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Enquiries/Recommendations Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V22, Please FOLLOW the FORMAT TQ~!

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limseisei
post Dec 28 2013, 11:43 AM

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Hey,help me recommend a model

1. Preferred Brand: Any reliable brand
2. Budget: around rm5k
3. Usage: autocad,solidworks,pro e...
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: any

Thank you.
limseisei
post Dec 28 2013, 07:04 PM

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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Dec 28 2013, 06:26 PM)
Your budget is at a no-mans-land, in a way  hmm.gif
Solidwork and Pro E really can make use of Quadro / FirePro GPU, but models that spec with them are out of your budget.

Dell
Precision M4800

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

www.illegear.com
Illegear RS-15, i7-4700MQ + AMD 8970M + (1920x1080)@RM5799[3.1kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster X-FI MB3], 8GB, 500GB(7200rpm), Multi-Color Programmable Backlit Keyboard, FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4930MX] [GPU Options: AMD 8970M, Nvidia GTX765M, Nvidia GTX770M, Nvidia GTX780M, Nvidia Quadro K1000M, Nvidia Quadro K3000M

So you are basically left with consumer class machine with consumer class GeForce GPU (AutoCAD is good since latest version has migrated to DirectX).

Asus
N550JV-CN077H, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080; IPS matte)@RM3799[2.7kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8, backlit keyboard

HP
Envy Touchsmart 15-J053TX, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080;touch)@RM3499[2.56kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

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.
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How much is Dell M4800?
what do you think of Dell Precision M4600/M4700, Lenovo Thinkpad W520/W530, or HP Elitebook 8560w/8570wz?
Are they found-able in Malaysia?
HP Elitebook 8470w is around rm5100.

So most of the mobile workstation are basically more than rm5k? doh.gif
limseisei
post Dec 28 2013, 07:38 PM

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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Dec 28 2013, 07:14 PM)
M4800 is expensive, > RM6k tongue.gif We don't have detail spec and price anymore, you have to ask Dell distributors for quotation.

Precision, Thinkpad W, Elitebook are all good stuff.
Those are older models, you really need to do leg work to find stock (and make sure they are brand new sealed unit, not display / refurbished unit.)

EliteBook 8570w, i7-3520M + Nvidia Quadro K1000M + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM6299, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7P/W8
EliteBook 8470w, i7-3520M + AMD FirePro M2000 + (1600x900)@RM5099, 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7P, anti-glare, 3 years
Precison M4700, i7-3720M + Nvidia Quadro K1000M@RM5800, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7P [Screen Upgrade: FHD, FHD IPS RGB] [CPU Upgrade: up to i7-3920XM] [GPU Upgrade: Quadro K2000M] [RAM up to 32GB]

Yes, mobile workstation is expensive. If you don't need mobility, stick with desktop, a lot cheaper smile.gif
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i still prefer mobility.
do you think EliteBook 8470w is good enough for me?
is ssd necessary?

what is the meaning of no-man's -land anyway?
limseisei
post Dec 30 2013, 08:38 PM

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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Dec 28 2013, 11:32 PM)
If you can still find EliteBook 8470W brand new unit, by all means go for it smile.gif
SSD will improve responsiveness a lot whenever laptop need to save/read file, do window swap file, boot up, ... you can make do with HDD 1st, and upgrade later on if you want. 256GB is ~ RM600. SSD price is dropping fast every year, so may be 2 years later, for RM600 you can get SSD of much larger capacity.
"no-man's-land" - neither here nor there. Your budget is a bit short for a great mobile workstation, but too much for a consumer class machine smile.gif
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Thanks for your advices. rclxms.gif

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