Grats on your purchase
HD display = 1366x768 oh

Hmm... Dell? Not sure if can trust anymore . Cause I have a Dell laptop currently, it lags, overheats, fan is always running loudly and now it can not even start .

Any more options? I saw one in Harvey Norman few days ago, it had the specs I wanted and touch screen as well, an Acer at 2299. dunno can trust Acer or not.

what's the cheapest price that can get these specs?

15"+ screen
Full HD 1920p resolution
GPU GT640M or equivalent
CPU i5
500gb hdd

thanks!

Look no further
15.6"
MSI
GE60K, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX660M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2899, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, 2 years warranty

Acer quality seems up abit d... so now its almost equivalent to dell-ish....

anyway i will skip for both brands....

just my personal experience... no concrete proof....

How about these?
15.6"
Lenovo

Z500T, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2499[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 years warranty

Z510T, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2599[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 yrs

Noted and thanks, Nexus2238.

FYI, I did check through all the manuals and also google forums before asking. It's just that HP outlet is saying otherwise. Will go to another store and check it out again.

Not too hard to understand right?
Quoted from the manual provided by nexus sifu:

Tablet:
-Memory Supports up to 8-GB system memory
-No support for 32-bit operating system

- DDR3L-1600-MHz, single channel support
- Supports the following configurations:
8192 (8192 × 1)
4096 (4096 × 1)
2048 (2048 × 1)

Actually it have two manual, one for removable RAM, the other one with soldered RAM..
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03958968.pdf
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03957651.pdf

But since that model has i5-4200Y, should be removable RAM..

1. Preferred Brand : Asus/Toshiba/Dell/ (mac?)/other reputable ones.
2. Budget: RM3k to 3.5k
3. Usage: light fb gaming, blu-ray movies, light photoshopping, uni presentation slides & documents etc
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 11 to 13

My brother had an Asus UX31A. It is pretty smooth and all but he said it lags when streaming videos on fullscreen (youtube). Playing videos using 3rd party program like VLC or windows media player works fine though.

Can anyone recommend/show me some options? should i get a mac?

Yes, sifu you are right

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jan 2 2014, 08:46 PM

1. Preferred Brand : Any Reliable Brands
2. Budget: Around 4k
3. Usage: Photoshop, AutoCAD, 3D Rendering, Casual Gaming
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 14-15 inch, and light weight(around 2kg range)

Need advice from sifu, is there any laptop out there now is with 15inch and light weight?
Thanks

1. Preferred Brand : ANything except DELL/HP/ACER (my blacklisted brands)
2. Budget: Around 2-3k
3. Usage: Video editing, mid range gaming
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 14 inch. I dont mind 15 but yeah prefer 14.
5. PReferably with a dedicated GPU.

I just bought my DELL vostro 5470 a couple of weeks ago and now it is on its way back to DELL due to WIFI problem and they cant get it fixed. -.-

youtube streaming actually uses flash player, which is a CPU independent program. so a weak CPU is the normally the cause but as for your brother's case, its weird as the ULV CPU is enough to support 1080p streaming with flash players. i dont really suggest you to get Mac, since there are better ones in the market. by the way, is it necessary for you to have full HD screen? because those with full HD screens are kinda out of your budget.

ASUS
T300LA-C4001H, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3399[1.1+0.8kg], 4GB, W8.1, keyboard dock (hybrid)

Dell
XPS13, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080; Touch)@RM3999[1.37kg], 8GB, W8.1, backlit, 55Whr

Acer
Aspire S7-392-74504G12, i7-4500U + Intel HD4400 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080; touch)@RM3999[1.3kg], 4GB, W8.1

Toshiba
Portégé Z930-2035, i5-3337U+ Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3799, 6GB W8, 3 years

EDIT : prices are RRP and negotiable.

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Jan 2 2014, 09:47 PM

Don't think lags when streaming videos on Fullscreen has to do with the laptop, but rather the internet provider?
Anyways, I think an MBA13 will work just fine, provided you are ready/already know how to use Mac OSX
13"
Apple
MacBookAir 13", i5-4250U + Intel HD5000 + 128GB SSD + (1440x900)@RM3299[1.35kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

A good Windows-based alternative would be:
13"
Lenovo
IdeaPad Yoga 13, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3399, 4GB, 2 years; colors: grey/orange
IdeaPad Yoga 13, i7-3537U + Intel HD4000 + 256GB SSD + (1600x900 IPS; touch)@RM3799[1.5kg], 4GB, W8, 2 years warranty

*prices in RRP, negotiable

Dayum, the new Vostro still suffers from weak Wifi?
Anyways, can consider these:
14"
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

*Prices in RRP, negotiable

take advantage of quad core and a mid-range GPU.

*EDIT : as sifu nexus mentioned*

by the way, did you tried to ask for total replacement for the Dell?

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Jan 2 2014, 09:51 PM

1. Preferred Brand : Lenovo/ASUS/Dell. I would gladly take any other recommendations too, but I would prefer to not buy Acer laptops (sooo many lousy experiences with Acer)
2. Budget: 2.5k
3. Usage: Mostly light business-related work such as emails, writing extensive reports, perusing documents, etc. Also some video streaming and internet usage on the side.
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 14 inch.
5. Weight: Around 2kg. I would be bringing this laptop around with me quite a bit, so ease of portability does factor in somewhat.
6. Would prefer at least 4GB memory.

Thanks!

This post has been edited by littlejinx: Jan 2 2014, 11:01 PM

1. Preferred Brand : Any
2. Budget : RM2000~2500
3. Usage : Mostly work related, browsing etc.
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 14" and below, light, prefer nice cool sleek design.

This post has been edited by .:BreT:.: Jan 2 2014, 11:04 PM

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

Try chat with SA (sales assistant) can get 5% discount.