The Toshiba comes with a Mobile processor
And why would you not want to choose an i5-4200U (iirc equivalent to an Arrendale i5-430M)? Because it will lag when you open multiple tabs and listen to music i.e. "multi-tasking"?

Hello there.... need some recommendation on laptops

1. Preferred Brand is anything as long as after sales services is okay la (leaning towards Apple n Dell)

2. Budget-wise im okay.... i could buy a any laptop but i dont want to waste money on something that i wont even be fully utilizing

3. Usage: Graphic Design, Video n Picture editing

4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 15 inch laptops is preferred

I simply don't know why people like to perpetuate the myth that ULT / ULV CPU is "poor processor".
I don't see any of your usage requirement can fully utilise that i5-4200U.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2656663
Go here and see if you can find any i5-4200M for your budget

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jan 10 2014, 09:21 PM

Acer
V7-582PG-74508G52k, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB HDD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3399[2.2kg], 8GB, W8
V7-582PG-74501225k, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + 256GB SSD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3999[2.2kg], 12GB, W8.1

Asus
N56JR-S4018H, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GTX760M + (1920x1080)@RM3999[2.7kg], 12GB, 1TB, W8.1, backlit keyboard

Dell
Inspiron 15 7000, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) + (1920x1080; Touch)@RM3599[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8SL, backlit keyboard, 58Whr
XPS 15, i7-4702HQ + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (3200x1800; Touch)@RM6299 [2.0kg], 16GB, W8.1SL, backlit keyboard, 61Whr
Latitude M3800

HP
ZBook 15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia Quadro K1100M + (1920x1080; anti glare)@RM6399, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

Wah, humble guy haha
If you are into serious graphic and photo editing and designing, you have to be prepared to fork out quite alot man (especially to get that better and accurate screen)
The usual picks~
15.6"
Apple
MacBookPro 15" (Retina Display), i7-4750HQ + Intel Iris Pro 5200 + 256GB SSD + (2880x1800)@RM6499[2.02kg], 8GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX
MacBookPro 15" (Retina Display), i7-4750HQ + Nvidia GT750M + 512GB SSD + (2880x1800)@RM8499[2.02kg], 16GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

Dell
XPS 15, i5-4200H + Intel HD 4400 + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)+ (1920x1080; Touch)@RM4999 [2.0kg], 8GB, W8.1SL, backlit keyboard, 61Whr
XPS 15, i7-4702HQ + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (3200x1800; Touch)@RM6299 [2.0kg], 16GB, W8.1SL, backlit keyboard, 61Whr

*Can consider Dell Precisions as well, but you can only get the specs and price quotes from dealers or directly from Dell online

HP
ZBook 15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia Quadro K1100M + (1920x1080; anti glare)@RM6399, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

Illegear Configure Illegear units here: http://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]

Illegear RS-15 Lite, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX770M + (1920x1080)@RM4999[3.1kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster X-FI MB3], 8GB, 500GB(7200rpm), FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4900MQ] [GPU Options: Nvidia GTX765M, Nvidia GTX770M, Nvidia Quadro K1000M]
* upgrade to Core i7 (if not already), opt for the best screen upgrade; opt for SSD and at least 8GB RAM

**Prices in RRP, negotiable
** Extend warranty to 3 years

ok, let be serious, does Core i5-4200U really satisfy my needs for multiple tabs, multiple media player, multiple office apps, multiple Youtubes... WITHOUT LAG/DELAY?


Below 3 laptop are i5-4200M within RM 2500:
MSI GP60: http://www.techhypermart.com/notebooks/msi...p-notebook.html
Lenovo Z510: http://www.techhypermart.com/notebooks/len...p-notebook.html
Toshiba L50: http://www.techhypermart.com/notebooks/tos...ook-laptop.html

This post has been edited by marine88: Jan 10 2014, 09:56 PM

Good for you.
Go with i5-4200M if that's what you really want

If you really open so many apps / tabs, the RAM will get hit first rather than the CPU.
But it's your money, continue to do what you want
And my prediction, your laptop will still lag, because of the HDD.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jan 10 2014, 10:23 PM

i heard V5-573PG-74504G50 is soldered ram.. so, how? means the ram get to stay there forever???

Yes.

please dont ask impossible questions. even a dealer/reseller also not able to get that price, so why bother?

iirc, there is 1 RAM slot open.

Rob dealer

haha, if that will work, i will be doing it everyday.

Hi sifus.. Thanks for your time

1. Preferred brand: Anything other than apple, asus, acer.

2. Budget: 2500~3500

3. Usage: office use (not too heavy lah), engineering software, gaming (i can tolerate medium graphics), photos/videos editing

4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 15.6"+

Looking for a new laptop . really need some help

1. Prefer Asus & Lenovo
2. cost < 3k
3. mainly use for web & graphic
4.14"-15.6" (FHD screen)

thank you for ur help

How about these?
15.6"
Lenovo
Y510p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3399[2.7kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8.1, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs

MSI
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

*Prices in RRP, negotiable
*If your engineering softwares are not very CPU intensive, you can just go for the i5 variant of the MSI GE60 Use remaining budget for an SSD. Use the original HDD as external HDD

FullHD notebooks from Asus and Lenovo are more than RM3k, you'll need to fork out at least RM3.5k unfortunately

Otherwise, Pretty much these two I guess:
15.6"
Acer
R7-571-53338G1T, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000+ (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM2999[2.4kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

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

The Acer has a better screen, but the MSI is way, way powerful in specs (also capable of gaming).
*Prices in RRP, negotiable

thanks bro that was really quick
i tried garage sales section and apparently most Y510P comes with GT750M, any idea on this?
i'm not really sure whether my softwares are CPU intensive but i guess this really helped me. thanks

Looking for a new laptop :

1. 3k <
2. Prefer any brand
3. Must Intel i7 , Max 8gb Ram ,

No problem man, glad to be able to help
Y510p with GT750M is an older generation one.. I suppose you can consider also if the price is right (cheaper than the one recommended to you with GT755M) haha
Well, if you need to leave your softwares for them to render or calculate stuffs, then its considered as intensive I guess haha