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Notebook Recommendation Thread v.31, Need To Buy Laptop... Please Come In
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crispybacon
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 Sep 24 2018, 09:32 PM
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1. Budget: About RM 4500 or 1500 SGD (can purchase in either Malaysia or Singapore). Can stretch to RM 5000 if needed
2. Usage: General use, photo editing (Lightroom, Photoshop), occasional gaming (mainly XCOM and XCOM 2, also Borderlands 2, Fallout, Civ games)
3. Requirement:
- Reliable build - I don't frequently change out my electronics, so would like it to last about 3-4 years minimum
- Weight: Ideally less than 2.5kg all in (including power cables etc.)
- Screen: IPS display
- Battery: Ideally a user-removable battery. It will mostly be sat at home plugged in, but minimum 4-5 hour battery life would be nice
- SSD and HDD set up. Minimum 8GB RAM if possible
- Screen size: minimum 15 inches
I don't require touch screen or 2-in-1. I prefer ASUS laptops but happy to consider others too if necessary. Would appreciate any suggestions, thanks!
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crispybacon
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Sep 25 2018, 05:57 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 25 2018, 03:57 PM) Prefer regular laptop/Ultrabook or gaming/performance laptop? I slightly prefer regular laptops/ultrabooks for how light they are, but honestly as long as the laptop is less than 2.5kg, it doesn't matter what category they fall under. Specs and reliability are more crucial to me. |
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crispybacon
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Sep 25 2018, 09:47 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 25 2018, 08:50 PM) Weight under 2.5kg without counting AC adapter 1.Commandos Glock 5 (Clevo NB50TK1) with 72% NTSC 60Hz or 120Hz IPS panel 2. Illegear Raven with 144Hz IPS panel 3. Lenovo Legion Y530 with 144Hz IPS panel (1050TI only) 4. Asus GL503GE with 120Hz TN (good quality TN) Illegear Onyx should be under 2.5kg with AC adapter included, however it's slightly over budget One thing to take note here: No one can guarantee on reliability since it kinda depends on luck. Business laptops tend to have better reliability but still, QC issues can happen on them as well. Razer laptops are junk so they are really bad on reliability. However, you can choose one with good external build quality. Yeah fully aware that luck's a big part of it unfortunately. The illegear onyx seems potentially worth spending on - I gather this is a small-ish company? Do you have any experience with their builds + customer service? I will likely be using whichever laptop I get in Singapore too for extended periods, don't want to get caught out not being able to service it under warranty if needed. Also I don't suppose there are ultrabooks that would have similar specs as the ones you've listed? I've looked at the ones on Asus' website and can't seem to find any of their zenbooks or vivobooks that have similar specs. |
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crispybacon
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Sep 25 2018, 11:02 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 25 2018, 10:31 PM) Onyx is actually based on GK5CN5Z/6Z made by TongFang (ODM, 'real' manufacturer). I have no experience on their customer service, however from my observation it looks pretty good. There aren't much 15 inch Ultrabooks/regular laptops out there with decent dGPU and good quality (high sRGB) display, at least in Malaysia. Even there are some, they are usually not cheap Got it, thanks man! I took a peek at your ultraportable lists - any add ons to your top picks there? |
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crispybacon
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Sep 26 2018, 12:19 AM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 25 2018, 11:22 PM) Sorry but what do you mean? I meant do you have any other ultrabook suggestions in addition to the ones in this list |
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