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astria	Apr 21 2009, 03:19 PM Return to original view \| Post #1
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 21 2009, 12:23 PM) hmm, what you guys think about the toshiba 2599 laptop?is it a good deal? Can it do some light gaming? It has Intel Integrated 4500MHD.... Whats the difference between intergrated graphics and Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator? integrated graphic means the graphic controller is built into the mobo northbridge and most needs to share some system RAM for fram buffer, as oppose to dedicated graphic which is a card by itself, and has it's own RAM for frame buffer Intel GMA is 1 of the type of integrated graphic avaliable in the market, other choices are AMD-ATi's Radeon HD 3200 (eg Compaq CQ40) and Nvidia GeForce 9400M (eg Dell Studio XPS 13, Macbook) Added on April 21, 2009, 3:20 pm QUOTE(yitjoon @ Apr 21 2009, 12:53 PM) Acer Aspire 4730ZG, Dell studio 1435, COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ45-107AU which one is better for photoshop cs4 & medium gaming? Acer Aspire 4730ZG, Intel Dual-Core Processor T4200 4gb ram/250gb HD Ati Radeon 3470 DVD super multi double layer Vista home premium RM 2199 Dell Studio 1435 Core 2 Duo 2.0 3GB ram/250 GB HD Dvd rewriter Free Dos RM 2499 COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ45-107AU AMD Turion X 2 2.0ghz 14.1 screen 4gb ram 320gb HD DVD-+RW dual layer ATI Radeon HD3200 256MB Built In wi-fi 5 in 1 card reader RM 2509 Acer is my choice... dedicated graphic is always better... Added on April 21, 2009, 3:21 pm QUOTE(suicideleo @ Apr 20 2009, 09:54 PM) how is Lenovo G430?? is it gud? Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5800 (2.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache) 4GB DDR2 SDRAM 250GB SATA HDD (5400rpm) 14" WXGA with VibrantView Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 jz for studying and light gaming.. imo, the CPU is a bit old... it's still a 65nm Merom iirc... try find one with 45nm Penryn instead, such as C2D T6000 series... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 21 2009, 03:21 PM
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astria	Apr 21 2009, 03:23 PM Return to original view \| Post #2
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 21 2009, 03:21 PM) astria any recommendations for me? juz copied from yitjoon's post Acer Aspire 4730ZG, Intel Dual-Core Processor T4200 4gb ram/250gb HD Ati Radeon 3470 DVD super multi double layer Vista home premium RM 2199 CPU may be a bit weak, but good enough for light usage...
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astria	Apr 21 2009, 03:27 PM Return to original view \| Post #3
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	Dell Studio 15 maybe??? C2D P8600 + Radeon HD 4570, rm2599 (as mentioned by others)
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astria	Apr 21 2009, 03:30 PM Return to original view \| Post #4
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	the Studio 15 blows the toshiba away in terms of performance...
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 08:58 AM Return to original view \| Post #5
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	jhow abt BenQ R47??? Added on April 22, 2009, 9:03 am QUOTE(The Silent Killer @ Apr 22 2009, 02:49 AM) hey there ppl i google-ed up alot of info regarding graphics cards since im getting a lappie for travelling n gaming as well... im considering dell studio 15 (with ati mobility 4570 GC), as it is the best laptop that i can go for with my budget which is around 3k. but despite the fact that some of my frens claimed dell is not be able to last long, it turns me down, cos im looking for a lappie which can last for roughly 4 yrs. n now im considering toshiba m300-s411(ati mobility 3450) or the hp pavilion dv3611 (nvidia 9300m gs) both has the same class GC (class 3)...but which brand has more durability n performance? i heard more ppl saying toshiba, but the hp pavilion design is vr tempting to me im having dilemma here for which laptop to get...i wan to go for a longer lasting + good performance laptop which will be able to last me for few yrs, without giving me tonnes of unwanted troubles (like what acer did to me) oh yeah considering asus F81Se too...it's 14" n it has 4570..but what about the quality of the laptop? advice wanted i think it's unfair to judge how long a laptop can use by the brands... any brand of notebook maybe prone to problems and u never know until u use it... imo, most laptops should be able to last for 3 yrs before technology is much more advanced and needs a change... in terms of durabilty, u can always go for business laptops, which are really designed to last... anyway, from wat i gathered in this forum, Dell has pretty good after sales service, so i dun think u need to worry abt it... