14z better than other, if u not lucky enough, u also will get the set with touch pad, keypad, screen got problem 1... (touchwood)

Errr?
CPU or GPU performance first?
You will notice performance differences for programs optimized for quad-core processors- mostly those rendering/ calculation software
Gaming-wise, most of the time i5 and i7 won't bring much difference... the GPU is more important

No laptop is perfect man

Can consider these:
13"
Asus [Ultrabook] UX32VD-R3001V, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT620M + 24GB SSD + 500GB HDD@RM2999[1.3kg], 4GB, W7HP

14"
Acer [Ultrabook] M5-481TG-53316G12, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT640M LE (28nm Kepler) + 128GB SSD@RM2899[1.85kg], 6GB, W7HP
Toshiba [Ultrabook] Satellite U840-1008X, i5-3317U + AMD HD7550M + 32GB mSATA + 500GB HDD@RM2999[1.7kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, color: silver

15"
Acer [Ultrabook] M3-581TG-52466G52, i5-2467M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2599[2.25kg], 6GB, 500GB

Hi everyone
i'm going to buy a laptop soon. and i would really appreciate if you guys can help choose one thats suitable for me

1. Preferred Brand : Toshiba or asus. more preferably Toshiba.
2. Budget : Around 3k? [referably Maximum of Rm3500.
3. Usage : Gaming ( The Sims 3 etc.) , I'm a design student so it would need good graphics, gonna do design works, sketchup, autoCAD etc.
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 14'' and above.

additional notes:
- I really want i7 cuz its so fast lol

Thank you so much in advanced

This post has been edited by chocpowder: Aug 14 2012, 10:10 AM

Pretty much these:
14"
Toshiba Satellite M840-1009XG/XP/XQ, i7-3612QM + AMD HD7670M@RM2999[2kg], 4GB, 750GB, W7HP; colors: Gold/Pink/Blue

15"
Asus N56VZ-S4079V, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GT650M + (1920 x 1080) + BluRay@RM3599[Bang&Olufsen], 4GB, 1TB, W7HP, subwoofer and backpack

wow thanks

OMG i fell in love with the ASUS one. hahahahaha

any ideas where i can get it cheaper ?