Good point
A VGA port would be useful for those still using older generation of projectors...

Still, many manufacturers are offering adapters along with ultrabooks without VGA ports now

Another extra thing to forgot to bring

Hehe, true also

I wonder why HP Malaysia is late in bringing those new touchscreen ultrabook to Malaysia. I am deeply interested with the 15.6 inch Full HD spectre XT touchsmart ultrabook....as this would be my first ever laptop..huhu

Seems like HP is emphasizing more on the 13/ 14" category
15.6" Ultrabooks are not that popular over here I guess

1. Dell (will consider other brands)
2. Around RM1500
3. CS5
4. 14 or 15 inch screen size will do

I will use it mainly for web-surfing but I need a model that can still run smoothly if I ever decided to run Photoshop + Illustrator + iTunes at the same time. I'll only do simple designs & picture editing.

Thanks in advance!

Update: Thanks to all your suggestions, I've bought Dell Inspiron 15, Intel Core i5.

This post has been edited by beebouly: Nov 8 2012, 02:23 PM

Here's more

14"
Dell Inspiron 14, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT620M@RM1599[2.1kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP

HP Pavilion G4-2110TU, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1599, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP

Lenovo
G480, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS
G480, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS


15.6"
Asus A55VD-SX471/472/473, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT610M@RM1599[2.52kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8; colors: black/red/white

Dell
Inspiron 15, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
Inspiron 15, i5-3210M + Intel HD4000@RM1549[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu Linux 11.10; W7HB/W8@RM1709

lenovo Ideapad G580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1699, 2GB, 500GB, freeDOS, 1 yr warranty

Wow, thanks for narrowing down my search!

No problem
From the way I see it, you can get an i5 laptop if you do not mind (i) a FreeDOS laptop; (ii) stretching your budget abit

Ok, I've decided. Inspiron 15 i5 it is! Hope it won't let me down. Thanks TJ!

Usage : Programming and photo editing,need a smooth laptop.

I'm looking for Lenovo Y580,is it a right decision? I heard Y580 got serious heat problem,is there any solution for it?

How much is your budget?

It doesn't have that serious a heat problem

Hi,
Any recommendation for 14i inches and i5 3210m laptop. Currently I am looking on below few models. Can give any opinion on them such as heat problem?
Budget : 1.8-2.5k
Usage : Programming
1. Acer Aspire V3-471G-53212G75 , i5-3210M , NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 2 GB @ 1999
2. ASUS A45VS-VX026H A45 ,i5-3210M , NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 with 2GB @ 2099
3. Sony Vaio E Series SVE14126CVW ,i5-3210M,AMD Radeon™ HD 7550M with 1gb @2299

Thanks

May I know if this is a right time to get a new laptop as win8 just came out?

What is your concern here actually? R u worried about the reliability of win 8? Or worried about missing all the upcoming cool tablet cum laptop kind of products? If it is the earlier, the I supposed u can buy the laptop with win 7 as it is now, and upgrade to win 8 when it matures along the way. FYI: u are entitled to upgrade to win 8 for a fees of abt RM50 via windowsupgradeoffer if u buy a win7 lappy (except w7 starter) between now and sometime early next year.. After all, either w7 or w8, their hardware spec r mostly the same..

If u r worried abt the later, then well sit tight and watch this space, lots of companies are announcing their new win8 products these time!

I'm worried about the latter! Because there will be touch screen laptops and stuff right, who knows what improvements they will make in the near future. I'm scared that I'll regret.

But I need a laptop now, and I'm considering to get a second hand one for the time being. Hmmmmm

haha..catching up with gadget is one hell of a tough job.. buy now or buy later will still make you feel regret over the time..

Hi

Preferred Brand: Hewlett-Packaged (HP)
Budget: 1k-3k
Usage: for HD video editing and gaming
Preference: Windows 7, 3rd gen i7 core, fast GPU maybe NVIDIA or RADEON, 14" to 16" screen size, 8-16 RAM (upgrades for RAM no problem)
Requirement: Needs to run smoothly when editing

thnx!

Buy when you need it. If you need to start using it 1 month from now, there will be a lot more models being launched.
Win8 is perfectly usable without touchscreen. Spend a bit of time to get to know the keyboard combination, and you find yourself using the touchpad less and less
All those new models with touchscreen won't be cheap as well, at least initially.
And next year new CPU and GPU will be launched. Unless you have a deep pocket, staying at the cutting edge all the time is not easy
Just survey and buy the best laptop you can afford now and it will serve you well for a few years

any will do but my classmate few of them take a45 and a55
3 classmate use same laptop LOL