so i should choose dell right?

depends on yourself. i know everyone have their personal preferences but what sifu nexus said is a suggestion.

It's a suggestion to tackle your requirement. The way I suggest will give you the power sufficient for your usage, numpad that let you key in number reasonably easily, come with OS, and the best warranty support you can get in Malaysia in case anything go wrong with the laptop hardware. But the laptop is plain looking (some even call it ugly ), no fancy touch screen feature, and not light at ~ 2.3kg.
Some users prefer to "rely" on brand "reliability" reputation, and use budget to get the best spec possible

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 25 2013, 11:13 AM

torrenting on SSD (trying to prolong the life of my SSD, I haven't attempted that )

Acer
V5-132P-3322Y6G50b, i3-3229Y + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768)@RM1799, 6GB, 500GB, W8
Aspire V5-171-53312G50s, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000@RM1799, 2GB, 500GB, W8

Asus
X201E, Intel B847 + Intel HD@RM999, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS, 1 year
X201E, Intel B847 + Intel HD@RM1049, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS, 1 year
VivoBook S200E, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768; touch)@RM1799[1.38kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8; colors: Grey/Pink/White, 2-cell, 1 year
VivoBook S200E, B847 + Intel UMA + (1366x768; touch)@RM1499[1.38kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8; colors: Grey/Pink/White, 2-cell, 1 year

SSD you probably has to get after-market and install (can ask re-sellers to help you). 128G ~ RM300, 256G ~ RM600. Make sure you get the SSD with proper z-height (if you intend to replace the HDD). The RAM for Asus models is also soldered, and can't upgrade. The Acer models, e.g. V5-132P-3322Y6G50b 2G is soldered, but has 1 RAM slot to fit in 4G stick (so if you want to increase RAM, you could buy a 8G stick to replace the 4G stick). Strangely (iirc), none of these models has mSATA port

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 25 2013, 12:00 PM

That would be the perfect option (MBP with Haswell), however how do you know it's announced yet? From what I hear, they're planning to scrap the normal MBP lineup for a pure retina lineup that will cost alot more ):

I have considered the illegear, but I don't like how it looks and I think the specs are really overkill for what I need it for haha (Because my course will be quite tough, a laptop that has high gaming capabilities will most likely distract me from my studies)

Do we have thew new lineup of Thinkpads here in Malaysia?



I'll check out both the mainstream brands, thanks! But any idea how good the warranty and after sales service of Samsung and Sony are? AFAIK, Lenovo, apple and dell have very good after sales service. And and international warranty, if possible, will be good because I'll most likely be heading to UK to study for two years. If my laptop does die on me, I'll most likely me screwed over there.

This post has been edited by Decky: Jul 25 2013, 12:33 PM

1. Preferred Brand - any brand..as long as not some cap ayam
2. Budget - between 2 - 2.5k
3. Usage - gaming (medium i think, games like van helsing, some on9 games), movie & series marathon, net surfing, work (minor pshop n stuff)
4. Preferred Laptop Screen Size : 15" n up coz im watching movie & series a lot..i think 14" also acceptable
5. Battery & Weight : I dun really care coz this laptop will rarely move from their space..for battery, i will mainly use direct power..
6. Sound : good sound for movie n series
7. HDD : prefer 640gb n up..the more the merrier

considering to replace my hp pavilion g4..thanx

This post has been edited by redphalanx12: Jul 25 2013, 12:37 PM

I just tried with the sales chat with Dell,

Really not much of anything special/bang extra promotion

For Inspiron 14-3421, I can get free wireless mouse and keyboard, and with MasterCard user, can get another wireless bluetooth handsfree.
Online Dell website promo extend warranty for 1 year only cost RM139.

For Vostro-5460, can get wireless mouse and with MC, bluetooth handsfree. Selected Vostro model can get free DVD ODD promotion (No free ODD for RM1549 model ).
No promotion for extend warranty programme, if want to extend will cost alot!

So which is better deal?

Additional feature:-

Inspiron 14 - With ODD, cheaper, extended warranty promotion.
Vostro - carbon dunno what at bottom cover(better heat dissipation), aluminium finish, comes in Red, no ODD, slight overbudget.

