Hi all, need recommendation for new laptop:

Brand: Any
Budget: about 4.5k
Usage: Databases, programming, VM ware, HD video
Size: 14 inch or 15 inch

please help recommend. thx

wow
great recommendation thx alot!!!

Dont mind if i ask some questions:

1. is MSI good? i think the last time i heard MSI warranty have to bring to singapore or something... is that true?

2. for lenovo, my concern is somewhere says tht lenovo have slow HDD performance? and how good is lenovo's warranty?

3. for asus, i have a few frens using asus happily, but they are not using the G series... anyway i also heard b4 that asus warranty takes very long time. Do they still have that problem?

4. And all this good prices i can just walk in to lowyat plaza and get it right?

5. what is JBL??

6. What is Ivy bridge?

7. What is the difference for Ivy bridge and sandy bridge?

Sorry for asking so much just hoping that i can learn something from the experts

Anybody knows what is the difference between 'business' and 'consumer' laptops?

Business are the ones where they send brochure to ur office, where consumers are the ones selling in lowyat.

I do reliase some difference like:

1. business have 3 years warranty and consumer usually have only 1 or 2 years
2. business usually the hard drive is 7200rpm
3. business have different processors; for eg. i5 3320M, where i think lowyat only have i5 3210M...?
4. business way more expensive even though with W7 Pro but its still not justifiable

other than that, i do not know any difference.

Is there any 'hidden specs' for business that justifies the fact that they are selling way more expensive (for an i5 unit) compared to a consumer i7 unit?

Will a business i5 unit generally runs faster/ better than a consumer i7 unit? Is it considered apple to apple comparison if i compare them based on specs?

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Added on August 22, 2012, 9:36 amthanks alot for your help.

However for the ivy and sandy bridge, apart from one is newer than another, i wanted to know if there are any more in depth details to it, eg: maybe ivy have better performance but produce more heat... smthing like that.

Anyway sorry to ask so much... i tried googling around but all that comes out are too technical therefore hard to understand. Thanks for everyones patience

This post has been edited by fidel_castro: Aug 22 2012, 09:36 AM

alrite bro thx alot for your help