SF314-54G - overall better (well-built, light weight, upgradeable RAM, good battery life, affordable etc)

Hi guys,

any review on this Lenovo model?

Ideapad 330s-15ARR
AMD Ryzen 5-2500U
AMD Vega 8
128Gb M2 PCIe + 1 TB HDD
4GB ddr4-2400
display 15.6 Full HD IPS AG
2 years on site warranty


RM2159
RM1909 (with trade in of any old laptop)


is it too good to be true?

This post has been edited by Chrono-Trigger: Jun 6 2019, 06:09 PM

2 cell 30Wh battery...big no

Get Thinkpad E495/E595 if you want Ryzen for cheap (Ideapad S540 sold out aldy)

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Jun 6 2019, 06:10 PM

Btwn 1st n 2nd models, are they largely similar except the 2nd one can't upgrade ram? Cos 8gb of ram seem enough for me.. and isn't the hp model uses newer i5 n mx250? Not better?

This post has been edited by Gamerjim: Jun 6 2019, 06:12 PM

I looking for Full HD screen 15.6". play game like diablo 3 occasionally. Mainly to watch movie.

Any model that is about RM2000?

TBH 2k budget is low for a decent new model, bump up to 2.5k if possible

Price range for both model?

Around 2.4k without RAM+SSD upgrades and warranty upgrade

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Jun 6 2019, 09:23 PM

Hi sifu, I'm interior architecture and looking for laptop.

Any recommended laptop for rendering?
Mainly focusing on rendering fast with better cooling, slim and light.

As checked online most of it are gaming laptop.
- price around RM 8k less or more
- CPU (as fast as it make rendering faster)
- Ram 32gb
- GPU (not that important as not gaming much)
- pcie ssd 256 at least and 1 or 2 TB HDD
- preferable 17.3 inch screen

Last time was checked MSI GS series but not really required for gaming tho =(
Any suggested laptop model? (Able to add on/top up)

Max budget? Max weight preferred in kg? Fine with 15 inch?

Preferable price range RM 6k-8k+-
2kg +- will do (not more than 3kg)
Yea fine with 15.6 inch

Checked online lenovo Y540 with add on until 32gb ram.
Or any better suggestion with pros and cons?

Thank you

Many laptops do have i7-9750H/8750H which is already fast, the issue is many of them don't have high power limit (most have 45W limit) / good cooling to maintain the turbo clock for a long time which is important in rendering

If you prefer 17 inch, I'll suggest Illegear Selenite or Rogue. High power limit out of the box and can maintain relatively high clock speed. Refer to my gaming laptop list for more options (if not later others say I bias)

Or go for workstation like Thinkpad P52. More expensive of course

Suggest upgrading RAM by yourself (get x1 16GB and upgrade another 16GB), same applies to storage

Sf 315 41g ryzen 5 8gb or sf314 55 i5 8gb? Acer swift review quite nice with full aluminium body and 51wh battery. 🤔🤔 correct me if i wrong

SF315-41G - non-upgradeable RAM, poor battery life, last gen Ryzen
SF314-55G - non-upgradeable RAM, limited cooling (10W MX150), high sRGB IPS
SF314-54/54G overall better, cheaper too

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Jun 7 2019, 03:19 AM

Different between 54/54g? What makes it overall better compare to other ? 🤔 mind sharing

Lenovo ideapad series, which got longer battery life? If budget 2.5k

54/54G is completely different compared to 55/55G. I aldy shared in my previous post

Which Ideapad model?

Guys, would like to know is the current Y540
Is best bang for buck?

if I can get it 15%discount somewhere around rm 4.7k.

Thank you

Any ideapad model.

Only different in term of upgradable ram, better battery life and latest gen intel?

This one?


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For 1660TI, yes

Different Ideapad model have different pros and cons

There are other slight differences of course like input devices quality since it's a different model

Yes, but don't buy from Acer directly (never buy at MSRP price)