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Enquiries/Recommendations Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V25,, Please follow the format :)

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paul0303
post Jul 9 2015, 12:45 AM

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1. Preferred Brand
Lenovo, Dell

2. Budget
RM 2000 - RM3000

3. Usage
a) Surfing and gaming (nt heavy user, just ply once awhile)
b) Photoshop + illustrator + video editing + simulation
c) Movies (1080)

4. Preferred laptop/screen size
a)any screen size preferably Full HD
b) MUST be LIGHT (<2kg) and SLIM!
c) i5 or i7 both acceptable as long as could accommodate the usage stated above
d) not necessary touch/rotating screen, performance is priority.

5. Laptops I have in mind

1) Lenovo U41-70 – 14” FHD / I5-5200U / 4GB / 256GB SSD / N16V-GM 2G / W8.1 : RM2250/- (Available in Malaysia alrd?)
2) Lenovo U41-70 – 14” FHD / I7-5500U / 4GB / 256GB SSD / N16V-GM 2G / W8.1 : RM2690/- (Available in Malaysia alrd?)
2) Yoga 500/ Yoga 3

Kindly let me know if you have any suggestion for me! Thank you and appreciate ur help smile.gif
paul0303
post Jul 9 2015, 03:54 PM

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QUOTE(pandera999 @ Jul 9 2015, 09:58 AM)
yes.. u41 is available. since you using it for photoshop, editing video, i think its better you go for i7 series. u41 is good deal too... if have remaining money, upgrade the ram.  nod.gif  plus ssd is a bonus. if you have a lots of things.. can use external hard disk to save movies or any other things.. 256gb is not that much. so mostly your work will consume a lots of space. external hard disk will help you manage your file
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Thanks for ur reply and suggestion! Btw, i want to ask about the wifi antenna/adapter bandwidth of U41-70, because i saw online that the wifi is 802.11 b/g/n only no 802.11 a/c available for U41-70, is that true? because I need 802.11 a/c for my laptop. If I couldn't get 802.11 a/c for U41-70 then maybe i will go for Yoga 500 with 802.11 a/c.
paul0303
post Jul 10 2015, 02:48 PM

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QUOTE(pandera999 @ Jul 10 2015, 08:21 AM)
b/g/n is standard antenna for mostly notebook.. some u41-70 equip with ac.. but i think its not malaysia unit or SEA region unit.

uk version have 802.11 a/b/c/g/n
malaysia have 802.11 a/c... but need to check as some stated  802.11 a/b/c/g/n on lenovo website.
it doesn't matter use ac or abcgn because its determine how strong they can capture the radio strength, still you can connected to wifi.  nod.gif

as for eu/korea/japan/hk unit.. the strength is not that strong
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I see, thanks for your information. because i going to UK so i need to get the ac one to be compatible with the wifi there, some of my friend facing problem with b/g/n in UK.
paul0303
post Jul 10 2015, 03:14 PM

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QUOTE(pandera999 @ Jul 10 2015, 03:02 PM)
802.11ac is backwards compatible with 802.11b, g and n. This means you can buy an 802.11ac-equipped device and it will work just fine with your existing router.... because mostly router in UK will have AC signal.. and if u buy notebook with ac wifi... you fully utilised it speed and its strength...

it doesnt matter if you buy 802.11a, 802.11b/g/n.. because.. it still can be use just cant fully utilised speed only.

802.11ac currently the newest generation of Wi-Fi signaling in popular use, 802.11ac utilizes dual band wireless technology, supporting simultaneous connections on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands.

+south east asia market, except singapore have different kind of notebook at the market. singapore at least have variant notebook lineup.  nod.gif
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Wow your explanation is super clear man haha thanks for your insight! really appreciate that!
paul0303
post Jul 12 2015, 10:37 PM

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QUOTE(pandera999 @ Jul 10 2015, 03:27 PM)
thanks  laugh.gif feel free to ask if have any other qs
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Thank you so much pandera!haha

I have another qs here, hope u can help.

My friend would like to buy a laptop as well, below is the information provided.

1. Preferred Brand
Lenovo, Dell

2. Budget
RM 1500-2000 (can add-on rm500 if the upgrade really worth it)

3. Usage
a) Surfing
b) Word, Powerpoint etc
c) Movies (1080)

4. Preferred laptop/screen size
a)any screen size preferably Full HD
b) MUST be LIGHT (<2kg)
c) i5
d) equipped with SSD

This post has been edited by paul0303: Jul 12 2015, 10:38 PM
paul0303
post Jul 14 2015, 09:20 AM

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QUOTE(paul0303 @ Jul 12 2015, 10:37 PM)
Thank you so much pandera!haha

I have another qs here, hope u can help.

My friend would like to buy a laptop as well, below is the information provided.

1. Preferred Brand
Lenovo, Dell

2. Budget
RM 1500-2000 (can add-on rm500 if the upgrade really worth it)

3. Usage
a) Surfing
b) Word, Powerpoint etc
c) Movies (1080)

4. Preferred laptop/screen size
a)any screen size preferably Full HD
b) MUST be LIGHT (<2kg)
c) i5
d) equipped with SSD
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Pandera help me pls haha

I would like to ask about asus zenbook UX305, i am interested with that, what do u think about it?
paul0303
post Jul 14 2015, 12:57 PM

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QUOTE(pandera999 @ Jul 14 2015, 09:41 AM)
dell is way too expensive.

this Asus UX305FA 13.3” FHD , M-5Y10 , 4GB , 128GB M.2 SSD , W8.1 : RM2500/-

or another option

Lenovo U41-70 Ultrabook 14” FHD , i5-5200U , 4GB , 256GB SSD , N16V-GM 2G , W8.1 : RM2499

comparing the 2 processor... that lenovo is much more reliable....  but asus zenbook is much more portable. terms of processing power, lenovo is better than asus zenbook.. but, longer battery life. asus is much better..
sorry, i missed it..  laugh.gif  no wonder i feel i forgot to reply someone...

asus zenbook is much portable and much lighter than lenovo u41.. and of cz.. even its performance less than lenovo, but battery life is much better. with helps of ssd.. its still can do spreadsheet task very well.
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Thank you pandera! smile.gif I was struggling between model UX305FA-FC199H and UX305FA-200H, it seem like the only difference between them is the processor and wifi (dual band), could u advise me?haha
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