My good ol' Asus Laptop died on me, and now I'm looking for a reliable laptop that fits the following criteria:

Budget below RM 2000
1. Lightweight for travelling purposes
2. Good ventilation
3. Decent processor (at least an i5?)
4. Decent GPU for leisure gaming (I don't demand Ultra High settings, just at least able to play games from 1-2 years ago should be fine)

I have no preference of any brands. So long as its reliable, have a long lifetime and quality hardwares.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by chuinwern21: Oct 10 2015, 01:31 PM

HP 14-ac115TX 14" Laptop/ Notebook (i5-5200U, 1TB, 8GB, AMD R5 M330, W10H)

the spec is much higher compare to the same price in other brand,
but how about the quality. any reviews said it is not bad?
i am expecting to use at least 3 years,
mainly used for movie, microsoft，multiple tasking


currently looking on this model, RM1700
HP Notebook - 15-ac056tx(M9V18PA) – 15.6” / i3-4005U / 4GB / 1TB / AMD R5 M330 2GB / W8.1

Operating System :Windows 8.1 64
Processor :Intel® Core™ i3-4005U (1.7 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
Memory :4 GB DDR3L-1600 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB)
Hard Drive :1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Optical Drive :SuperMulti DVD burner
Display :15" diagonal HD BrightView WLED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Graphics Card :AMD Radeon R5 M330 Graphics (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)
Audio :DTS Studio Sound™ with 2 speakers
Camera :HP TrueVision HD Webcam
Network :Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN
Wireless :802.11b/g/n (1x1) and Bluetooth® 4.0 combo
Ports :2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-45
Battery :4-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion
Weight :Starting at 1.94 kg
Warranty :1-year limited parts and labour

Aim for at least an i5. I3 is not really reliable for long term usage. This model has a good build in quality. HP provides good after sales service too.

senheng got sell this model
HP 15 Notebook PC HP-15AC173TX
15.6"
Intel Core i5-5200U (2.2GHz)
8GB RAM
1TB HDD
AMD Radeon R5 M330 Graphics (2 GB)
Windows 10
1.94kg

RM1999 with extra one year warranty
http://www.senheng.com.my/mobile-pc/21654-hp-15ac173tx.html

do you think is a good deal? i'm looking on it because of the extra warranty

You can extend the warranty of the other HP laptops as well, IINM it costs less than RM100.

Extra warranty is always good.

useful info, thx ~

DS,
Thanks for the advice.

I personally have never used any HP laptop before. This model has good ventilation? I can't seem to find any reviews for this model.

Thanks!

Most HP laptops are good. If you encounter any problem, go ahead and call them. They will come to you in 3 business days.

DS,

Thank you for your advice. I have found another laptop. Imma break my budget by a tiny bit, and get a 6th gen i5, 3 years warranty and NVidia 920M. Seems more worth it.

http://www.techhypermart.com/notebooks/ace...-920m-w10h.html

Acer Aspire E5-474G-53QGc 14" Laptop/ Notebook (i5-6200U, 4GB, 1TB, NV 920M, W10H)

Too many choices, i saw there is a new processor intel core m, seem not bad

Acer Aspire Switch 12 SW5-271-69SE 12.5 Laptop / NotebookIntel® Core™ M-5Y10a-0.8GHz4GB DDR3 RAM 128GB SSDIntel® HD Graphics 5300Genne Windows® 8.1 64-bit

actually what is the different between 5th gen and 6th gen i5?
improve abit?

This post has been edited by v2k: Oct 13 2015, 06:30 PM

Good choice! A good laptop is a good companion!

Yeah, the new Skylake 6th gen has a new Micro architecture on true 14nm node. Hence, better performance.