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Xperia 2023 (1V/5V/10V)

kingkingyyk — Thu, 04 May 2023 17:14:02 +0800

1 V

Product Page
Full Spec | Review

- [New] Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 12GB RAM
- 256GB storage
- 6.5" 4K HDR 120Hz OLED screen
- 16mm ultrawide + 1/2.55" ExmorRS sensor - 12MP, 30fps burst + 4K 120fps
- [New] 24mm wide + 1/1.35" ExmorT sensor - 52MP + multi-aspect ratio + oversampling to 12MP + 30fps burst + 4K 120fps
- 85mm - 135mm telephoto + 1/3.5" ExmorRS sensor - 12MP, 30fps burst + 4K 120fps
- [New] Improved stereo speaker
- [New] Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- WiFi-7
- 5000mAH battery

More new things :
- Wide camera supports up to ISO12800
- More aggressive night mode
- High stabilization mode in Video Pro
- S-Cinetone in Video Pro
- Rear mic for Vlogging
- TOF sensor is removed
- Added focus peaking in Photo Pro
- Creative Look in Photo Pro
- Added 30fps burst mode (Hi+) in Photo Pro

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10 V

Product Page
Full Spec

- Snapdragon 695
- 6GB RAM
- 128GB storage
- 6.1" 1080p (60Hz ) HDR OLED screen
- 16mm ultrawide + 1/4" sensor - 8MP
- [New] 26mm wide + 1/2" ExmorR sensor - 48MP (Likely is IMX586)
- 52mm telephoto + 1/4.4" sensor - 8MP
- 5000mAH battery
- [New] Stereo speaker

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5 V
Rumors :
- 6.05" Full HD+ HDR OLED screen
- The rest are identical to 1V.

[WTS] Sony WH-H900N Headphone

kingkingyyk — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:30:05 +0800

Item(s): Sony WH-H900N

Package includes: The entire box, unopened.

Price: 700

Warranty: 1 year from Sony Malaysia

Dealing method: COD

Location: 1 Utama

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: Brand new

Picture:

Reason for sale: Free gift of Xperia 5 early bird order

Camera Wiki [28 Aug 2016 Update]

kingkingyyk — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:19:04 +0800

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BSI structure
In old generations sensor, the circuit is placed on the photodiode layer, that will block some light from getting into the photodiode. BSI structure moves the circuit to beneath the photodiode layer, hence the light can enter the photodiode without blocked by the circuit.
ExmorRS further move the circuit beside the photodiode to reduce the size of the camera module.

ISOCELL structure
A small gap is introduced between pixels to reduce the light interference between photodiodes.

Optical Image Stabilization
By estimating the motion of the phone, a motor can be implemented to compensate the shakiness. There are 2 ways to achieve that - Lens-shift or Sensor-shift. But up to current state, lens-shift performs better than sensor-shift. The first generation of image stabilization found in Lumia 920 causes reduction in corner sharpness (diffraction, since the lens is moved away from center), the newer generation solves the issue by moving all lens elements together. The advantage of it is to allow lower shutter speed (OIS keeps the module steady), hence the device can use lower ISO to achieve the same brightness.

It is useful in video by reducing the motion. With EIS, the device will only use the center part of image during recording, and the algorithm will move the image according to the motion. With OIS, no cropping is needed.
But we have seen EIS (The Z3 and Z5!) able to achieve better effect than OIS.

EIS

OIS

FAQ
- The larger the pixel size, the more the light it can absorb, hence performs better in low light.
- The more the pixel, the more detailed the picture is.
- More pixel count + smaller pixel size is not necessary perform worse than fewer pixel count + big pixel size in low light as there are more headroom to compensate the noise.

Kingston DataTraveler DT G4

kingkingyyk — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:45:39 +0800

Introduction
Most consumers are chasing for capacity when comes into pendrive. Manufacturers understand it, therefore the capacity game is still going on. Without speed, a high capacity pendrive is pointless. A slow pendrive can be frustrating especially when the time is running out. This is why some consumers strive for high speed instead of capacity. While such market is small, there are some products made to satisfy this need. DataTraveler G4 is one of them. It is targeted to capture the entry level of high performance pendrive. Kingston labels such pendrive as USB3.0 pendrive, which I think is a good way to advertise. However, does it really benefit from the extra speed gain in USB 3.0? It leaves a good doubt. I will rectify it out later. So, there are 2 aims in this review. First, is this pendrive faster than ordinary pendrive? Second, does this pendrive perform faster when used in USB 3.0 interface?

