Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (1366x768; Touch)@RM2549, 4GB, W8.1, 3-cell

1. Preferred Brand : Lenovo
2. Budget : RM1500 - RM2000
3. Usage : Most basic usage, Ms Office, youtube, movie, browsing etc.
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 15"

Please advise... Thank you

This post has been edited by MewMeow: Jan 3 2014, 12:19 AM

Thanks Koyomi, yeaa considering vostro 5470 now. Any other recommendation guys?

Yum yum! where can I get this?

DONT RECOMMEND THIS PLEASE UNLESS YOU WANT HIM TO SUFFER LIKE ME.

Quad Core means i7 isit?

DELL gave me a total refund but charge laptop shipping using DHL which is RM80 and thats all.

i7 has 2 types, one is ULV (physically dual core) and another is physically quad core. the one i mentioned by sifu nexus is i7-4700MQ, which is quad core.

as for the Dell, i think its because luck. some have problems like yours, some dont and working fine.

1. Preferred Brand : Lenovo, Asus, any reliable brand
2. Budget : RM2500- RM3000
3. Usage : Microsoft Office, Photoshop,Programming,Video Editing
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 13-14"
5. Must be lightweight for travel usage.

Please advise... Thank you

M - Mobile processor
Q - Quad-core
U - Ultra-low power
X - 'Extreme'
Y - Extreme-low power
H - BGA1364 packaging

So, far only X & Q are quads and usually 1 year after E with come out which is quad also for i7 only.

Dell
Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (1366x768; Touch)@RM2549, 4GB, W8.1, 3-cell

Inspiron 14R, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) @RM2699[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Win8 , 6 cell

Anything deal with dell, use chat can get 5% discount.

Lenovo
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 4GB, 1TB, DOS, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

Y410p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5)@RM3199, 8GB, 1TB, W8.1, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

HP
Pavilion Touchsmart 14-N049TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768;touch)@RM2399[2.1kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; colors: silver/black

If you are a light programmer meaning not using MSDN with SDK than 4gb ram is ok, but if you are a hardcore programmer using/dealing with a bunch of SDK 8gb is the for optimal performance.

Acer
E1-572G-54204G1Tr, i5-4200U + AMD HD8750M@RM1999[2.35kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8.1

Dell
Inspiron 15, i5-4200U + AMD HD8670M [2.25kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell, W8.1SL@RM1899

Inspiron 15R, i5-4200U + AMD HD8670M @RM2099[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Linux, 65WHr;
W8SL@RM2299

Lenovo
S510p, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1849[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, DOS

Deal anything with dell use chat maybe can get 5% discount.

Thanks for your suggestion Koyomi. But my friend's Dell harddisk failed twice before.. so I scare already... Did u have some similar feedback before?

its all luck. not everything is made perfect, thats why electronic products are guaranteed for.
if you scare of hard disk failure, is possible to get a Seagate or WD, as those are more reliable.

Hehe thanks for the advice

Hmm seems good, especially 1TB HDD, that'll ensure I have plenty of storage for my audio production needs as well as media consumption of videos.

But I'm still skeptical about Lenovo though, maybe in the future I might get one. All about the brand .

Anyways, I found one here http://www.lelong.com.my/asus-n-series-not...4-03-Sale-P.htm an Asus. Seems like a dream deal

*unintentional double post*

This post has been edited by darthbii: Jan 3 2014, 11:04 AM

Asus? haha
See here: https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2337458

As for storage device, don't just judge based on the capacity, but rather the speed

Like what raymond said everything is not perfect but the support is good IMO.

So far I never had any hard disk issues.

thanks raymond and koyomi for your precious advise. really appreciate

Nooo Now Im back to square one. That seemed like the 'one' lol. I thought theyre great?

Hi Sifus,

Here's my requirement

1. Preferred Brand: Any brand except Toshiba, Acer, HP, Compaq (horrible experience with these brands)
2. Budget: Less than RM2000
3. Usage: MS Word and MS Excel, lot of number crunching, surfing and watching downloaded movie/music
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 14 inch and above, the bigger the better.
5. Hardware built-up should also have additional RAM slot for future RAM upgrades, Bluetooth and webcam.
6. OS: Prefer Windows 8 and above, 64-bit
7. Above mentioned budget should also include license to use Windows 8 and the latest MS Office.

Thanks!

What are my options??