hi, plan to get a notebook , since rm 4000 hard to a good notebook, finally top up the budget to rm5000, my plan notebook is IBM thnkpad z60m 253024A , price = RM 4738

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after shopping in lowyat , look like i have another choice which i can considering , the model is from toshiba M70-p540 , with price rm4599 ,any comment on this model?



any comment with this notebook or any recommendation ?

NEC and toshiba notebook good in after sales service , any good spec i can looking for ?

thank you very much

This post has been edited by officeBoy: Feb 19 2006, 07:54 PM

http://www.notebookshop.com.my/

for your reference

sorry.. i think their website having some problems.

http://www.houseofnotebooks.com.my

fujitsu, ibm, toshiba is always reliable.
this is from my personal experience la.

u sure is this model? coz lenovo website show this model price is RM6185.

insteasd of getting ibm y not try out acer.

Aspire 5672WLMi
Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2)
Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core(tm) Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Intel® 945PM Express Chipset
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945abg Wireless Connection
15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite colour LCD, supporting 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
ATI MOBILITY(tm) RADEON® X140 with 256MB HyperMemory(tm) (128MB of dedicated
GDDR2 VRAM; 128MB shared system memory)
80GB SATA HDD
5-in-1 card reader, supporting MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory
Stick®, xD-Picture Card and Memory Stick PRO(tm)
512MB DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 2GB)
Integrated 56Kbps modem & 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945abg Wireless LAN
Acer SignalUp wireless technology support
DVD-Dual Double Layer Drive
Integrated Bluetooth
8-cell Li-Ion Battery Pack (3.5-hour battery life) with Acer QuicCharge(tm) technology
(Actual battery life may vary, depending on usage and configuration).
4xUSB, 1xIEEE 1394, 1xTV Output, 1xDVI port, ExpressCard(tm) slot, 1xVGA port & 1xFIR
Port
364 (W) x 274.75 (D) x 28/36.3 (H) mm
Weight 2.95kg (6.57 lbs.)
Pre-loaded Norton Anti-Virus (90 days Introduction Offer)
Acer eManager (ePresentation, eSetting, ePower, eRecovery, eDataSecurity, eNet, eLock
& ePerformance)
1-Year International Traveller Warranty
SRP RM4,988

i heard acer easily broken, and after sales service not good, but the spec really tempting

depends on the user lah.....even if the best laptop if the user neglect it n use it roughly also will KO.

r u into heavy graphic usage? if not than i can recomend u toshiba m70-p540. check pc.toshiba-asia.com for thier specs. SRP for this model is RM4599

M70-P540: Intel Centrino Mobile Technology with Intel Pentium M processor 740 (1.7GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache, 802.11b/g), Genuine WinXP Home Edition, 256MB DDR2, 80GB Serial-ATA HDD w/ shock absorber, 15.4" WXGA Clear SuperView TFT, DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive (DVD±RW/RAM), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 upto 128MB shared VRAM, Toshiba Express Media Player (instant-on CD/DVD), harman/kardon speakers, 5-in-1 card reader, IEEE 1394, 3x USB, 1-yr ILW (carry-in, part & labor)

This post has been edited by Netto Hikari: Feb 18 2006, 01:13 PM

one thing about IBM notebooks,they are very lasting...

only applicable to T n X series n the Z series with titanium

hi, Netto Hikari, thanks for advice , i will look into it , it seem a good choice to me

personally, would u go for ibm or toshiba for my case ?

if for me, i will take this acer model coz of tight budget n this specs r quite tempting.

after shopping at lowyat today (19/02/2006), i found another choice, which is toshiba satellite M70-P540 with price rm4599

however the model not yet in the market , but accept to order , which is similar design look like M40-p540 with price 4299 from c-zone

in fact, i quite like the toshiba design(sceen is better as using csv) as compare Ibm z60m(look ugly) , but after the playing(operate) around btw these 2 notebook , ibm seem to be the best ....

the reason i'm not going to acer is simply bcoz i have heard from many friends saying acer hv bad quality , so decide not take the risk

my god, so hard to chooose ....

y u all always think that acer is not good?do u really face with acer notebook b4?do u ever use others brand notebook b4?if u really want me to point out the worst quality and after sales service,then definately not acer

u have to study b4 u buy it,dont just simply believe wat sales person & your friend told u.

m70-p540 is already available in malaysia quite long already.but than,would u mind telling us wat kind of specs u r looking for? wat main purpose u dealing with?
since that u choose those with intergrated graphic card than i assume u r not a heavy graphic usage.

if i choose between toshiba m70-p540 n ibm z60m, i would definitely go for toshiba coz the chasis look nicer n specs wise is better than ibm.

only go for ibm for thier embeded high security but nowadays even fujitsu offer such security.

hi, williamngwl , i have no attend to offence acer , but how come people always mention on acer bad reputation when ppl discussing the quality

hi, Netto Hikari, i would like to get better graphic card of coz , i actually tend to use this notebook mostly for programming and i prefer 15.4 screen and centrino based

but if compare dell n acer....definitely acer will win. n also electronic parts quite to say also lah...

wat type of programming u r mainly on? autocad? issit those heavy graphical stuff? coz if yes, than only acer suits in yor finding......or else u have to increase yor budget to RM5.5k to get toshiba m50-p346 PM1.73ghz/100gb/512mb/ati 256mb vram

m50 only using ddr instead of ddr2.....better go for m70 full specs...

