Hey guys, am currently looking for a laptop with a budget of < 4k (+/- 200). Currently eyeing on TUF gaming A15 (FA507R-EHN039W) but also keeping my options open.

I don't really play much of intensive game as I have a PS5 at home and usually just remote play when I am at gf's house. The laptop also used for normal office work, watching video, web browsing etc.

Appreciate if I can hear your input on whether I should look for something else such as Acer or MSI or Lenovo... thanks!

best bang for bucks is either Acer or TUF

Lenovo just launched their budget gaming laptop line, LOQ. Can check this out also.

check this youtuber for laptops review Jarrod Tech

This post has been edited by Baconateer: Jun 21 2023, 05:03 PM

Thanks for the youtuber's name, was actually just checking him out just now

now comparing both acer and tuf... for the same spec... price difference by few hundred bucks

i assume acer is the cheaper one?

haha yea, no idea why.. but they are usually at the cheaper end

An update.. down to this 2 options now..

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507R-EHN039W

Color : Mecha Gray
Operating System : Windows 11 Home
Processor : AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 20MB cache, up to 4.7 GHz max boost)
Display : 15.6"FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, Value IPS-level, anti-glare display, SRGB : 62.5%, Refresh Rate : 144Hz,
Graphics : NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 TI Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6
Memory : 8GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM, extra 1 slot max : 32GB
Storage : 512GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
Network and Communication : Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax)+Bluetooth 5.2 (Dual band) 2*2
Audio : 2 Dolby Atmos speaker system with Hi-Res certification and AI noise-canceling technology
Webcam : 720P HD camera
Fingerprint : No
Keyboard : Backlit Chiclet Keyboard RGB
Battery : 56WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
Power Supply : 180W AC Adapter, Output: 20V DC, 9A, 180W, Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal

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Lenovo Legion 5 15IAH7

Intel® Core™ i5-12500H, 12C (4P + 8E) / 16T, P-core 2.5 / 4.5GHz, E-core 1.8 / 3.3GHz, 18MB Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 4GB GDDR6, Boost Clock 1740MHz, TGP 95W Chipset
Intel® SoC Platform Memory
2x 8GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800 Memory Slots
Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable Max Memory
Up to 16GB DDR5-4800 offering Storage
512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe® 4.0x4 NVMe® Storage Support
Up to two drives, 2x M.2 SSD • M.2 2280 SSD up to 1TB • M.2 2242 SSD up to 512GB Storage Slot
Two M.2 2280 PCIe® 4.0 x4 slots Card Reader
15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS 300nits Anti-glare, 100% sRGB, 165Hz, Dolby® Vision™, G-SYNC® Touchscreen

100% srgb maybe important depending on your work, and the touch screen function.

The asus extra 1 slot ram, does it mean 1 on board + 1 extra? Lenovo is 2 slot with no on board? Personally prefer 2 slot instead of on board + slot.

Pcie 3.0 vs pcie 4.0 maybe important for future upgrade? Normal use should be not much difference.

What are the price like?

i went ahead with Lenovo Legion 5 in Shopee's sale, https://shopee.com.my/Lenovo-Legion-5-Gamin...942.15290496638

with their tng credit offer, i am basically getting this with 3.8k.. well within my budget and a 3060 gpu for a tad better future proof

Wow 1.2k tng credit, really a good deal, congratulations on the new gear

the tng thing is last month offer? i see see now macam no more already

yep, last month's offer, not sure about the latest 1

Managed to grab one, but mine is Ryzen R7 6800H variant with 24Gb DDR5, 512GB nvme ssd & RTX3060, offer price was RM4,830. However the redemption of the RM1.2K TnG credit really take a long time, i submitted almost a month till now still no news from Lenovo Malaysia i hope they will honor the deal

aww too bad but thanks for sharing

eh? i got mine within 1st week of July... just gotta follow up i guess

I will lodge a report to kpdnkk if Lenovo MY refuse to honour my redemption

just email to Lenovo first, they are quick in processing my request

Already emailed twice, keep telling in processing.

ohh.. then you see how ba, give them a final email informing them if they don't honor their promise, you will reach out to the gov

Finally i just received an email from Lenovo for the RM1.2k TnG credit after i sent an email told that i will lodge a report to KPDNKK if Lenovo Malaysia refuse to honor my redemption