I still dont want to go 100% full SSD. (Solution below -Please give feedback)
I killed 2 pendrive of mine. Data corrupt suddenly, its just tragic.

So confirmed my requirements:
Below 5K
Low Profile (Not eye catching)
15" to 17" Full HD (Preferably IPS)
i7-4720HQ (At least 2.4GHz, quad core)
8GB DDR3L RAM at least (Future upgradable to 16GB Dual Channel DDR3)
Storage? 500GB enough. HDD/SSD? No, Solid State Hybrid Drive <-Solution
Graphic card? Make sure no lags in movie and some small games will do.
Optical disc drive is a must!
Cooling and support service is very important.

The answer I got: Illegear Q5... so far.
Any more laptop to add in for comparison?

Feel free to correct any mistakes.

Hello all sensei ~
1) any brand
2) 1k-1.5k
3) for my mom daily usage ......(microsoft words and facebook )
4) preferred screen size 14''
Kindly suggest ^^

*comes with beats speaker
HP Pavilion 14-v232tx , v233tx, v234tx - 14” + i7-5500U + 4GB ram + 1TB / GT840M 2GB + W8.1 : RM2560 ;4-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion

or
consider this Lenovo Yoga 2 5941-9898 - Silver Grey / 5942-9542 - Clemantine Orange – 13.3” FHD IPS Touch + i5-4210U + 8Gb ram + 500GB + 16GB SSHD + WIN 8.1 : RM2850 [better battery life even surfed via Wi-Fi for 5:02 hours before the energy drained]



can customised and change 500gb to 1Tera if u want.
SSHD.. its hybrid hard disk. not fully ssd.. and not fully hdd too.

This post has been edited by pandera999: Apr 18 2015, 01:02 AM

with ur budget, get a q5 with a 120gb SSD for ur windows and main programs.

I recommend Z5 since it has better cooling. But if you really need low profile then no choice.
I don't recommend SSHD cause it is a slow 5400rpm HDD with 8gb cache. Besides loading your OS, other stuff will have a slow read/write speed. You will notice the different very soon. Besides if you really manage to get a SSD in the future, the SSHD will just be a pathetic 5400rpm HDD. I recommend getting 7200rpm HDD in case in the future you add in SSD.
I think getting a SSD now is okay. SSD is NOT like pendrive which have more wear and tear issue. SSD can survive for quite long so there is no need to worry about it. If there is anything, you can always claim for warranty.
1TB HDD + 128GB SSD is the sweet spot for you.

i spent about 1 weeks time scouting for a notebook for work purpose but discretely a gaming platform but not no avail...

might as well stick to the few suggestions from my earlier enquiry

thanks for the earlier suggestions, will contact those respective person and nag for simple quotations

Looks fine to me. You can use the remaining budget to get extra warranty or increase your RAM capacity.

If you choose Q5. It fits well enough.

EDIT : It seems you still doubt SSD quality compared to Pendrive. Hopefully, you'll change your mind sooner or later.

Link : http://techchannel.radioshack.com/differen...e-ssd-2155.html

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Apr 18 2015, 11:56 AM

Is hp laptop with beat speakers that good? i know hp is notoriuosly known for its heating issue....

So far any laptop with single fan and heatsink and it has considerate good GPU and CPU will heat up to uncomfortable level.

I'm using HP ENVY TS 15. Beats is usually on the Bass side, if you like it. It is good.

Yup, heat is an issue because of the thin profile of my model. But with some tweaking it is under control.

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Apr 18 2015, 12:04 PM

I think i'm starting to understand what you are writing now.

EDIT : Illegear has a newer model which is proffesional looking. Check it out Q series and should be within your budget.

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Apr 18 2015, 12:25 PM

1Tera, thats alot of space for me. Normally even I just watch movie then delete it.
1Tera feels really unnecessary.
I dont fully trust SSD yet.

Since you recommend SSD, can tell me more about M.2 SSD?
Z5 cooling got difference with Q5? Looks same.
"Dual-heatpipe, Dual-vent and Dual-fan Cooling"

Wah, you recommend 1TB also, I not sure why people need so much of space.
Movies? I dont collect movies.

Since you recommend SSD, can tell me more about M.2 SSD?
Yes, still doubt SSD quality.
Do you think 8GB of ram would be enough? Or should upgrade to 16GB?

Can tell me more about M.2 SSD?

it's still a laptop...Is the bass perfomance that good? haha

How good the cooling of a laptop is determined by how well its internal thermal management is, not just how many heatpipe and fan it has.

According to ILLEGEAR, Z5 with gtx970m vs S5 with gtx970m in furmark benchmark, Z5 manage to get better temperature. S5 is using triple heatsink + fan. Z5 is currently the best laptop in term of cooling (exclude high end model). At least up until now.
Q5 cooling is still unknown cause there is no benchmark or user review yet.

Well for normal user 1TB may be a lot of space, but it is for long run usage. You will save pictures, files etc etc so it is better to have 1TB. Not to mention software nowadays also required some amount of storage. Well if you're not a hardcore user, 500gb is sufficient then. But take note high demanding games required a lot of storage space, Eg: COD AW is about 40gb and GTA V is about 60gb

To be honest, I will go for Z5 for better upgrade option. At least for storage wise. Z5 have 2 mSata SSD slot but Q5 only has 1 m2 SSD slot.

m2 SSD got 2 types. PCIE interface and SATA 3 interface. PCIE m2 SSD will be much more expensive but it is faster in term of read/write speed. SATA 3 is the most convention interface so it will be much cheaper but slower.
m2 SSD doesn't come cheap. It is the most expensive type compared to 2.5'' and mSata.
256gb of m2 SATA3 SSD cost about RM700+, excluding GST. So be prepared if you want to take Q5 and want to have HDD + SSD combo.

Edit: For RAM, if you want to have dual channel, it is better you check your RAM brand and type and purchase a similar one. Cause sometimes the RAM will not be compatible even thou it is the same type. 8GB is actually sufficient if you didn't do anything intense

This post has been edited by miong93: Apr 18 2015, 12:39 PM

It will be a bit better than other laptop. But don't expect home theater like level of bass

Miong93 has explain the M.2 SSD to you.

So about RAM. When you get your laptop. Use it like you normally would then open up task manger to check your RAM if it still has reasonable space left. If it still has enough space, you are fine, don't need to increase but if you have the $$ to do so. Go ahead.

Z5 960M cooling is better than Q5 because of heatpipe interbridge.

there is no point of trying to convince you is you have the mindset.
SSD is a relatively old technology which is widely used and accepted to be superior (look at how long have the Apple Macs been using them). it was even shown to last longer than HDDs in recent research.
it is up to you ultimately but I for one would not ever buy a laptop without a SSD as it is the single best performance boost for your machine at the moment (considering the healthy budget that you have).

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Apr 18 2015, 02:50 PM

Hi, anyone can help me figure out laptop for my mom. For work and surfing. Work as in microsoft office etc, not those 3d editing or whatnot.

I don't have a preferred brand, but looking at Dell since good CS, so it wouldnt be much of a hassle for her to repair/claim warranty.

Budget < 3k.

Currently looking at Vostro and Inspiron 7000 series, any other recommendations?

Question... how long she plan to use... if no game related get latitude... wat the size she looking at... wat work she do