Budget: RM1200

For teacher; basic word documents and excel.

No need for gaming or anything like that

11' preferable, nothing heavy because needs to carry it around a lot.

320gb storage

Thanks

If without optical drive (you can get an external one), then these:
14"
Asus VivoBook S400CA=CA006H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB + (1366x768; touch)@RM2499[2kg], 4GB, W8

HP [Ultrabook] Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4-1124TU, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + [32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)] + (1366x768; touch)@RM2888[Beats][1.75kg], 4GB, W8


Pretty much these only if 14"

Not sure whether there is one with touchscreen + Bluray

This one perhaps?
Asus Eee PC 1225B, E-450 + AMD HD6320M + (1366x768)@RM1259[1.45kg], W7S; colors: Red/Silver/Black

Hi sifus, need some help with some questions below, have tried browsing around and requires some clarifications.

1. Preferred Brand
HP
ASUS
Lenovo

2. Budget
RM3k and below.

3. Usage
Presentations (need VGA port)
Normal browsing, surfing
Maybe will play some games (looking at titles e.g. FIFA13, Company of Heroes 2, etc.), but spend less time.
Require SD Card reader for my digicam.
DVD-RW
Detachable battery
~2.2kg or probably lower

4. Preferred laptop/screen size
14" and below.. does not prefer 15.6"/17".. too big for me.

5. Additional
i) been looking at HP DV4-5202tx (RM2.4k)
+ve: familiar brand, knows where to go to get warranty (past experience seems okay)
-ve: at least heard of 3 laptops (from family members/friends) facing screen issue (e.g. a horizontal/vertical line at the display, had to claim warranty, and latest one is the screen blacked out in half, normal usage without accidents.

ii) due to HP experience, takes a look at ASUS A45VS (RM2.1k)
+ve: heard of good feedbacks on its performance, etc. oh.. and HD webcam (imagining HD quality videos taken with the webcam.. might not use it anyway, but why not?)
-ve: also heard of the problematic warranty claims (ASUS warranty hard to claim, etc.)

iii) Lenovo (no clue which model yet)
+ve: seems like price is cheaper.
-ve: not sure about the experience/any related issues.

iv) from the laptops above, looks like i'm keen to get these specs:
i5 3210m (2.5GHz)
Windows 7/8 64bit
HDD 500GB above (if change to SSD will there be a significant speed increase?)
4GB RAM or higher (can I upgrade myself directly to 8GB 1600MHz with Win7/8 64bit?)

ACER ASPIRE M5-481PTG-53316G52 ULTRABOOK 14" ---this , with touch screen, dvdrw rom and its ultrabook

even dell alienware have problem, haha

hey thanks! looks pretty good!

What do you guys think about this laptop? Asus X202E-CT0033H/198H

overall a good laptop , the only disadvantage is the screen brightness

which model of dell u will choice ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdLuBdkCJk

short look of acer m5 =)

Hi..thanks for your feedback It made me think:
1. i travel quite a lot thus needs light and portable laptop
2. When is the best time to buy this kind of device (ultrabook convertibles/touchscreen?) as intel Haswell will be out this year.
3. i really need a laptop/ultrabook as my current vostro1500 is superslow nowadays even after formatting. i dont know what is the prob but it is 5 years old already.

If you say now is the right time, is ativ smart pc pro the best option especially in terms of performance...or... i need to be patient and wait for newer models?

Thank you very much!

http://www.laptophug.com/2012/12/hybrid-la...ce-of-rs-69000/

this one not bad =)

Is it available in malaysia as it is hard to be found on the net? Cycom mentioned on other thread it is not available in fujitsu malaysia..uhuh



Do you think now is the best time to buy this kinda device or wait some more?
I've searched the lenovo helix and it looks quite promising and feb release date is not that far (hope it reaches malaysia soon!).

This post has been edited by kalerfool: Jan 20 2013, 04:36 PM

Hi guys my bro is planning to purchase a new laptop for his engineering studies in Uni.

