both also not worth TBH

So 3.2k or below is worth? For gaming 3

If you edit according to this

System Specs: ( Edit )
Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 4600H Processor (3.00GHz, Max Boost up to 4.00GHz, 6 Cores, 8MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Home Single Language 64
Operating System Language : Windows 10 Home Single Language 64 English/Simplified Chinese
Microsoft Productivity Software : Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 Malaysia
Memory : 8GB DDR4 3200MHz SoDIMM
Second Hard Drive : 256GB Solid State Drive, M.2 2242, PCIe-NVMe, TLC
Extra Storage Holder : HDD/SSD UIY Kit
Display : 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), IPS, Anti-glare, 250nits, 60Hz, Narrow Bezel
Graphic Card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 128bit
Camera : 720p HD 4mm Camera with Array Microphone
Color : Onyx Black
Keyboard : Keyboard Blue Backlit Black English
Wireless : Wireless 2x2 AC, Bluetooth Version 5.0 or above, Low Cost
Surface Treatment : IMR
Palmrest : PC/ABS
Battery : 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery, 45Wh
Power Cord : 135W AC Adapter (3pin)-UK
Language Pack : Publication-English/Simplified Chinese
Warranty : 1 Year Carry-in

You get total:RM2,376.75.

THE CHEAPEST RYZEN 5 WITH 1650

https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/p/82EYCTO1WWEN...essageFlag=true

If you swap all for the top specs i.e Ryzen 7, 512gb ssd, better screen, 16gb ram, it should be around 3k which I personally feel a better bargain

But at almost whole 1k different in pricing. Kasichanlah.jpg

Lenovo is again on lelong mode when they sells this budget gaming laptop and offering “FRONTLINER” discount. The performance/price it offered is unseen or unmatched for a long time. Be it the lowest variant or highest variant, both are “dirt” cheap for what it’s offering. (Though I don’t really suggest upgrading the 1650 to Ti, it cost RM190 more just for the slightest performance increase, less than 5% IIRC).




I also very tempted in the performance/specs this Gaming Ideapad can offer if I don’t have a working laptop with me (I’ve actually upgraded/side graded 3 laptops in the past 5 years, 2 of them sub RM1.5k cheap pricing but still no reasons to do any upgrade or purchase any time soon...)

Lenovo actually have a spinoff model called Ideapad Creator and it came equipped with a decent display. If I can source this panel for cheap and upgrade the Ideapad Gaming, I might just pull the trigger again. haha
https://laptopmedia.com/review/lenovo-ideap...-on-the-budget/

what code?

thanks

Hi sifus please help me

current laptop looks like going to kaput. thinking of changing to a newer one

1. Budget : RM5k  (can +-rm500 from the amount)
2. Usage  : multipurpose. Not purely on heavy gaming but moderate .
3. Requirements (display size, battery life, weight etc) : display 15.6 and above, weight doesn't matter, waiting time does not matter too

Did a bit of searching and found Acer Nitro series closer to the price but some are with Ryzen and I dont have much input about ryzen either so was looking for i7 11th gen. Please guide me

Thanks for the suggestion. Mind to share link for acer? Is the cooling system in acer good given that nitro like you said is budget model. I have compiled a list of models within <= 6k. Can you suggest on it ?
And also more question on Ryzen. Until now I didn't consider AMD processors because thought they are crap and will be troublesome in longer run. Based on your comments up there. Is it getting Ryzen 5th gen is good? What are the processor models? I dont have much knowledge in AMD processors

Adding the list here, others please feel free to suggest on below

Dell
G15 Gaming Laptop
"11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (24MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz, 8 cores)
"
"NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6
"
"16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz
"
"512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
"
15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 120Hz 250 nits WVA Anti- Glare LED Backlit Narrow Border Display
Rm5,349.00

Acer Nitro 5
AN515-57-76RF
Intel® CoreTM i7-11800H 8-core processor (24 MB Smart Cache, 2.4 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.6 GHz, DDR4)
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™3050 4GB GDDR6 (75W)
8GB 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM
512GB PCIe NVMe SSD
15.6" display with IPS (In-Plane Switching) technology, Full HD 1920 x 1080, high-brightness (300 nits) Acer ComfyViewTM LED-backlit TFT LCD
Rm4799

