Can consider these
14"
Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1849 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8@RM2049

HP
Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; colors: silver/black

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


Price in RRP, negotiable
They all have more or less the same specs, just go for the one that you like the most

Which one has high built in quality? Samsung?

Don't need powerful spec for your usage. i3 with Intel IGPU is more than sufficient.
15" normally will not be light.

Acer
R7-571-53338G1T, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000+ (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM2999[2.4kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

Asus
S550CB-CJ102H i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB + (1366x768; touch)@RM2499, 4GB, W8
S551LB-CJ120H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2699[2.4kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8, 3-cell
N550LF-CK064H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768; touch)@RM3099[2.6kg], 4GB, 750GB

Dell
Inspiron 15 7000, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) + (1920x1080; Touch)@RM3599[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8SL, backlit keyboard, 58Whr

Lenovo
Z510T, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2599[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 yrs
Flex 15, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT720M + (1366x768; touch) + 8GB SSGD + 500GB HDD@RM2699, 4GB, W8

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

Lenovo flex 15 ?

hi to all the sifus here

I need a good recommendation for a new laptop/notebook as I am really bad on making a good choice here. Got no knowledge on this field at all

1. Preferred Brand: Any (which is the most recommend if i may ask?)
2. Budget: Below RM4k
3. Usage: Do some paper works, browse the internet, watch movies, play games.
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : The bigger the better i guess?

Plan to buy a new laptop that i can use for the years to come. Please advice. Thank you!

Im studying at One Academy will be doing Multimedia Media design which uses alot of Adobe software and need it to work fast and smooth so I dont waste time having crashes etc. What laptop, spcs is recommended? My budget is in the 3k range no more than 4k

I prefer 15 inch HD size...

This post has been edited by AxeFire: Oct 7 2013, 10:23 PM

My Acer Aspire V5-473PG charged only 90% when the laptop is off. Is it normal? When i open the laptop and charged, it charged until 100%. It only happen when i charge with laptop off...

Hi sifu, if my friend push up the price to rm4k which laptop would be suitable? atm looking at illegear re-17, any laptop on par as this? pls help coz he need laptop quite urgent. thx

can consider

MSI GE60 20E-032MY
15.6" FHD, Anti-Glare(1920*1080) LED
nVidia GeForce GTX765M, 2GB GDDR5
Sharkbay i7-4700MQ
DDR III 8GB
750GB (SATA) 7200rpm
Win 8

GE70 2OE-074MY
17.3" FHD, Anti-Glare(1920*1080) LED nVidia
GeForce GTX765M, 2GB GDDR5
Sharkbay i7-4700MQ
DDR III 8GB
750GB (SATA) 7200rpm
Win 8



This post has been edited by devour: Oct 8 2013, 01:03 AM

the MSI GE60/GE70 but they are overbudget.

so, either Lenovo Y510P or Illegear RE-17, your friend's choice.

hi guys..
1. any other reliable brand
2. Rm2000 net
3. Office use, surfing, lite gamming and lite editing
4. i7 0r i5..preferably 13.3 or 14"

Thank you guys...in advance =D

GE60 20E-032MY
15.6" FHD, Anti-Glare(1920*1080) LED
nVidia GeForce GTX765M, 2GB GDDR5
Sharkbay i7-4700MQ

nego till below 4k

Can consider these two:
14"
Dell Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1849 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8@RM2049

HP Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; colors: silver/black

Get models with i7 quad core, decent GPU, increase to lots of RAM (8GB at least, 16GB if you can), and definitely upgrade with SSD (to avoid all the bottleneck by scratch disc (if you know about Adobe) ).

Asus
N550JV-CN077H, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080; IPS matte)@RM3699[2.7kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8, backlit keyboard

MSI
GE60-2OC, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3599,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series KB

www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i5-4200M + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080)@RM3499[2.6kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster Cinema], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4900MQ]

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Oct 9 2013, 01:40 AM

Hello sifu. Can recommend me. I am going to buy MSI gaming notebook. But can u recommend me whether GS70 without ssd or Ge70 is better in terms of reliability? Thanks a lot sifu!

The GE70 should be better since it is much thicker and cools better than the GS70
If you have the budget, upgrade to SSD (can upgrade later on when as well if you cannot at the moment). They are faster, cooler and last longer than conventional harddisk

Thanks! In term of graphic, is it got any different for 17inch and 15inch? Or the performance doesn't affect by screen size?

Below are the specifications for both the GE60 and GE70/GS70
Apart from the budget GE60, all the other notebooks are powered by an Nvidia GTX765M, so the gaming performance is pretty much similar. And since all of them are FullHD, screen resolution (and size) doesn't matter~

MSI
15.6"
GE60-2OC, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3099,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series KB
GE60-2OC, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3599,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series KB

GE60-2OE, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4299,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, backlit keyboard
GE60-ONC, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX675M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3299, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

17.3"
MSI
GE70-2OE, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4499,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, backlit keyboard

GS70-2OC, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4699[2.66kg][Dynaudio], 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series multi color backlit KB
GS70-2OD (Stealth)-096MY, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX756M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4899, 8GB, 1TB(7200rpm), W8, steel series multi color backlit KB

GS70-2OC, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + 128GB + 750GB(7200rpm) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM5499[2.66kg][Dynaudio], 12GB, W8, steel series multi color backlit KB
GS70-20D (Stealth)-097MY , i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX756M + 128GB mSATA + 750GB(7200rpm) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM5799, 16GB, W8, steel series multi color backlit

reliability in terms of what ?

Hi guys,

Helping my mom buying laptop for her retirement project : writing books.

1. Relieable brand with good warranty
2. Below rm2k, maybe topup rm200 or rm300 hundred max if topup make big differents in overall performance.
3. Mostly writing, internet or some pictures viewing
4. Laptop for writing, hence bigger screen better

Actually I find samsung ativ lite quite fit the requirements.. but after looking at few review kinda need to think for other options..

so for sifus your help are very mush welcome..