Well... we not expert in tat rite... but I oso suggest PPL take i7 most of the time if their budget allows... i5 is lukewarm... not fastest nor slow... tat wat I dun like

In the end, it is the customer choice. We only can suggest and gives fact. I say happy hunting to adix4.

1. Preferred Brand-Asus
2. Budget-2k
3. Usage-uni
4. Preferred laptop/screen size- 14/15+touchscreen

won't kill me but after 2-3 months I would have wish that I have an ultrabook

that is why it is very important for me

willing to sacrifice some tabs for a lighter laptop

been using i3-3217U with 2gb ram

the processor have always been around 20-30% of usage :/

and I always open around 12-20 tabs + 2 pdf

but once I open spotify the laptop will lag because of not enough ram lol

machiam tak jual dekat Malaysia?

Huh.. all hv wat... next week stock arrive for 7447

i really wonder why are you giving recommendations when you clearly do not know what you are talking about
clearly most of your post are just for your self gain of selling your own products

1. the only fanless design around is the M-series. Vostro do have fans and the new 14nm proc is even better in heat management
2. the intel M-series they are talking about is the new fanless one and it is successor for the Y-series (http://blog.laptopmag.com/intel-core-m-details)

ps: note the prefix vs suffix of the 'M'.

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Apr 5 2015, 02:38 PM

FYI, if you are planning to use windows 8, the recommended RAM is 4gb. The OS itself already take up quite some RAM already.

I m talking bout the multitasking only...or along the way we mix up core m n Pentium M...

This post has been edited by myway1985: Apr 5 2015, 03:14 PM

As i have said, proc is not the issue but the ram and because you want light weight means small size laptops which also means reduce RAM slot. Since your i3 only using 20-30 percent usage, i can say that it is the RAM problem. Windows 8.1 (for me already uses 2.5-2.8 GB OS alone with chrome it will escalate to around 3.5 GB with a few tabs.)

If you are willing to sacrifice some tabs then upgrade to the maximum amount of RAM that the system can handle.

If you replace your HDD to SSD, OS loading time would be faster and any application that is installed in your SSD also will load faster. Example would be loading your excel data.

There will always be trade off. Just take the one that is within your budget and the one you prefer. All i can offer is my advice to you. Cheers mate, happy hunting.

EDIT : Anymore question, i would be delighted to answer and also please do some research as my information might not be right all the time.

EDIT EDIT: If it is not urgent to upgrade your laptop, i suggest you save up to get the XPS 13.

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Apr 5 2015, 03:25 PM

to quote the initial post
The proc from the post is: Intel® Core™ M-5Y10-0.8GHz
either way, you are wrong when you said it is slower but better in multitasking when it isn't (once again, prefix-M).
even if you are talking about the suffix-M, you are still wrong as suffix-M is faster than suffix-U (which you claimed to be slower but better in multitasking).
i doubt you even know how multitasking is even handled...

then your claims about the Vostro (not having fans despite being able to just Google it out within 1min), telling people a difference of 0.8kg doesnt matter just to sell your product when he clearly do not even need the gpu in the 7447.

as you state the hate for MSI mindless forum spammers, they are least just promote their product and do note make ridiculous claims.
this isn't the first time just like how just recently saying the need for a good processor (include extreme series) to open excel or many other times others have called you out.

you are right on this that RAM (everything need to be loaded into the memory) and SSD (source of data) would be the best performance improvement with any decent processor
this is why the newer Intel mobile processors are on efficiency over speed.

one last thing is that 4gb ram is more than enough but make sure your OS is a 32-bit OS.
in fact, no average joe would ever need a 64-bit OS and if you do ever get 64-bit OS then at least 6gb ram would be recommended.
anything 4 or less, stick to 4gb ram as 64-bit OS would require more memory for the same process as when it is ran on 32-bit.

you are right on this that RAM (everything need to be loaded into the memory) and SSD (source of data) would be the best performance improvement with any decent processor
this is why the newer Intel mobile processors are on efficiency over speed.

one last thing is that 4gb ram is more than enough but make sure your OS is a 32-bit OS.
in fact, no average joe would ever need a 64-bit OS and if you do ever get 64-bit OS then at least 6gb ram would be recommended.
anything 4 or less, stick to 4gb ram as 64-bit OS would require more memory for the same process as when it is ran on 32-bit.

I see. I totally forgot about the 32 bit and 64 bit thingy. LOL, thanks for bringing it up. Will be doing some reading on the 32 bit and 64 bit. But isn't 64 bit better than 32 bits in term of performance (RAM performance, 64 bit, able to access more RAM).

not really as there are still a large amount of programs that do not utilize all 64 bits, but since everything would need to be 64 then there would be wastage as everything would require 64 bit in the memory

Yea, just read up one of the article stating that due to hardware not all 64 bit can be utilize. But overall most of the article do state that performance do improve generally (I suppose placebo effect?).

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Apr 5 2015, 04:12 PM

I thought most come wif 64bits now? I only see window 8.1 single language (32bits) other all 64bits.. n wat the actual difference? Smoother?

it is more to software than hardward nowadays (hardwares should be able to handle it).
still when you are lacking memory (<4gb) then you do not really have the luxury.
it is always a trade-off between memory and time (performance).
thus, if you require a lot of memory then a 32 bit would be more efficient for now unless you have programs that require 64 bits (example Cities:Skyline)