Specification
Capacity : 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB
Speed : Not stated
Design : Stick with cap
USB Support : Up to USB 3.0
Product Page

Product Pictures

Testbed
Lenovo Z400 - Intel Core i5 3230M, 8GB DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA GT 740M, Plextor M5S 256GB SSD, Windows 8.1 Update 1

Testing Methodology
2 file copying tests will be carried out. The first test is copying 1.33GB of rmvb video into the pendrive. The second test is copying 771MB of pictures (225 jpegs) into the pendrive. Before the test starts, the pendrive will be formatted into FAT32. Once paste is clicked in the shell extension menu, the timer will be started. Once the file copying window is closed, the timer will be stopped. 3 iterations will be carried out and the average reading will be taken.

Imaginary Rival
Sandisk Ultra 8GB, which is rated at 10MB/s write speed for the first 20MB.

Result

*This is what you would see normally in the file copying window when copying large file into the pendrive.

Conclusion
It is a fast pendrive. The speed is double to my old Sandisk Ultra 8GB. While the other normal models from Kingston cost ~RM25 for 16GB, this is priced at RM29. The speed bump costs RM4 only! For the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 test, as expected, the pendrive doesn't benefit from the highway when performing write operation.

So, what are you waiting for? This pendrive is faster even your PC doesn't have USB 3.0 and it is super affordable too! Time to stop buying those mainstream pendrives and get one of these. You will appreciate the speed boost from pendrive in such league.

I shall give it a "Highly Recommended!" award.

OK, I want to buy, but I always lose my pendrive's cap , is there any other choice?
Yes, DT100 G3 fits you. It comes with push design.

Lenovo Ideapad Flex 2 - 14

kingkingyyk — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:36:20 +0800

Introduction
Yoga, known with it's flexibility, is premium priced. Ideapad Flex inherits the flexibility of Yoga partially and priced cheaper. It could be a tactic to introduce the "dual mode" laptop to the consumers and leads them to buy Yoga ultimately. "Dual mode", touchscreen, thin and light are the main features of the Ideapad Flex.
The models available at the moment are :
i3 4030U, 4GB RAM, Intel HD4400, 500GB HDD, 1366x768 with touch, Windows 8.1 SL w/ Update 1
i5 4210U, 4GB RAM, NVIDIA GT 840M, 500GB HDD, 1366x768 with touch, Windows 8.1 SL w/ Update 1
Our protagonist today is... drrrrrrdrrrdrrrr... dum! The model with i3. Does it meet it's selling points? Let's see.

Specification
Processor - Intel Core i3 4030U. [Haswell architecture, 2 Cores with HT, 1.9GHz, 15W TDP]
RAM - 4GB DDR3
GPU - Intel HD 4400 [IGP]
HDD - Hitachi 500GB [HTS545050A7E660, 7mm thickness, 5400RPM, SATA]
Screen - 1366 x 768, TN panel, touchscreen, glossy
Weight - 2kg
WiFi - Intel AC 3160
Colour - White exterior, black interior
Battery - Built-in 4 cells, 41600mWh

Unboxing

The specifications.

Being unboxed.

Charger.

Rated at 45W

As usual, packed in a plastic bag.

Checklist.

Lenovo logo.

World Hemophilia Day 2014 Walkathon

kingkingyyk — Fri, 09 May 2014 14:50:55 +0800

Distance - 5km
Fee - Student : RM20 | Public : RM25
Certificate will be given!

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Come and join us!

World Hemophilia Day 2014 Blood Donation

kingkingyyk — Wed, 07 May 2014 18:47:49 +0800

Have a nice day!

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Singapork maths

kingkingyyk — Sat, 03 May 2014 10:37:32 +0800

/k/ income over 20k, so I think you guys got a good calculator. inb4 hire accountant.
Solve it.

aspire2oo6

kingkingyyk — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:20:45 +0800

Just now I was playing Left 4 Dead 2 with him.

But he didn't shock or anything when I say "hi aspire2oo6" to him.
I want to ask him why don't use Pureview to take picture of zombie, but my Left 4 Dead 2 went not respoding.

