Enquiries/Recommendations Notebook Recommendation Thread v.30, Ultrabook/Gaming Laptop
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 Jan 16 2018, 09:36 AM
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Hi SIfus
need recommnedation 1. Preferred brand : Any good and reliable 2. Budget : RM 3500 3. Usage : work- ms office apps, statistic (SPSS, smartpls), no games 4. Screen Size : 13.3 or smaller if available 5. RAM: 8gb 6. HHD: SSD if possible 7: Others: long battery life and portable currently using HP Envy 13 with 4GB RAM/128GB SSD, need bigger RAM for stats analysis. TQ |
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Jan 22 2018, 10:49 PM
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Hi SIfus
need recommnedation 1. Preferred brand : Any good and reliable 2. Budget : RM 3500 3. Usage : work- ms office apps, statistic (SPSS, smartpls), no games 4. Screen Size : 13.3 or smaller if available, max 14inch 5. RAM: 8gb 6. HHD: SSD if possible or combo (HDD/SSD or SSHD) 7: Others: long battery life and not too heavy TQ |
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Feb 17 2018, 11:37 PM
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Dear sifu
For office and statistical works. No games. Portability and good battery life # New# OnlineExclusive HP Pavilion 14-bf163TX Laptop Online Exclusive - 8GB memory & SSD 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Processor Windows 10 Home Single Language 64 14" diagonal FHD IPS BrightView WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080) 8 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB); 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA; 128GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated) Weight 1.6kg Dimension similar to other 13.3inch laptop Price RM3349... with coupon become RM3148 http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/Me...01&opt=&sel=NTB Is this worth buying? |
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Feb 18 2018, 08:26 AM
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QUOTE(rai_fuzz @ Feb 18 2018, 07:59 AM) I have similar model given by the company. Build quality wise is okay (although mine have some creaking sound). Keyboard is good. Display is good. Battery life not so good (could be due to OneDrive syncing). Take the SSD option as the normal hard drive seems to be on the slow side (in comparison to my personal laptop using SSD). The trackpad is good too. If you're using Excel a lot then perhaps check online reviews as well for better understanding. My personal use wise, it does struggle when a few Excel files are opened simultaneously but again it could be due to traditional hard drive rather than SSD. Thanks for the quick review. The model will have BOTH 1TB HDD and 128GB SSD.Edit: mine is using 8th Gen Intel i7 processor  Currently using HP Envy 13 6th Generation 15-6200U with 128 GB SSD. Will become slow with multitasking (Office app-word and excel open together, Stats app, Browser etc) recently. HP offering 8GB RAM with 2 HDD is quite tempting. |
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Feb 18 2018, 10:17 PM
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QUOTE(rai_fuzz @ Feb 18 2018, 03:46 PM) Perhaps if the programs run from SSD it will not face any slow down. The 1TB HDD is of lower speed so you can feel the difference. I think your Envy might seem tad faster too. I was using HP ProBook 440 G2 before the motherboard gave out. actually my envy 13 is a 6th generation i5 with 128gb SSD and 4GB ram... getting slower with multiple win10 updates and multiple apps (word, excel, spss, smartpls, chrome).thinking of getting hp pavilion 14 with 8th generation i5 with both 128gb SSD and 1TB HDD and 8gb ram, hoping that new CPU will be better at multitasking. envy 13 price bought rm2899 but suddenly increased to 3699.... pavilion 14 offered at rm3148 (after coupon) worth to upgrade from envy 13 to pavilion 14? |
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Feb 18 2018, 10:17 PM
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QUOTE(rai_fuzz @ Feb 18 2018, 03:46 PM) Perhaps if the programs run from SSD it will not face any slow down. The 1TB HDD is of lower speed so you can feel the difference. I think your Envy might seem tad faster too. I was using HP ProBook 440 G2 before the motherboard gave out. actually my envy 13 is a 6th generation i5 with 128gb SSD and 4GB ram... getting slower with multiple win10 updates and multiple apps (word, excel, spss, smartpls, chrome).thinking of getting hp pavilion 14 with 8th generation i5 with both 128gb SSD and 1TB HDD and 8gb ram, hoping that new CPU will be better at multitasking. envy 13 price bought rm2899 but suddenly increased to 3699.... pavilion 14 offered at rm3148 (after coupon) worth to upgrade from envy 13 to pavilion 14? |
