Hi all,

Been using Asus ROG Gl552VW-DH74 since 2017. Used to game on it but now turn into work laptop. It performed very well all these years, just need to change the SSD, HDD, battery and keyboard when they individually expire.

But now it has aged a lot and parts are harder to get. The fan is now not working and causing the CPU to throttle.

Looking for new laptop to replace with similar use case.
1. Budget around RM3k
2. Ports: HDMI + at least 3 USB
3. GPU: don't need most recent, RTX3000 series is good enough. Anything above GTX960M is good enough lol
4. Must have 2 storage slots

General look around got some options / recommendation
1. Illegear Mach 15 - got recommended this by a sifu, but after looking at recent reviews with after sales issues, better avoid

2. ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - recommended by AI search. More inclined on this option.

3. Other AI reco: Acer Nitro 5, Lenovo LOQ15, HP Victus 15

Need help from sifus and other users to narrow down further
1. Which Asus TUF Gaming F15 model the best? As usual Asus like to have multiple variants of the same base model. Can get some info from various review websites but want to know experience from other users

2. Is there any better than TUF F15?

This post has been edited by wiki47: Feb 6 2026, 09:40 AM

Out of the lot: the Lenovo LOQ (see Jarrod's Tech reviews), make sure to avoid the 15IAX9E model (this one specifically: https://psref.lenovo.com/Product/LOQ/LOQ_15IAX9E )

Budget? If you are not tied to Windows ecosystems there's the M series Macbooks for your consideration

Are you OK with Macbooks? If you don't mind, the M2 Macbook Air 13 16/256 would arguably be the best of the lot:
https://shop.switch.com.my/products/13-inch...NRXcYG8v7CVFyM0

Very powerful performance, fanless design, class leading displays, touchpads and speakers, and ties well to an iPhone

Not bad, but the single stick memory kinda ruins the whole package

OmniBook 7 Aero? (slightly over your budget though)
https://www.nbplaza.com.my/hp-laptop/13316-...11-hsm365-.html

Of course, the M3/M4 Air would be a far better choice of course, but you do need to deal with MacOS quirks (which some may not want)

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Feb 17 2026, 03:10 AM

Thank you. Will take into consideration

Looking for a new laptop. Budget 3-4k
Prefer 16 inch.

Mainly for watching movies. Some Excel work. Wasting time on YouTube. Running moomoo and webull almost every night.

I was recommended ASUS Vivobook 16 (M1605 / A1605) with Ryzen 7 by some shop guy near my house. Claims that the panel is excellent for watching movies especially dark scenes.

Was wondering if it's good enuff for me. Thanks in advance.

ASUS warranty still very bad le

PROCESSOR: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (8 Core, Up to 4.80GHz, 12MB Cache, 17W, 47 PTOPS NPU)
SOFTWARE: Windows 11 Home
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe QLC Gen 4 Class 25 Solid State Drive + 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Class 35 Solid State Drive Hard Drive
32GB 8533MT/s LPDDR5x Memory MEMORY
14 inch 2.5K (2560 x 1600) 16:10 Wide View Angle Anti-Glare IPS 300-nits ComfortView Plus Non-Touch Display LCD
Intel Arc Graphics GRAPHICS
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE201 Wireless Card NETWORK
Dell Outlet Dell 14 Plus Laptop DB14250
Outlet PriceRM 3,639.00
2yr warranty

PROCESSOR: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (8 Core, Up to 5.00GHz, 24MB Cache, 28W, NPU Upto 50 TOPS)
SOFTWARE: Windows 11 Pro
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe QLC Gen 4 Class 25 Solid State Drive Hard Drive
32GB 7500MT/s LPDDR5x Dual Channel Memory MEMORY
14 inch 2K (1920 x 1200) Wide View Angle Anti-Glare IPS 300-nits Non-Touch Display LCD
AMD Radeon 860M Graphics GRAPHICS
MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 2x2 MU-MIMO Wireless Card NETWORK
Dell Outlet Dell 14 Plus Laptop DB14255
Outlet PriceRM 3,969.00

here the latest processor.. tat asus previous gen processor de..

I looking for 16 inch and oled display. Dowan 14 inch will make brad pitt look like small boy.

Went to Digi mall today. The fella recommend oled. He say good colour for movie. He recommend Asus vivobook s16 s3607q. He said got dragon inside keep the pc cool and fast.

Asus warranty bad or product very bad?

This post has been edited by Davird: Feb 26 2026, 07:01 PM

u need dedicated gpu to power oled screen.. else ur igpu very fast kong.. asus warranty sux.. n oled screen will hv burn in on laptop within 3yr.. most likely after warranty finish ur laptop screen burn in liao..

PROCESSOR: Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (8 Core, Up to 4.80GHz, 12MB Cache, 17W, 47 PTOPS NPU)
SOFTWARE: Windows 11 Home
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe QLC Gen 4 Class 25 Solid State Drive Hard Drive
32GB 8533MT/s LPDDR5x Memory MEMORY
16 inch 2.5K (2560 x 1600) 16:10 Wide View Angle Anti-Glare IPS 300-nits ComfortView Plus Non-Touch Display LCD
Intel Arc Graphics GRAPHICS
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE201 Wireless Card NETWORK
Dell Outlet Dell 16 Plus Laptop DB16250
Outlet PriceRM 3,579.00
2yr warranty.. non oled


PROCESSOR: Intel Core 7 240H (10 Core, Up to 5.20GHz, 24MB Cache, 45W)
SOFTWARE: Windows 11 Home
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe Gen 4 Class 35 Solid State Drive Hard Drive
16GB (2X8GB) Up to 5600MT/s DDR5 SoDIMM Non-ECC MEMORY
16 inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 120Hz 300-nits 100 sRGB Color Gamut ComfortView Plus Non-Touch Display LCD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6 GRAPHICS
MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 2x2 MU-MIMO Wireless Card NETWORK
Dell Outlet Alienware 16 Aurora Gaming Laptop AC16250
Outlet PriceRM 4,509.00
2yr warranty

This post has been edited by myway1985: Feb 26 2026, 10:37 PM

my wife ask me to compare this 2 laptop she want to buy for her personal work usage. mainly for multitasking and photoshop.

can suggest me if these 2 to pick or alternative that is better around that 4k budget?

a better 1
PROCESSOR: Intel Core 7 240H (10 Core, Up to 5.20GHz, 24MB Cache, 45W)
SOFTWARE: Windows 11 Home
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe Gen 4 Class 35 Solid State Drive Hard Drive
16GB (2X8GB) Up to 5600MT/s DDR5 SoDIMM Non-ECC MEMORY
16 inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 120Hz 300-nits 100 sRGB Color Gamut ComfortView Plus Non-Touch Display LCD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6 GRAPHICS
MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 2x2 MU-MIMO Wireless Card NETWORK
Dell Outlet Alienware 16 Aurora Gaming Laptop AC16250
Outlet PriceRM 4,509.00
2yr warranty