bro u got no idea how big his excel file.... canon malaysia account team ppl.. his excel file by GBs... the coding he use by hundred i think.. haha

U wan Mr. Wong Number to clarify....

Ic.... he just told me wat he went thru lo... does the stupid 5400rpm HDD affect the speed? I means excel... becoz after change to SSD the thing no more... smooth..

The biggest I saw was 6GB... by ex account director of dynabook group... include cart n projection...was tat my error or something else..

I know.. but vostro 5480 almost cannot upgrade.. n I can tell u the heat will make it slow... does it even hv a fan in tat thin casing...

u n y series worst in multitasking... m is better.. but core m is slow..

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

this is the part where I wish that I am rich and just buy the new XPS 13

is Pentium M enough? that is the question 

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.

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.

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).

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?).

looks like the epic battle will be either UX305 and XPS13 then

since you have said that Pentium M will be no problem, I will be inclined to getting the UX305 MY501 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD

but you know, spending RM4100 for a laptop just for reading, writing and surfing does feel funny to me

it's a huge amount  tbh XPS13 was my first choice but after looking at the price 

anyways do you reccomend getting a touch screen laptop?

in my opinion I won't use it much   

Everything comes with a price. If you want performance, it will be thicker and heavier. They are able to price ultrabook at that price range is because of how the architecture differ with other laptops. No manufacturer will invest and research into making a thinner laptop and release it with cheap price. You can say it is "one-of-a-kind" in the market.

For touch screen, if you didn't use it much, then I think there is no use in purchasing it. Even if there is touch screen, I find it useless if the screen is un-detachable.

A piece of advice, if you are going to get ultrabook, make sure the spec you purchase can last you quite long. At least for basic stuff. Most important make sure RAM and Storage is sufficient for you. Most ultrabook is using soldered component including RAM. So almost no upgrade option.

P/S: I think if you're a matte display fan, touch screen is not your cup of tea. If I'm not mistaken, touch screen is using glossy reflective screen.

If you want an ultrabook, you can't expect a powerful yet latest processor
New mb is using intel-M processor. The fan-less one. It is good for normal usage, but if you stress it then it will be a different story.
You can consider Dell XPS 13, MB or Yoga 2

P/S: I assume your casual gaming is not playing those high demanding game like Watch Dogs or COD.
P/SS: Most ultrabook is using onboard RAM, CPU and even HDD/SSD. So upgrade-wise may be a little bit more limited.

I dont mean the beastly great processors. But just powerful enough. Let's say powerful for an ultrabook.
yes, that casual gaming.
and, i wont worry for an upgrade or any sorts. I'm not that sort of tech person to upgrade sorts. 

Or wait for Surface 3. Even though the spec is lower, it should do fine if you're just doing stuff like browsing and some words processing.

torn between XPS 15 and Zenbook UX305.

Izit.. never been an issue.. but its look like fragile though.. i use my colleague one.. seems good though...

To me dell quality always better than common brand but some idiot out there fire me Kao Kao when I said 7548 good quality

thanks for enlighten me...  quite surprise.. i tot the bezel.. and i keep hold and look around the bezel  dell sure fail abrasive testing....  i do notice the bezel looks fragile.. 

How come price so big difference one..

Dell XPS15-2081SG-W8 15.6"
i5-4200H,
1TB,
32GB SSD,
8GB,
W8.1
RM5,283

DELL NEW XPS 15 LAPTOP
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4712HQ Processor(6M,up to
3.3GHz)
Genuine Windows 8.1 Home 64bit
1TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive+32GB mSATA Solid
State Drive
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz(8GBx2)
No Optical Drive
Integrated Dell 2.0 Speakers with Waves
MaxxAudio 5
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2GB GDDR5
Truelife and QHD+resolution(3200x1800) with
Integrated Widescreen HD Webcam
61 WHr,6-Cell Battery(integrated)
Rm4850

Maybe the website not updated.
But anyway, optical drive is important for me, use it quiet frequently too.

But still thinking of Illegear Q5

Mainly office/browsing use, video/movies.
Not into gaming

Need a better battery life one, and maybe better service?

Xps13 wif edge screen... thin till I scare... dunno can tahan or not

sure.. why not. its aluminium exterior which similar to the MacBook Air in sheen and durability. the only matters is xps 13 doesnt have Ethernet port  but, nowadays, people all using wifi transmitter which will helps a lot.