Hardware RMA Rate - 2013 H2

kingkingyyk — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:03:59 +0800

Motherboard
|Brand|Current|Previous|
|Gigabyte|1.43%|1.19%|
|MSI|1.83%|3.05%|
|ASUS|1.86%|1.79%|
|ASRock|2.09%|2.09%|

Z77 mobo
|Brand|Rate|
|MSI|1.88%|
|ASUS|2.01%|
|Gigabyte|2.44%|
|ASRock|3.51%|

Special High
|Model|Rate|
|ASRock 970 Pro 3|6.06|
|ASRock 990FX Extreme 3|6.08|
|MSI X79A-GD45|6.19|
|ASRock 970 Extreme 3|7.05|

RAM
|Brand|Current|Previous|
|Kingston|0.2%|0.2%|
|Crucial|0.46%|0.39%|
|G.Skill|0.9%|0.95%|
|Corsair|1.08%|1.18%|

Special High
|Model|Rate|
|Corsair Vengeance SO-DIMM 16 Go (2x8) DDR3 1600 CL10|2.67%|
|Corsair Mac Memory SO-DIMM 8 Go (2x4) DDR3 1066 CL7|2.73%|
|Corsair Value Select 8 Go DDR3 1333 CL9|3.63%|
|Corsair XMS3 8 Go (2x4) DDR3 1333 CL9|4.14%|
|Corsair XMS 4 Go (2x2) DDR3 1333 CL9|4.41%|

Graphic Card
|Brand|Current|Previous|
|PNY|0.94%|1.32%|
|MSI|1.38%|1.81%|
|Gainward|1.61%|1.27%|
|Zotac|1.70%|N/A|
|ASUS|1.81%|1.69%|
|Gigabyte|1.84%|1.54%|
|Sapphire|3.15%|3.51%|

Special High
|Model|Rate|
|Gainward GTX 670|5.30%|
|Sapphire HD 7870 v2|5.65%|
|Sapphire HD 7870 v1|5.82%|
|Asus HD7750 1GB GDDR5|6.09%|
|Sapphire HD 7950 Boost|7.02%|
|Sapphire HD 7870 OC v1|7.41%|
|Sapphire HD 7870 OC v2|7.44%|
|Sapphire HD 7850|12.67%|

By SKU
|Model|Rate|
|GeForce GTX 660|1,01%|
|GeForce GTX 680|1,99%|
|GeForce GTX 660 Ti|2,81%|
|GeForce GTX 670|2,87%|
|Radeon HD 7850|3,74%|
|Radeon HD 7870 XT|4,25%|
|Radeon HD 7970|5,31%|
|Radeon HD 7870|5,48%|
|Radeon HD 7950|5,75%|

SSD
|Brand|Current|Prev|
|Samsung|0.28%|0.05%|
|Intel|0.63%|0.37%|
|Kingston|1.00%|N/A|
|Corsair|1.88%|1.61%|
|Crucial|2.26%|1.12%|
|OCZ|2.27%|6.64%|

Special High
|Model|Rate|
|Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB|4.41%|
|Crucial M4 512GB|4.92%|
|Crucial V4 64GB|5.11%|
|OCZ Vector 256GB|9.30%|
|OCZ Vector 128 GB|11.19%|

Harddisk
|Brand|Current|Prev|
|Seagate|0.95%|1.44%|
|Hitachi|1.16%|2.40%|
|Western Digital|1.19%|1.55%|
|Toshiba|1.54%|1.15%|

Power Supply
|Brand|Current|Prev|
|FSP Group|0.49%|0.99%|
|BeQuiet|0.61%|1.15%|
|Antec|1.33%|1.23%|
|Cooler Master|1.52%|0.98%|
|Seasonic|1.60%|2.36%|
|Thermaltake|1.87%|1.98%|
|Akasa|1.92%|N/A|
|Corsair|1.96%|2.18%|
|Cougar|2.41%|N/A|

Special High
|Model|Rate|
|Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 850W|4.13%|
|Corsair CX 500W V2|4.19%|
|Thermaltake SP-550MPCBEU|4.46%|
|Corsair CX 600W V2|4.76%|
|Cougar ST 350W|4.86%|

Source : http://www.hardware.fr/

SoC Wiki [7th May 2026 Update]

kingkingyyk — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:59:35 +0800

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GPU Performance : https://gflops.surge.sh/

PTPTN Applicaton Guide

kingkingyyk — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:07:20 +0800

PTPTN Qualification

Malaysian
Not more than 45 years by the date of application.
Passed SPM with minimum 3Cs. (Student with qualification of SPM 2008 or previous year needs to have 6Cs at least)
Passed SPM and got minimum 3.0 CGPA (Limited to student below : )
- Enroll in IPTA/IPTS using the qualification of poly-technique graduate.
- Enroll in poly-technique diploma course with qualification of Community College.
The course is approved by Jabatan Pengurusan IPT or Jabatan Pengurusan Politeknik dan Kolej Komuniti.
The course has valid MQA certification.
Time before graduate from the course must be minimum 1 year.
Not a member benefited from any other loan/scholarship.

