L> New Laptop for CO

[maomao82]

Hi guru,

has been mising the IT arena for sometimes, helping my CO to source for a new laptop (occasional use only 90%, and cater for on-to-go usuage at times 10%)

Price <= $1.5k (the lesser the better)
Looking for <= 1.5kg
Battery Lifespan decent
Local service centre support
(min specs ¬ i5-8250, 8gb ram, 215gb SSD, dedicated GPU is a +)

Slight MS office work, check email, surfing net/forum, online shopping watching video etc

Honestly, in my mindset brand quality Asus>HP>Dell>Lenovo>Acer> Others.
Pardon if I offended any fans - no such if nowadays upcoming brands are overtaking the Taiwan giant, and heard pple recommending Lenovo? Are they still good after IBM combine with them?

I also heard about some brands local support no longer in Singapore. Which brand still gt dedicated svc centre in SG?

Saw a few decent models Asus Z403, UX431 , UX333, realised ASUS range is so confusing nowadays, eg Zenbook 14/15, Vivobook 15

Hope some guru to shed some light, if there's other laptop models to compare with those I looked at, or criticise on wat issues with the models.
TIA

 

[zzt231]

Ux333 ! Royal blue
Just purchase this few days ago.
Love it !

1.09kg

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[NMSS_2]

CO as in saf? check with your formation security officer on what can be purchased.

 

[maomao82]

CO as in saf? check with your formation security officer on what can be purchased.

haha.. As in wifey

 

[Ark Law]

Honestly, in my mindset brand quality Asus>HP>Dell>Lenovo>Acer> Others.
Pardon if I offended any fans - no such if nowadays upcoming brands are overtaking the Taiwan giant, and heard pple recommending Lenovo? Are they still good after IBM combine with them?

Consumer market? Maybe.

Commercial market, Asus are a joke.

What "upcoming brands" are you referring to? The American megagiants have always been bigger than the Taiwanese giant.

 

[mdsummer]

If u want to get Asus, I will just recommend the latest zenbooks. Ux433 = 13in, ux43x = 14in and so on. Imo good value for money. Skip the Vivobook and zenbook Pro, either lower grade design or too expensive.

Get a Asus brochure at gain city /harvey/challenger and things will be clearer.

 

[maomao82]

anybody tried own size DIY upsize teh SSD on their own?

Not too sure if 256gb & 512gb SSD would be the same size.. and also izzit easy to change and not be detected eg tell - tales things have been swapped?if swap back original for warranty claims?

 

[Ark Law]

anybody tried own size DIY upsize teh SSD on their own?

Not too sure if 256gb & 512gb SSD would be the same size.. and also izzit easy to change and not be detected eg tell - tales things have been swapped?if swap back original for warranty claims?

Dell and Lenovo don't give a hoot if you swap with your own RAM/SSD.

Of course if you damage other parts of the laptop during disassembly, that's your own problem and up to the service team to reject your warranty claim.