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Enquiries/Recommendations Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V19, Kindly FOLLOW the FORMAT TQ~!

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kaz14274
post Apr 22 2013, 11:33 AM

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Heyya Sifus,

1. Just need clarification on some issues. Is it true that Lenovo has discontinued Ideapad Z480 and Z400 is the replacement.

2. Can't seem to find any reviews on the Fujitsu LH532 Core I5 3230, 4G, 750G, Nvidia GT620M, W8. ( Is this model up to date or considered old).

3. Are Acer's reliability and and undesirable after sales support still persist or is a thing of the past.

Planning to get a new lappy in the range of 1.5K - 2K. (Cheaper the better but with good reliability, future proof and after sales.... heheheh... really going for bang for buck). Purpose of new lappy.

a. Normal web surfing, movies and some light DTP with photoshop or photoscape.

b. Some torrenting, movies, light to medium gaming (FB games to HAWX2, COD2,3,4 (and maybe 5 if lappy still alive heheh)

And by the way, preferably I5 and at least 14".
kaz14274
post Apr 22 2013, 05:39 PM

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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Apr 22 2013, 02:45 PM)
1. Yes. Getting harder to find Z480 in the market, but not impossible.

2. LH532 - the i5 is ivy bridge. Not really out-dated. But for the asking price (~ RM2.4, iinm) you can get GT640M or better GPU from other brands.

3. Acer - reliability, all I can say is all brands have lemon units tongue.gif Warranty support service - Acer currently outsourced to HighPoint, quite a few branches around, service response time also quite reasonable (not the best, but reasonable).

For your new laptop:
i5 M should handle photoshop / photoscape well.
Intel HD 4000 already can handle all the movies / video.
For the game titles you listed, GT635M / GT640M should handle reasonably well in HD (1366x768) resolution.

Dell
Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2049[2.38kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HP/W8
Lenovo
Z480, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT640M@RM1999, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm) W8, colors: grey/red/blue
G480, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS
G480, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1899, 4GB, 1TB (5400rpm), W8, 2 yrs warranty

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
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Thanks for the feedback. The initial laptop that i was gunning for was the Z480 but still keeping my options open. Went to Digital Mall PJ last Sat. Couldn't find any Z480 with the spec that I was going for. The only one that I found was with an I5 3210M, 4GB, 500GB, Intel 4000. Might have to survey elsewhere. Or go for the ones advert in Lelong.com.my.

One more thing. Are all Nvidia GT600 series comes with Optimus or Optimus enable and does ATI/AMD has similar technology ?

By the way, thanks again for the helpfull info.
kaz14274
post Apr 23 2013, 11:30 AM

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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Apr 22 2013, 07:35 PM)
errr ... Z480 with only HD 4000? I don't think Lenovo Malaysia ever release this spec in the market. Are you absolutely sure? Is it local set? Or the re-seller just blur blur? tongue.gif
What you describe sound like G480 spec hmm.gif

Why don't you check out LYN garage sales forum?

Most (but NOT ALL) laptop models that come with Nvidia GPU come with Optimus.
In mid range, normally it come with Optimus.
In gaming range, sometime Optimus is disabled due to various reasons (eg. Lenovo Y500, etc)
In mobile workstation, if laptop come with 10-bit (extremely) good screen panel, Optimus is not supported.

AMD GPU has Enduro, but the consensus is that AMD Enduro driver is not as matured as Nvidia Optimus yet.
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You're probably right. Actually, a lot of the PC's that I saw there has different specs from what is stated in official malaysia websites. Anyways, will check out the LYN Garage out. Thanks again.

By the way. Just as info, M3COM is selling Z480 for RM1,889.00. Dunno if this is legit or just a rouse hmm.gif to have people be interested. Even the Fujitsu LH532 I5 3230, 4GB, 750GB, Nvidia GT620M 2G for RM 1,809.00. Sounds like to good to be true. But, might just drop by over the weekend to check it out. icon_rolleyes.gif
kaz14274
post Apr 23 2013, 04:42 PM

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Heyya everyone.

Just want to ask whether anybody ever had any dealings or bought laptops from M3COM. This shop is quite prolific in Lelong.com.my and selling and pretty decent low prices. Just need to know whether they are a trustworthy re-seller ?
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