1. Preferred brand : Any, except Acer
2. Budget : RM2.5k
3. Usage : Spreadsheet analysis with macro / preferable with core i5 / media consumption
4. Screen Size : any.
5. Easier disassembly design for future upgrade on RAM and HDD


currently in mind:
Asus X441U with i5, and Dell Inspiron 14 https://goo.gl/vf1Stx

Kindly advice any other model suits.

Best if able pickup at brick&mortar



thanks

1. Preferred brand : No preference
2. Budget : RM2k below, the cheaper the better
3. Specs: SSD and at least 8GB of ram
4. Screen Size : 13''

1. Preferred brand : Quality and durability
2. Budget : max. 3k
3. Usage : trading, microsoft office, browsing, video, and view autocad drawing.
4. Screen Size : easy to carry around.

Kindly advise. Thanks.

Hi,

I'm looking for a thin gaming laptop within a budget of <RM10k. Would love to hear some feedback from users of these laptops about the pro and cons and what are your thoughts.

My shortlist:
MSI GS63VR 7RF / 7RG
Gigabyte Aero 15 / 15X

If budget allows:
Acer Predator Triton 700
Zephyrus G501

no offence.. but newbies grade looking for thin gaming laptop.. coz hard to maintain, easy heat, & undervolt is for the noob..

among ur choice.. MSI GS63 better lo... or u look into alienware 13 the best 13inch gaming laptop

pm

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This post has been edited by hahantu: Jan 8 2018, 07:27 AM

None taken. I have my eyes on GS63VR too, especially the RG version with 1070 MaxQ. Just that want to get some insight from fellow users.
By "newbies grade looking for thin gaming laptop" what do you mean?

I'm in the market of a thin laptop mainly to use when I'm out traveling or out for work. Gaming when there's time. The downside with GS63 is its battery life which is abysmal. Like the thin border of Aero 15x but that price I think I can get better no? Of course, I'd like to have a feel before I commit into buying any of them. Don't think it is hard to maintain a gaming laptop though. Heat is expected from a gaming line, most probably the laptop will be plugged to the wall and rested on a desk when gaming so no issue with heat.

So, any users of GS63VR RF or RG here? Aero 15W or 15X? Predator Triton 700?

I hv user for gs 63... it beat alienware 13 fhd in terms of display.. but cant fight the oled display...

battery wise it's fair... the power bricks not painful to carry.. dun bother buy the max q.. it means maximum screw u up... by definition the Pascal card already natively max Q.. low noise n power consumption..zephyrus 1080 max Q perform like 1070ti... n alienware 15 1080 maxQ barely pass the 1080 basic score

1. Preferred brand : none
2. Budget : 4000
3. Usage : Portability (lots of meetings), productivity (heavy MS excel user), coding, light gaming - Dota (mid setting)
4. Screen Size : 13-14

I really like dell xps 13 but I think it would cost more than 4k. I'm looking if there is any other similar options. I seldom game but would be nice to have that option if I feel like playing.

Just feel that I need to warn you, but the Gigabyte Aero 15 line has issues with random keyboard ghosting/chatter (go check the notebookreview Aero owners thread for an increasing number of examples) and excessive bleeding on the IPS panel (probably due to the bezelless design).

Which is a shame because otherwise, it's a great (albeit pricey) choice, especially if you need the battery life.

For me, the Alienware 13 OLED with 1060 is a good enough deal if you want a small gamable notebook. If the 1060 proves insufficient in the long run, there's always the Alienware Accelerator port AND TB3 for you to run eGPUs out off. Plus it's AN ALIENWARE WOO... and more importantly, it's also a Dell, which means you also get that awesome Dell aftersales/warranty service.

Unless, of course, you prefer your laptop to be thinner (and/or your display bigger). In which case it's falls down to either the GS63VR or the Illegear S5X/Clevo P950 (which I personally own due to the factors above) - both of which don't really have much stamina unplugged (say 4-ish hours tops surfing), and can be quite noisy under full load (rendering rather then gaming) TBH lol.

Andddddd, while Illegear aftersales has been good to me so far (2 day replacement + stress testing of of LCD due to ribbon issues over a weekend summore, I'm not complaining), MSI's aftersales here in Malaysia is abouuuut as good as Acer's... or maybe a bit worse actually (in terms of repair turnaround times).

Or you know, a Blade. But do note that the Blade runs soooo hot when gaming that the internal component failure rate is actually quite high AFAIK. There's a reddit post somewhere about the failure/RMA rate of Linustechtips' many Blades (that he bought for himself and his staff) to illustrate this issue. But it's still looks damn cool TBH.

So yeah, it depends lol. I still say if you can live with a 13 incher, the Alienware 13 OLED is probably top dog in this race. Plus IINM they still have discounts running for the 13 too, which makes it an even sweeter deal.


Just my 10 sens ler.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jan 7 2018, 06:48 PM

Predator Triton 700 beats all

1. Preferred brand : No preference
2. Budget : RM3k below, the cheaper the better
3. Specs: SSD and prefer 8GB of ram
4. Screen Size : 13''
5. Main preference : lightest possible, easy to carry around
6. Usage: office use, heavy browsing and quick windows rebooting for best efficiency

Please intro what's in your mind, thanks.

This post has been edited by terence38: Jan 7 2018, 10:27 PM

since my needs and budget is quite similiar with you

here are some list that i am still considering
all these 3 are powered with i5 8250u which is pretty good

lenovo 320s (13' lightweight with 97% srgb display)

hp pavilion 15 ck063tx (15 inch screen tho)

Asus S510U (great build but use 940mx which kinda meh for me)

hopes it help

This post has been edited by nafiismail: Jan 7 2018, 10:48 PM

Sure it does help.

Having my eyes on this now

http://www.mi.com/en/mibookair/


Anyone happen to have some reviews for this MI NOTEBOOK AIR?

unfortunately dont have official distribute unit in Malaysia

Me also searching for right laptop,requirement more less same as u. Just i want 14" screen . Now considering

1) Acer swift 3 from 2.7k
2) Asus Zenbook ux430ua 3.1k

inspiron 7460
i5-7200u
4gb
128gb + 500gb
gt 940mx
14 fhd ips
1yr warranty
RM2900

mi malaysia dun hv this model.. there is no guarantee u can get warranty for the shop u buy

xps 13 i5-7200u 8gb RM4100