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HP ENVY Touchsmart 15-j051nr

15.6 in diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit touchscreen (1920 x 1080), 10-finger multi-touch support
Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost technology up to 3.40 GHz
12 GB DDR3 1600 MHZ
1 TB SATA 5400 RPM
Windows 8
SD card reader
Beats Audio quad speakers and two subwoofers
Intel HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M with 2 GB graphics memory
4 USB 3.0 (1 charge) • HDMI • Headphone output/Microphone input combo • RJ-45 (10/100/1000)
6-cell lithium-ion (up to 9 hours)
HP TrueVision HD webcam
802.11b/g/n • Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) capable (separate adapter required)
Bluetooth
14.94 x 9.87 x 0.74-1.18 in (379.47 x 250.69 x 18.79-29.97 mm)
5.62 lbs (2.54 kg)

rm2799 only..

slim but not light weight..

this also can consider?

Brand NEW HP ENVY 17-J029nr

Windows 8
Intel® Core™ i7-4702MQ with Intel HD Graphics 4600 (2.2 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M switchable (2 GB DDR3, up to 3.99 GB)
8 GB DDR3 Upgradeable to 16 GB
1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Blu-ray player/SuperMulti DVD burner
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth; WiDi; Intel Smart Connect Technology support
120W AC power adapter
6-cell (62WHr) Li-Ion Up to 4 hours and 30 minutes
4 SuperSpeed USB 3.0; 1 USB 2.0 (with HP USB Boost); 1 HDMI; 1 RJ45; 1 headphone-out/microphone-in combo
Multi-format digital media card reader
ENERGY STAR® qualified; EPEAT® Silver
17.3" diagonal full HD anti-glare LED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Full-size, island-style, backlit with numeric keypad
16.38 x 10.8 x 1.21 in
6.28 lb
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone
Beats Audio; 4 speakers; 2 subwoofer

rm2899 only..

very nice design, slim..with beats Audio..good graphic card...full hd screen, high RAM..SSD cache make it more faster boot up..

Errr ... this is thread for "NEW" laptop
Go to garage sale threads to look for used laptop.

What do mean by "fried" BIOS?
If you have follow proper instruction, normally you would have save a copy of the old BIOS, and you maybe just need to restore it

So there is no thread or corner that recomends people what kind of 2nd hand laptops to buy?

Long Story short while I was updating my Thinkpad bios it hangged and the fan was running extremely loudly, so I had to turn it off fearing that it will burn my mobo or cpu.

After turning it off by unplugging everything includding the AC batterypack and turning it on again the whole com was blank and the only thing that was working were the turn on button and the hard disk button. sad.gif

I sent it off to repair and they told me that it was the bios that was giving me problems and fixing it almost cost me the price of another lappy cry.gif

Need cheapest laptop that can support ssd

Hi Guru!

I need your help to enlighten me on purchasing gaming laptop with budget.

1. Dell, Asus
2. 3-3.5k
3. For gaming
4. 14inch

One more question, is it possible to get alienware laptop that price lesser than 4k?

Thank you~

how much u want to spend for the laptop?

only have Asus G46VW-CZ116H, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GTX660M@RM3999, 4GB, 1TB, W8

see this : if u can consider these 2 la...

MSI GE40-2OC, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GTX760M + (1600x900; anti-glare)@RM3499[3.8kg], 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

Lenovo Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM3199, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

oso nice better spec too..

Sorry to hear of your problem mate...
RM500 is a bit tight bro, perhaps you can try looking in Garage Sales for 2nd hand units?
https://forum.lowyat.net/Notebooks&Tablets

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Oct 12 2013, 02:31 PM

Almost every notebook can support SSD?
14"
Dell Inspiron 14-3421, 1007U + Intel HD@RM999[1.99kg], Linux, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL@RM1099

Lenovo
G405s, E1-2100 + AMD HD@RM1099, 4GB, 500GB, w8
G405s, A4-5000 + AMD HD@RM1099, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS

Apart from the ones recommended by pandera666, can consider these as well:
14"
Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1849 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8@RM2049

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

*prices in RRP, negotiable
* use remaining budget to upgrade to 8GB RAM for the 1st pick. And then upgrade to 256GB SSD

Hi there,

I am a looking for a computer to do office jobs mostly and for music and movies.

I would like to know is it better for me to choose macbook air 11/13 inch or the dell/asus/lenovo type of notebook? Critically need advise.

I thought of mac cz its light and I carry it to wrk daily. Other lappy is wider as I can choose 15.6inch screen.

It all depends on what your friends/ work colleagues are using I suppose?
As based on what I've seen, things often go out of place when you transfer documents in between Office of Windows and Mac vice versa

If you don't have that problem, then get a Mac, its light, classy, user-friendly and offers long battery lives

If you need any recommendations, please follow the format on the 1st page

Tq shifu. .


I am looking for

1. Dell/Asus/Lenovo/macbook air 13
2.budget between rm2300 to 3200
3. Size:13-17inch (wonder is there any big wide screen bt its light)
4. Ussage; powdrpoints/words, video/music (audio)

Reason why I put mac in list bcz I n3ed to carry to work. Lazt to carry heavy lappy

U sure? I've chat with Dell, he told me only dell 17r support

Waiting for shifu to replry me

You mean you sent to official Lenovo Thinkpad service centre? If no, then send to them to get 2nd opinion.
As I said, BIOS don't get fried BIOS is "software" that get "stored" in ROM chip, and when you update BIOS, you just change what is stored in ROM.
You may have fried the ROM chip when you update BIOS, probably due to power spike (that's why unless it is absolutely critical, don't simply try to update BIOS if you are not sure what you are doing )
Since ROM is soldered on mobo, normally technician will change the whole mobo rather than trying to change ROM chip.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Oct 12 2013, 05:23 PM

Don't know what transpire between you and the Dell sales
As long as a laptop has a SATA port (i.e. the port that connect to the HDD), then the same SATA port can connect to SSD.
If you mean if laptop has a mSATA port for mSATA SSD, that's another matter.

yeah have to be looking for 2nd hand >.<

yes the service center.

1. Preferred Brand:Any
2. Budget: 2 - 2.5k
3. Usage：little gaming,college student use
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 14''
5.(Must) light and slim,Nvidia GT740M,Touch screen
6.(optional) fingerprint reader

This post has been edited by martian7793: Oct 12 2013, 05:52 PM

Hi guys,
Need to buy a laptop that can
:- Support Games like GTA V, NFS
:- Runs smoothly for Microsoft

But the most important thing is to use it to runs my online business smoothly, edit videos smoothly, play games smoothly.

Budget : lower than 3k

hmm.. any good software to check if hardisk is using sata or msata?