I'm looking for laptop for daily drive, long battery life and lightweight.

I been eyeing this model (320s) because its mentioned and recommended many times in this thread, plus the upgrade-able feature.

Or do you have other recommendation for same price range? Doesn't mind to add few more hundred if I can get a better spec.

Anyway, what do you think of Asus Transformer laptop? Or is it better to go for a 14" laptop?

Around RM2500-ish, the lower the better. But then I just read your LTT laptop review. I think Lenovo Yoga 520 is the sweet spot among >Rm2500 range, assuming the price is still the same.

Any obvious difference other than the viewing angle for IPS vs non IPS laptop screen? I'm familiar with IPS desktop monitor display but not with laptop screen.

Edit: To think of it, I don't really need touchscreen and the foldable feature but still those are cool feature which I never tried before. It's amazing how searching laptop online can make one confused.

This post has been edited by diaBoliQu3: Mar 23 2019, 01:24 AM

My bad... Not review but "Good Picks" section for RM2500-RM2999 laptop.

I can't find Ideapad 320s-14IKB in their website.

Is it this one:
https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/ideapa...KB/p/81F400G1MJ

I'll look up for the benchmark for i3 vs i5 later. But I hope with SSD and 8GB RAM, things will be smooth enough for daily use and slideshow presentation.

Ah, that's upgradble RAM is not possible in the future. Personally I think 4GB laptop is kinda slow for daily use, especially when Linux running Windows in Virtualbox.

Thank you for the link. Checking it right now. Hmmm...Things get complicated.

Yeah... Running Windows 7/ 10 in Linux host. How big should I pump it?

Budget: Rm3.5k, lower the better.
Usage: Daily usage, no gaming, no photo editing.
Requirement: Lightweight, good battery life, solid build, 8GB RAM at least.

Previously I was aiming Ideapad 320s-14IKBR. Wondering if I can get a good Thinkpad at this price. I don't mind any brand as long solid build. But again, seems like Lenovo really fits in "tough business".

Damn, I just realize that i5 Thinkpad started from Rm4k. Urgh...

I went to survey some laptop this afternoon at local shopping mall. There's not much reliable choice in Kuching, so I only visit PC Image, Thundermatch and Harvey Norman. Kinda disappointed with the choices but at least it help me narrow down few things.

To be honest I don't know how many hours is the definition of a good or excellent battery life. My current old bulky laptop usage time is less than 2 hours, so I think 8 hours is more than enough for me. I'm willing to sacrifice this for performance tho.

Weight wise, I realize most of the laptop that I'm interested is less than 2kg, so I guess 2kg is acceptable for me.

Display size wise, I been living with 14" laptop for my whole life. And after my short survey I think I prefer 13" but again I don't mind going for 14" if I can get better spec and features.

I don't mind low sRGB as long it's good to the eyes. But I do prefer IPS or good display.

Sometimes I run Virtual Box OS, so I guess 8GB should be enough for me (for now). I don't mind soldered 8GB and I don't really mind an upgradable 4GB.

Anyway I got some question, regarding Intel vs AMD for laptop, which one is better? I read that AMD got overheating issue?

Wow... Thank you, that's a lot of choice. From your experience and based on your preferences, which one is better in term of build material and quality?

I see. I'll take a look at the suggested model. Can't find much Thinkpad at Kuching, but spot some Swift, Huawei and Zenbook the other day.

Anyway, what's the deal with high vs low sRGB? Googled but not much info. Is it the maximum brightness and accurate color reproduction of panel?

So I read that E is just a consumer series with Thinkpad label. While L is more like 20% of the T series, which makes me wondering if its really worth it getting E4xx over the Ideapad, Swift 3, Matebook or Spin series.

Read that E series is improved now, and consumer series is improving too? But when I search Thinkpad quality equivalent, people still recommend Thinkpad. Any explanation for this?

Thank you for conforming this. I'll try to customize the L series first and compared with other laptop that you recommended in the previous post. For unknown reason, I'm really hooked by the Thinkpad although I admit the design is quite boring when compared to others.

Thank you for detail explanation regarding L series > E series in your previous post too. What you mentioned above really make sense to me.

The reason I'm very fussy this time because my previous Inspiron 5437 caused me quite issue. The plastic casing suddenly crack few months out of the factory. Somehow I admire their superb warranty service, they replace the casing on the spot after complaint. Then the CPU fan stop working after few years causing overheating issue. Not sure if its my fault for swapping the RAM which I done many times in other laptop and computer, there's an electrical spark + fire + smoke at the power plug slot.

And that's how I kinda interested with business series laptop. But again I'm typing this from my wife's old Asus A43S. It's thick, bulky, heavy, and the OEM battery last less than 2 hours, still it served me well and proved me consumer laptop is not that bad considering luck is on our side. Ironically, I used to avoid Asus due to the slow service at Kuching, but that was years ago.

Noted... I don't mind the design as long I can get a decent build, and maybe on par spec or a tad below. I think QC is beyond our control.

BTW may I know what do you mean with above line? Referring to E series or generalized to business laptops.

This post has been edited by diaBoliQu3: Apr 26 2019, 08:20 PM

Thank you for the clarification.

https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/thinkp...80/p/20L5S15K00

This or get Swift or Zenbook at similar price?

RM3,470.11 after eCoupon. Anyway, is the eCoupon got expired date? Or the coupon is just a gimmick from my Google search record?

Can customise but super mahal. Not sure why tho, that's why I afraid this price got limit. I wonder how long does the battery in the above spec can last since T have battery optimisation.

As for the T490, how much difference in laptop CPU performance we're talking about? E490 seems like on the way already but the CPU is just slight faster?

And for those who familiar with Lenovo, will the new release make the old laptop cheaper than they're now?

Okay, not sure why but now the price increased by Rm100 and the eCoupon changed too. I noticed since few nights ago, the eCoupon is different at night time.

https://www.itworld.com.my/mac/macbook-air/...128GB-MQD32ZP-A

Is this the old or latest MacBook Air?

https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/thinkp...80/p/20L5S15K00

I'm wondering if this come with backlit keyboard? Can't find the keyboard spec inside the tech specs. But I suspect not.