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 22 2009, 09:03 AM
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 11:49 AM Return to original view \| Post #6
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 22 2009, 10:03 AM) astria any recommendations for me ? try BenQ R47 perhaps... Added on April 22, 2009, 11:52 am QUOTE(bluehaven @ Apr 22 2009, 11:42 AM) Need help from any lappy experts.. Looking for a laptop/notebook with a few specific models to consider.. 1. Brand:Any from stated models 2. Budget:Around RM3k of coz preferably lower 3. Specs:All stated below about the same..what matters most for me is the GC..not neccessarily high requirement like Crysis game..just bit below that..decent one..u know what i mean.. 4. Size:Any from stated models Thanks in advance. Specifically looking into these models...(did some research myself just need final decision) ASUS M50 series-M50VC20DPM(geforce 9300M GS 512vram) -15inch F81 series-F81SE20DHB(ati mobility hd 4570 512vram) -14inch N series-N50VC20DPM(geforce 9300M GS,512vram) -15inch HP Pavilion dv3611TX(geforce 9300M GS 512vram) - 13.3inch Pavilion dv4(geforce 9200M GS 512vram) -14.1inch <--need to confirm on this one..is it really 9200 GS?not typo? Acer Aspire 4937G-842G32(geforce 9300M GS 512vram) -14inch Aspire 4730ZG-424G25(ati mobility hd 3470 256vram) -14inch Dell Inspiron 1427(geforce 9300M GS 512vram) -14inch Studio 15(ati mobility hd 4570 256/512vram) -15inch Toshiba M300-S411(ati mobility hd 3470 256vram) -14inch Graphics: (ordered from most powerful to least powerful..correct me if im wrong) 1.ati mobility HD 4570 512ram 2.ati mobility HD 4570 256ram 3.ati mobility HD 3470 256ram 4.geforce 9300M GS 512ram 5.geforce 9200M GS 512ram helpful links: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht.../language_tools http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphi...List.844.0.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon...gtx,2270-6.html http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/587543 (looking for GC comparisons and if can the best performance:money ratio will be helpful) edit:btw this is my first post..newbie here..lol F81 series-F81SE20DHB(ati mobility hd 4570 512vram) -14inch pretty obvious, isn't it??? This post has been edited by astria: Apr 22 2009, 11:52 AM
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 12:31 PM Return to original view \| Post #7
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	well, can u list the price of the laptops as well?
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 02:01 PM Return to original view \| Post #8
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Yingz @ Apr 22 2009, 01:15 PM) any? @@ so much budget ar... BenQ S42... C2D P8700, GeForce 9600M GT, 14" LCD, hybrid graphic, 320GB HDD
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 03:17 PM Return to original view \| Post #9
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	F81 series-F81SE20DHB(ati mobility hd 4570 512vram) -14inch [rm3,099] still a clear winner isn't it??? plus Asus' standard 2 yr int'l warranty, definetely worth the price... btw, BenQ S42 is at a much higher level than those u mentioned... GeForce 9600M GT...
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 05:28 PM Return to original view \| Post #10
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	imho.. between Asus and Acer, i would choose Asus because of the better quality and warranty, so out goes Acer between Asus and Dell, the Rm200 extra u get: 1) Better CPU 2) Vista HP instead of Vista HB 3) larger HDD 4) double the RAM 5) larger monitor 6) 1 yr less of int'l warranty if warranty is not priority, i would choose Dell...
