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 Notebook Recommendation Thread v.31, Need To Buy Laptop... Please Come In

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Vanquish_08
post Sep 20 2018, 07:54 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 20 2018, 02:40 PM)

If you don't mind smaller battery:
Dell Inspiron 7570 - good IPS panel
HP Pavilion x360 14 cd0036tx - needs RAM upgrade, low sRGB IPS panel
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Hi ZM,

What's the general opinion about the Inspiron 7472 which is the updated version of the older 7470? My nephew
is planning to get this for college use - mainly surfing, research and preparing notes and coursework. No gaming
or anything taxing. It comes with a rather small 42-43Wh battery though but the IPS screen seems to have some
decent reviews. I have also suggested the Zenbook UX430UA but he doesn't seem to like the mushy keyboard.

Cheers,
V.
ZM Fong
post Sep 20 2018, 08:15 PM

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QUOTE(Vanquish_08 @ Sep 20 2018, 07:54 PM)
What's the general opinion about the Inspiron 7472 which is the updated version of the older 7470?
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Short battery life, DFO unit. Otherwise good build quality, good quality display, good upgradability, acceptable input devices and surprisingly good price.
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post Sep 20 2018, 08:29 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 20 2018, 08:15 PM)
Short battery life, DFO unit. Otherwise good build quality, good quality display, good upgradability, acceptable input devices and surprisingly good price.
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Thanks, ZM. The battery life seems to be the major drawback in this case - how do you rate this against the Ideapad
320s 14 inch version?
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post Sep 20 2018, 09:52 PM

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QUOTE(Vanquish_08 @ Sep 20 2018, 08:29 PM)
Thanks, ZM. The battery life seems to be the major drawback in this case - how do you rate this against the Ideapad
320s 14 inch version?
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320s 14 is a decent budget choice but has low sRGB IPS panel and needs RAM+SSD upgrades
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post Sep 21 2018, 11:29 AM

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1. Budget : Any brand
2. Usage : School student usage
3. Requirements (display size, battery life, weight etc) : Anything la with budget below around 1.5k - 1.8k
ZM Fong
post Sep 21 2018, 12:49 PM

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QUOTE(Asus @ Sep 21 2018, 11:29 AM)
1. Budget : Any brand
2. Usage  : School student usage
3. Requirements (display size, battery life, weight etc) : Anything la with budget below around 1.5k - 1.8k
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Your budget is quite low...have to sacrifice in some aspects like build quality, battery life, display quality etc if you want something new
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post Sep 21 2018, 08:00 PM

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QUOTE(Msnine @ Sep 19 2018, 11:12 PM)
Yay first one to ask in v.31.I t's a long one, please bear with me

Budget:
4k +-, max 5k if really necessary, but prefer to spend as little possible as long requirements met

Usage: college use, Visual Studio, web surfing & video streaming. Wanna try video editing and make some youtube videos but that will be just secondary hobby (does discreet GPU help? Sorry if noob question), no gaming

Requirement:
- RAM and SSD must be DIY upgradeable (not soldered)
- Battery life: min 4-5 hours of web surfing or office work. User removable battery a plus.
- Display: no size preference and no need high-end display. Plan to use external monitor in future
- Weight: no preference
- Brand: no preference but must be reliable and don't die within 2 years. International warranty a plus.
- Discreet GPU if it is important for video editing
- Good keyboard
- No need: touch-screen, convertible/2-in-1, thin and light, nice appearance

Thanks all sifu
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Any concrete suggestion if I narrow down to:

- traditional laptop
- dGPU
- non-soldered RAM
- support NVMe SSD
- with international warranty

ZM Fong
post Sep 21 2018, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE(Msnine @ Sep 21 2018, 08:00 PM)
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Lenovo Thinkpad A485, affordable, T480 chassis, large battery, Ryzen 5/7 APU (iGPU is about 940MX level with dual channel RAM)

Or Thinkpad T480s/T480/T580 if you want MX150, however the cooling in T480&T580 isn't great with dGPU. T480s is fine due to 10W MX150, 8250U CPU can run 3.4GHz all core under load with some undervolting.

Or ask myway1985 to suggest some Dell models for you

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Sep 21 2018, 11:05 PM
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post Sep 22 2018, 12:12 AM

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QUOTE(Giresque @ Sep 20 2018, 02:53 PM)
1. Budget : Max 3.8k

2. Usage  : Mostly used for digital art and some light gaming. Programs used for digital art - Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop (and possibly Krita?)

