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Enquiries/Recommendations Notebook Recommendation Thread v.32, Need To Buy Laptop..? Please Come In
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grayearl P
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 Oct 5 2019, 10:48 PM
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Hello, noob here need you all sifu's help.
Budget: Around 3-5k, can top up a bit if it's value for money
Usage:
Multitasking (typical work and school stuff like chrome, word), photoshop, some light gaming (no triple A games), looking into video editing too. Occasionally will use music production software, but not expecting the laptop to have good audio. I'm usually using my earphones anyway.
Requirements
15" only.
At least 100% sRGB display for my creative work. At least 8gb ram, prefer 16gb (or anything that I can upgrade myself).
Maybe 4 to 5 hours on battery.
I don't care about size/weight. Prefer something that won't turn into a teppanyaki grill. I don't mind any type of laptop.
Plus point if they got good service. I hear a lot of horror stories about after sales service.
Something I'm not sure about is SSD only or SSD+HDD, will appreciate suggestions. But yeah, that's generally what I'm looking for. Thanks!!
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grayearl P
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Oct 5 2019, 11:53 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Oct 5 2019, 11:28 PM) Prefer regular/normal laptop or gaming laptop? Both are fine, I don't have a specific preference. Good with anything except those 2-in-1 laptops LOL |
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grayearl P
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Oct 6 2019, 01:05 AM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Oct 6 2019, 12:01 AM) Since your budget allows I'll skip 1650/1060 laptops 1660Ti/2060: Lenovo Legion Y540 15 customize 300 nits / *Y7000 SE customize 300 nits (use code LENXCIMB) Lenovo Legion Y540 15 81SX004WMJ *Level51 Forge 15 Pro Commandos Glock 5 Plus 144Hz Thin and light: *Illegear Prodigy *Illegear Raven SE-R *need extra battery pack / battery capacity upgrade in order to get ~4 hrs battery life Wow thanks man. Just to clarify, are you recommending the i7 variants? Had a look of these, quite like the Legion and Raven. Too bad I missed Illegear's promos. I'll go kepo at the shops first, a bit hard to decide without seeing it. Probably purchasing in a month or two, hopefully by then got some nice promo : ' ) Thanks! |
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grayearl P
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Oct 6 2019, 09:27 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Oct 6 2019, 12:53 PM) No worries. Yeah get the highest spec available Illegear have promo now Just noticed that, haha. Actually I'm only able to make my purchase in a month or two, so I'm thinking of getting an SSD for my current laptop (my hard disk dying, that's why looking for new laptop. Battery also kaput already, and my usage has changed a lot). Still need to use my laptop for work purposes now. There's a lot to choose from, not sure which one to get. Looking for just 128 or 256gb, planning to add it onto my new laptop once I get it. Any suggestions? I'm probably heading to C-Zone. Thanks~ |
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grayearl P
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Oct 6 2019, 11:45 PM
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QUOTE(ZM Fong @ Oct 6 2019, 11:17 PM)
Best bang for buck rn is probably Legion Y7000 SE (9750H+1660Ti/2060, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD+1TB SSD, 144Hz, Intel 9560). Or Level51 Forge 15 Pro. Commandos Glock 5+ is cheap, but it only has i5 (i7 upgrade is expensive) and need to add another 8GB RAM (for dual channel)
Note that for Forge 15 Pro and Glock 5+, you need to go to their stores to try out
Haha sorry, wasn't clear in my post. I meant SSD, would like to get one for my current laptop first, and then transfer it when I get the new laptop. But there's a lot of options, kinda confusing. I found this list:
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As for the laptops, definitely going to the stores to see before I decide. Thanks 
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