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Enquiries/Recommendations Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V24, Please follow the format :)

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jsen58
post Jul 28 2014, 12:35 PM

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1. Preferred Brand: Prefer Asus, but others are welcome
2. Budget: 3k below, lower better of course
3. Usage: Writing and writing. web browsing. Streaming sometimes
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 13.3 if possible.

Basically looking into something like MBA 13, but not sure OS X suit me or not... looking around to see other recommendation.
jsen58
post Jul 28 2014, 12:46 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Jul 28 2014, 12:42 PM)
Hello fellow keyboard warrior  laugh.gif  laugh.gif
I should remind you that Asus Malaysia's after sales service is No. 1 in terms of lousiness in Malaysia  laugh.gif Best to avoid even though their notebooks look great and are generally reliable

There are only 2 brand-lines with awesome keyboards- Dell XPS and Lenovo Thinkpad (apart from the MBA, of course laugh.gif)
The XPS 13 is MBA 13's direct competitor but its above your budget, but if you are hardworking, you should be able to find an earlier generation for within RM3k icon_rolleyes.gif

As for the Thinkpad, yeah noneed to say they are all super expensive (>RM5k laugh.gif), but this new Yoga is pretty good (KB style same as new Thinkpads, but much shallower):
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Lenovo Yoga 2-13, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + (1920x1080 IPS; touch) + 16GB SSHD + 500GB HDD@RM2999, 8GB, 2 years; colors: grey/orange

Still, since you have a budget of RM3k, it might be best to consider MBA 13 la since for the first time Macs are cheaper than Windows counterparts (not counting softwares*) laugh.gif
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Apple MacBookAir 13", i5-4260U + Intel HD5000 + 128GB SSD + (1440x900)@RM3199[1.35kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

But make sure you are familiar with Apple first, cause you might have incompatibility issues if you need to transfer documents etc.
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Thanks for the reply, i guess MBA still the best choice after all. Thanks for pointing out on Asus's after sale service.
If im just looking for lightweight and good battery life? is there any choice?
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post Jul 28 2014, 12:52 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Jul 28 2014, 12:50 PM)
For a keyboard warrior who types a lot, I think its still best for you to go for ultrabooks like the ones suggested..
Netbooks are alot lighter, cheaper, and offers better battery life, but you get a lot less performance and reliability laugh.gif

I would suggest you to go and check out the Dell XPS13, MBA 13 and Lenovo Yoga 2-13, try and type on them, then decide from there. The KB should be the deciding factor, otherwise you will have a problem if you can't type long on your upcoming notebook  tongue.gif
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Alright, thank you for your recommendation. Will check these 3 out. cool2.gif cool2.gif

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