er, 1.76kg is the weight of Asus s300ca- 13" that devour told me. not the MBA 13 punya weight
btw thanks for the suggestion. got to compare all of these suggestion

1.any
2.rm2k~2.5k
3.gaming
4.at least i5,14inch above
Thanks

haha, as i see u just use for normal usage, so suggest u buy cheaper model u can save money mah, for sure, thats so much other lighter model pick something u like

This post has been edited by devour: Jul 9 2013, 07:04 PM

gaming - lenovo y400

Hi Sifu,

Need advise for my new laptop.

1. Preferred Brand > Any
2. Budget > below 2k
3. Usage > Office, maybe Photoshop and movie
4. Preferred laptop/screen size > 14

Prefer i5.

Thanks in advance !

Wish to get Lenovo Y410p,
1. How to identify its Malaysian set?

Read post 2 of this thread man: https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2851949

Everything is there

14"
Lenovo Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty; colors: chocolate

Bargain until RM2k

then got the driver give or need search own?
Also
With budget Around RM 2000-3000
Which notebook can is suggested
With as bigger 14" or 15"
As lighter as possible...
long battery usage time.
Usage ...surf net, online streaming, normal (non professional) music, photo or video edit.

Pls non be angry ...I m new in choosing notebook .
How every body non mine..thx.

Asus S 551LB

15.6"/I5-4200U/4G/750G/gt 740m -2VG/8X ODD/W8/BAG

rm 2699

Dell vostro 5460 , Hp pavillion 14

Hi there! Any recommendation for this criteria?

1. Preferred Brand : Anything but HP and Acer
2. Budget : below RM3k
3. Usage : mainly dl n watch movies, light gaming like AoE3, and a lil bit of Office
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 14 and above.
5. Other: Does the new Haswell chip is worth the wait? And a nice design, maybe?

*Oh I forgot! msata compatible

Thanks a lot!

This post has been edited by NESCAFEais: Jul 10 2013, 02:04 AM

already got some laptop using Haswell (4th gen) processor
read below link for more information about Haswell, wrote by our beloved TS

http://tanji.me/mobile-computing/intels-4t...essors-haswell/

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

if ultrabook then this
HP Touchsmart 14-k028TX Sleekbook, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768;touch)@RM2799, 4GB, 500GB, W8, ext OD

15.6 inch
Lenovo Y500, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM2999, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs

MSI GE60K, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX660M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2899, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, 2 years warranty

*personally I recommend get Lenovo Y410p

^Y410p is not mSATA compatible...

Hi,

1. Preferred Brand - Any

2. Budget - RM10k and below

3. Usage - for my daughter studying in UK, surfing, music, movies

4. Preferred laptop/screen size - any, ideally touchscreen

5. Warranty - NA since she is in Manchester

6. Weight - ultrabook or any which is light for her to carry for lectures

7. Processor - i3/5/7 4th Gen only

Care to share what course is your daughter studying? If she is not into anything that require heavy GPU processing power, those with Intel IGPU should be fine.
Unfortunately, not too many 4th gen (Haswell) spec laptop / hybrid are in Malaysia yet. When is she going to Manchester? If you really want Haswell, may need to wait until 3Q13.
Actually warranty is still relevant Certain brands offer international warranty, so if anything go wrong, she could still get it fix in UK.

Have a look at the following. They are not Haswell (or you can wait for their iteration with Haswell spec later this year), but should be good enough for your daughter (assume no discrete GPU required).

Acer
Aspire S7-191-53314G12, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080; touch)@RM3799[1.3kg], 4GB, W8
Aspire S7-391-53314G12, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080; touch)@RM3799, 4GB, W8

Apple
MacBookAir 11", i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3399[1.08kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX
MacBookAir 13", i5-3427U + Intel HD4000 + 256GB SSD + (1440x900)@RM4599[1.35kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

Asus (2 years international warranty)
Taichi, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 256GB SSD@RM4599[1.25kg][Bang & Olufsen], 4GB, dual IPS screens
Taichi TX300CA-C4006H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1920x1080; touch) + (128GB SSD + 500GB HDD)@RM4199[1.9kg], 4GB, W8
UX31A-C4059, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920 x 1080; touch)@RM3799[1.3kg], 4GB, W8

Dell (extend warranty to 3 years to become international warranty)
XPS12, i7-3517U + Intel HD4000 + 256GB SSD + (1920x1080;touch)@RM4999[1.52kg], 8GB, W8, backlit, spill resistant keyboard, build-in battery, no ODD

Lenovo
Yoga 11s, i3-3229Y + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1366x768, IPS touch)@RM2599, 4GB, W8, 2 years; colors: grey/orange
ThinkPad Twist S230U, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB +(1366x768, IPS touch)@RM3408(1.58kg), 4GB, W8P, 1 yr warranty; i7-3517U/8GB@RM3818
IdeaPad Yoga 13, i7-3537U + Intel HD4000 + 256GB SSD + (1600x900 IPS; touch)@RM3799[1.5kg], 4GB, W8, 2 years warranty
ThinkPad X1 Carbon touch, i7-3667U + Intel HD4000 + 256GB SSD + (1600x900; touch)@RM7369[1.55kg], 4GB, 3G connectivity, W8P, 3 yrs on-site warranty

Microsoft
Surface Pro, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1920x1080;touch) + 128GB SSD@RM3049[680g], 4GB, W8P

Samsung
ATIV Smart Pro, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080; touch)@RM3699[884g w/o keyboard], 4GB, stylus, W8; color: black

Sony
Vaio SVD11215CVB, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1920x1080; touch) + 128GB SSD@RM3999[1.31kg], 4GB, W8, stylus
Vaio SVD11216PGB, i7-3517U + Intel HD4000 + (1920x1080; touch) + 256GB SSD@RM5299[1.31kg], 8GB, W8P

Toshiba
Portégé Z10t-A102, i5-3339Y + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768; touch) + 128GB SSD@RM4499[Onkyo], 4GB, W8P; 3 years international warranty; color:silver

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

are you asking for 2 different things?

a. For laptop models that come with FreeDOS (i.e. no OS pre-installed), usually it also has a spec that come with OS. And the brands usually will put all the relevant drivers for OS that it supported on its website. So if you get your own OS, then all you have to do is go to the website and downloads all the relevant drivers.

b.
15" will not be light.
If you want "as light as possible", stick with 14" for your budget.
Photo and Video editing, depends on the file and the effect you put on, could require some powerful processing power
Anyway,

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

Dell
Vostro 5460, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + (32GB mSATA SSD + 500GB(5400rpm))@RM2199[1.54kg], 4GB, W8SL, 3 cell

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 extend warranty (Dell, HP - 3 years), increase RAM (Asus, HP), swap out HDD with SSD (256G ~ RM600+/-).

Her semester starts on 17 September 2013. She is a Pharmacy (MPharm) student at Manchester University. I would prefer to wait until a week or so before the semester starts to get the latest model possible.

then it is worth the wait. 3rd quarter is near.

Hi,

there are just too many different models of laptop in the market. i hope to get some help n recommend me a laptop base on my below specification

processor : intel i5
screen : 14"
HDMI : yes
ram : expandable to 6-8gb ram (plan to use win7 64bit)
OS : freeDOS also never mind, i can install OS on my own
HDD : doesn't matter size (preferable can use SSD)
Battery : decent battery life (4 - 6 hours for normal usage)
Graphic : dedicated VGA card (ATI or geforce doesnt matter)
DVDROM : yes
Price range : below RM2,500

I'm not even sure with my above requirement if below 2,500 is possible. But i'm open for suggestion and recommendation.