Whether a notebook lasts long or not depends very much on how you take care of your notebook, and a little bit of luck.
Looks like you already know what you can choose, either an Asus A45VS or a Lenovo Z400

14" notebooks will offer longer battery lives and better portability compared to 15 inchers
14"
Acer
[Ultrabook] M5-481TG-53316G12, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT640M LE (28nm Kepler) + 128GB SSD@RM2899[1.85kg], 6GB, W7HP

Asus
[Ultrabook]K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT730M@RM2099[2.33kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), Linux; W8SL@RM2299

Lenovo
Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

*use remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 year , and upgrade RAM to at least 4GB~

Million thanks!
Can please give me the spec and price of this 2 laptops as reference? And I wonder if there's z580 selling in Malaysia?

You can find them all here
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry57335909

budget : max rm1.3k
prefered brand : lenovo,acer,dell
purpose : dota,do assignment and watch movie.
spec that needed : can do microsoft word without lag.
4gb ram or 8gb.
can play fifa 13 or farcry with low or mid setting.
easy to carry around.

E1-1200 HP dm1, still worth to buy?
Heat issue wise?
Mainly for office work/surfing use?
Youtube at 1080p possible?
Thanx bro

whats the different between

Intel® Core™ i5-3210M Processor
(3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz, rPGA

and

Intel® Core™ i5-3337U Processor
(3M Cache, up to 2.70 GHz)

???

To sifus here,

I need to buy a new laptop to be used in Ireland for the next three years. This laptop will be used by university student.

Laptop spec is listed below:
- i5 CPU
- 14” screen
- 500GB hard disk
- 4 GB RAM
- DVD writer
- 3 years international warranty (Ireland)
- Not a gamer
- Mainly for study, maybe some music and movies
- Microsoft Office
- Windows 7 or 8
- Budget around RM2500 (max)

Please recommend the Brand and Model.

Willing to pay extra for the warranty in Ireland.

Is it better to buy the laptop in Malaysia and bring over to Ireland or buy the laptop in Ireland?

Please kindly follow the format so the sifus can recommend you better
1. Preferred Brand
2. Budget
3. Usage
4. Preferred laptop/screen size

The E1-1200 has been around for some time already, and there are newer and potentially better picks~

Both are 3rd generation Ivy Bridge processors. The i5-3210M is a normal mobile processor whereas the i5-3337U is a mobile Ultra low voltage (ULV) processor. The latter is designed to enable lower power consumption at the expense of performance
Still, if you are only using your notebook for normal tasks i.e. web surfing, watching videos etc., the ULV processor would be good enough~

Err... you might need to up your budget to Rm1.5k for a notebook capable of gaming?
Or perhaps you could wait for more Haswell-powered notebooks which are just around the corner. The new and more powerful integrated graphic card packs a lot more punch than what we have now at the moment

I think it will be better to buy it over there, less hassle, especially when warranty is involved

Preferred Brand: Anything..
Budget: 2k
Purpose: Hacking & Programming
Size: 13"...

Don't need any graphic card, but wish to have better processor. Thin and light + ethernet adapter(external or internal) if possible..

This post has been edited by lyrilmaki: Jun 17 2013, 10:20 AM

hi..thinking of buying a laptop, previously i had the g55, and i sold it because too heavy and bulky..now looking for a laptop to replace the g55

1. Preferred Brand lenovo asus anything is fine but must be powerful with good graphics
2. Budget rm4k +/-
3. Usage gaming occasionally,graphics demanding games
4. Preferred laptop/screen size 14,15.6,17.3

These perhaps? Not really a lot of options unfortunately for 13 inchers:
13"
Asus
S300CA-C1033H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768;touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 500GB, W8
U38DT-R3033H, A8-4555M + AMD HD7600G@RM2199, 2GB, 500GB, W8

Samsung
NP535U3C-A01, A6-4455M + AMD HD7500G@RM1899, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
NP530U3C, i3-2377M + Intel HD3000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB HDD@RM2299, 4GB, W7HB

If you can up your budget a bit the Asus S300 would be the better pick
Otherwise you might want to consider 14" ultrabooks instead, the size is more universal, thus cheaper

If portability is what you are looking for, wait for the upcoming 13" Illegear monster
Read here for more details: https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2613184

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jun 17 2013, 10:41 AM

Hello, i'd like some help from the experts about my future laptop

Preferred Brand
Any

Budget
RM 2.5k (+100)

Usage
College use, assignments, web-surfing and the occasional gaming (ac3, tomb raider 2013)

Preferred screen size
14 inch

I've gotten my eyes on the Dell Inspiron 14R which has a gt730m card while the lenovo z400 has a gt740 card, my questions are,

1. Is there any significant difference between the two graphic cards?
2. Should I go with the Dell or the lenovo?
3. Or should I just get the lenovo y400? (though i am afraid of the heat issues)

Your help is greatly appreciated

1. GT740M is significantly better than GT730M, especially if you are interested in gaming
2. Both should be good if you opt for the on-site warranty support (which costs more money, of course)
3. Since you are into gaming, Y400 would be the better pick even though its more expensive

Thank you for the reply

Any more choices for 14"? I remember Asus S300 costed RM1899, why it is so expensive d? Is the new Haswell processor coming in any brand laptop soon? Wonder if I should wait for Haswell.