Hi all, I am an Engineering student. Need a laptop but not sure what to go for.. Any suggestion?

1. Preferred Brand:Any Brand (but not HP)
2. Budget: RM2k ~ RM2.5K
3. Usage :Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, Dota2 (low to medium resolution)
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: Any size

Thanks in advance !!

This post has been edited by yunseng94: Oct 3 2015, 01:12 PM

asus k401lb...

nxt time can post here instead open new thread
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3671131

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In terms of best hardware you can get for your budget is Lenovo Z50-70
It comes with i7-4510U, 2GB ram of Nvidia 840M, 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080), 4GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB hard disk, Win 8.1 64bit, HDMI, 6 hours of battery life, 2 yrs international warranty
It cost RM2499
Link is here....
Besides, it is a registered company and this is based on recommendation only as I am not affiliated to that company

This post has been edited by angalc557: Oct 6 2015, 10:15 AM

you can also take a look MSI PE60 or PE70. The spec is good enough for entry 2D design & gaming.

If you will do heavier work, like 3D or rendering, go for a workstation. This will help you a lots. Save you lots of time. If im correct, MSI has workstation too, if you dont prefer HP. Go and check the website, you will get more details.

Hey yungseng94,

Those 2 software have alot of powerful uses and you might need to upgrade your budget a little bit though.
If not then look for notebooks with quad core CPU's like Intel i7.

MSI notebooks uses Intel i7 HQ models like i7-5700HQ or even i7-6700HQ on their newer notebooks with Skylake processors. Try to avoid CPU with M or U as these are more for lower power consumption. You will give up some performance.

Later on you will need notebook with Quadro processor as your projects get bigger and more complex.
Good luck with your search!

This post has been edited by DragonRiderStar: Oct 21 2015, 01:49 PM

not really .
MQ or QM perform similar to HQ . As they are also quad core .
MQ and HQ using same 47watt . How can it be low power cpu ?

This post has been edited by xerox8908: Oct 21 2015, 10:48 AM

I would suggest with your budget get the desktop instead.

If you really like to do Solidwork a lot, laptop sure cost you a lot

yeah you're right. my mistake.

Was actually referring to processors with U & M processors.

MQ and HQ processors don't differ much at all. HQ CPU's only have a very minor performance advantage in the Intel HD graphic processing.

thanks for spotting. (will edit previous post)