you only can get GTX950M 2GB D3 with that price in MSI series

MSI GP60 2QF-848MY (Leopard Pro) 15.6” FHD A.G , i7-4720HQ , 4GB , 1TB , GTX950M 2GB D3 , W8.1 : RM3499


unless your friend want consider
Lenovo Y50-70 15.6” FHD , i7-4720HQ , 12GB , 1TB + 8GB SSHD , GTX960M 2GB , W8.1 , RM3599


in terms of graphic card, Lenovo > msi.

anyway, it just a suggestion. before purchase, please do some research regarding heat issue, or reliability.. if do purchase. try nego and buy w/o free gift.. price will be much cheaper

then you prefer 14"? but heat management is much better in 15" + illegear have good product reliability.. gaming produce heat a lot... and play a lot latest game gtx960m gddr5 have advantage here.

unless you wan consider Asus G551JW and lenovo y50 apart from Illegear. 14" only have gtx950m ddr3.. just for mid-end gaming.

unless you wanna spend up to 7k to get Alienware 14"

its better you get Aspire V Nitro VN7-591G-78SG new version with gtx960m. the 1 with gtx860 hv heat issue. source from acer forum.

lots of improvement being made.
with ips display.. the screen much brighter, and clearer.. 1tb hdd supported with 8gb ssd cache will helps speed up read/write of the hard disk.

try check this
Dell Inspiron 7447 14” , i5-4210 , 4GB , 500GB , GTX850M 4GB , W8.1 : RM2599

without free gift and nego.. price sure cheaper than listed.

i5 is sufficient enuf... unless you go rendering 3D then i7 will be much usefull.. as for gaming.. gpu is very important. and dota 2.. gtx850m can handle it very well.. max fps.

lenovo have many series of amd apu's.. just i think for at time being, nvdia is much better than amd..

1. Preferred Brand - none
2. Budget - 3k
3. Usage - gaming (best if can than next gen e.g. Arkham knight), everyday mobile heavy use
4. Preferred laptop/screen size - 1080, 15in

Would be great to have good heat management and battery too

3k.. kinda hard... might be you can play low setting for arkham knight...

only this
GL552JX-DM174H 15.6” FHD , i7-4720 , 4GB , 1TB , GTX950 2GB , W8.1 : RM3074/-

guys, appreciate some input.

1. Preferred Brand: any
2. Budget: RM4,000
3. Usage: work, photoshop, slim & lightweight, premium feel & look
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: any (thinking of acer S7)

thanks

you mean this
Aspire S7-393-55208G12 13.3” FHD IPS , i5-5200U , 8GB , 128GB SSD , Intel HD , W8.1 : RM3999

yeah.. pretty good.. its premium ultra notebook actually. but. with i5.. do your photoshop is heavy? with ips display, its helps you for color accuracy.

another alternative is
Dell Inspiron 7348T FHD Ultrabook 13.3” FHD IPS Touch , i5-5200U , 8GB , 500GB + 8GB Cache , Intel HD , W8.1 : RM3021/-

13.3" FHD dell xps 13 i5-5200U base clock 2.2GHz, 4G (on board) and 128G SSD (m.2 not msata) with HD5500 (RM4,299 on their website). When reviewing do check out the keyboard and trackpad (heard a bit problematic with windows 8 but 10 could be fine), fan noise, carbon fibre palm rest for any heat issue

Can I get significantly better for about 500 more? should I wait?

Any1 try purchasing laptop from lazada?

Any gaming laptop below 3.5k range?
Games played dota2 max? But rarely play game. Mostly for work and modelling work.
Just saw Y40, any ideas?

Thanks, but it exceeds my budget (RM3999).

And I just found out info about Dell 7447 in the latest Dell brochure. All 3 models have a card GTX 850M 4GB DDR3 only So maybe my final choice is Lenovo Y50-70: 15.6” FHD , i7-4720HQ , 12GB , 1TB + 8GB SSHD , GTX960M 2GB , W8.1 , RM3599

Looking for two laptops (for wife and I)

Wife
1. Preferred Brand: any
2. Budget: RM3,000 (is this overkill?)
3. Usage: mainly for excel/ppt, watch drama, browse net
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: light weight, 14" below so that can carry around in handbag or small laptop bag

Myself
1. Preferred Brand: any
2. Budget: RM3,000
3. Usage: mainly to connect to tv to watch hdmi videos, microsoft office, ps1/ps2 emulator
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: doesnt really matter but prefer small screen (as im gonna be using the tv size anyway. would be convenient to move around).

Hey Peeps

Can get help to recommend for frend:

1. Preferred Brand: Any but reputable (if that makes sense)
2. Budget: Up to 3.5k
3. Usage: Assignment, University Work, Programming (Need a workhorse to really do work and can last for travel and work trips. The last one lasted 5 years but sadly now time to replace).
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: Not less than 14?

Also, can it be around 1.5kg or so.. because traveling.

This post has been edited by imran85: Jul 15 2015, 04:00 PM

add 500 then, you can get gtx960m gddr5.. at least better bit

i wonder how if want to claim warranty.... is there any shop or which shop stated or not.. unless you get the receipt.. then you know the shop...

y40 gt bad heat issue.. not really recommend..

either you get y50 with gtx960m or, asus g series. but 15". if you want 14" dell 7447 is quite good enuf.. max dota 2 and can do 3D rendering very well.. rm2999

there is seller in garage sales sell quite decent price for that acer
Aspire V Nitro VN7-591G-78SG 15.6 IPS FHD , i7-4720HQ , 8GB , 1TB+8GB , GTX960 2GB , W8.1 : RM3699
try ask nego and buy w/o free gift.. sure within your budget..

then another alt is y50 lo

for both of you can look for these model.
Asus UX305FA 13.3” FHD , M-5Y10 , 8GB , 256GB M.2 SSD , W8.1 : RM2800
Asus Transformer Book T300CHI-FL005H 12.5” FHD , M-5Y71 , 4GB , 128GB SSD , W8.1 : RM3070
dell Inspiron 7348T FHD Ultrabook 13.3” FHD IPS Touch , i5-5200U , 8GB , 500GB + 8GB Cache , Intel HD , W8.1 : RM3021

Lenovo U41-70 Ultrabook 14” FHD , i5-5200U , 4GB , 256GB SSD , N16V-GM 2G , W8.1 : RM2599
Lenovo U41-70 Ultrabook 14” FHD , i7-5500U , 4GB , 256GB SSD , N16V-GM 2G , W8.1 : RM2990

kinda light as well.. plus good battery usage.. so can do excel and ppt anywhere she can go.
please do some research before you buy. and try nego and buy w/o free gift. can get cheaper price