ILLEGEAR
ONYX V (TGL)
Intel i7-11800(8C/16t)
RTX3050Ti 4GB
16GB DDR4 RAM 3200MHZ
1TB Samsung PM991 M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
15.6" 120Hz FHD
RM5,407

ILLEGEAR
Rogue TGL
Intel i7-11800(8C/16t)
RTX3050 4GB
16GB DDR4 RAM 3200MHZ
1TB Samsung PM991 M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
17.3" 144Hz FHD
RM5,258
ILLEGEAR
Rogue TGL
Intel i7-11800(8C/16t)
RTX3050Ti 4GB
16GB DDR4 RAM 3200MHZ
1TB Samsung PM991 M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
17.3" 144Hz FHD
RM5,588

GIGABYTE
Gigabyte G7
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (2.3GHz~4.6GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6
16GB 3200MHZ (8GB+8GB)
Gen4 512GB(5K) SSD
17.3" Thin Bezel FHD 1920x1080 IPS-level Anti-glare Display LCD (144Hz, 72% NTSC)
RM4,899

GIGABYTE
Gigabyte G7
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (2.3GHz~4.6GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6
24GB RAM
512GB SSD
17.3" Thin Bezel FHD 1920x1080 IPS-level Anti-glare Display LCD (144Hz, 72% NTSC)
RM5,199
GIGABYTE
Gigabyte G7
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (2.3GHz~4.6GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6
16GB RAM
512GB SSD + 1TB HDD
17.3" Thin Bezel FHD 1920x1080 IPS-level Anti-glare Display LCD (144Hz, 72% NTSC)
RM5,149
GIGABYTE
Gigabyte G7
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (2.3GHz~4.6GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6
24GB RAM
512GB SSD + 1TB HDD
17.3" Thin Bezel FHD 1920x1080 IPS-level Anti-glare Display LCD (144Hz, 72% NTSC)
RM5,548

I see thanks for explanation.  I did a quick comparison between those being offered in ryzen 5000 series as below:

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel...42191vsm1442974

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel...42191vsm1522632

Can check and let me know why the comparison did not mention any advantage.  And also can suggest the models of latptop within that ryzen series you mentioned? The legion site is like so complicated and confusing

Anything bad between this models, Honor magicbook pro and Lenovo ideapad 5 pro 82l7005hmj?

Or have any other model to recommend?
Budget around 3.5k. mainly for office work. Need 16gb ram and at least 512gb storage

https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/thinkb...20VECTO1WWENMY0
Thinkbook 15 G2 and configure as I did. But I do feel the high premium and steep price for going i5 and add to 2 years warranty (which should be the bare minimum for any laptops out there). But I totally won't suggest i3 version despite your overall lite usage, i5 is just so much more complete package and likely to age much better than the dual cores i3.

Another issue is the dubbed waiting time is 8-10 weeks....

But a niche plus point of it is there is Thunderbolt4 support (which is typically very rare for sub-RM5k laptop), which should make it even a tad more future-proof than those without.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkB...p.533402.0.html

Flexible budget, but must have good reason. If you need number then, maybe 7k but at least 7 years durability. I got 2 shop right now for both laptops I mentioned above. Lowyat n kepong.

wait time <than 2 months

Thanks boss!

Hello sifu,

Need a new laptop as my current one quite outdated and sometimes blue screen.

Budget: Not more than RM5,000
Usage: Web browsing, Microsoft Office and some analytical tools like SPSS, Python, Mendeley etc.

Not using for gaming but expected to at least have processor of i5 and ram of 8GB.

So far looking at Dell Latitude 5420 but open for suggestions.

Many thanks in advance

Edit: open to long waiting time (6-10 weeks)

https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/thinkb...20VECTO1WWENMY0
Thinkbook 15 G2 and configure as I did. But I do feel the high premium and steep price for going i5 and add to 2 years warranty (which should be the bare minimum for any laptops out there). But I totally won't suggest i3 version despite your overall lite usage, i5 is just so much more complete package and likely to age much better than the dual cores i3.

