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ohman
post Sep 22 2019, 02:45 PM

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hi, need your advice on ultrabook.

went to a mall, tried out hp elitebook 13.3 inchs. really like how it feels . even comes with 2 ram slots.

looking for i7 with 16gb ram

1. anything with similar shape and weight? ( the cheaper the better )
2. is HP alright? need this for business use. or should i go for lenovo/dell only?

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post Sep 22 2019, 03:52 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 22 2019, 03:07 PM)
Elitebook 830 G5/G6 is fine, however you might want to consider Thinkpad/Latitude also

fyi i5 ULV and i7 ULV don't have much performance difference

Budget? Any preferences on weight, battery life and display size?
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hi, 13.3 or 14 is just nice. anything less than or equals to 1.4kg .

battery life, as long as possible.

the only thing about thinkpad is its black and they all look the same.

latitude not sure if it now in ultrabook shape.

fell in love with the look and feel of elitebook, maybe i'm just looking for a cheaper or other alternative before making decision laugh.gif

edit: after you brought up latitude, i just found that there's a latitude 3301, dell claimed lightest 13 inchs, let me check it out

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post Sep 22 2019, 04:06 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 22 2019, 04:02 PM)
What's your budget?

Some Thinkpads have optional silver colour

Latitude 3000 series is mediocre in general
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trying to put it below 6000, the lesser the better of course laugh.gif
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post Sep 22 2019, 04:42 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 22 2019, 04:38 PM)
Need high sRGB display? Mind non-upgradeable RAM?
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business use, not really going to play games or watch movie.

but ram must be 16gb. if 8gb with upgradeable slot is fine.

i think its hard to find ultrabook with ram slot right? mostly soldered. only this elitebook has a magical 2 slots( maybe thats why its not really light)
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post Sep 22 2019, 05:27 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 22 2019, 05:08 PM)
With upgradeable RAM (suggest upgrade by yourself):
Thinkpad P43s / T490 (~1.5kg), L390, L490
Latitude 5300 60Wh

16GB soldered:
Thinkpad T490s, T495s, X390, X390 Yoga, X395

For Latitude 7000 series you need to find reseller, online don't sell
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post Sep 28 2019, 09:35 PM

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QUOTE(prelude23 @ Sep 28 2019, 08:26 PM)
Well I'm looking at my budget around RM3k so this Thinkbook is really appealing cause of the price point.

Beggars cant be choosers.
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actually, if if you dont insist on 14inches, you should go for thinkbook 13s, the cheapest model rm25xx, because
if 8gb and 256gb is not enough, you can always upgrade it to 16gb in future.

the 13s is better than 14s because 13s is using a better quality screen.

and frankly, the ability to upgrade to 16gb is more than enough, i dont think anyone need 2 ram slot for this think book.

the rm25xx model for 13s is good because it is using UD620, without GPU so the battery life would be better.

13.3” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS antiglare with Dolby Vision™ HDR (300 nits, 72% CG)

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post Sep 28 2019, 09:59 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Sep 28 2019, 09:43 PM)
Need to take out 8GB and put in 16GB

Thanks for mentioning that 14s uses low sRGB display, I somehow messed up the info. Thought they both have high sRGB

What 2 RAM slots (or 1 soldered 1 slot) matters is dual channel. I found out that my laptop not only can achieve higher FPS in games, but also has slightly better system smoothness
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thinkbook targeting different people la laugh.gif i appreciate them for including a ram slot instead of soldered, given that many ultrabook only come with soldered 8gb . like x390 etc.

the lowest price for this TB 13s can go around rm21xx with all the shopback and voucher, that is a very solid price and throw in rm200, to change the ram to 16gb, that is really a steal.


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post Sep 29 2019, 01:12 PM

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QUOTE(prelude23 @ Sep 29 2019, 01:01 PM)
But that GPU will help if im into light gaming right? Thinkbook 13s come with GPU too for higher specs. Is that good?
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if you want GPU, go for the rm27xx one, that has a GPU with 2gb ram

 

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