MAIBENBEN Laptops from Lazada

[donut88]

https://www.lazada.sg//products/i385...x&urlFlag=true


any one has experience with this China brand.

it seems to have good reviews in Lazada

 

[watzup_ken]

I was interested as well. I feel the price vs specs is quite attractive. However I am hesitant because the warranty is going to be a problem. A lot of these China sellers always say X years of international warranty. However sending it back may be a problem due to the size and weight of the item. Thus, I feel it is better to spend more and buy one with local warranty.

If the laptop that you are considering is very cheap, then may be worth taking the risk.

 

[yusoffb01]

its legit. My colleague bought the $700 one. The metal doesnt feel good though.

The cheapest is 330 before $15 shop coupon, and you get full hd ips screen and 8th gen processor. At these prices i wonder why people bother with more expensive second hand laptops that have been used for more than 6 years.

The stock change quite often too. During the 11/11 sale you could get a laptop with 1650 for less than 600

 

[donut88]

I was interested as well. I feel the price vs specs is quite attractive. However I am hesitant because the warranty is going to be a problem. A lot of these China sellers always say X years of international warranty. However sending it back may be a problem due to the size and weight of the item. Thus, I feel it is better to spend more and buy one with local warranty.

If the laptop that you are considering is very cheap, then may be worth taking the risk.

if i see correctly, the local agent is based in Singapore and warranty is Singapore based too.

thats why i got attracted if Singapore has local agent for after sales.

 

[watzup_ken]

if i see correctly, the local agent is based in Singapore and warranty is Singapore based too.

thats why i got attracted if Singapore has local agent for after sales.

I see. I went to check again, and yes, most of them have a 1 year local agent warranty. But do note that I saw 1 with 1 year international warranty.

 

[donut88]

i send a chat query to the company. Waiting for their response.

 

[donut88]

They replied that they have local service centre at Eco-Tech@Sunview

So looking good!

I see. I went to check again, and yes, most of them have a 1 year local agent warranty. But do note that I saw 1 with 1 year international warranty.

 

[watzup_ken]

They replied that they have local service centre at Eco-Tech@Sunview

So looking good!

Good to know they have a local service center. The location does seem a bit remote in the Benoi area though.

 

[wtfh4x]

its legit. My colleague bought the $700 one. The metal doesnt feel good though.

The cheapest is 330 before $15 shop coupon, and you get full hd ips screen and 8th gen processor. At these prices i wonder why people bother with more expensive second hand laptops that have been used for more than 6 years.

The stock change quite often too. During the 11/11 sale you could get a laptop with 1650 for less than 600

Because when you buy a reputed brand that's 6 years old, especially when it's a business laptop, parts are easy to find. I can buy a brand new 3rd party battery with quality LG cells inside produced last year for a 10 year old ThinkPad. If you buy God knows what brand, the second it breaks out of warranty for whatever tiny part (even the power button, and I have experienced this before with cheap laptops) the whole thing has to be thrown away.

 

[Baroness]

Looks good. I went to taobao and check the reviews as well as some YouTube videos. Think I'm gng to get one too just to play

 

[Baroness]

I have a almost 10 year old Thinkpad that's still working fine, but even a 3rd party battery cost about $80? And cannot run much apps and slow to start up. A brand new laptop for 300-500 use for 3 years or so everyday less than $1

Because when you buy a reputed brand that's 6 years old, especially when it's a business laptop, parts are easy to find. I can buy a brand new 3rd party battery with quality LG cells inside produced last year for a 10 year old ThinkPad. If you buy God knows what brand, the second it breaks out of warranty for whatever tiny part (even the power button, and I have experienced this before with cheap laptops) the whole thing has to be thrown away.

 

[exodiver2]

its legit. My colleague bought the $700 one. The metal doesnt feel good though.

The cheapest is 330 before $15 shop coupon, and you get full hd ips screen and 8th gen processor. At these prices i wonder why people bother with more expensive second hand laptops that have been used for more than 6 years.

The stock change quite often too. During the 11/11 sale you could get a laptop with 1650 for less than 600

N4100 is weak processor......

 

[Rock-kun]

N4100 is weak processor......

Nonsense.

My Chinese laptop has an Apollo Lake. I use it to perform packet captures and traffic analysis. More than up to the task.

 

[exodiver2]

Nonsense.

My Chinese laptop has an Apollo Lake. I use it to perform packet captures and traffic analysis. More than up to the task.

Can it play Crysis?

 

[watzup_ken]

N4100 is weak processor......

Can it play Crysis?

For a 330 bucks laptop, and your expectation is to play Crysis? Really?

The reality is that no current Intel integrated graphic is capable of playing Crysis smoothly regardless its a 50 bucks CPU or a i9 processor. There is no difference between a GPU pushing 5 FPS vs <30 FPS since they will be unbearably slow to play.

With an option for 8GB of ram with the N4100, most people can use it for work, watching movies, etc. And this does not come with some crappy TN panel and eMMC drive. In this case, the N4100 laptop is a very good buy @ below 400 bucks.

 

[yusoffb01]

N4100 is weak processor......

n4100 is faster than third gen core i3/i5 laptops ppl sell for 300 in carousell

 

[watzup_ken]

n4100 is faster than third gen core i3/i5 laptops ppl sell for 300 in carousell

Yes, in multi tasking and GPU I believe. This is due to 2 more physical cores and newer GPU.

 

[yusoffb01]

Yes, in multi tasking and GPU I believe. This is due to 2 more physical cores and newer GPU.

dont understand why people buy old laptops tho when new ones are less than $100 more.

dead battery, 1366x768 screen, no ips, no hardware acceleration for video, 35w processor, heavy, bad physical condition.

 

[watzup_ken]

dont understand why people buy old laptops tho when new ones are less than $100 more.

dead battery, 1366x768 screen, no ips, no hardware acceleration for video, 35w processor, heavy, bad physical condition.

I feel refurbished laptops used to be popular because of the high prices of laptops with decent performance. With the onslaught of cheap Chinese laptops, with decent enough processors, it does negate the benefits. There are certainly some concerns about cheap Chinese laptops, which we read quite often. For me, I am most concern about the battery used. Longevity wise, I can't complain for the price, as long as it doesn't bite the dust within a year. With local warranty here, I think it adds a little bit of confidence to their products.

I think it is still good that people are buying old refurbished laptops because it is environmentally friendly. The amount of electronic waste is actually staggering.

 

[Intrinion]

I feel refurbished laptops used to be popular because of the high prices of laptops with decent performance. With the onslaught of cheap Chinese laptops, with decent enough processors, it does negate the benefits. There are certainly some concerns about cheap Chinese laptops, which we read quite often. For me, I am most concern about the battery used. Longevity wise, I can't complain for the price, as long as it doesn't bite the dust within a year. With local warranty here, I think it adds a little bit of confidence to their products.

I think it is still good that people are buying old refurbished laptops because it is environmentally friendly. The amount of electronic waste is actually staggering.

Same sentiments on the amount of electronic waste.
I got an A condition refurbished Zbook 15 for $500 - i7 4800mq, Quadro 2100m, 16gb, 256gb Samsung 840 Pro, 3G modem.
Upgraded it further to 32gb (4 slots) plus a 512gb mSata, AC wifi (Surprisingly no whitelist)
So there are good deals online.