thanks a million! didn't know about this!

bro.. for the Y510P someone told me that the SLI patch is not releasing anymore ? i don't know is it true ..

and is the Y510P using W8.1 ?

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2851949

1. Preferred Brand : Any with no bad warranty service
2. Budget : RM 3k ~ 3.5k
3. Usage : Gaming
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : >15" if possible

1. Preferred Brand : Asus, Acer, any la, good brand name can d
2. Budget : RM 1k-1.5k
3. Usage : Normal Office, presentation, surfing the web, not so much on custom apps, music, movies and lastly, NOT ON GAMING
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : >=11"
5. Additional requests: Screen must be clear, must be light (<1kg if possible), long battery life, have video out ports for presentations and hdmi ports.

1. Preferred Brand: Asus/Dell/Lenovo/MSI/ apple maybe?
2. Budget: RM2k - RM3k
3. Usage: Surfing the web, movies and light/moderate gaming (Diablo3)
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 11-14 inch
Would also prefer laptops that are less than 2kg

Was looking at the Dell Vostro 5470 because it has gt740m graphics card and also only weights 1.6kg.

okay few more questions!

Does watching 720p or 1080p (both youtube and downloaded) triggers the GPU instead of using the iGPU?

Did some research but i can't find a solid answer.

no

If warranty support is your top priority,t hen can consider this one:
15.6"
Dell Inspiron 15R, i7-4500U + AMD HD8850M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Linux, 65WHr; W8SL@RM2699

*use remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 years, and upgrade the HDD to a spanking new and fast SSD

Otherwise can consider 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

Closest would be these I suppose
11.6"
Acer V5-132P-10192G50b, 1019Y + Intel HD + (1366x768; touch)@RM1399, 2GB, 500GB, W8; color: light blue

Asus
VivoBook S200E, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768; touch)@RM1699[1.38kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8; colors: Grey/Pink/White, 2-cell, 1 year
VivoBook S200E, B847 + Intel UMA + (1366x768; touch)@RM1399[1.38kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8; colors: Grey/Pink/White, 2-cell, 1 year

Lenovo Ideapad S210T, i3-3217U + Intel HD +(1366x768, touch)@RM1699[1.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8

Better check on the availability of ports first. They probably don't have everything you want

Yeah, pretty much the Vostro if you want something really light-weight
14"
Dell Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (1366x768; Touch)@RM2549, 4GB, W8.1, 3-cell

*prices in RRP
*use remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 years
*Do take note that slimmer notebooks = higher heat, poorer built

anyone have full spec of lenovo z510 i5-4200m?
malaysia lenovo website cant find this model....

Those are great, but it doesn't come with Office. Which I will need to pay another 200 bucks for it (I don't trust pirated softwares due to bad experiences). As well as 50 bucks for Antivirus (I don't trust free antivirus due to bad experiences as well)

How does the laptops recommended above stand an advantage over Surface 2? I don't mind not running full windows cause I don't really use custom apps like photoshop etc. And I am very focused on the screen resolution and pixel density cause I use it for movies, Youtube and other video viewing activities (Surface runs at resolution of 1920x1080 and pixel density of 208 dpi). As well as battery life cause I use it in colleges and Uni which I don't really want to charge everytime (Surface 2 have approximately 10 hours of battery life during video playback)

get aluminium laptop (unibody) with nice keyboard (laser cut holes; not those keyboard attached on it = aka inspiron 14 style) and good touchpad....

nothing beat the experience of having nice built quality laptop, instead of just wanting best bang for bucks with specs.. where oftenly built quality is overlooked by buyers....

especially you using a laptop more for 5 years.. i would say 3k... even increase to 4k price... is ok, if you want to get a nice, good, high built quality laptop....

please consider also...
MacBookAir 11", i5-4250U + Intel HD5000 + 128GB SSD@RM2999[1.08kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX
not best for game due to 11", but if you want to play some hours of light gaming, it is do-able.. (dota, diablo 3, starcraft 2 etc...)

else it is very good overall...

those TJ suggested = laptops
surface 2 = tablets

laptops = lower battery life, higher performance, more "normal" laptop where you can do most of the stuff you normally expected.. higher harddisk space for storage...

surface 2 = longer better life, good for browsing and movie.... but low harddisk space

and if you are a student... i would expect you to do some assignment, courseworks, theses... i wondering for can you do it using surface 2... if surface pro 2 then will better fit you as your only primary rigs...

Based on PF T.J's recommendation, I checked the specs on the website. But no LAN port, VGA (still need this as some projectors do not support HDMI), no RAM extension bay in case for an upgrade,

Any other recommendations? No HP - always bad experience with its hardware.

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This post has been edited by ShadowFiendZXC: Dec 18 2013, 02:45 PM

If you have specific criteria, please mention in your first post ya

Perhaps can consider this one?
14"
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E440, i5-4200M + Intel HD4600@RM2659, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W7P + W8P

No news of Surface 2 in Malaysia yet right?
Anyways, MS Surface are 10.1" in size; your requirement is >11.6"
And you can forget about ports if you are going for a tablet/hybrid

But nevertheless its a great choice as long as you don't use less common applications

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Dec 18 2013, 12:02 PM