Good to know that you are being smart by bargaining

Mind sharing what is the specs of the 5460 they have offered you? There are many variants

USually its best to opt for warranty extension if you are getting a Dell

The RM1749 vostro have promo free DVD ODD worth RM179. The sales chat guy quote me 'selected vostro' have this bundle only.
The sales chat guy also told inspiron hot model, so less promotion.

Bro PF[T.J.], any recommendation for my search? Any other options beside dell?

bargain bargain, but make sure the model is "corrected"

FU, last time thye quote me diff spec but same model..... Probably old specs. Lucky i noticed. I let go freebies, buy myself online

I gave them the link to the vostro I wanted, and they quote me different model

However the different model they quote me, RM1749 de, their best offer was RM1649.

Can't keep bargain, feel frustrated, I directly straight to the point I wan best offer/discount/freebies few times le, the sales chat fella still ask me and tell me those standard things.

Since its for a girl, can consider these too (if you think design is more important for her)
14"
Sony
Vaio SVE14121CVW, Pentum B980 + Intel HD@RM1499[2.4kg], 2GB, 320GB, W8SL
Vaio SVE14131CV, Pentium 2020M + Intel HD@RM1599[2.4kg], 2GB, 320GB, W8; color: white, Vaio backpack

If you are concerned about warranty support, then definitely the Dell Inspiron

HP Pavilion 15-e014TX
i5-3230M/4GB/750GB/DVD/ Ati 8670 -2GB VRAM/WHITE/1YW/ free dos

this , same , use back HP brand

budget: around 1.5-1.7k( will add on 300 for a 128gb ssd)
usage: web surfing, movie, light photoshop
screen: 14"
brand: any except acer

I was originally looking for laptops which comes with a 32gb msata ssd. but the cheapest one cost about 2k.

So i was wondering whether i should take that or should i get a cheaper laptop and spend 300 bucks on ssd, then switch out the odd?

morning all. im planning to get a laptop
budget: around 2-2.2k
usage: web surfing, movie(will buy an external monitor for that), light gaming(dragon nest, cs:go and maybe the latest games for low-medium quality)
screen: 14"
brand: any as long as have good customer service(international if can) because ill be travelling

real budget is 3k but planning to swap rams and ssd.
btw what do i need to look out for when buying ssd? any ssd reccomendations

Hi and morning all..

1.PREFERRED BRAND : simply said i have to choose between lenovo z500 i5-3230m or acer aspire v5-473pg i5-4200u

2. BUDGET : 2500myr maximum.

3. USAGE : medium gaming(skyrim, tera, o9 games), surfing the net, multitasking, photoshop and daily assignments.

4. SCREEN :14" - 15.6 ".

z500 is my choice before the acer,, but seeing that acer has come out with the haswell, ive become doubtful in my choices. is the 4200u processor better than 3230m in terms of gaming? if not can the 4200u compete? The z500 has backlit keyboard which i really am interested. so which is better? Thank you for your reply.

Can consider these:
14"
Lenovo
G400s, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1799, 4GB, 500GB, W8
G400s, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1899, 4GB, 1TB, W8
G400s, i5-3230M + Intel HD4000@RM1599, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS

Yes, it is better, and cheaper too to put in an SSD yourself

14"
Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT730M@RM2099[2.33kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), Linux; W8SL@RM2299
Vostro 5460, i3-3120M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1949[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8SL, 3 cell
Vostro 5460, i5-3230M +Nvidia GT630M@RM1899[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM2099

Need to spend ~Rm250 to extend warranty to 3 years though

CPU is not really important in determining gaming performance, so just go ahead with the Z500

Help me..
1. Preferred Brand - Any Brand, but prefer Lenovo or Dell
2. Budget - Around RM 2500
3. Usage - Online, normal video, work n need to support AutoCAD
4. Preferred laptop/screen size - 14 / 15
5. Light Weight and portable - any
6. Durable - kids proof.. (spill proof keypad)
7. Touchscreen

thanks

This post has been edited by tulip_mael: Jul 26 2013, 10:23 AM