Grats in advance on your purchase~
Its easier to just replace the HDD with SSD
Do check our the dedicated Lenovo Y series thread for more details

SSD is generally faster

These two probably:
15.6"
Acer V3-571G-73614G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT640M@RM2699[2.6kg], 4GB, 1TB, W7HP

Dell Inspiron 15R, i7-3612QM +AMD HD7670M@RM2599[2.74kg], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

Please follow the format ya guys, if you need recommendations, it'll be easier for sifus to recommend according to your needs:

Nothing similar within that price range unfortunately bro

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 27 2013, 11:39 PM

The most expensive one? LOL

You need to know what you want and how much you can really afford la bro
The Y510p is one of the most bang for buck at the moment

Suddenly recalled on the MSI GS70
Lightest 17.3" gaming notebook in the world haha

GS70-2OC, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4699[2.66kg][Dynaudio], 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series multi color backlit KB


MSI GS70 by PF T.J., on Flickr

But of course for that budget, you will be opened up to a few choices from Illegear as well

Yeah, no one is denying that man, especially in terms of the screen and also efficiency, but you do realize that the cheapest MBP 15 also starting from RM5.5k?
And the MBP 13 do not have enough GPU juice for proper editing unfortunately

I'm assuming you are referring to the ultrabay
Lenovo's Y400, Y410p, Y500 and Y510p has a bay which allows u to swap with other components like an extra fan, extra graphic card, optical drive in this case etc.

I get what you mean man haha, I'm having the same problem here LOL
So much I want, so little to spend

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 28 2013, 12:29 AM

If you are concerned about warranty support, then its definitely a Dell for you
And this one fits just nice
14"
Dell Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2049 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8 , 6 cell

Use your remaining budget to extend onsite warranty to 3 years (~RM250). Should be within your budget if you bargain (prices in RRP)

Dell on-site warranty covers all non-accidental hardware damages to your Dell (apart from the battery and adapter which is only covered for a year). Whenever anything happens, give Dell a call, they will remote diagnosis (through phone) your problem, and if needed, send over a technician within 1-2 business days to fix your notebook on the spot. So there's noneed for you to bring your notebook to service centres and wait up to 2 months just for repairs

Just wondering, what's so special abuot the S410p?
It looks pretty similar to the Z400 in terms of design.. maybe color difference only?

I guess it depends on what you want, and also whether you can wait.

Do take note that the S410p is designed for longer battery lives = weaker performance. Not really good if you are into gaming or anything.
THe Z400 on, the other hand, is more geared towards performance, but not that good in terms of battery life and weight

Unfortunately relatively "budget" notebooks do not have good cooling systems, especially when you are looking for a powerful one Performance, cooling efficiency and cheapness don't come together

You can either (1) top up and go for dedicated gaming machines; (2) go for a low performance machine which generates less heat; (3) try your luck with a bang-for-buck machine (+ providing regular maintenance i.e cleaning the fans and heat sink)

For (3):
14"
Dell Inspiron 14R, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2699

Lenovo Y400, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M@RM2499, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS, 120wPSU, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

Again, MBA (i.e. 11) starts from at least RM3k, which is out of kawaii87's budget. Please recommended appropriately, this is not your first time

And yes, no fanboyism here, either you recommend appropriately, or go visit Apple Byte

Please take this as a kind reminder. You have the knowledge to recommend properly, if you want, please do (you are allowed to get information on specs and models from the LYN catalog thread), we need all the help we can get

2004? THat's a very long time ago man haha...
Usually the average life span for a notebook is ~3 years. Anything more than that is very good already
Time for new one

Already recommended right?

Apart from some of the drawbacks mentioned by xproc, you have to worry about warranty support in Malaysia as well. Repairs are done in Singapore.
Powerful but slim notebooks will definitely get hot, its inevitable.

Can consider these as well:
13"
Illegear Configure Illegear units here: http://www.illegear.com/
RE-13 Pro, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080 IPS)@RM4299[2kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster Cinema], 8GB, 500GB 7200RPM, Backlit Keyboard, FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4900MQ]

14"
MSI GE40-2OC, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GTX760M + (1600x900; anti-glare)@RM3999[1.8kg], 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8


The GPU is not as good as the ones recommended to you earlier

Can consider this one:
14"
Lenovo
(1) ThinkPad Edge E430, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM2299[2.2kg], W7P, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), anti-glare
(2) ThinkPad Edge E430, i5-3220M + Intel HD4000@RM2599[2.2kg], W7P/W8, 4GB, 750GB (5400rpm), anti-glare

*Prices in RRP
*For (1), use remaining budget to upgrade the HDD to SSD, and extend warranty to 3 years on-site
For (2), extend warranty to 3 years on-site (don't think can afford a SSD with the remaining budget)

You can also take a look at Dell Vostro and Latitude units as well, preferably the latter. But this one you need to deal directly with Dell for specs and price since they are not readily available

Hey man, really long time no see
Err.. what screen size does your friend prefer? 10"? 17"?

Asus K46 are 2kg in weight, so out already

Pretty much Lenovo units here:
14"
Lenovo
S400, i3-2365M + AMD HD7450M@RM1699[1.8kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB
S400, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)@RM1999[1.8kg], 4GB, W7HB; AMD HD7450M/W8@RM2199
S410p, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M +(1366x768, touch)@RM2399[1.8kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8, 2 yrs
S400T, i5-3337U + AMD HD 7450M +(1366x768, touch)@RM2099[1.8kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8
S400T, B987 + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768, touch)@RM1499[1.8kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8

*Prices in RRP, negotiable
* Try to go for the old S400 with mSATA, its much faster

(1) 13" notebooks are generally more expensive than their 14/15" counterparts, probably because they are harder to make and design; and are less in numbers

(2) Too early to tell, I haven't seen and touched any S410p yet But I don't think they have WiFi issues. That was resolved ever since the S400 afaik.

(3) Buy when you need, wait if you can

Can consider these as well
Dell
15.6"
Vostro 5560, i3-3120M + Nvidia GT630M@RM2009[2.2kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8, ODD
Vostro 5560, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT630M@RM2349[2.2kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W8, ODD