I think regular is fine since I prefer a good cooling system

Dell Inspiron 7570 with RAM upgrade - small battery, good sRGB IPS panel
Lenovo Thinkpad L580 (8250U,8G,256G)
Lenovo Thinkpad E585 (2500U,8G,256G)
Lenovo Ideapad 530s 15 with RAM upgrade
Acer Swift 3 15 (8250U,8G,256G) - soldered RAM
HP Pavilion 15 cs0033tx with RAM+SSD upgrades - small battery

Is 14 inch OK to you?

Thanks for the info sifu but among your options I might lean more to pavi 15, asus 530 no good huh? Really nice design though haha. Now 9.9 promo some gaming laptop falls under budget should i go for that? Or stick to regular ones, fyi I don't play games on them haha.

Prefer 15.6 big haha 14' small for me

I saw this acer nitro 5 with 8gb ram and 120ssd at 3k, good deal? For long term use with no gaming lol

I found 1 inspiron 8gb ram and 120ssd at 3.4k, i7, amd 530 is it good?

This post has been edited by phearfiery: Sep 9 2018, 10:25 AM

S530 has no reviews. Vivobooks are generally mediocre so...

If you don't play games then stick to regular ones

Nitro 5 has CPU cooling issue, otherwise good value

Which Inspiron is that? I found that Inspiron series is priced too high and therefore not worth it

Can see attachments?

Out of those 3 I would choose the Pavilion. Inspiron 5000 and Vivobook aren't worth it
I would suggest upgrading RAM+SSD by yourself since it's usually cheaper

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Sep 9 2018, 01:10 PM

Alright thanks Sifu! Been helping me alot! Sorry to ask again any specific good ram or ssd to recommend?

RAM is RAM, any will do

SSD (120/128GB) in general look for those with 3D NAND (Samsung NAND too expensive) due to better reliability.

Roughly, how much if upgrade to 128 ssd + 8gb ram ? total of rm500 would do ?

You mean add 4GB to total 8GB or add an 8GB stick?

add an 8gb stick, and also consider if trade in with 4gb ram, usually how much they will take ?

Around RM150 I think, last time I did that it costed me RM100

Hey guys, looking to get a laptop as my current lenovo y500 is starting to get sluggish. Would really appreciate your input and my requirements are as follows:

1. Budget : 3.5k
2. Usage : i. Trading (Chart Nexus, Think or Swim)
ii. Movie Streaming & Watching
iii. Occasional Gaming of Dota2, CS GO
3. Requirements: i. display size- 15 inch
ii. battery life- long battery life
iii. weight- lightweight

Thanks a bunch in advance

Prefered max weight and minimum how many hours battery life? (give a range)

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Sep 11 2018, 11:33 AM

hey fong, preferably 8-10 hours with a maximum weight of <2kg!

Currently looking at lenovo and asus laptops for example:

ASUS ZenBook 13 UX331UN
ASUS VivoBook S15 S510UN
Ideapad 530s (15, Intel) Laptop

i5 processor
Ram ideally 8/16 (can just upgrade myself)
Graphics card, possible to have the latest gtx? although i'm doing less gaming, the option to game would be nice (Used to play bioshock infinite, crisis, dishonoured, hitman)

This post has been edited by slec: Sep 11 2018, 12:06 PM

You have to settle down with non GTX laptops

If you want 15 inch, Acer Swift 3 15 with MX150, though it has low sRGB IPS panel

HP Envy 13 (with MX150 10W), Asus UX430UN and Asus UX331UN are priced slightly above 3.5k. You can also consider Thinkpad A485 with R5/R7 APU, though it only comes with low sRGB IPS panel

Make your decision and I'll let you know the cons of that model before making purchase

My v3-471g died on me , been using it for as long as I can remember. The general criteria for what I am looking for :-

1. Budget : <2.5k
2. Usage : Word , Netflix Youtube , PP , strictly no gaming, multitab
3. Requirements : screen - 13-14” , might consider 15.6”
nice to look at , youtube alot
weight : around MBA
battery life : >4hours

Main factors are weight (slim/portable) , battery life & not sluggish ( so atleast 8gb ram & i5 ?)

Appreciate any inputs

Lenovo Ideapad 320s 14 with RAM+SSD upgrades