Another issue is the dubbed waiting time is 8-10 weeks....

But a niche plus point of it is there is Thunderbolt4 support (which is typically very rare for sub-RM5k laptop), which should make it even a tad more future-proof than those without.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkB...p.533402.0.html

Hi, what's coming in 1-3 months?

Unfortunately those are beyond my budget.

Would the service life of the IdeaPad 3 be the same or worse than Dell Inspiron 3000?
https://www.dell.com/en-my/shop/laptops-and...op/hni3511401my

Reason being I have zero knowledge on AMD. Already familiar with Intel naming, i3 i5 i7 
I am actually worried with the integrated graphic. My HP ProBook 440 G7 is already giving problem after 2 years of minimal usage.

Thanks for the input. I will include AMD in my survey. I was thinking of just 8GB RAM  Hoping that the next laptop can last at least 5 yrs.
Lenovo takes that long time to ship and deliver the order? Not direct from Malaysia?

I read your reply at another thread on Thinkpad and went to look at it. Is that what you mean, 8 GB + 8GB. Generally which is better, 8G+8G RAM with integrated graphic, or 8G RAM with a dedicated low end graphic card like MX350?
This is about RM3.2k after voucher, without additional warranty. About RM400 over budget. It comes with Ryzen 5500U. Any comment?

Looking at Dell for similar price range, which would you go for?
https://www.dell.com/en-my/shop/laptops-and...i35114465bntcmy
https://www.dell.com/en-my/shop/laptops-and.../hni55104101cmy

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Anyone has an online voucher for Dell store?

Any idea when Intel 12th gen processor will appear in Malaysian laptops? I don't want to look like an idiot if the current price go down right due to the 12th gen, right after I ordered 

Thank you all

Wait, sorry.. that spec is for ThinkBook 15 Gen 3, mistyped

Yeah, this is my concern too. The hinge looks like my old Dell Studio. Granted it lasts for 6 years but the hinge started to crack nearing its end life.

I have to admit, the ThinkBook 8G+8G RAM is enticing. I read about the display concern too. Just wondering how poor the brightness level is. My old inspiron is just 15.6 inch LED Backlit Display with Truelife and HD resolution (1366 x 768).

Will sleep on it for a couple of days before deciding. Thanks alot for all your input.

https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/thinkb...20VECTO1WWENMY0
Thinkbook 15 G2 and configure as I did. But I do feel the high premium and steep price for going i5 and add to 2 years warranty (which should be the bare minimum for any laptops out there). But I totally won't suggest i3 version despite your overall lite usage, i5 is just so much more complete package and likely to age much better than the dual cores i3.

Another issue is the dubbed waiting time is 8-10 weeks....

But a niche plus point of it is there is Thunderbolt4 support (which is typically very rare for sub-RM5k laptop), which should make it even a tad more future-proof than those without.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkB...p.533402.0.html

Some questions on ThinkPad E15 Gen 3

- Which is better,  AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 5650U Processor or AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500U Processor? I would think that Pro is better but ironically non-Pro is +RM50.

- The fingerprint scanner, can it be used to boot up the laptop?

- Comparing between these 2 displays, which is better or are they the same thing? Dell didnt specify much.

ThinkPad E15 Gen 3: 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS Anti-Glare 300nits Narrow Bezel 100% sRGB Non-Touch 60Hz
Inspiron 15 3000: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-Touch Narrow Border WVA Display

Thanks

Thanks.

I have a niggling issue with the Lenovo keyboard. I have another old Lenovo laptop and I recall how annoying it was with the different placement of its left ctrl key. I used ctrl+c and ctrl+v alot  And I found out the ThinkPad has the same layout.

Hi Sifus,

I need some recommendation for my sister's new laptop.

Budget: 3k to 5k
Purpose: Mainly for office work that uses accountant software, media consumption. NO Gaming needs.
Requirement: Thin and light, 15 inch screen and above, CPU i5/AMD equivalent, 16GB ram, Good battery and cooling, Need to have numpad.
                    Most importantly, good quality build and good after sales service when wanna warranty.
I'm not so familiar with the product at this range, not sure is there any Ultrabook that tick all the checkbox.
anyway, thanks in advance.