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 06:56 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 22 2009, 06:40 PM) astria whats the price of BenQ R47? Is benq long lasting? currently using BenQ's S41, besides the GPU problem (8600M GS), which isn't BenQ's fault anyway, i am very satisfied with it... never break down or anything for the past 1.5yr... go to the BenQ Performance Thread to ask if u want to know more or gather more opinions... and wat i like BenQ best is that it's price-performance ratio is even higher than Asus and Acer, while offering quality products... as for the price, last i hear is abt RM2.3k, comes with C2D T6600 and 9300M GS... Added on April 22, 2009, 6:59 pm QUOTE(The Silent Killer @ Apr 22 2009, 06:49 PM) if f81se compare to M300-S411, f81se clearly has the upper hand in terms of performance, but toshiba has more solid build + harman kardon speaker, n i like the design more.... just 1 question, if play games like L4D, crysis eg, 3470 vs 4570 makes a big difference? cos 1 is class 2 n 1 is class 3 Added on April 22, 2009, 6:50 pm just go garage sales or lowyat plaza to hunt la...stop being lazy n do some homework before asking here dude.... benq was a sub company of acer last time...i dun fancy acer, so does benq well, all i can say abt BenQ is that it's definetely much better than Acer in terms of quality and performance... try find a laptop that can match BenQ's S42 or S57 spec at the same price pt... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 22 2009, 06:59 PM
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 07:12 PM Return to original view \| Post #12
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	latest games with 3k... can play but dun expect too much from it... bluehaven already listed quite a handful of choices... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 22 2009, 07:13 PM
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 07:29 PM Return to original view \| Post #13
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 22 2009, 06:40 PM) astria whats the price of BenQ R47? Is benq long lasting? copied from another thread: QUOTE BenQ Joybook R47(RM2399) SPECIFICATIONS Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 (2.2GHz/800MHz/2MB Cache) * 14.1 inch WideScreen Ultravivid Screen * 3GB DDR2 RAM * 320GB HDD * nVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 256MB * 8x DVD Super-Multi (Support Double Layer) * 2.0 MegaPixel Webcam * Bluetooth * 4-In-1 Card Reader * HDMI Port * Linux Operating System top up a bit for vista and u re good to go... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 22 2009, 07:29 PM
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 09:22 PM Return to original view \| Post #14
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	1) S41 uses 8600M GS, not 8600M GT 2) u'll regret getting S41 3) 9600M GT definetely better all i can say is u haven't done a proper research...
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astria	Apr 22 2009, 10:40 PM Return to original view \| Post #15
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(The Silent Killer @ Apr 22 2009, 09:52 PM) oops sry got that wrong...thx for reminding.... btw does it make a big difference between 9600gt, 4570, 3470? if it is so, i might fund myself a lil bit more to get the s42...but i've never use benq products before, neither my frens do....anxiety.... 9600M GT and HD 4570/3470 are in different level.. .how to compare...? if u want more opinions on BenQ, go to the BenQ Perofrmance thread and ask around, i am sure th ppl (or rather spammers... ) there are glad to help... Added on April 22, 2009, 10:41 pm QUOTE(bluehaven @ Apr 22 2009, 10:28 PM) yea..me too..my priority is more on performance..so i've decided to go with Dell 15" thanx 4 helping me decide astria..fast reply and informative..really good work and others too np bro... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 22 2009, 10:41 PM
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astria	Apr 23 2009, 09:30 AM Return to original view \| Post #16
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 23 2009, 09:19 AM) is dell studio 15 the RM 2899 one a good buy? Added on April 23, 2009, 9:20 amAny other better deals? wat's the spec at that price pt???
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astria	Apr 23 2009, 04:38 PM Return to original view \| Post #17
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 23 2009, 10:26 AM) Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology- Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400 (2GHz) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic* 3GB DDR2 SDRAM 15.6” HD WLED Display with TrueLife™ 320GB* Hard Drive Slot Load DVD Burner* 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570 Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/n Half Mini-card 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty, In-Home / On-Site* Service After Remote Diagnosis besides it using Vista HB, no complaints...
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astria	Apr 23 2009, 09:33 PM Return to original view \| Post #18
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 23 2009, 06:42 PM) arhh, anything wrong with vista HB? MaveЯick, have you made a mistake abt the price? You said you can get rm2899 HD4570 512mb, but it clearly isnt. Mind showing me the link? if u can do without Aero and Media Center, Vista HB is absolutely fine... Added on April 23, 2009, 9:35 pm QUOTE(starstar @ Apr 23 2009, 08:37 PM) brand : emm not sure thats why need help..but probably dell,friends say they have nice customer service. budget : between 2k to 3k uses : just for studies do assignments, surf net, download songs and muvees. (not interested in gaming). size : hmmm whatever just wan a simple laptop and not using it to show off. give advice please. want to make decision asap. Dell ah... Studio 15 lor... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 23 2009, 09:35 PM
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astria	Apr 23 2009, 09:51 PM Return to original view \| Post #19
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 23 2009, 09:50 PM) arhh studio 15 again, seems to be a hot topic, what about the toshiba 2599 one? Anyway for studio 15 the graphic can support san andreas? HD 4570 more than enough la... and that's the main selling pt of Studio 15 also... the GPU... it has pretty good performance considering it's suppose to be an entry level GPU only... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 23 2009, 09:53 PM
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astria	Apr 23 2009, 10:45 PM Return to original view \| Post #20
an apple a day keeps the doctor away Senior Member 22,158 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Singapore	Compaq CQ40, BenQ R47, Asus F81, Acer 4730zg, etc etc... but if u prefer to max out ur budget, i think Studio 15 is a good choice
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