Hi LYN sifus, having a dilemma here so need some advice:
- 14" or smaller FHD (prefer 13")
- 4gb ram or more
- NO optical drive (nid to cut down weight)
- Budget around RM 3000

So far, have these choices:
- asus zenbook ux305 CA
- asus k401ub
- lenovo ideapad 710s
- acer aspire s13
- lenovo ideapad 500s

Personally, it's for college in business course stuff, but I will use it for entertainment and light gaming ( civilisation v or Insurgency, so requirements not really that high? Btw, insurgency fans come add me please, my steam name same as this LYN acc name)

This post has been edited by ChrisNoob: Aug 19 2016, 04:56 PM

Also, just curious, but is there any noticeable pros and cons between different brands? Was under the impression like asus has good build quality but poor service, acer laptops feel a bit wonky/not durable, lenovo laptops bluescreen a lot etc etc

Oh yeah I forgot about hp envy 13 😅😅😅

So, have you use both of these before? Which one of the two you recommend?

Hi LYN sifus, having a dilemma here so need some advice:
- 14" or smaller FHD (prefer 13")
- 4gb ram or more
- NO optical drive (nid to cut down weight)
- Budget around RM 3000

So far, have these choices:
- asus zenbook ux305 CA
- asus k401ub
- lenovo ideapad 710s
- acer aspire s13
- lenovo ideapad 500s

Personally, it's for college in business course stuff, but I will use it for entertainment and light gaming ( civilisation v or Insurgency, so requirements not really that high? Btw, insurgency fans come add me please, my steam name same as this LYN acc name)

Also, just curious, but is there any noticeable pros and cons between different brands? Was under the impression like asus has good build quality but poor service, acer laptops feel a bit wonky/not durable, lenovo laptops bluescreen a lot etc etc

Yeah, just wanted to get more opinions from more people. Btw, thanks for your suggestion again!

I've check the Inspiron 7349 you recommended, seems like a good choice as well. But are convertibles like this durable or practical? Never really used one so no idea 😅

Hi sifus, just want to ask whether anyone has experience buying a Dell refurbished laptop? I saw a great deal but condition is cannot buy extended warranty so only Dell on-site warranty for one year....
It'll be a big purchase for me so would like to know if it's worth it or high risk? Thank you.

Isn't DFO unit hard to find on authorised reseller? I only find them in other dealer stores, mostly online....

Oh..... then do you have any dfo unit for Dell xps 13 i5 fhd 8gb? I know you have the original xps 13 qhd, but would like something with better battery life....

Lol so for now this ezytronic gets ask the dfo units? If next week they'll restock you? If so, what's the approximate price for the Dell xps 13 fhd i5 8gb dfo if available?

Thanks bro!

Hi guys, need recommendation for college laptop for a friend:

1. Preferred brand: kinda distrust hp and acer quality, but if quality proven good then ok la
2. Budget: give or take a bit 2k, if can cheaper better la
3. 14in screen or smaller, lightweight portable
4. Usage: surfing Web, word editing, YouTube video/movie watching
5. No nid graphics
6. No nid odd
7. Preferably i3 instead of celeron/pentium, a bit future proof
8. If ssd better, but not necessary

Thanks!

Actually just bought Xps 13 from him hahaha, just nid recommendation for friend now again lol~

Using Windows 10 stock MS Defender decent enough, if stronger one just go for freeware like avast or avira. Unless you're browsing or downloading from very seedy sites, you're not gonna need paid antivirus apps. Used avast for 3 years, plug in a lot of different pendrives (scanned them every time), never once got my pc infected.

If you're college/uni student, you can ask whether your school has made a deal with Microsoft for free student version of Microsoft 365. If got like INTI college, can go register your school email account at Microsoft education programme website then download the program. Free to use until you graduate, to up to about 5 devices. You paid for the resource fees, why not take advantage of it all.

Even without Microsoft office, using offline Google Docs app or freeware like Open Office also enough for normal use unless you planning to do a lot of presentation or very complicated Excel files.