Can I get some good recommendations here with the below requirements?


1. Preferred Brand : Any brands, but I hope to get a good post-sales service

2. Budget : around RM 2.1K and below

3. Usage : engineering software, such as AUTOCAD, movies, music, assignments

4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 14" - 15"

For the Y580, you can also check with some reputable sellers in garage sales forums. Avoid grey import units if you can, as some users have complained on getting warranty support from Lenovo Malaysia on grey import units.
Have to do some leg work for the legend "wait for it" ery Y580

Smoke simulation - external HDD give you more storage capacity, does not help on rendering speed For your usage, I strongly suggest getting i7 CPU

The good thing about Dell is specs usually is configurable. But for 14R SE, unfortunately, since it is a SE, nothing much you can change if you go Dell Online.
Your alternative is this option:
Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i7-3612QM + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2799[2.38kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional
Remember you can still negotiate even you buy through Dell Online, just online chat.

Unfortunately again, Dell Online don't let you increase RAM to 16G.
http://ark.intel.com/products/64901/Intel-...GA?wapkw=3612qm
But you can see from Intel that the i7 support 32G RAM.
Try to online chat and see if you can get what you want in terms of RAM.

Good post sales service - Dell, Lenovo (if you opt to upgrade), HP (better among all the SC bounds ... )
Your brother usage could really benefit from some i7 love, but the budget is a bit restrictive

Consider these:

Dell
Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2049[2.38kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HP/W8
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + AMD HD7730M@RM2199, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional, W7HP/W8

Lenovo
G480, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1899, 4GB, 1TB (5400rpm), W8, 2 yrs warranty
Z480, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm) W8, colors: grey/red/blue
Ideapad G580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1699, 2GB, 500GB, freeDOS, 1 yr warranty
Ideapad Z580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2299, 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W7HB, white
Ideapad Z580, i7-3612QM + Nvidia GT640M@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), freeDOS, white

HP
Pavilion G4-2205/2206/2207TX, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM2099[2.19kg], 2GB ,500GB(5400rpm), W8, colors: white/red/black

Price is RSP, negotiable.
Btw, the Z580 i7 currently is the cheapest brand new i7 spec laptop you can find in Malaysia

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jan 20 2013, 06:01 PM

when devour sifu recommend something, sometime he also "mean" that he has it in stocks

If you can wait, obviously more brands is going to launch more hybrid / convertible going down the road
But hoping for Feb13 for Lenovo Helix in Malaysia is a bit optimistic (may be 3 more months from the date it actually released somewhere in the world )

From the usage and game titles you listed, you don't need powefurl GPU
It seems that warranty support is important to you. If it is, go for Dell (standard next business day onsite, just extend to 3 years), Lenovo (upgrade to onsite), HP (still better among all the brands that need you to send to SC)
Yes, you will notice very significant increase in "responsiveness" if you switch from HDD to SSD. But SSD is still relatively expensive right now (128G ~ RM250+).
Yes, you may upgrade to 8G 1600MHz (2x4G). 64bit OS can support. Just make sure there are RAM slots (most normal laptop has, just watch out for ultrabook). Upgrade RAM aftermarket will not void warranty if you / technician does not break warranty seals somewhere else.

Consider these:

Dell
Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2049[2.38kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HP/W8
Inspiron 14-3421, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT625M@RM1799[1.99kg], Win8SL, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell

Lenovo
Z480, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm) W8, colors: grey/red/blue

HP
Envy4-1111TX, i5-3317U + AMD HD7670M + [32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)]@RM2599[Beats][1.75kg], 4GB, W8
Envy Dv4-5202TX/5203TX, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM2399[Beats], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W8, black/red

Use your remaining budget to upgrade / extend warranty, upgrade to SSD from HDD, increase RAM.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jan 20 2013, 11:44 PM

Ok, I just checked it out, very interesting. thank you :DDD. So i guess this Y400 is also about RM 2.5k? Also, if i may ask, what are the equivalent Dell and ASUS models to the Y400?