First, why you want 8th gen i3? Second, why must buy the cheapest

haha nvm

OK so a few things to clear up:
1. Getting the latest tech for the same price compared to old tech is worth it
2. i3 is fine for light workload, in fact some ppl can get away from Pentium/core m CPU
3. Which i5 and i7 you refer to? The lack of architecture improvement and keep pushing up clock speed/cores are the main reasons why 8th gen mobile chips run hot, however if the cooling system is capable of handling the heat output together with a few tweaks, there shouldn't have any thermal issue
4. dGPU indeed increase heat output, but some ppl need it (like me). Again it can be tuned for better thermals

What's your max budget? Usage? Any preference on weight, display size, display quality and battery life?

What you believe is totally baseless and totally wrong .

Thinkpads:
T480 with touch enabled IPS
A485 with touch enabled IPS
X280 with touchscreen

Acer Spin 5 13 - good sRGB IPS
Lenovo Yoga 520/530 +RAM

Small battery:
Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T - good sRGB IPS
HP Pavilion x360 14 cd0036tx +RAM

Note that non convertible laptop with touchscreen usually don't have pen/stylus support

Give a max budget

No one can guarantee on reliability fyi

Acer Aspire 5 A615-51G-53QF +RAM+SSD

If you want this:
"must be able to access 2.5" drive mount easily (e.g. via dedicated maintence panel)"
Then your options are very limited

Any preference on weight, battery life and display size? Usage?

Lenovo Ideapad 330S-14IKB 81F400G1MJ / G2MJ +RAM+HDD
Lenovo Ideapad 320S-14IKBR 81BN002XMJ / 81BN0071MJ / 81BN0072MJ +RAM+SSD

im ok with intel i3 and equivalent cpu.

Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P4KX / P77B

Hi,

Any suggestions for secondary school student to purely work on word/excel etc? Looking for cheapest laptop with acceptable reliability. I can get around 1k - 1.2k via lazada/shopee but i don't know if those are goods or not. Thanks.

Hi,

I'm looking for a laptop recommendations for my dad. His previous laptop is the Sony Vaio vpceg17fg; it's passed down to my sister. Sorry for the long post, I tried to be as thorough as possible.

The Requirements:

Usage: Mainly for work purposes [Microsoft Office], some net surfing with multiple tabs], some occasional Youtube and Movie watching and very light gaming [those require low resources, metroidvania ish, platformer type]

CPU: At least something similar as the older one [i3-2310M]. Can I get an I5 processor at this price range?

RAM: 4GB minimum, non-soldered, expandable.

Storage: SSD [256GB or empty slot and I put my own SDD] and another HDD Slot or DVD slot that I can convert to HDD slot, if possible.

Graphic: Integrated is fine but if discrete is available for the price, then discrete please.

Screen: 13+” or wider screen, 1080p. No idea about high/low sRGB as long it’s as good as the previous laptop, it’s okay. Non-touch type.

Battery life: Decent battery life [at least 4h], longer the better. [Replaceable battery]

Weight: As light as the possible as long as it fits all the requirements [2-2.5kg. The old one was at 2.3kg]

Others: Good warranty service; If possible back-lit keyboard;

Brand: No preferences as long has decent build quality and good service. Something with 2 years warranty if possible.

Budget: 2K-2.5K [Lower the better]
Any physical shop recommendation? I’m from Kampar, Perak but I doubt there’s many choices in Ipoh. Well be heading down to KL on the 21st/22nd, so thinking of buying then. Prefer not to buy through online store.
I'm thinking of possibly getting the laptop from Viewnet in Lowyat Plaza. Is that place okay?

Thank you in advance.

Btw, could I ask if I want laptops with removable batteries what should I look at?

I see. Then, in the case of non-removeable batteries, wouldn't the battery degradation be faster with the continuous discharge and recharge?

I can't seem to find the student discount on the lenovo website..  how to get the 15% student discount?

Hi guys, i would like to ask for your recommendation for laptops

Budget 2k or maybe can add few hundreds if possible.
2 laptop, first for light gaming and second just for light office works and movies.

Inspiron 14 5000 (5480). Happen to saw it while searching for laptops

Sifus,

A help.. Looking to replace my laptop.. Looking around, I found something I'm interested in nearby my place.. A Lenovo Ideapad Model.. 330 15-IKBR-81D-E01-JAMJ for RM1850.. I have a spare 256GB SSD.. I only have to buy a 4GB DDR4 RAM.. With the RAM, the total comes up to RM1970.. ngam ngam 2K.. Any reason I shouldn't get this particular model? Only looking for studies.. no gaming probably.. Good battery life 4 hours okay..