Here's one
14"
Asus X401A-091/092/093R, B820 + Intel HD3000@RM1299[1.85kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8; colors: black/white/green; 1 year warranty

Asus Malaysia's warranty support is pretty bad nowadays

ASUS's warranty support in malaysia is the worst ever. but in taiwan, its great (as ASUS is from taiwan).

OIC. So, in term of build quality and after sale service which one you recommend? I hear Dell is really good.

yes, dell is pretty good in their laptop build and after sale service.

I've been reading and reading about which brand to buy. I'm not new in buying laptop. I've bought 3-4 Acer, 2 Asus, 1 Compaq, 1 Toshiba, 2 HP minis and used my brother's dell netbook. Not for myself only but for my friends and family. I heard that Asus and Toshiba is good but to me not that good. I've used a lot of Acer from Inspire to Travelmate and I'm satisfied with them despite a lot of people saying Acer is no good. In the end of the day, I just need a reliable laptop that won't die on me for at least 3 years. Is that a lot to ask for a budget of RM1200?

Whether a notebook lasts or not depends on luck and also user care. And RM1200 is abit on the lowest end already, so try not to expect too much from a budget notebook

Preferred Brand: Lenovo y500 without SLi @ New Acer V3
Budget: max RM3k
Usage: CAD/engineering software/movie

Torn between those two. V3 is best value but afraid on heat dissipation and gt730 capability for rendering?
Y500 a bit overbudget for me and need to upgrade RAM sumore.

Pls help me. Thanks

I'm not aware of an official Y500 without SLI?
Since your budget is the limiting factor, just get the Acer
You won't go wrong with the IPS screen
As for rendering, it depends more on your CPU instead (and the i7 processor is very good already); unless if you are doing 3D stuffs

sifu, this is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JojX_vwR7K0
I count at least 17 screws to get to RAM slot

1) No preferred brand.
2) Mainly for internet, movies, some photo editing, work.
3) International warranty preferred as it'd be used in Australia.
4) Budget under 2k but willing to go above if necessary and the extra amo.unt is truly worth it

Build quality is quite important too as I do have 3 small kids about.

An Asus would do just fine~
14"
Asus A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8, 2 years international warranty

*Might wanna ad the RAM to at least 4GB

Hi,

I'll be buying a new laptop soon and hope to get some recommendation

1. Preferred Brand : Any as long as it's worth it
2. Budget : Less than 1.5k
3. Usage : General office task and movies (sometimes HD movies)
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : as long as the dimension feels comfortable for movies

Hope I'm not asking too much for the price. Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by santakid: Apr 8 2013, 05:32 PM

1. Preferred Brand =Any established brand
2. Budget =2000-2500
3. Usage =Business Use. Processing large files.
4. Preferred laptop/screen size= Min 14"
5. Others :Need extended warranty and onsite support(if possible) for 3 years

Welcome to the thread
Nope, you are not asking too much for the price haha~
Can consider these:
14"
Dell
Inspiron 14 (3420), i3-3110M + Nvidia GT625M@RM1599[2.1kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
Inspiron 14-3421, 2117U + Intel HD + (1366x768;touch)@RM1599[1.99kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell

HP
Pavilion G4-2110TU, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1599, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP
[Ultrabook] Pavilion Sleekbook 14-b010TU, B987 + Intel HD@RM1399, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
[Ultrabook] Pavilion Sleekbook 14-b051TU, i3-2367M + Intel HD3000@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

Lenovo
G480, i3-2348M + Intel HD3000@RM1299, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS; W8@RM1499
G480, i5-3230M + Intel HD4000@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS

All these are good enough for your usage, its just a matter of design preference now haha~

Dell New Inspiron 15, i3-2117U + Intel HD4000@RM1299[2.25kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm)

best choice. larger screen allows you to watch movies in joy.

Acer V5-471PG-53334G50, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT710M@RM1899, 4GB, 500GB, W8
Dell New Inspiron 14-3421, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT625M@RM1649[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell; W8SL@RM1899
HP [Ultrabook] Envy4-1009TU/1019TU, i3-2367M + Intel HD3000 + 32GB mSATA+ 500GB(5400rpm)@RM1899[Beats][1.75kg], 4GB, W7HP

best recommended choice is the Dell. cheap and normal spec. price is RSP and negotiable.

Anyone is replying my question

hi sorry for being late in replying. if you want to look for a laptop that suits gaming without overheat, here are some suggestion :

ASUS A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8
Dell Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2049[2.38kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HP/W8

hi raymondtong and everyone if give u choose which 1 u will choose between the model u mention above ?
i suppose want get z400 but after c the youtube video how to remove and clean i hold my horses >.<

This post has been edited by Cloudlim: Apr 8 2013, 08:37 PM

getting the new Z400 is actually worth it. i dont see any difficulties in disassembling except need to pry the back cover and keyboard with care as im haunted with plastic clip damage. cleaning doesnt mean you need to clean it everyday, you can do it twice per year to maintain it.

1. Preferred Brand (Asus, HP , Dell or you suggest)
2. Budget : 2.2k-2.3k
3. Usage : Work + Game (High gaming performance not needed)
4. Preferred laptop/screen size (14)
5. OS : Window 7 or Window 8


This post has been edited by SSY22: Apr 8 2013, 10:26 PM