You don't need i7 to play games. At your budget, spend money on GPU rather than i7.

Good cooling pad help for whatever specs

Changing HDD with SSD will not void hardware warranty normally as long as you don't break any of those "warranty void if broken" seal.

since you are just into office and minor entertainment usage, why not consider dell?

Dell Inspiron 15
Lenovo G480, i5-3230M + Intel HD4000@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS

prices are RSP and negotiable. use the remaining budget to upgrade RAM to 4GB (for lenovo only) and extend the warranty to 3 years.

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Apr 25 2013, 10:53 PM

Hi guys, I'm looking for a laptop. But before I divulge my preference. Let me tell you about my current laptop.

My current laptop is a 5 year old 14" Dell with a 2.16Ghz C2D and 2GB RAM. My laptop is very basic. Classic theme Windows 7 and I do not play games. I frequently use the VirtualBox to test server config changes on the fly and Microsoft Word; again to write report and process documents on the fly.

For entertainment, I watch movies with VLC player or Media Player Classic and play music with foobar.

The thing I don't really like about my current laptop albeit being a reliable workhorse, is that it's heavy and heats up easily. My current laptop heats up easily when I'm running multiple stuff like VirtualBox, foobar, and multi-tab Chrome.

Now, I don't have any preferred brand. What I'm looking for is something practical, lightweight and portable. Preferably 14". It must be able to do what my current laptop is doing without hiccup with more room to spare. And most importantly, it does not heat up easily.

I'm looking at the Vostro 5460. If there's a similar spec laptop with similar price tag, please do suggest.

Thanks!

Any recommendation?Will be using mainly for gaming and uni assignment

brand: not acer
price: preferably <RM3000
purpose: uni+gaming
size:>13"

Thanks in advance.

preferred brand : Asus Or Dell or toshiba
Budget :+-2.5k
Usage : college life..web browsing.. gaming(starcraft, battlefield)
screen : suitable one......

This post has been edited by kkw95: Apr 25 2013, 11:50 PM

Dell Inspiron 14-3421, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000@RM1399[1.99kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell

save more the money to extend 3 years warranty on site and upgrade the RAM to 4GB.

New Lenovo Y400, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M@around RM2799

Lenovo Ideapad Z580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2299, 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W7HB, white
Dell Inspiron 15R, i5-3337U + AMD HD7670M@RM1999[2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8SL
ASUS A55VJ-SX093H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2499[2.52kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black

prices are RSP and negotiable.

thumbs up for the reply

But is it possible for me to have the i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M + touchscreen ?

1. Preferred Brand: Lenovo ,Asus
2. Budget : below 2.5k
3. Usage : college work (assignment) , net browsing
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : larger than 14'

ultrabook
Asus S550CM-XX140H i5-3317U + Nvidia GT635M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB + (1366x768; touch)@RM2499[2.3kg], 4GB, W8

normal laptop

Asus A55VJ-SX093H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2499[2.52kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black
Lenovo Ideapad Z580, i7-3612QM + Nvidia GT640M@RM2499, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB, white

not possible. the Y series never have touch screen option until it is announced in later versions. anyway, touch screen laptops are marketing gimmicks. if you still insist on getting touch screen, then you can get this :

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

Good day all. I am new here. I am looking for new laptop this next few days as my old one is nearing 5 years old already. So old and tiring. Hahaha. By the way, as I am searching for a new one, hope sifus can guide me thru as I was a silent reader before.

1. Preferred Brand
Lenovo/Dell/Asus - whichever produces high quality product with good after sale service
2. Budget
RM2-3K - inclusive of ram upgrading or warranty extending, if any
3. Usage
Work in office, surfing, watch HD movies,photo/video editing - appreciate excellent screen display and hate lagging
4. Preferred laptop/screen size
Definitely 14" -preferred slim and light notebook as I will carry it along for travel. Last long battery life would be an extra point.

As I was reading before, I stumbled upon asus K46cm-wx090h, lenovo z400 and dell inspiron 14r. Hope you guys can suggest better laptop for my needs

preferred brand : Asus Or Dell or toshiba
Budget :+-2.5k
Usage : college life..web browsing.. gaming(starcraft, battlefield)
screen : suitable one......

Lenovo Ideapad Z580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2299, 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W7HB, white
Dell Inspiron 15R, i5-3337U + AMD HD7670M@RM1999[2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8SL
ASUS A55VJ-SX093H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2499[2.52kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black

prices are RSP and negotiable.






can recommend 14 inch Asus de? tq

This post has been edited by kkw95: Apr 26 2013, 10:26 AM

A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8

Excellent screen display? Tough one 14" with your budget
Lagging - most of "lagging" for users like you experience is due to the slow HDD or insufficient RAM. The solution is to go for SSD and get at least 4G (8G if you multitask a lot or edit big picture or video files).

Asus
K46CM-WX090H, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT635M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8, OD

Dell
Vostro 5460, i5-3230M + GT630M@RM1,899[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM2,099

HP
Envy4-1238TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M@RM2099[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

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

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Use the remaining of your budget to increase RAM (Asus, HP) (4G stick ~ RM80), extend warranty (Dell 3 years ~ RM250, HP ~ RM300), SSD to swap out HDD (256G ~ RM600+/-, 128G ~ RM300+. Most important upgrade that you can do to address the "lagging" feel).

Vostro 5460 is a good choice.
Vostro 5460, i5-3230M + GT630M@RM1,899[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM2,099

Change the HDD to SSD (128G ~ RM300+, 256G ~ RM600+/-). And swap the 4G RAM with 8G RAM (only 1 RAM slot).
You have a slim and light laptop. Relatively good cooling for this form factor (has 2 internal fans, and you can clean them quite easily. Move to full SSD, if you do, will improve heat profile more).
The i5 M and 8G RAM will run the VirtualBox instance well (not too many instance right?).

Extend the warranty to 3 years for ~ RM250.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Apr 26 2013, 01:31 PM

Thanks for the suggestion!

What I meant by excellent screen display before was it is good enough to view HD movies without much effort and pictures look nice on the screen. I know I could not ask for more within the budget. Hahahaha

Yes, I read on suggestion to change HDD to SSD for faster response. So, for all the models listed before, is it possible to change the HDD to SSD? The seller would be able to do it? Sorry I dont know much

And one more thing, if you were me, which one would you choose? Thanks again.

All 14" consumer laptop come with HD (1366x768) screen, so definitely can see HD movies. "Picture look nice" - this is very subjective I suggest you go and look at the real things to determine yourself

Yes, for all the models suggested, you can change HDD to SSD. Re-seller will do it for you normally. The Z400 is the most tricky one to (need to tackle 20+ screw, take out ODD, keyboard ... ), the other models is quite easy

Personally?
I am not buying Asus in Malaysia until its warranty support service improve (it is very tiring for me to resist the temptation ). The Z400 has the most powerful spec, but it is cumbersome to maintain (e.g. clean dust) so I'm not keen.
That left the 5460 & the Envy 4. Both has nice speakers + sub-woofer (I think the HP sound slightly better). 5460 is lighter, has 2 internal fans (I like). Envy 4 has better GPU. 5460 only has 1 RAM slot (I don't like). Dell has better warranty support. Envy 4 should give better battery performance (ULV CPU), but the 5460 come with 50Whr battery (even though only 3 cell) so it won't be too bad.
I will go with Dell as I am a sucker for good warranty support

Budget= 2k
Usage= gaming and uni ^^
Preferred size= 17?