If your are not a hardcore gamer and have high demand, the laptop will suit you. The processor is good, ram is not a problem since you can upgrade it later and same goes HDD.

Just a suggestion, add few hundred bucks and get a Dell Studio, almost the same spec but it is 15inch and have a dedicated GC.

Macbook. You can get a macbook with 4k. Copy pasta from garage sales.

I would put Mac in first choice if i got the cash, too bad i only can afford Dell Studio.

I would personally suggest Dell. Although it doesn't have an intergrated GC but for female user, x3100 is enough. The processor is the key here, Intel seems go give me more assurance than AMD. Other than that, Dell after sales services is way better than Compaq, you don't even need to step out of your door to purchase Dell, buy online and they will send to your doorstep.

Just my 2cent

Global warranty=Asus/Mac. Why don't you buy your laptop when you reach UK, the laptop there is better than here in terms of spec and price. Just my opinion, its kinda troublesome to purchase a laptop here and bring it to UK, when you face problem with laptop, you gonna be headache on where to go for warranty claim.

Dell Studio 1555, it have a HDMI port but not sure whether its full hd or not. I'm noob in HD thingy , but i do know Studio 1555 have a HDMI port.

Wanna consider Mac? BenQ s42 is fine, good spec with bargain price. The graphic might suit your need as well. Do you wanna try HP dv4, the spec is good too and the price is around your budget.

HP is ok actually, but the processor is slow than MSI. If you can get a p8400 on the HP and the price is around 4.3k, i think it is a great deal. Both of the laptop have a 512mb GC, only the display and processor have a slight different. I never use MSI before, HP is cool, but the processor a bit so so. I personally will go for HP because i believe in their product, MSI never convince me to buy their product.

Do you wanted to try macbook as they having quite a good laptop with bargain price. If you're not into mac, i would recommend Hp Dv6, one of the best 16inch laptop out there together with Dell XPS Studio 16. Hp Dv6 came with Blu Ray so that is a plus. Asus m51vr worth to consider as well. These laptop have a good graphic card and processor. survey for the price out there.

Asus F80Q, but i not sure whether this model is available or not. Compaq CQ40 is not bad too, there is some model that came with freedos but 1gb ram, but heck, ram is cheap nowadays,you can upgrade it yourself and the budget for the laptop still below 2.3k. Compaq CQ40 Asus F80Q

This post has been edited by rayz1031: Mar 27 2009, 11:35 AM

Is this the spec for the Toshiba model?

Personally, the spec looks good to me. Toshiba is known for well built machine and quality, and pricing as well This model is not bad, worth to consider if it in your spending range. Heat is an issue to all laptop, get a cooler and that will solve a lil of the heat issue.

I will suggest you for Dell 15. The price is rm2399 and the spec is almost the same with Asus F80Q and ToshibaL300. With Dell 15 you can get a vista home basic but u need to top up rm2xx for an OS as Asus F80Q come with freedos.

Pros: Dell is cheap, spec is worth the money that you paying, reliable machine( if you take care of it) and good after sales service and free delivery to your house.
Cons: Dell kinda famous with lemon machine, i never experience it although i bought 2 Dell laptop already. But the warranty will cover up the mess, not such a big deal if you patience and tolerate with it.

This post has been edited by rayz1031: Mar 30 2009, 02:26 PM

Dell Inspiron 15

Processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400 (2GHz)
Operating system
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic*
Memory
2GB Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM
Monitor
15.6” HD Display with TrueLife™
Hard Drive
250GB* Hard Drive
Optical Drive
DVD Burner*
Graphic Card
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Wireless Network Card
Dell Wireless 1515 802.11n Mini-Card
Service
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1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty, In-Home / On-Site* Service After Remote Diagnosis

Rm2399

The 1 year warranty is included, unless if you wanted to extend it. You can always customize it at dell.com.my. Heavy? Not so if you take 6 cells battery, 9 cells really heavy. 15inch laptop is of course heavier than 13/14 inch, but it depends. I carry my Dell Studio 1537 everywhere, didn't feel a bit at all

Dell Studio 15, with HD4570 512mb. Rm3299.

