Im aiming at Dell Vostro 5460 with i3 and freedos. Usage is for normal student. Dun really mind the lack of dvd drive as i can buy external.

Need to know if this new budget slim vostro a good value buy and decent?

Or better go with inapiron 14 3421 i5 3317U?

thanks a lot for your reply. may i ask a question, Nvidia VS AMD/ATI HD graphics, which is better? i've read, AMD/ATI graphics is much more suitable for games, but there are some that says otherwise, is there any guide in picking which brand, like which version (of the brand) should i avoid or should i consider.

1. Preferred Brand : asus
2. Budget : around rm2000
3. Usage : office, visual studio, watch movie
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : less than 2kg

Pls help me guys

Hello sifu , my friend ask me to suggest laptop with the information below.
It would be great if you can help me here

1. Preferred Brand
-Any would do, reliable one.

2. Budget
- <2.5k

3. Usage
-rendering, multimedia purpose, movie a lit bit.

4. Preferred laptop/screen size
-14" would be nice, if can go 15" that would be awesome too

Thank you very much !

The new Y410p comes with the latest Haswell processors, which is slightly better in terms of processing. Both of them have the same graphic card so gaming performance will be similar
Yeah, you can install SSD by replacing the HDD. But you will need to fork out a lot more for the SSD la, of course

The Y400/Y410p is 14" (1366x768) whereas the GE-60k is 15.6" (1920x1080 FHD)
- i7 vs i5
- GT750m vs GTX660m (more or less similar in terms of performance)

It all depends on whether you prefer portability (Y400/410p) or work (Y400/Y410p for performance; GE60 for larger workspace).
Or you could always go for a Y400/Y410p with an external monitor for your Photoshop work

Nope. Its already the most bang for buck out there

Hi Raymond,
You are correct, the Illegear is definately nice. However, they don't have an outlet in Penang so I have to deal with them online. & Malaysian retailers are unfortunately infamous on online support. However, Illegear seems to have very few negative reports so I am thinking of getting a laptop from them. Downside is, I drool whenever I visit their website & by the time I finish customizing the laptop to what I would love to have, I'm way over budget. *sigh*.

I saw this review on the Schenker XMG A523 (Clevo W350ST) Notebook which I believe is the same model as the RE-15.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Schenk...ok.94048.0.html

Any idea on what the bare bones Clevo model is for the RE-17?

Thanks,

summoning Prince J about the outlets/resellers in Penang.

for the RE-17, clevo model will be W370ST.

Can consider these:
14"
Asus A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8

Lenovo Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty; colors: chocolate


15"
Dell Inspiron 15R, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM1899[2.65kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP/W8

Lenovo Z500, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 years warranty

Lenovo Y410p FTW~
14"
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

*price in RRP, negotiable
* use remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 years

Yeah it is a pretty good machine. But try not to expect too much from it la since its a budget system
The 5460 is pretty slim and light for the price, not to mention good looking too~
Some setbacks include the front finishings of the notebook (a bit sharp if you use touchpad alot), and also the short battery life (3-cell) only

Nvidia is better in terms of driver updates. There are a lot more softwares/programs that are optimized for Nvidia cards, resulting in smoother and better overall performance
AMD is generally better in terms of price: performance, but at the moment there are not really a lot of great AMD cards in entry-level notebooks, at least not comparable to Nvidia imho

This one will fit nicely
14"
Asus [Ultrabook]K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD (2 years international warranty)

Capable of gaming as well ~

hi. i am sure your friend might be interested with the models below :

ASUS
A55VJ-SX093H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2499[2.52kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black

Dell
Inspiron 15R, i7-3537U + AMD HD8730M@RM2499[2.32kg], 6GB, 1TB(5400rpm), 6-cell, W8SL

Lenovo
Z500, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 years warranty

top up budget for RM400 and you will get one with full HD IPS display, which is good for your friend's multimedia tools.

Acer V3-571G-736b8G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT730M(DDR3) + (1920x1080 IPS) @RM2899[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

prices for all are RRP and negotiable.

An i7 CPU will do nicely for rendering work
Can consider these:
15.6"
Dell
Inspiron 15R, i7-3612QM +AMD HD7670M@RM2599[2.74kg], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i7-3612QM + AMD HD7730M@RM2799, 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional, W8

Lenovo Ideapad Z580, i7-3612QM + Nvidia GT640M@RM2499, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB, white *Need to find, not sure whether there are still stocks left

Very true on the Bolded part
By the time I'm finished with the RS-15, its already RM10k already

agree with what sifu T.J. said. for AMD entry level cards, pricing will be starting RM2k and above.

APU equipped ones are cheaper but the are bottlenecking the raw processing power.

... and also driver problems
Seriously I dunno what AMD is doing at the moment haihs
Maybe they are giving up on the notebook gaming section?

guess what, my customizations are priced at RM6437 for the laptop, with windows 8 pro bundled but no RAM and HDD kits. processor 4700MQ and HD8970M.

add in a corsair vengeance 16GB kit for RM496, Intel 520 120GB SSD RM427 and 1TB 7200rpm HGST HDD (USD169). my customizations aint cheap either, except if i could use pasar malam windows or use SL windows 8.

RS-15 or RE-15?
So cheap one?
I also dunno why mine is so expensive
I think I might need to "salvage" my SSD from my M14x LOL XD