Ehh laptops nowadays come with SATA3 for the HDD?

Btw, not exactly a requirement to need SATA3 for the SSD. Even on SATA2 it's an incredibly fast already, same goes to desktop PCs







http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sata-6...3gbps,3110.html

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 16 2013, 03:20 AM

Can just add yourself. Ram and HDD are easily changeable/upgradable

Personally, I'd wait for Acer's offering, waiting for something like a i7, GT750M, Full HD Matte IPS display combination. Currently, Acer only has this, GT750M> GT740M (Lenovo Z400) > GT730M. Perhaps Acer might refresh their V3-571G-736b8G1T with a GT750M...who knows

V3-571G-736b8G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT730M(DDR3) + (1920x1080 IPS) @RM2899[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

I don't know about the Y400 but the older brother, Y480 suffers from BAD viewing angles.

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 16 2013, 02:48 PM

Price should be very gooding also bro, should be close to RM4k or so (RRP of Y500 is RM3799). The Acer goes for RM2799

You guys first time going to PC FAIR ah? Most if not all laptops there sell at RRP. The "promotion" you get is some freebies or extended warranty usually

I've been going to PC Fairs, IT Fairs, etc for many times already and 99% if not 100%, the laptops are usually sold at RRP + some freebies and extended warranty as such. If you want cheaper price, you have to go to your local shops or maybe Lowyat Plaza/Digital Mall.

Honestly speaking, I just go to those fairs for the "experience" lah, see see and try try stuff on display and sometimes there are good deals for certain accessories, like the Eneloop rechargeable batteries during the last fair

The fundamental reason to get an SSD is to install your OS in the SSD, else it'll defeat the entire purpose of getting one If you have extra space, you can install your games in it so that loading times would be much faster

Yup, the main reason of getting an SSD is so that applications and loading times will be much faster and more responsive (due to the fast read/write speed). To do this, the OS and applications has to be installed in the SSD. Installing them on a conventional HDD will defeat the entire purpose of getting an SSD

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 22 2013, 01:32 AM

Yeah, that's why people spend a lot of money getting a bigger capacity mSata SSD/SSD

By the way, you won't get 80GB of usable storage actually. You'd just get around 93% out of it (the rest used for backup,etc), so in the end you'd get around 74.4GB. Windows OS usually takes less than 20GB and the rest are for applications. Not sure how many applications do you have installed in your computer

Also bear in mind, modern high graphical games nowadays eat up a lot of space, for example Tera Online/Guild Wars 2 eat up 25GB each while something like Battlefield 3 eats up around 20GB. I'd say, with a 80GB mSata SSD, you can probably install at most, 1 big sized game. I suggest you to go for 128GB mSata SSD instead

One more thing, from what I hear, it's best not to use up all the space in your SSD (where the OS lies in) to ensure a more optimum performance..

Yeah no problem one but best to have all installed in the SSD For me, I'd install the heavy applications in the SSD such as Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, Photomatix Pro (all picture editing programs ) and some games into the SSD. If it's filled up already, then would have to put the rest of the programmes into the other HDD. For myself, I'd probably target something like a 180GB/240GB since right now my C drive is already occupying somwhere around 180GB++

You can try looking here:

http://blog.laptopmag.com/triple-your-spee...-in-your-laptop

Anyway, in the mean time you guys can check this out

The promoter BS-ing again. Hear a lot of these kind of things already, usually I just smile and ignore only. If got mood, then only taruh the fella

Should be pretty similar. GT740M should be slightly faster than GT645M.

Personally, I think the very low PPI on a 15.6" is quite unbearable. Heck, even 1366X768 on a 14" don't look nice for me. Guess I'm kinda spoilt since I was pampered by a 15.6" Full HD laptop before

For me, I don't like it lah haha, even 720p on a 7" Asus Memopad don't look that nice Anyhow, you go and see for yourself lah as this is quite subjective

Do take a look at the Acer V3-571G-736b8G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT730M(DDR3) + (1920x1080 IPS) @RM2899[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

15.6" 1080p screen and the awesomeness of IPS

RM2799 dropped to RM24XX ??

I almost fainted

You kena tipu liao. 4GB notebook ram is about RM80-90 only

Can Y400's swappable ODD be used with Y500's ultrabay GPU?

Matte screen? That's AWESOME news!!

Matte vs Glossy


Glossy vs Matte


Glossy vs Matte
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/mac/re...ro/DSC_7440.jpg

Enough said.

I don't know about Y400...

Glossy
Pros: More vibrant, looks crispier
Cons: Tons of reflections, the slightest bit of light is reflected on the screen, you see YOURSELF when looking at the laptop , not so good legibility under intense light as compared to matte, receptive to flare, etc (go google)

Matte
Pros: Hardly any reflections, a lot easier on the eyes due to less reflections of the lights in the surrounding, if any, better legibility under intense light, in conclusion IMHO, better and nicer experience using a matte screen display (for computer/laptop!)
Cons: Less vibrant, less crisp compared to Glossy. Some might say more "dull" but I guess it's subjective because Glossy screens are very prone to reflections/flare which really makes the user experience kinda terrible

In the end, it's just my user experience only. You've gotta find out yourself on which you like

Y500 is a little warm huh? Keyboard and touch pad area.... *tried today at LYP*

Also, no Intel graphics chipset right? Which means the laptop is always running on the GT750M A little disappointed to be honest since Nvidia Optimus (switch between discrete and integrated) can greatly improve battery life and reduce temperatures

Y500 with GT750M confirm matte or glossy display?