This post has been edited by maiit: Feb 20 2006, 11:28 AM

how bout M40-p540 ?

i use it for java , it need a high capacity ram in fact , and sometimes play game like Football Manager 2006

Intel Centrino Mobile Technology with Intel Pentium M processor 740 (1.7GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache, 802.11b/g), Genuine WinXP Home Edition, 256MB DDR2, 80GB Serial-ATA HDD w/ shock absorber, 15.4" WXGA Clear SuperView TFT, DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive (DVD±RW/RAM), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 upto 128MB shared VRAM, Toshiba Express Media Player (instant-on CD/DVD), harman/kardon speakers, 5-in-1 card reader, IEEE 1394, 3x USB, 1-yr ILW (carry-in, part & labor)

than get 1 piece of 512mb ram add to it....the graphic can play most game at medium settings n low setting for those heavy graphic engine.

hi, Netto Hikari , from the spec i get from C-zone in lowyat , is 60gb harddisk and 512mb ram with price rm4100, do u know what sound card toshiba notebook using ? what sound card is better among chipset ?

and finally , would it be a problem to claim warantee from c-zone ? thank you

why u say only Z series with titanium is much stronger leh ???

sob sob sob .... Z with titanium dam expensive la bro .... i can afford the black one only

the only thing i noe about toshiba is thier harmon/karbon speakers....good sound quality. but sound card...i got no idea loh. tomolow i check for u.

if i were u, i dont even think of getting the Z series. just test to play with it today n its very dissapointing for the overall perfomance. winxp start up time quite slow n also load the desktop also quite long....

officeBoy

go to buy a creative PCMCIA sound card put in loh ,sure great sound de.


jamezco

X ,T ,Z is all very solid ,R also very solid but not as other 3 series,bc its economic class and the casing more lausy.

Netto Hikari ... the loading is slow coz it's still 256MB ram i guess ... maybe when u add another 1GB of ram then it will be faster leh? haha actually i wanna get Z60t is because it's tough and got thumbscan only ... kakakaka if not i sure buy other brands liao ...

and the whole lappie is black in color ... dam gangster bro ...

This post has been edited by jamezco: Feb 25 2006, 01:57 AM

other ibm models r perform much better than Z series. + titanium casing is not black but slight silverish..

Z60t got 2 types mah .... 1 is black one ... 1 is silver .... black one a lot cheaper ... so get the black one lo ...

Actually the Z60 series has 2 main types of construction (ignoring the Ti layer on the cover).

For Z60t
Case Material: Some: black color; hybrid carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) material
Some: top cover: silver color; CFRP, aluminum, titanium material; bottom: black, CFRP

For Z60m
Case Material: Some: black color; Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) plastic
Some: top cover: silver color; ABS, aluminum, titanium material; bottom: black, ABS

Inother words, the t model has a carbon fibre hybrid casing like the bottom half of the T4x class and the m is actually the ABS type of casing like the R5x series. Ok-lar, the carbon not as gaya or flashy as ACER's, but then again, thinkpads aren't flashy machines.

The internal chassis (not to be confused with the external casing) of BOTH the Z60m and Z60t is made of magnesium.

* source: Thinkpad tech. manuals from bigblue.

cheers

just a question
Toshiba Satellite M50-P346 in notebookshop.com.my
states 512mb DDR2
and ati 256mb hypermem
what is the model for that ati card? x700/x1400? or any other things?
and is it really 512mb DDR2?
is there any chance of misinfo?

its ati mobility radeon X600SE

officeboy, just get wat netto hikari quoted if ur budget is right, toshiba really improve better than IBM nowadays and Z series IBM quality really really decrease alot, shame with Z series. Titanium cover also no use, keyboard although is water spill off but if u see properly, when u press at centre part it will bend in unlike last time u can stand on it and 99% sure the keyboard prints alphabets will fade off. last time motherboard use to have one layer titanium layer to support drops but now no more. thats y "R" series is heavy. Z is a future turnover for R series. R series technology still applies but not at exterior. im ashamed with Z series. i didnt mean to insult but just shame.

thx eviltofu for the brief explaination ....

btw bobby ... where u read about this Z series thingy ? hmmm...

i didnt read but try it ....

hi, all , thanks for advice , specially Netto Hikari and lgs and william , i finally get my toshiba M70-p540 , haven't really got time to test it out yet ....but look great to me at the moment

hmmm i dont mind if the keyboard go down a bit but the thing i hate most is keyboard color coming out ... really piss me off max