Poly Laptop Roadshow

[Jedixx]

What makes the GL553 worth $400 more than the FX553 other than the 8gb ram increase?

 

[Keith Chan]

What do you think of the UX310 G7P? Do you think is worth to invest more than $1700 on a laptop for polytechnic use?

 

[Keith Chan]

What makes the GL553 worth $400 more than the FX553 other than the 8gb ram increase?

It is probably due to the extra 1TB HDD that is given too

 

[keenklee]

Pay more for something lighter in weight.

 

[MrMundy]

What do you think of the UX310 G7P? Do you think is worth to invest more than $1700 on a laptop for polytechnic use?

No, I bought a 2.1k laptop, not worth imo, the lab exercises don't require much computing power, go for light weight can Liao.. unless u are in design courses that do AutoCAD and rendering, then different story...

 

[Jedixx]

It is probably due to the extra 1TB HDD that is given too

they cut down the ssd to 128GB instead of 256GB though

Pay more for something lighter in weight.

I don't really care about weight, I want a bigger screen and want to make sure i can still play some games with it.

 

[tamagoye]

Is the road show open to the public?

 

[pawn_king]

What makes the GL553 worth $400 more than the FX553 other than the 8gb ram increase?

Keep the $400, 2 years later sell off the FX553 and buy another 1k laptop with even better specs and more warranty!

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

i still find that i rather u get GL553, unless u want to ROG bloatware.

Edit i mean FX553

 

[RiceGrain]

ASUS FX553 seems to be the better choice,

there is an option to increase the ram to 16gb for $89

 

[Jedixx]

Thanks for all the replies, I guess I will just get the FX553, better value.

Is the road show open to the public?

No, the roadshow is for polytechnic students only.
IT show 2017 coming up soon though, 16-19 March.

 

[orlengtao]

the weight.... Not easy to carry books + 2.5kg laptop to school everyday.

 

[Keith Chan]

Essential Accessories

Hi guys, is there any essential accessories you think is needed for a windows laptop for polytechnic use? Great thing is that IT Show is around the corner

 

[Bilal N]

Which poly are y'all from? Anyways which brand is the best.Me course need autocad all tat.aero @ sp

 

[Jedixx]

the weight.... Not easy to carry books + 2.5kg laptop to school everyday.

Used to it alr lol, my sec school cannot leave books in school, everyday carry almost all my textbooks and files up and down the stairs.

Hi guys, is there any essential accessories you think is needed for a windows laptop for polytechnic use? Great thing is that IT Show is around the corner

I think most of the essentials are covered in the freebies that come with the laptop in the poly roadshow. 1TB external HDD, mouse and backpack/carry case.

Which poly are y'all from? Anyways which brand is the best.Me course need autocad all tat.aero @ sp

I going to nyp. No brand is the best, it just depends on what u need. Personally i'm more inclined to trust dell and asus over acer.

 

[Bilal N]

I going to nyp. No brand is the best, it just depends on what u need. Personally i'm more inclined to trust dell and asus over acer.[/QUOTE]
Oh i see.Do u bring laptop to sch everyday? Idk wat to choose between lenovo,asus and dell haha but we'll wait n see wat they offer at roadshow lorh.

 

[perfectlight]

Thanks for all the replies, I guess I will just get the FX553, better value.



No, the roadshow is for polytechnic students only.
IT show 2017 coming up soon though, 16-19 March.

i believe FX553 is gonna be heavy unless you using for both home and school if not its just wasted

 

[Audiology93]

Which poly are y'all from? Anyways which brand is the best.Me course need autocad all tat.aero @ sp

Not sure what other brands has it but Dell has on-site warranty service so it's very convenient.

 

[MrMundy]

i can tell u from a ex poly student experience its best to get a lightweight notebook (if u are not doing design, autocad, rendering etc.)
u will probably be using excel, ppt, word, pdf, some command line client (for engineering/IT students)
i carried 2kg laptop + 1-2kg~ of books, extra gym clothes and shoes to poly everyday... painful for the back in the long run

and go to sch with windows laptop no need accessories other than ur mouse.. if u need to transfer files can always use google drive, i doubt u need to transfer very large files that need 1tb hdd

 

[Jedixx]

i believe FX553 is gonna be heavy unless you using for both home and school if not its just wasted

Since the 1050 is better than my current desktop gtx 650 I will likely use it as replacement, so not wasted.

Oh i see.Do u bring laptop to sch everyday? Idk wat to choose between lenovo,asus and dell haha but we'll wait n see wat they offer at roadshow lorh.

Im also waiting for poly to start lol, I did not bring a laptop to secondary school.
Unfortunately this year roadshow only got acer, asus and hp .

i can tell u from a ex poly student experience its best to get a lightweight notebook (if u are not doing design, autocad, rendering etc.)
u will probably be using excel, ppt, word, pdf, some command line client (for engineering/IT students)
i carried 2kg laptop + 1-2kg~ of books, extra gym clothes and shoes to poly everyday... painful for the back in the long run

and go to sch with windows laptop no need accessories other than ur mouse.. if u need to transfer files can always use google drive, i doubt u need to transfer very large files that need 1tb hdd

Haha, but the FX553 only got 256GB SSD, install this download that, sure run out of space.