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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.
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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 22 2018, 09:53 PM

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Looks like the 8th gen Whiskey Lake updates are rolling in - both i5 8265U and i7 8565U models are available. HP
and the rest, bila la? LOL!

Link : https://www.dell.com/my/p/inspiron-13-7380-...timonster=PD_OC

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post Sep 22 2018, 11:12 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 22 2018, 10:37 PM)
It's the same with KBL-R, nothing to hype
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Yeah, the improvements are not marginal other than higher Turbo clockspeed, larger L3 cache sizes and hardware mitigation against Meltdown and L1TF while still being a 14 nm node. Ooh well, I suppose it will still give the fanboys something to shout about la ...
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post Sep 28 2018, 10:07 PM

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QUOTE(ChrisHor @ Sep 28 2018, 04:42 PM)
Hi ,

I'm interested in this model below:

Model HP 14s-CF0043TX 14" Laptop/ Notebook
Operating system Force feedback Windows 10 Home
Processor Force feedback Intel Core i7-8550U Processor
- 1.8GHz, 8M Cache
- Turbo Speed 4GHz

Memory 4GB DDR4 Ram
Storage 1TB SATA HDD
Graphics Force feedback AMD Radeon™ 530
Optical Drive -
Display 14" diagonal FHD IPS BrightView micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Network & Communication
Intel® 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (1x1) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 Combo

Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE LAN

Camera HP TrueVision HD Camera with integrated digital microphone
Audio / Visual Dual speakers
Interface 1 USB 3.1 Type-C™ Gen 1 (Data Transfer up to 5 Gb/s)
2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Data transfer only)
1 HDMI 1.4b. 1 RJ-45
1 headphone/microphone combo
Battery 3-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion
Dimensions 32.4 x 22.59 x 1.99 cm
Weight 1.43kg

Price around RM2,600.

Can be upgrade to 8gb plus additional 240GB m2 2280 for around 3100.

Any pro and con for this unit? Specs look decent.

Is it a good deal or there is something better out there ?
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It's a lower end model (looks and feels cheap-ish) compared to the Pavilion range which are better in all sense. For around your budget, there are definitely better models that you can end up with. You can see a few that are usually recommended here and also look at ZM's list - link is on his signature :-)

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post Oct 5 2018, 06:22 PM

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QUOTE(russell612 @ Oct 4 2018, 09:48 PM)
Anyone can give opinion on Surface Laptop? Planning on getting the refresh but scare cannot run too much apps. Planning on some cs and dota on it
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I don't think it's suitable for that purpose so that's the first negative point. The refresh brings nothing new to the table other
than 8th gen processor and perhaps a slightly better screen. Ports selection is piss poor for a USD 1K machine - still not TB3
port in 2018 when they can make it available in the cheaper Surface Go and more expensive Surface Book 2. I did wait for it
to see if it's worth the money but MS went with a lazy approach for the Surface Laptop 2.
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