3. Requirements (display size, battery life, weight etc) :
- Display size doesn't matter to me, just want a decent screen with either good colour accuracy. If there's best colour accuracy under my budget would be nice.
- Battery life don't really matter to me, plugged in most of the time.
- Weight doesn't matter.
- Brands I'm not sure... just want reliable build quality that will last years. But if it'll make recommendations from you guys easier, Dell would be my go-to brand.
- I don't need 2-in-1, touchscreen and all since I only work with Wacom Intuos plugged into my laptop.

More additional notes : I'm not too sure whether I want a general use laptop or a gaming laptop tbh. As long it can run my art programs then it's fine. As for gaming, I don't think I play titles that are too demanding and most games I just set settings to low.
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Inspiron 14 7000 Series - 7472 8th Generation Intel®Core™i7-8550U processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.0 GHz) 8GB DDR4 at 2400MHz (1x8GB) 128GB Solid State Drive+1TB 5.4k HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 with 2GB GDDR5 graphics memory Windows 10 Home Optical Drive Not Included 14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Truelife LED-Backlit Display

DFO unit.. the best IPS panel on hand now for DELL brand
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post Sep 22 2018, 12:17 AM

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QUOTE(Msnine @ Sep 21 2018, 08:00 PM)
Any concrete suggestion if I narrow down to:

- traditional laptop
- dGPU
- non-soldered RAM
- support NVMe SSD
- with international warranty
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do u need many port? TB3 port needed?
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post Sep 22 2018, 12:53 AM

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Hi, need help on getting a laptop because current one is dying..
1. Budget : 3.5k or below
2. Usage : dota, movies, web surf
3. Requirements (display size, battery life, weight etc) :
-13 inch display
-Preferably with SSD for fast boot
-Preferably small bezels & lighweight
-Battery life, sound quality, display quality is not a priority
-Will need hdmi/display ports & audio output port (not sure if any brands decides to kill those this year?)


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post Sep 22 2018, 02:26 AM

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QUOTE(bazinga0302 @ Sep 22 2018, 12:53 AM)
Hi, need help on getting a laptop because current one is dying..
1. Budget : 3.5k or below
2. Usage  : dota, movies, web surf
3. Requirements (display size, battery life, weight etc) :
-13 inch display
-Preferably with SSD for fast boot
-Preferably small bezels & lighweight
-Battery life, sound quality, display quality is not a priority
-Will need hdmi/display ports & audio output port (not sure if any brands decides to kill those this year?)
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Need dGPU? 14 inch display OK to you? Max weight preferred?
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Hey guys, looking for something to potentially upgrade, I got an Acer V-Nitro V15 2+ years ago and was wondering what is its equivalent class of laptops now. It has:
i7-4720HQ
8GB RAM
GTX 960M
15.6" screen
Mediocre battery life
1TB HDD (No SSD)
~RM4k

I went for this because it had the best specs at the price, edged out the Inspiron 15 7000 with the 960M. If I were to get an upgrade for this now, what should I look at?
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post Sep 22 2018, 11:39 AM

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QUOTE(BenSow @ Sep 22 2018, 11:01 AM)
If I were to get an upgrade for this now, what should I look at?
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Which part you want to upgrade the most?
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post Sep 22 2018, 02:28 PM

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QUOTE(myway1985 @ Sep 22 2018, 12:17 AM)
do u need many port? TB3 port needed?
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No need TB3. Got USB 3.0, USB-C and HDMI enough.
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QUOTE(Msnine @ Sep 22 2018, 02:28 PM)
No need TB3. Got USB 3.0, USB-C and HDMI enough.
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any gen oso can or must 8th gen
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post Sep 22 2018, 04:22 PM

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Dear Sifus,

Is this HP Envy x360 Ryzen 5 a good buy? I need a portable laptop for work + travel.

https://s.lazada.com.my/s.0p9G
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post Sep 22 2018, 04:24 PM

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QUOTE(myway1985 @ Sep 22 2018, 04:12 PM)
any gen oso can or must 8th gen
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You mean CPU right? Ya must be 8th gen, and is AMD a good alternative in your opinion?
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post Sep 22 2018, 05:08 PM

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QUOTE(earlofclarendon @ Sep 22 2018, 04:22 PM)
Is this HP Envy x360 Ryzen 5 a good buy?
https://s.lazada.com.my/s.0p9G
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Inconsistent performance and worse battery life since Ryzen mobile APU hasn't mature yet. And the price is bit high, Ryzen 3 model starts at 3k which is crazy. Good sRGB IPS touchscreen. Good iGPU performance (R5/R7)
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QUOTE(Msnine @ Sep 22 2018, 04:24 PM)
and is AMD a good alternative in your opinion?
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Depends on implementation by manufacturer

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