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 Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V18, Kindly FOLLOW the FORMAT TQ~!

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basyer
post Jan 13 2013, 02:47 AM

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hey guys, can you suggest a laptop for my younger brother. But he's on tight budget.. a laptop below 1K.. is that possible? pfft.. i also dun know.. he also mentioned that he dun mind for a 2nd hand laptop.. but where can i look a nice decent 2nd hand laptop? anyway this is what i think he prefer.
1. Preferred Brand=Acer.. anything else would be ok or maybe something more superior than Acer.

2. Budget=below 1K (this question me of how in the hell i can look for a laptop below 1K)haha..

3. Usage=light usage web office work ( report writing for his job) excel and words only. plus web browsing.

4. Preferred laptop/screen size= 14.1 or 13.3 maybe..

thanks for helping me out guys =)
basyer
post Jan 13 2013, 11:23 AM

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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Jan 13 2013, 03:10 AM)
Yes, there are 14" laptop for < RM1k, and they can handle your brother usage requirement smile.gif

Acer
Aspire E1-431-B822G50, B820 + Intel HD@RM1099, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS

Dell
Inspiron 14, B820 + Intel HD@RM999[2.1kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

Lenovo
G480, B830 + Intel HD3000@RM999, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS

FreeDOS means need to get OS yourself. That's why the Dell is a good deal, you get W8.
MS Office not included in RSP. If your brother open a few Words or Excel files simultaneously, good idea to upgrade RAM (4G is ~RM80), maybe can ask re-seller to give it as free upgrade tongue.gif
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thanks @nexus2238 dell inspiron is OK.. but these laptops running on processor BXXX.. is this running on intel or AMD? and can you provide any 2nd hand laptop as well if possible.

FreeDos is Ok i can ask my friend to install it for me..
basyer
post Jan 16 2013, 10:24 PM

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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Jan 13 2013, 07:56 PM)
Intel mobile CPU in the market right now is either Sandy Bridge (2nd gen) or Ivy Bridge (3rd gen) i core.
B8xx is the "Celeron" brand under Sandy Bridge architecture.
B9xx is the "Pentium" brand under Sandy Bridge architecture.
They are supposed to receive a revision to Ivy Bridge by Intel around March13.

http://forum.lowyat.net/Notebooks&Tablets
Go here to look for 2nd hand laptop.
Please exercise usual caution dealing with someone you meet online smile.gif
You can probably find someone letting go of their laptop with sandy bridge i3 or i5 (i3/5-2xxxM) CPU within the budget smile.gif
Important thing to keep in mind is that if you go 2nd hand, most likely the laptop will not be under manufacturer warranty anymore tongue.gif
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Thanks @nexus2238 for the info.. really appreaciate it.. sorry for the late reply

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