Enquiries/Recommendations Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V24, Please follow the format :)
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 Aug 13 2014, 04:40 PM
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Guys, recommend me a laptop under RM2K for an architectural student:
1. Brands: Any brands would do, though I'm leaning towards Dell. 2. Usage: Architecture software 3. Budget: Under RM2K (can go a bit higher) 4. Preference: Prefer a laptop with a full-sized mSATA port for SSDs, though it is not a requirement.  |
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Aug 13 2014, 07:38 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 13 2014, 07:09 PM) Not really sure what's required of an Architecture notebook, but can consider this: 14" Dell Inspiron 14 5000, i5-4210U + AMD HD R7 M265@RM1899[2.02kg], 4GB, 500GB, Linux, 4-cell, spill-resistant KB, 2 years Pro support; W8.1SL@RM2099   Is there a huge difference between 4200M and 4210U? |
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Aug 13 2014, 08:57 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 13 2014, 08:52 PM) Quite a big difference between CPU performance and also battery life Performance...  So it all depends on what you expect of your notebook, the former or the latter  Well, the Z50 and others are one-class lower, so the games you can play at decent settings are also affected However, please do take note that the RM2799 variant of the Z50 is not worth it (the RM2.3k variant is), go for the Flex-2 14 instead  |
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Aug 15 2014, 04:07 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 13 2014, 07:09 PM) Not really sure what's required of an Architecture notebook, but can consider this: 14" Dell Inspiron 14 5000, i5-4210U + AMD HD R7 M265@RM1899[2.02kg], 4GB, 500GB, Linux, 4-cell, spill-resistant KB, 2 years Pro support; W8.1SL@RM2099 Link please? Since I can't find at Dell's site right now.  |
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Aug 15 2014, 05:36 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 15 2014, 05:31 PM) Just asked Dell's support, all of their Vostro/Inspiron/Latitude laptops only fits half height mSATA SSDs... Where's the Linux option in the website above? Anyway, is there any laptops that allow me to fit a full sized mSATA SSD? Since I wanted to have a SSD+HDD combination and I don't really want to go with the optical drive caddy option which most likely voids the warranty.  |
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