Enquiries/Recommendations Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V23, Please FOLLOW the FORMAT TQ~!
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 Mar 31 2014, 12:56 AM
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1. Preferred brand: Any brands
2. Budget: RM2k-3k 3. Usage: MS Office, web browsing, occasional gaming but not a must (for eg. FIFA/COD playable at smooth fps at low-med graphic), run some engineering software like autocad is optional too (if can't run is fine too) 4. Screen size: Below 14" -weight is below 2kg or slightly more than 2kg (ultraportables) Currently looking at Lenovo U430 touch and dell Inspiron 14 7000. Any other recommendations?  |
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Mar 31 2014, 11:48 AM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Mar 31 2014, 01:54 AM) You do realize U430 and Inspiron 14 are 14" notebooks (not "below 14"")? haha Oops, should say 14" and below. Haha!  I suppose its still these two at the moment  Lenovo for better GPU and higher resolution; Dell for better warranty support (If opted)Sure can run AutoCAD, just a matter of how smooth (depending on the intensiveness of tasks given) Can consider this one as well, quite sleek: 14" HP Envy Touchsmart 14-K119TX Sleekbook, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768;touch)@RM2799[2.01kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8.1  What if the screen size is around 11" - 13"? And the budget is increased to 3.5k? Will i have more choice? Want something that can justify the higher price tag though |
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Mar 31 2014, 04:29 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Mar 31 2014, 03:19 PM) 11-13" notebooks are not that large-scale produce , so they are generally more expensive how about the dell vostro 5470 and sony vaio pro 11"? from the specs it seems to be similar with the inspiron 14 7000 but lighter? It costs more to fit more in such a small profile as well, so nope... not really much you can choose around that budget Closest: 13" Illegear RE-13 Pro, i5-4200M + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080 IPS)@RM3999[2kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster Cinema], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), Backlit Keyboard, FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4900MQ] This post has been edited by andyting: Mar 31 2014, 04:44 PM |
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Mar 31 2014, 09:15 PM
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QUOTE(xproc @ Mar 31 2014, 05:32 PM) from the second and third his usage really like mine usage... i am sure you can have a look at MacBook Air... 11" is from 2999 and 13" is from 3299 yup, i got consider about the macbook air too.. but not very confident in going to OS X and if not wrong microsoft office for mac is still 2011 instead of windows version 2013?autocad LT is very okay... 3D i not sure becoz mine is just LT license. Light gaming is definately do-able and since that is not your priority i think that is more ok also... just price a bit higher, but still less than 3.5 as you said la... anyway you still can go back to your insprion 7000 if too expensive for you... QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Mar 31 2014, 05:48 PM) Vostro 5470 has poor built quality, ergonomics and weak Wifi, but its very light.. I wouldn't recommend it, not very confidence-inspiring especially if you plan to do heavy tasks on it i see.. guess it's back to the dell and lenovo models then As for the Vaio Pro 11, are you sure you are okay with such a small screen? FullHD summore, your eyes will pop out mate... I find FullHD on a 13" already a pain to my eyes   btw, is it better to wait to the coming pc fair to get it or just get it online? |
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Apr 2 2014, 06:15 PM
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Came across the toshiba Satellite U40T at a shop today and it looks almost the same as the dell inspiron 14 7000, price is identical too. Which one is better if compared? The toshiba comes with 3 years warranty too
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Apr 2 2014, 11:00 PM
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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Apr 2 2014, 09:21 PM) Warranty wise, the Dell is the winner. Toshiba's after sales service is good but not as good as Dell but the main benefit choosing Toshiba is the 3 years warranty included in price. looks wise, the Dell is more sexier. this gonna be a hard decision. QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Apr 2 2014, 09:44 PM) As Raymond sifu mentioned, warranty-wise Dell is still better (if opted haha, end up i bought the toshiba already, cause it's almost identical in terms of spec, design, price, warranty. since i dont really have a preference on brands, i just take the toshiba cause can feel and check the real thing when buying. thanks guys for all the recommendations  )The current lineup of Toshiba notebooks have pretty shallow keyboard, not that suitable if you type alot oh  |
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