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Feb 19 2018, 06:15 PM
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QUOTE(rai_fuzz @ Feb 19 2018, 05:52 PM) Though old, Envy is different class of laptop and Pavilion, sadly is more of an entry level laptop which is why from personal usage view, I believe it underperforms. Especially when starting up. Given the price point as well, perhaps you want to compare with similar offering from Dell or Lenovo. this is the spec of HP Pavilion 14HP Pavilion 14-bf163TX Laptop Online Exclusive - 8GB memory & SSD 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Processor Windows 10 Home Single Language 64 14" diagonal FHD IPS BrightView WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080) 8 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB); 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA; 128GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated) Weight 1.6kg Dimension similar to other 13.3inch laptop Price RM3349... with coupon become RM3148 http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/Me...01&opt=&sel=NTB so far... similar Dell is Inspiron 13 2-in-1 but single HDD and onboard graphics and a bit more expensive (rm3699). Lenovo e480 is >rm4k for similar spec. any other options? |
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Feb 19 2018, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE(rai_fuzz @ Feb 19 2018, 07:33 PM) Yeah, in the end it comes down to your personal preference + budget. As a normal work laptop, perhaps the Pavilion will serve good. The graphic cards, in my opinion, doesn't serve much purpose unless you are into gaming or do graphic intensive work, which again, might not be as superior to other higher level laptop. For normal users, onboard graphic should be sufficient. thanks for the input. really appreciate it. i dont play games. mainly for work.Go with what you prefer bro  will still continue thinking. |
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Feb 19 2018, 09:56 PM
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QUOTE(Slick69 @ Feb 19 2018, 08:45 PM) Bro. Your link is dead. i dont get it.Are you referring to this one? http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/Me...01&opt=&sel=NTB I hope you didn't bought it yet because that is a really HORRIBLE deal. Here's my recommendation. Much cheaper, more powerful AND more premium. Same HP site. http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/Me...43&opt=&sel=NTB Just RM2899! Best in its class. I have already tested it myself. Get this one quick bro! Best of luck. ;-) HP Pavilion 14 (in ur link) has 8GB RAM, 14 inch screen, 2 types of storages: 1TB HDD & 128GB SSD, 940MX. price rm3148 (after MYOFF6 coupon) vs HP Pavilion 15 (ur link) has 4GB RAM, 15.5 inch screen, 1TB HDD, MX150. price rm2725 (after MYOFF6 coupon) rm423 difference. (+4GB RAM, + 128GB SSD) by the way, i need 8GB RAM for my statistical apps. if u have any other options at rm3k price range with 8GB RAM, portable and good battery life, will be much appreciated. TQ sifu |
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Feb 20 2018, 02:55 PM
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QUOTE(myway1985 @ Feb 20 2018, 02:45 PM) if u wan mainly for work n no gaming.. get la elitebook, latitude... no gpu n better build quality.. y look at those weird keyboard type.. i feel sad bout pavilion keyboard... can u give me some models (elitebook, lattitude) that i can have a look? budget around rm3k |
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Feb 27 2018, 10:11 AM
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This post has been edited by mdnurman: Feb 27 2018, 10:46 AM |
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Apr 11 2018, 11:37 PM
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i am clashed between 2 specs
Dell Vostro 14 5000 (5471) i5-8250U 8GB RAM 256GB SSD 2GB AMD Radeon 530 RM3399 vs i5-8250U 8GB RAM 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD 5400rpm 4GB AMD Radeon 530 RM3699 Is it worth to pay extra RM300 for smaller SDD and graphic memory but plus 1TB HDD? My requirements: office work, statistics works, NO GAMES, long batery life and portable. 256 GB SSD vs 128GB SSD+1TB HDD 2GB Radeon 530 vs 4GB Radeon 530 others specs are the same (backlight keyboard, FHD screen, fingerprint etc) any input from sifu? |
