If your budget is really low then go used

If Omen dc is considered heavy to you then gaming laptop is a no for you

S530 still have no reviews and considering that Vivobooks aren't great for the price, I wouldn't recommend it now

Envy 13 (old model also can), UX430UN and UX331UN are good choices. But they have cooling related issue (can only handle medium load)

Sorry i am quite confused here as i am newbie in tech. How do u mean by ''HDD as spare'' & ''OS Drive''?

Actually i will put a lot of movies in my laptop so i guess i should put them in HDD as SDD has low storage. So i thinking to use SSD to install only OS and HDD to put movies. Is that possible?

1 more question, the stock ram for HP PAVILION 15-CS0033TX is samsung ddr4 2666MHz 19-19-19-43 but from website it stated 2400MHZ. So should i go for 2400 or 2666? The timings is not really important right? Thinking to get this https://www.lazada.com.my/products/kingston...s610253673.html

HDD spare means it's only used for small/not important things. Yeah you need HDD. Actually if you add a little more than rm200 you can get 240-256GB SSD

Check your RAM with software. If 2666MHz it should be CL19

I can go abit more
and there's a ecoupon for a myr200 discount i think?

Ok bro. Any recommendation for 240-256GB SSD? One of the forumer bought same laptop and he told me the stock RAM is 2666Mhz ( i5 8250u only supports 2400 though) but the website published 2400Mhz instead. Let say the stock RAM is 2666Mhz, should i get 2666 or 2400Mhz?

This is a good budget setup. As long as your OS is in SSD, your boot up time will still be very fast. You can put all your movies and documents in HDD. Important docs, photos, and videos should be sync-ed in cloud storage like OneDrive. With 120GB in your SSD, there is enough space to install all your program files in SSD so they run fast. However games take more space. People normally dont play so many games at a time. Keep your most commonly played games installed in SSD or just uninstall when you know you wont play them for a while. Nowadays broadband are fast, can always download again next time.

Edit: m.2 slot for put SSD, and 2.5" bay for HDD. Too bad your 2.5" SSD is useless here. Need to buy another and make sure it is the m.2 type which is smaller and look like your RAM stick.

This post has been edited by BaboonZ: Aug 30 2018, 07:30 PM

2400 or 2666 depends on region. Get the 2666

Kingston A1000 is a good budget choice

Actually i buy this laptop for my gf. She dont play games. Hehe. She use the laptop for normal surfing only so i think 120GB SSD will be more than enough but from others opinion usually 120GB SSD comes with lower specs.

I am currently eyeing these 2 SSD.

a) https://www.lazada.com.my/products/kingston...s571268400.html

b) https://www.lazada.com.my/products/western-...s540999351.html

is that (b) has lower specs? Sata?

Bro, how about if 120GB SSD? Any recommended model? Any cons compared to 240GB SSD besides the storage capacity?

https://www.lazada.com.my/products/kingston...s611653920.html

This Ram suits my laptop?

120/128GB isn't worth it TBH if you want a good 120/128GB SSD. Also worse endurance and performance

Should be fine

how does the pavilion 14 compare?
I think I am leaning towards envy 13, because it is cheaper compared to zenbook when comparing the same specs.
But I am still trying to figure the Wifi 2x2 and battery and screen comparison

New Pavilion 14 ce-tx is decent but not quite the level of Envy 13

Envy 13 and UX331 are very similar to each other including wireless, battery and display quality. I would say Envy 13 has slightly (just slightly) better build quality and uses glossy surface display

hi
looking for a laptop below 4k mostly for work, youtube and online movie/drama streaming, weight around 1.8kg is ok as i dont walk around town with it

any comment on below options? Lenovo having a promotion with 3Y NBD onsite for RM 1, i hope the after sales support is ok?

Lenovo E480 (i5 8250U, 8GB ram, 256 SSD+1TB HDD)
Lenovo E485 (Ryzen 5 2500U, 8GB ram, 256 SSD+1TB HDD)
Dell Vostro 5471 i5 8250U (i5 8250U, 8GB ram, 256 SSD or 125GB SSD+1TB HDD)

Preferred max weight, display size and minimum battery life?

Thinkpad E series is no different than regular consumer laptop

i suggest you get the latest a485 with the ryzen 5 pro. the model is using the same model like the t480 but the amd comes with better cpu.

also if you fancy the magnesium cover you can get it by upgrading the camera to enable that option. all in still below 4k.

finally if you do not plan to upgrade the ram take dual channel options 4gb+4gb

A485 is available? FYI Ryzen mobile APUs need some requirements in order to perform correctly, not to mention the lower battery life

yes it is available. but of course need to wait 2weeks for the order.

the battery life at default it around 10hours at 48wh and you can upgrade it if you want because it use two batteries.

i do not aware of any ryzen 5 pro problems, did you have reviewed one?