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Is it wise to change from iphone to vivo x300 pro, Mobile phone choice

lidesigns — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:41:33 +0800

I have been using iPhone 11 and was planning to buy my next iPhone 17, but I noticed that the phone clarity is not so great as compared to vivo X 300 pro. what are your thoughts and recommendations?
Thank you.

[WTB] ASUS TUF Gaming F15, Want to buy laptop to replace old laptop

wiki47 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:14:23 +0800

Been using Asus ROG Gl552VW-DH74 since 2017. Used to game on it but now turn into work laptop. It performed very well all these years (until 2025, so around 8 years), just need to change the SSD, HDD, battery and keyboard when they individually expire.

But now it has aged a lot and parts are harder to get. The fan is now not working and causing the CPU to throttle.

Looking for new laptop to replace with similar use case (using for work).

1. Budget around RM3k ~ RM4k
2. Ports: HDMI + at least 3 USB
3. GPU: don't need most recent, RTX3000 series is good enough. Anything above GTX960M is good enough lol
4. MUST have :

a) 2 storage slots
b) 2 RAM slots, upgradeable

5. Use case: Office work (Word, PDF etc.), video editing, media collateral designs.

Seeking seller for ASUS TUF Gaming F15, preferably the FX507 models.

Thank you

Dell XPS 2026,

xintherius — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:37:49 +0800

Does anyone know when is the new Dell XPS 2026 with Intel Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) processors are coming to Malaysia?

Who are the Malaysia Custom Laptop builder?,

PachoHerrera — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:07:30 +0800

Hi,
I used illegear (z5) and techarmory (commandos carbine 4). Is there any more custom laptop builder in Malaysia?

huawei P30 pro @ RM150, worth to buy?

Petre — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:58:54 +0800

is it worth to buy a huawei p30 pro at around RM150? plan to use as kids' phone for youtube and some games

laptop and phone price tips appreciated,

Petre — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:13:30 +0800

i need to sell off
1) lenovo legion 81hd laptop (year 2019)
2) huawei p30

how much can i get?

tq

Need recommendation, For office use tablet

exwan — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:15:58 +0800

I need a new laptop/tablet since my old one screen is becoming more blurry (maybe my eyes sucks oredi) and bateri only tahan 30 minutes.

One of my co worker uses surface pro 9. Screen is demm good, but my wallet suffering. Somemore need prepare school session stuff by january.

My budget is around 1.6 - 1.7k
Saw surface pro 7 refurb at shopee around that price. Dont know good or not. (Does batery replacement easy?)

Is there any other brand thats is like surface (detachable keyboard/ tablet form, can use full fledge microsoft office suites.) or by all means if other office software can be used easily with microsoft file (e.g huawei doc, wps, ......)

Heavily stuck in words, excel and powepoint. So i cant use the android version of it. Easier to transfer from tablet to office pc if same OS. Work in Gomen ofis die die need to use office suites. If not, transfer file to colleague become headache

LOQ extended warranty,

danieln — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:03:40 +0800

Hi,

any LOQ users here? I plan to get a LOQ and would like to know how does it come with 2 years on-site warranty? and also how much does it cost to upgrade the warranty?

hope some users can share, Thanks!

my laptop give me sharp pain when i touch it,

15cm — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:35:54 +0800

when my laptop is charging, and my skin comes to contact with the side of laptop it gives me a sharp pain, and very consistently as well

feels like electric shock

can someone tell me is this something i should be worried about , and take the laptop to the repair shop?

Newbie in PS5, What to buy?

gunasilanm — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:18:26 +0800

Ddr5 ram upgrade,

Khan92 — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:33:43 +0800

Hi, as the title above, I'd like to to know where I can upgrade my ram for 32gb in low Yat?

For context my laptop still in warranty.

Laptop model : https://my.shp.ee/5u5jAXp

Is there any Hp center in low Yat?

All-Metal USB Flash Drive Getting Hot During Use,

ryder_78 — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:17:02 +0800

I've bought a Sandisk Ultra Luxe USB flash drive about 5 years ago but didn't bother to post my experience after the rather unpleasant experience, but now it's time to buy more flash drives I am now interested to know. What is it that is appealing or an advantage of these all-metal flash drives apart from their sleek elegant metal body and nice finish when compared to the cheaper plastic options? The user experience is not good as I have found as it gets hot to the touch very quickly when in use to the point of burning your fingers when you want to touch it or pull it out from the USB slot. Is there something I"m missing here?

Any IT experts would care to clarify?

Also, just found out that the prices of portable HDD from WD or Seagate 1 TB or 2TB are quite high now compared to several years ago. I bought few 2TBs previously for around RM265 each and now it's all above RM300. I thought prices of these computer accessories should be going down but it looks like it's going up. Inflation is sure real~!