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Apr 12 2018, 08:33 AM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Apr 12 2018, 06:42 AM) Hmm no no, OKish build quality and mediocre battery life. If you need long battery life and portability, Acer Swift 3 15 or Acer Spin 5 13. Check my whitelist in my signature. some reviews said vostro with 8th gen... good battery life..had acers in the past... latest one is aspire s7.... not good battery life... wifi still difficult to connect so acer getting better now? worried about acer battery life, wifi connection issues (despite driver updated to latest one) my current laptops - HP Envy 13 (2 yrs old) - Acer Aspire S7 (5 yrs old) - MBA 13 (5 yrs old) all i5 with 4GB RAM and SSD currently need 8GB RAM for applications (office and stats application) prefer not to get 15.6 inch laptop as it is not portable and heavy Planning to replace HP Envy 13.... current price of HP Envy 13 is too expensive. (bought ENVY 13 at rm2799) any advice? This post has been edited by mdnurman: Apr 12 2018, 08:58 AM |
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May 2 2018, 02:44 PM
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Between
Swift 3 Swift 5 Spin 5 Which one is worth the money? need i5-8250U with 8GB RAM Thanks |
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May 2 2018, 05:54 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ May 2 2018, 05:35 PM) Both have their own pros and cons. Google reviews or I explain to you? if u can give ur opinion pls.already read lot of review. makin pening |
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May 2 2018, 10:19 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ May 2 2018, 06:16 PM) Build quality: equally good, Swift 5 is slightly better which one will be an all-rounder from the three?Battery life: Swift 3 15=Spin 5 13>Swift 5 Portability: Swift 5>Spin 5 13>Swift 3 15 Display: Spin 5 13>Swift 5>Swift 3 15 Cooling (important for KBL-R CPU performance): Swift 3 15>Spin 5 13>Swift 5 (Spin 5 13 and Swift 5 have kinda mediocre cooling) Input devices: equally good Anything else you want to know? |
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May 3 2018, 10:05 PM
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got a shop offer
Asus FX503VD i5-7300HQ 4GB RAM 1TB HDD+ 120GB SSD GTX1050 4GB 15.6 FHD TN Win10 Home 2 yrs warranty rm3499 is this worth it? if OK, plan to add 4gb RAM. |
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May 3 2018, 10:59 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ May 3 2018, 10:32 PM) Not worth it. Y520 is better IMO, much better cooling, IPS panel, priced less and still have money to add RAM and SSD. Maybe can get the i7 model too. is it Yoga 520-14IKBR?Wait for CFL-H models i5-8250u win10 4gb ddr4 256gb ssd 14 inch fhd tn touch active pen fingerprint 2 yrs onsite warranty rm3449 the i7-7500U is rm5919... too expensive from review: Y520 only got 1 memory slot |
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May 4 2018, 08:05 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ May 4 2018, 07:09 PM) Um no, I'll never recommend them. FX and GL series runs too hot, mediocre cooling. Even can't handle a 1050 properly. High end line like Zephyrus M and G series are fine but too expensive, there are better options. Not to mention that Asus gaming laptops have poor QC and QA. how about the new gen of asus... FX504HYPERCOOL TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED COOLING AND LONGER LIFESPAN The thermal design of FX504 significantly prolongs its lifespan and provides stable performance for graphics-intensive gaming, with HyperCool technology combining the patented self-cleaning ADC system with the customizable Fan Overboost function. By expelling harmful dust particles and dirt from the chassis through two dedicated tunnels, the ADC system is a cooling masterpiece that acts like the laptop's immune system — preventing build-up in the thermal fins to increase system stability and lifespan. The adjustable Fan Overboost function is specially designed to fit multitasking and gaming needs: Choose between three different modes to find the perfect balance between fan performance and noise level. A pair of copper heat pipes and a dual-fan system cool the processor and graphics card independently, while the airflow-optimized chassis design increases thermal efficiency by up to 27% in contrast to standards cases. An intelligently-placed fan is located right below the WASD key group to ensure your keyboard stays cool even during long gaming sessions. the i5-8300H system is cheap, rm3299 |
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May 5 2018, 06:49 AM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ May 5 2018, 04:58 AM) BS marketing. One of the worst cooling performance I've ever seen. Avoid. so basically problem with cooling then. the rest should be OK right? |
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