If you're going oversea, why not buy it on there ?? Cause normally laptop comes w/o international warranty, or 1 year international warranty.. if you want to change, it will cost a lot..
But if you're into it, Dell maybe a good choice, XPS or Inspiron.. Asus also a good choice as Asus service at oversea is good.. but in Msia then a big NO..

Dell XPS or Inspiron.. low spec

If 3.8k is too much for you, then best bang of buck is Acer V Nitro currently.. the spec is almost the same as Z5 but the cooling is slightly worse than Z5.. and without sub-woofer..
But Acer V Nitro comes with LG-IPS screen which is better than Z5 normal screen..
Acer V Nitro cost RM3,399..

ILLEGEAR Z5 spec for me is reasonable, as they got a comparable good after sales service..
The cooling is top notch, and build quality is good..
If you want cheap and almost same spec laptop, go for Acer V Nitro.. it's the best bang of buck..
But both laptop also using 860m card.. which for you may feel a bit out dated..
So if you can wait a bit longer then wait lo.. see how ILLEGEAR come out with 960m or similar gc laptop model..

For me it's worth it for Z5.. But currently I'm not sure as there's new card coming out.. wait for ILLEGEAR new model then
PM Prince J to know more about their product.. they will give you a lot helpful information

What you mean ? VN7 still don't have sub-woofer right ?
As far as I know the cooling is the same as VN5.. so Z5 is still top notch in cooling.. And I think Z5 battery life is better than Acer V Nitro model.. it can last me 3-5 hours when normal surfing..

Oic.. sorry lar i didn't get you
Well VN7 do come with a good IPS Screen.. no doubt about that.. haha
And it comes with an optical drive.. very less laptop which is so thin comes with optical drive.. so it's a plus for me
My Z5 is using 7260 AC though...

Can.. But mostly the nvidia driver will limit the performance when you're using battery.. So need to switch it off manually..

I thought Z5 is 6 cells battery.. lol
How do I check mine ?? I remember I bought it with 6 cells.. not sure ad.. need to check..

Really ?! Then i guess I'm dreaming during that time.. No wonder it can last so long.. lol

Designing as in ?? PS ? Video rendering ? or ???
I assume your friend is looking for a working laptop or business grade laptop.. Go for Latitude or Precision..
These 2 is among the best business grade laptop.. with good support..
Or you can consider Lenovo Thinkpad also..

For me.. 860m is no longer worth it.. if the price of 965m is almost the same (within RM100) if 860m is RM1k then 965m is 1.1k.. it's better go for 965m.. if more than that then I will stick to 860m.. since performance not much different.. just slight better only.. I rather go for 970m which provides better performance.
But you need to take consideration into the machine also.. If you wanna get MSI GE62, wait longer for review.. cause even the spec can lie.. later got heat issue or some other issue leh..

And if you're going for ILLEGEAR, ALWAYS ask for a quotation from Prince J.. he won't disappoint you
You can also ask them whether they're coming out Z5 with 960m or 965m or not.. if they're coming out with it, wait for it..

I'm a Z5 user.. been using it for about 1.5 months. So far I'm satisfied.. how good it is I think no need I say liao lo.. can see from other post and thread
Just that the 860m card a bit "old" lar.. but I mostly play Online Game and seldom high demanding game.. so should be okay for me.. the only high demanding game I tried is BF4, COD AW and Watch Dogs.
BF4 and COD AW can run fine.. both in 1080p.. Watch Dogs is a very sad case.. no high and 1080p.. lol.. The game is not so well optimized.. COD AW is a very well optimized game.. I got better fps than BF4 in higher settings..

I think his friend is a girl, and prefer light weight.. RX-17 too bulky for a girl lar.. And depend on the design she's doing.. AutoCad those software rely more on GTX or Quadro ar ?? I not sure.. lol
If is Quadro better get precision series.. Cause it's more durable and not so "fancy" looking XD

970m is currently the 2nd end game card leh.. if below 5k sure rugi 1.. If I remember correctly Aftershock got 1 model which sell 970m at 4.7k.. but other component is not good.. after you add up also the same.. you can have a look on it..
I will definitely recommend you to get Z5 or S5 if your budget allow.. or RK series.. those are the high end laptop from ILLEGEAR.. you won't go wrong with those..
But it's all subject to how you want your laptop to last.. 860m can last you at least a year.. but obviously the currently coming new game in this year, you can't play it on High 1080p mostly.. low or mid setting should be fine..
I'm not a hardcore gamer, just a medium gamer.. so any new game which can let me play on constant 60fps is okay for me.. as long as the settings is good enough for me to play.. Previous year game is working fine with 860m, except Watch Dogs, Crysis 3 and some other.. 860m not good in Open World game..

So it all depend on you.. if you're okay with 860m, Z5 definitely

Aiya.. MSI aim for luxury road ma.. see their GE60 same spec with Acer V Nitro.. RM4k.. Acer go for budget road ma.. so sure gain more sales lo..
Dell sales not good meh ? I just know AW market not good liao.. too much budget gaming laptop to compete jor.. but still their service masih top
If their service become bad, then I think AW will gg ad.. lol

Don't want lar.. price confirm exp liao de.. 780m if sell RM3.8k sure kena clear stock de.. lol

You can ignore him lar.. the 780m sure out of your budget ad.. haha

Wait.. 860m more exp than 780m ? you got write wrongly ma ??
Now seldom ppl want 680m liao lar.. MXM also no use.. seldom ppl got sell MXM gc ad.. very exp also if got..
For me 3kg too heavy.. My whole body weight baru 45KG.. ''
I'm too tiny for it.. haha

Some prefer more performance.. your question is like 980m also using Maxwell type.. then why go 980m and not 860m ? Even it's using same architecture, the performance can vary. So it's up to the buyer to decide the performance increase is worth it or not.

Then having a good graphic card is not necessary. For what I know, those browser game utilize CPU more than GPU.. so just get a normal or decent GPU is enough.. So your $ can pour into CPU which in term can last you longer.. get an i7.. at least M series if possible

I got no idea MSI warranty is so bad.. cause my boss MSI still okay.. no need for warranty so far.. lol

980m or 980 ??
if 980 then cheap lo.. but I'm not building desktop.. next time just build.. and i can get it for half price also.. more cheap
My Z5 kennot change gc ar.. need change whole mobo.. lol

For me, yes. 4k budget, Z5 is the best bang of buck.. if go beyond it, get other model like ILLEGEAR S5..

980 normal price also almost the same price.. so a lot ppl go for 970.. cause just few % more improvement only..
But MXM for me not worth lar.. later your GPU can upgrade but your cooling still same level, sure very hot mia.. and please take care of my tiny body.. 45kg boy need to carry a 3kg laptop very sad tau.. lol

Go for class baru.. need so hiong bo
She going for class or LAN party.. hahaha
or her bag just got laptop no other stuff.. haha

This post has been edited by miong93: Jan 21 2015, 06:03 PM

Those model you looked into is not worth the price. IMHO. Those are more on gaming laptop.
If you're going for gaming laptop, you can as well go for ILLEGEAR / AFTERSHOCK. Those give better price and spec ratio.
Or you want normal budget gaming laptop go for Acer V Nitro.
Since you're doing a lot of editing work, and you're willing to spend so much on the laptop, better you get a good laptop with good after sales service.
You can't be sure your laptop can last 2 years without any problem.

Don't say low end lar.. those are mid range lar.. No need hantam other brand ma