Laptop with Nvidia graphic cards, how many fans?,

PCLover2010 — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:56:43 +0800

Want to find out how many fans are there for Nvidia graphic cards:

50 series
40 series
30 series

Does it depend on the brand as well like MSI Thin, Cyborg, Sword, Katana, Stealth, Vector, Titan series, Acer Predator & Nitro series, HP Victus, Lenovo Legion series?

Coz I asked 1 shop selling MSI, that sales assistant told me the MSI Thin series laptops all have 2 fans but the shop that dedicated selling MSI told me Thin series has 1 fan, Katana series has 2 fans... so how do I check whether the laptop has 1 fan or 2 fans WIHTOUT opening the laptop from the bottom (and risk breaking and void warranty sticker)

RM4K Gaming laptop Victus Or LOQ,

qwertyweee — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:36:59 +0800

I've narrowed down to these 2 laptop which seems like best value :

LOQ 15ARP9-EDMJ AMD Ryzen 7-7435HS...12GB D5...512GB SSD...NV RTX4060 8GB...15.6"FHD...Win 11...Grey...(2 years Premium Onsite Warranty)(144Hz) RM4,190

&

HP Victus 16-r1280TX 16.1" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop Mica Silver

RM4,240
Intel® Core™ i5-14450HX Processor
16GB (2x8) DDR5-5600 MHz RAM (Upgradable)
512 GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ M.2 SSD
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated)
16.1" IPS FHD (300 nits)1920 x 1080 @ 144Hz
Windows 11 Home
2 Years HP Onsite Warranty + ADP

I would assume the Victus is the better deal since have newer CPU

Laptop 5k, Video Editing, photoshop

maxelllam — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:26:47 +0800

Can someone recommend me a 5k laptop.
Purpose : Video editinga and run photoshop, mild gaming.

No preferable brand.

Gaming laptop/desktop under RM2000, Possible?

SpIcYjOe — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:14:22 +0800

Hello Sifus,

I love to play Dota 2 and I only play Dota 2, I've been playing Dota 2 on my Apple MacBook for quite some time however lately, I feel that the game is taking a toll on my laptop.

I am thinking I shouldn't push my MacBook too far.

I am looking for a laptop or a desktop set up under RM2000 that is sufficient to run Dota 2.

Perhaps any sifu here can suggest?

Thanks,
Joel

Laptop < RM 3k,

bonkers28 — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:31:16 +0800

Hi peeps,
Was hoping if you all could recommend laptop for daily use under RM 3k?
Only for daily use (Word, Excel, Youtube, Netflix, Spotify)

Doesn't matter if it's a Mac or Windows. As long can get the job done.

Only asking now because previously everything use company laptop

Hoping got recommendations...

anyone tried the NPU processor laptops?,

15cm — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:42:01 +0800

just went to lowyat and i saw laptop with NPU processor

not sure how is this different from GPU , but they said it can run LLM locally? is that true?

if anyone bought one can kindly post review ?

Brand new high spec Dell laptop selling low price, 3 years warranty, is this trustable?

adam_lew85 — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:05:02 +0800

hi guys, my friend recently bought a brand new Dell high end laptop for half price than its original market price, my friend cod with the seller, the seller give 3 years warranty and has his own shop.

my friend ask why the laptop's price is so cheap, the seller explain it is from America US stocks.

so far 1 month already didn't have any issue yet with the laptop.

what do u guys think of this deal? is it trustable? I have strong interest to buy it because the laptop really comes with latest high spec with low price.

ASUS WARRANTY SCAM, Frustrated with ASUS Malaysia Warranty S

Angel9x7i — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:21:55 +0800

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share my super frustrating experience with ASUS warranty service and see if anyone else has had similar issues.

I bought an ASUS Vivobook S14 Flip less than a year ago, and after only five months, the touchpad coating started peeling off. When I contacted customer service, they told me it wouldn’t be covered under warranty. But when I took it to the service center, they said it might be covered. Talk about confusing!

But that’s not even the worst part. The plastic frame of the laptop just came apart on its own, no mishandling, no dropping, nothing. This caused the left side of the screen to pop out, and because the frame wasn’t holding it in place, the screen cracked.
Now, I’m being told I have to pay RM1.5K for repairs, even though this looks like a design flaw, not something I did. I went to the service center, explained everything, and they just decided that it’s "Customer-Induced-Damage" (CID) without even giving me a solid reason why. Like, how does a plastic frame just come off by itself? And how does a "military-grade" laptop fall apart like this?

Honestly, I’m just really frustrated. I’m being told to pay for something that shouldn't have happened in the first place. It feels like ASUS is just trying to put the blame on me for a defect that clearly isn't my fault.

Has anyone else gone through this with ASUS Malaysia? How did you handle it?

Also, I found some other posts online where people are having similar issues with the VivoBook series,so I’m definitely not the only one dealing with this. (cant post the links because im under probation)