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Enquiries/Recommendations Notebook Recommendation Thread v.32, Need To Buy Laptop..? Please Come In

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StevenMiracle
post Jun 26 2019, 03:46 PM

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1. Budget : Below RM 3800
2. Usage : Programming, video streaming, web surfing (mostly reddit)
3. Requirements :
i) Display : No preference
ii) Battery life: Standard
iii) Ram : 8GB (or 4GB + upgrade to 8GB)
iv) Storage : SSD + HDD
v) Weight : Prefer light weight
vi) Processor: No preference
StevenMiracle
post Jun 27 2019, 10:58 AM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Jun 26 2019, 06:26 PM)
Define 'standard' - min how many hours of battery life?
How light weight? Give max weight in kg

Mind low sRGB display and non-upgradeable RAM? No preference on display size?
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Battery should last about 3-5 hours,
Weight below 3kg,
not sure about sRGB,
non-upgradable 8gb ram is fine.
15 inch for display

This post has been edited by StevenMiracle: Jun 27 2019, 11:34 AM
StevenMiracle
post Jun 27 2019, 01:29 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Jun 27 2019, 02:03 PM)
Prefer regular laptop/Ultrabook or gaming laptop?
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all of the above are accepted, can suggest a few?
StevenMiracle
post Jun 27 2019, 03:51 PM

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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Jun 27 2019, 04:22 PM)
Lenovo Thinkpad L590/L580 +RAM
Lenovo Thinkpad E590/E580 +RAM+SSD
Lenovo Ideapad S540-15IWL 81NE0069MJ
Acer Swift 3 SF315-51-520J / 54ZB - non-upgradeable RAM

Not so great battery life:
Lenovo Thinkpad E595/E585 +RAM+SSD
Dell Inspiron 15 7570 +RAM
Lenovo Ideapad S340-15IWL 81N80079MJ
Lenovo Ideapad 330s-15IKB 81F500S5MJ / 6MJ +RAM
HP Pavilion 15-CS1026TX +RAM+SSD, 15-CS2010TX +RAM
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which of the above are considered gaming laptop?
StevenMiracle
post Jul 4 2019, 02:09 AM

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I've updated my requirement as below; please advise on which laptop to purchase.

1. Budget : Below RM 3800
2. Usage : Programming, video streaming, open shit ton of tabs on chrome
3. Requirements :
i) Display : 15'' at least, the bigger the better as according to the budget
ii) Battery life: Standard, about 4-5 hours
iii) Ram : 16GB or (Upgradable to 16GB)
iv) Storage : SSD + 1 TB HDD
v) Weight : Below 2.7kg
vi) Processor : Intel Core i5-8265U or any 8th Gen series or anything better
vii) Graphic : GTX 1050 or something

Also thoughts on ILLEGEAR? Raven SE looks good and cheap, almost as if it's too good to be true.

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