hi,
I'm gonna need a laptop in two months time.Been doing some scouting lately..
the specs I wanted is :

RM5k
2GB RAM
GPU (not integrated and hopefully a standalone, turbocache is also ok)
Vista Premium
stable
2-3years warranty
n the usual std specs(bluetooth, PMCIA slot, wifi,webcam,etc)
weight matters least.

Dell offers cheap laptop but quality is a bit..sceptical..my fren's dell 640m suffers from bad sector at the LCD screen just after a yr, ngam ngam finish warranty..

I'm looking at Toshiba and Asus, Acer seems to be ok too..

I would be grateful for any recommendations and opnions..

TQ arigato..

wowo...acer gemstone is sure a looker..

but how much is it..i cant find any specs..i guess it would cost at least 7k..
out of reach..

any other suggestion..thx

of course acer gemstone is awesome but with that kinda 'look' n at RM5k, i guess the specs will hav to suffer to justify the price..

as for the ASUS u recommended, how much is it?the specs seems good..especially with the external graphics card..tho its only 128mb..n with 2yrs warranty..tats good..
at pc fair, asus n toshiba both also offers an addtional yr of warranty making it 3 yrs..worth of warranty..

not bad tat asus..

ooo..gemstone will be out next month..today's star paper got a leaflet of acer gemstone..

RM4499..1GB..nvidia 8600MT 256mb dedicated GPU!!! n up to 784 shared GPU memory..meaning..u can lossely say tat u got 1GB GPU!!

haha..n very nice lappie..i might get this one..

but stil lacking 3yrs warranty n 2GB


WA..the fujitsu cut throat eh..more than RM7k++
the toshiba n the HP seems tempting..any1 can get their local pricing?

hey john, i got a little pening going thru all those forum pages..if its possible can PM the price n specs of the Benq S41.

i wonder why no1 recommend this before...specs is awesome..2GB..even higher than Gemstone..

anyone has done a direct comparison (specs only) between the gemstone n the benq?pls do enlighten us/me..

haha i tot of tat too..gettting a cheaper laptop and a desktop..but since ur using laptop almost all the time..better get a decent laptop..n get some 2nd hand decent desktop..

tats wat i tot la..

blacktrix:

oh i was googling..then found a website with BENQ s41..tot it comes with 2GB cos it is stated there..n how i jump for joy..sweat..sob..

http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/2007-06DStd6354603.htm

check this out ppl..
cheap man!!!

hey guyz, would like u guyz opinion for sth:

in tat range of RM5k,
option 1:
I can get a Benq S41 or a gemstone with a decent 8600 graphics and most probably 1GB or 2GB RAM

option 2:
If i say I'm able to get a used desktop without LCD for less RM1500 with the specs below:(almost 2yrs)
AMD64 Socket 939 Opteron 146 with original HSF (Boxed)
ABIT KN8 Ultra with Zalman CNPS9500LED
Leadtek 6600GT Extreme PCI-e with 2 bundled game
80GB Hitachi SATA (Serial CBF483XC)
160GB Hitachi D/Star 7200/8M PATA (Serial TCC38KDA)
20GB Maxtor PATA
Logitech Internet Pro Desktop Black Keyboard & Mouse
BenQ DW1625 Lightscrib
WinTV-PCI-FM TV Card (Boxed)
Audigy 2 ZS with Creative T5400 5.1 Speakers & Creative Rear Speaker Stands
Verudium VorteX 430Watts
Coolermaster Centurion 5 with Side Panel & ACRyan UV light tubes and cables

RM500 i spend it on LCD.

remaining RM3k. I need a laptop anyhow. SO shud i settle for this DELL AMD turion with 2GB ram, DVDcombo, 3yrs warranty, ATIx300 integrated, but with win XP. its around RM3k.


which option shud i choose? 1st or 2nd. i'm more to the 2nd option. but can any1 recommend any lappies with a good spec below RM3k?and is reliable? I'm not so sure about DELL's quality some say its ok ok, some say, after 1 yr, bye bye..

This post has been edited by themagnificentman: Jun 22 2007, 08:33 AM

option 1 i see..hmmm..

1.how much for the acer gemstone to be upgraded to 2GB?

2.how much for the BenQ S41 to be upgraded to 2GB?

3. the extra RM500 is it worth the upgrade from S41 8600 GS to gemstone 8600 GT + some few other things?

4. how is the advantage of S41 over gemstone?

thx

pls do make a comparison between the benq s41 n the gemstone if possible
especially the 8600 gt n 8600 gs area..

cheers

ok..

so far any impressions from the gemstone? stable? tough choice to boot between S41 and gemstone..

btw, i cant find benq S41 in singapore benq website.. since when msia is faster than spore..wow..