let me tell you, there is no perfect brands in the world. so wherever u go, your laptop will still in risk of unwanted break downs. so i advice you, get a laptop with good warranty support (Dell, Lenovo, HP) and double check and confirm everything is fine if you insist on getting ASUS. dont listen to peoples whom like to judge through brandings.

above those 3 i suggested, the Dell does a very pretty job out there.

if you increase your budget, you may look at these :

ASUS
S550CB-CJ102H i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB + (1366x768; touch)@RM2499[1.83kg], 4GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 15R, i7-4500U + AMD HD8850M (GDDR5)@RM2449 [2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2649

My 1 y.o Hp died because of unknown reason
I suspect the motherboard gone wrong cuz when I tried to turn it on, all it did was lighting up the power button, no fans are turned on, no display and totally silent, really nothing except the power button lights up, not even the keyboard lights up

So, i need a new laptop mainly for designs/drawing.

Brands :- doesnt matter, but prefer to be hp, asus or lenovo
Price :- below 2k
Ram :- 2gb and above, prefer 4gb
Durability :- tahan lasak cuz sometimes i forgot to turn it off
Processor, prefer i5


Thanks in advance

Yeah, I would say its worth it for movies, especially high quality ones haha XD
Not sure wo, perhaps around RM100 or more?
Iirc, warranty extension to 3 years should be ~RM150 only


Acer Aspire R7 by PF T.J., on Flickr

Not exactly very powerful CPUs (you can't have the best of everything ), but maybe can consider these:
14"
Asus
BU400VC-C3086G, i5-3337U + Nvidia NVS5200 Optimus + 128GB SSD + 500GB HDD@RM3599[1.64kg], 4GB, W8P

Dell
XPS 14, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + 32GB mSATA+ 500GB(5400rpm) HDD + (1600x900)@RM3849[2.1kg], 4GB, backlit, spill resistant keyboard, W8

HP
Envy (Spectre) 14-3111TU, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1600x900 Radiance) + 128GB SSD@RM3999[1.8kg], 4GB

Samsung
NP700Z3C, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M + (1600x900)@RM3599[2.07kg], 6GB, 1TB, W7HP

Sony
SVF14A15SGB, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT735M + (1600x900; touch)@RM3299, 4GB, 750GB, W8SL; colors: black/silver
SVF14A16SGS, i7-3537U + Nvidia GT735M + (1600x900; touch)@RM3999, 4GB, 750GB, W8SL; colors: black/silver

Toshiba
Satellite P840t-1007X, i7-3517U + Nvidia GT630M + (1366x768;touch)@RM3999[harman/kardon], 4GB, 750GB, W8; backlit keyboard; 3 years local warranty
Satellite P840t-1010X, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + (1366x768;touch)@RM3499[harman/kardon], 4GB, 750GB, W8; backlit keyboard; 3 years local warranty

*certain models don't have info on the weights and might be >2kg

My vote still goes to the MSI GE40, its the best in terms of price/performance/portability

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Sep 18 2013, 09:51 PM

Sorry to hear of your loss man... if its really mobo problem, replacing one will at least cost Rm1k!

A notebook for designing/drawing will benefit from a decent CPU and lots of RAM:
14"
Lenovo
Z480, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT640M@RM1999, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm) W8, colors: grey/red/blue
G400s, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1899, 4GB, 1TB, W8

Toshiba
Satellite L840-1056X/XR/XW, i5-3230M + AMD HD7670M@RM1999, 2GB, 500GB, W8SL; 2 years warranty; colors: black/red/white
Satellite M840-1070XR/XW, i5-3230M + AMD HD7670M@RM1999, 2GB, 500GB, W8SL; 2 years local warranty; colors:red/white

*Prices in RRP, negotiable
*Can also look for other models with i5-32XXM as well
**Please do take note that I am recommending notebooks with "older" specs. Even so, this models have "Mobile" processors which provide more CPU juice than the newer ULV processors At least until the "Mobile" Haswell processor-powered notebooks become more common. If you want, you can wait
*Upgrade RAM to 8GB (at least 4GB; higher better)

i can't find the detail...what keyword should I use?
Is it LENOVO S410P-59390642 the free dos version ?what the actual weight?Lenovo Facebook say 1.8 KG
web site review say 2.2KG...which one is true?

Lenovo hmm

i'm avoiding expensive laptop cuz im going to get a macbook pro soon once i finish spm :sweat

arc x how about this, since you recommended me asus

Me like it. Went to look at it just now and decided to wait for newer version.

New version as in this one?
15.6"
Acer V7-582PG-74508G52k, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB HDD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3399[2.2kg], 8GB, W8

I mean the R7. With Haswell and Pressure sensitive Stylus.

how about this 3 ?

Lenovo g400s, lenovo g500s, lenovo s410p

This post has been edited by ahodil: Sep 18 2013, 10:27 PM

I'M GETTING IT! THANKS FOR HOOKING US UP ,BRO !

When I was at the computer store just now,I saw most of the laptop that are broken and need to be repaired are Acer.

Din't have any problems finding it
Lenovo Ideapad S410P-59394882
Not sure about the weight, don't have the notebook and a balance to weigh

G400s already recommended? haha
G500S can be consider as well But do take note that its FreeDOS ya:
15.6"
Lenovo
G500S, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS
G500S, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS



The S410p variants are powered by ULV processors, which are no match for the Mobile processors recommended in terms of performance

.....seriously?

Out of 20 laptops,maybe around 13-15 are Acer and the rest are Asus and Lenovo.

Can't really judge from just one shop la
Just be sure to check and make sure that the notebook is taken out from a sealed box, and check and make sure everything is fine before purchasing~
And extend warranty to 3 years if possible and you are good to go~

All brands, regardless of premium line or not, will have bad lemons one, so what we can actually do is to check properly and make sure we don't get bad lemons, and also equipped the notebook with good warranty support just in case sh*t happens

...that means....buying an acer would be like taking a gamble?!

There are a serious issue on the wifi of R7.
http://community.acer.com/t5/Notebooks-Net...e-R7/td-p/94855
That are unresolved until now.