Processor=p8600
Ram=3gb
GC=HD4570 512mb
HDD= 320gb

Acer models. I not pro about Acer model but as far as my knowledge on 3 years extended warranty, Acer definitely offer the cheapest warranty extension. I doubt you can get other model such as Asus or Compaq with 3 years warranty on a 2.2k budget. Browsing the pdf file that uploaded by the shops in LYP will help on Pc Fair laptop hunt.

I would suggest for Studio 15 or Dell SXPS 16 if your friend have extra budget. These two laptop running on ATI so performance wise, it is enough to support the game that you mentioned. Price wise and spec wise, Dell have an upper hand on Asus, so go for Dell.

So sorry to hear that. You might wanna try Dell Inspirion 15. The spec is good and the price is around rm2399. Good spec with good price.

The Dell Studio 15 is dam worth. Rm2600 for blu ray and P8600, although dont have Ati graphic card but it is enough for normal use such as movies surfing and light gaming. Strongly suggested for people that wanted to buy laptop that cheap and good spec. I wish i have blu ray rom with my Studio 1537

Wont recommend you for this laptop. The graphic card is like a time bomb which will explode anytime. The Nvidia 8series GPU have serious heat issue and you can google the review or article related to the GPU failure. I will suggest you for Studio XPS or Studio 1555. These laptop are running on ATI, although performance wise they not on the same par with 8600gt but at least your mobo can live longer

Seriously, for light gaming and study, go for Studio 1555 or BenQ s42, the price range is around rm3199 until rm3400

Since nobody answer you..you already have your machine in mind and you can have the reference of the laptop from you bro's machine. I not really into AMD processor so i will suggest you for Acer 4730ZG. This laptop have better processor and it offers you 3 years warranty and its on rm2299 which kinda cheap. It came with Vista Home Premium and in my opinion, you no need Vista Ultimate for movie and light gaming.

For the difference between AMD and Intel platform, just say Intel gave better performance and my impression on AMD is that their platform tend to have heat issue but Intel is no where better. Google it please, i bet there is alot of article on the difference between AMD and Intel processor.

This is the hottest model offered by Dell. Previously the order for this machine have to be postpone to due lack of parts. But that is old story la, now Dell have no problem completing the machine order in one week.

Negative feedback i will say not alot. The machine has everything that you needed. A good processor, a good display and a good GPU. Dell Studio 1555 is the cheapest model around with the rm3199 price tag if your purchase online. Dell after sales service is good, some people have issue with this laptop and Dell reacted quickly to address their problem.

The only negative side from this laptop is the slot load dvd rom, it is slower and its kinda annoying if you use it frequently.
Is hard to find laptop bag for this machine as it is 15.6".

If your budget is less than 5k, i would suggest you to go for BenQ s57. With 4k you get a nice GPU, a bluray rom and a nice processor. The spec, you can find it in the BenQ website or a show off thread at Mobile Computing, there is a guy showing off his S57. P8700 and HD4650 is decent enough to support your need.

Correct me if im wrong but i dont think there is any P6400 around, as far as i concern, it is T6400.
For suggestion, go for Dell Studio XPS. It worth better than Sony. The processor and GPU is better than Sony, you just need to add few hundred bucks for it.

For a rm2.5k laptop to play game such as Fifa09 is quite demanding. The only machine that pop out is Acer and Compaq. Cq40 have HD3200 on board but i doubt it can handle the Fifa 09. You want freedos, Acer, Compaq and Asus offering freedos as well, but not all of their series came with freedos. You have low budget with a lot of requirement, kinda hard to suggest one specific model for you.

Dell Studio 15. I assume the spec you have for Studio 14 is rm2999? I would suggest you to add couple of hundred for Studio 15 because you get better processor and GPU.

Studio 15. The rm2599 spec, but i doubt you can get this spec in pc fair. Check Dell website for the spec, it quite worth the price. It suitable for multitasking due to its P8600 powered processor.