Could you tell us where you are going? For certain countries, it is better (more choices, cheaper ... ) for you to buy there.
If you buy in Malaysia, you better look for those brands that give you international warranty. Praying that your laptop last long is not a very good bet

you should get a new laptop if you plan to upgrade, cuz upgrading it is not worth except for SSD investment. and according to haswell, it is just a new microarchitecture of intel processors. it just mainly have better graphic performance and power efficient. it just depends on you if you are urgent to get a laptop or not. however, your choices :

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

Dell
Inspiron 14-3421, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT625M@RM1699[1.99kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell, W8SL

ASUS
K46CM-WX059V, i3-3217U + Nvidia GT635M@RM1899[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, 4-cell battery, W7HP, OD

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

prices are RRP and negotiable.
nexus2238 wah, so early to post in the morning?

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Jul 19 2013, 07:17 AM

You Acer 4741G is probably using the 1st gen i5 CPU (i5-430M ?), and the Nvidia 310M GPU as you mentioned.
Is it giving you the performance that you want for the games you play? If yes, then better don't change laptop lah. Just increase the RAM (8G stick ~ RM200) or change HDD to SSD (256G ~ RM600).

If you are not happy with the performance of the Acer 4741G, then things have move along quite a bit
Haswell is the code name for the 4th gen Intel I-core CPU. Solely on CPU performance, it is more frugal on power usage compared to the 1st gen (so battery running time on same battery capacity will be better), and performance also is >20% better clock for clock vs 1 gen. That will not has much impact on the games you play or MS Office though.
Haswell also has much better IGPU now. It now come with Intel 42/44/46/50/51/5200 IGPU, performance of some of these is already on par (or exceed) the Nvidia 310M

For your budget, you could probably get a laptop that spec with Nvidia GT630M to GT740M, which outperform the Nvidia GT310M by a LOT. So you will definitely see lots of improvement in the games you play.

Haswell is a generation refresh cover the full spectrum of Intel I-core CPU, definitely will has choices within your budget range.

Since you are not in a hurry, strongly suggest you wait a bit. Come back again say in 4Q13, most models should be refreshed with Haswell CPU already. Or you could attempt to snatch a bargain when brands clear stock for Ivy Bridge spec laptop during 3Q13

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 19 2013, 07:39 AM

woke up by the babies, can't get back to sleep

Lucky me, got replies from two pros
Thanks a bunch for the long and fast response..
Understand a lot better now..
Just one more thing what is 4Q13?

4th quarter of year 2013.

KL...

Actually, I'm not in IT sector, just an enthusiast
Raymond, on the other hand, currently work in a IT shop

hoho. im the same as you too, an IT enthusiast.

BUT, i dont think i wanna reveal myself too much.

any recommendations for a desktop replacement laptop? my pc is i5, gtx650ti, 8gb ram. I wan to have maybe decent performance with medium-high graphics.. budget maybe 3-4k.

Brand : Any, prefer a better aftersales service in case anything happens.
Budget : 1.4k max, cheaper the better, bang for buck ?
Usage : no gaming. Youtube and movie watching, surfing, reading, microsoft office.
Preference : 14 inch and above? Prefer something that is really worth the money spent.
I saw dell inspiron 15(3521) , any better alternatives? Thank you.

Can consider these, then use the remaining budget (~RM250) to extend warranty to 3 years on-site
14"
Dell
Inspiron 14-3421, 1007U + Intel HD@RM999[1.99kg], Linux, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL@RM1099
Inspiron 14-3421, B997 + Intel HD@RM1199[1.99kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell
Inspiron 14-3421, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000@RM1399[1.99kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell

thx! will definitely look into it

haha i always tought macbookair dont have fan.. because is so slim and dint really lift the whole thing up when checking out the display unit

you can see the inside of MBA 2013 in these tear down screen shot. The fan is tiny, but it's there
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Air...eardown/15042/1

you need to scale down your expectation, moving from desktop to laptop Desktop replacement laptop are expensive.
To perform at the level of GTX650 Ti, you will probably need GTX770M or GTX780M
And for mobile CPU, only i7 is quad core.

For your budget, your choices are:

Asus
G55VW-S1216H, i7-3630QM +Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080)@RM3999[3.78kg], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

Lenovo
Y500, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable GN37 exGPU & ODD, 120w+170w psu, 2 yrs

MSI
GX60-3AE, AMD A10-5750M + AMD XT HD7970 + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4399 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8
GE60-2OE, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX675M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4299,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, backlit keyboard
GE60-ONC, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX675M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3299, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080;matte)@RM3599[Onkyo], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4900MQ]

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Can refer here for some mobile GPU benchmark:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphi...List.844.0.html

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 19 2013, 05:37 PM

Preferred Brand : Any I guess .. ( Is ILLEGEAR or Alienware better ? )
Budget : Around RM 5k ( The cheaper the better of course )
Usage : Heavy Microsoft Office use , gaming ( HoN , Dota 2 , Maple Story , DmC reboot edition , etc ) , movie , and for Mechanical programming use ...
Preferred laptop/screen size : 15 to 17 inch ( Is 15 inch good enough for gaming and moving ? )
Additional requirements : Keyboard must be nice to type ( I have no idea why I'm so choosy on this lol ) , overall not-so-heavy ( Reasonable weight to carry around ) , most important is speed speed speed ! I hate lags !! I guess storage isn't a huge problem as we can use external hard disk to save movie ...

This post has been edited by juniorlcq: Jul 19 2013, 06:16 PM

ok..how bout change from light to not too heavy
there is other option for me?laptop less than 2.2Kg and fulfill all my demand?

Price = around 2k-2.5k
Brand = Asus ,Lenovo, Dell, Acer, HP, Toshiba
Purpose = Uni purpose. (doing assignment). Slight gaming (Left 4 dead 2),dota 2,watching movie
Others (Must) = dvd rom,Screen 14",not too heavy, thin,touchscreen
Optional:SSD

This post has been edited by martian7793: Jul 19 2013, 06:40 PM

looks like illegear got 1 of the best spec out of all.. the lenovo y500 not haswell.. damn.. if 2 gt750m will better than gtx765? haiz have to tone down expectation is very hard to do the RE-15 onkyo sound nice?

hey guy, if i want to upgrade the ram, need to detach the original ram and then replace with the new ram?i mean is it the different brand rams are compatible?

fork out more money , get Asus G750 , haswell i 7 , gtx 770m graphic card