Loan Info

1% of interest.
Can be waived if the loaner got first class honour certificate. [Link]
The amount of loan is depending on the income (Pendapatan Bersih) of your parents/guardian :
| <= RM4,000 | Full loan |
| RM4,000.01 - RM5,000 | Half loan |
| >= RM5,000.01 | Fee loan |
Each burden (tanggungan) will reduce Pendapatan Bersih by RM250. If the income of your parents is RM4,500, and the number of burden is 3, so PTPTN will take RM4,500 - (3 x RM250) = RM3,750, you will get full loan. [Link 1] | [Link 2]
The amount of loan is depending on factors like course, credit hour, university and more.
Amount of loan for PTPTN : [Link]
** UPDATE : Full loan for science subjects (including medic/pharmacy/dentistry) is reduced to RM6,500 per year now.

CAUTION : THE PROCESS IS FREAKING TROUBLESOME.

Application Steps

Buy PTPTN PIN number from BSN / ATM machine / CDM. [Link] (The PIN will expire after 6 months.)
Things needed : RM5, IC
Buy 2 Setem Hasil from post office, each RM10.
Create SSPN-i account at Maybank / Bank Islam (BIMB) / Agrobank. [Link]
What is SSPN-i account? It is an insurance account under PTPTN. Can be used to reduce tax. [Link 1] | [Link 2]
Things needed : RM20.
Create bank account as requested by university. Extra money from PTPTN (Loan - Fee) will be banked in into this account.
Things needed : Minimum deposit, 2 photocopies of offer letter.
Register your PTPTN account at here : [Link]
Fill in your info.
You can either save (use this if you have doubts before submission) or submit. The deadline will be stated on PTPTN website / told by your university.
Print the form out after submission. 1 copy for your own reference, 1 copy for PTPTN.
Prepare supporting documents (Recommended to use 80 gsm A4 paper) :
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- Prepare 2 copies of documents below. 1 for PTPTN, 1 for your own reference.
- Form of submission. (As said above)
- Photocopy of IC (Both front and back on same page)
- Photocopy of SPM/SPMV Result Certificate (if your took in last or last 2 years)
- Photocopy of offer letter.
- Photocopy of STPM/Matriculation/Foundation Result Certificate.
For STPM students, the initial result slip given by MPM is acceptable.
- Salary proving document of parents / guardians.
Documents that can be accepted : Pay slip / Personal Income Tax Form / Retirement Card / Retirement Statement / Letter of salary proving / Letter of jobless proving / Salary Proving Form.
Salary Proving Form can be gotten from here : [Link]
- If your are married, you need photocopy of your husband/wife salary proving document.
- If you are not studying in first semester, you need to get "Surat Pengesahan Masih Belajar" and get it signed by "Dekan". You also need to photocopy your result in previous semester(s).
- If you filled in wrong bank account number in online application form, you need a photocopy of your bank slip (with your name, IC number and bank account number in it).
- If you/parents/guardians receive aid from Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat / Pusat Zakat, you need to have a copy of proving letter.
- If you use working experience as the qualification for enrollment, you need working experience proving letter from employers.
- More Info : [Link]
Should I certify my documents ? [Link]
If you have certified the documents that don't need to be certified, PTPTN still accepts it.
Who can certify for you? [Link]
Every document has to be crossed with 2 lines, with the words "Untuk Kegunnaan PTPTN sahaja" in the middle of the lines.
At the right top of every documents, write down your name, IC number and university name.
You can check the application status from here 6 days after deadline. [Link]
If your application is success, you have to download the following documents and print them out :
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1. Senarai Semak Dokumen
2. Surat Tawaran Pembiayaan Pendidikan
-----a) Akuan Penerimaan
-----b) Surat Kebenaran 1, 2 / 3 / 4 (mengikut yang berkenaan)
3. Dokumen Perjanjian Pembiayaan Pendidikan
4. Dokumen Lampiran Pembiayaan Pendidikan

PTPTN may email to you the files if your application is approved.
Guide on how to fill in the forms : [Link]
You need to prepare 3 copies of documents above, except Senarai Semakan Dokumen. (Extra 1 copy is for your own reference.)
Read these before you fill in the forms :
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- Printing the documents on both pages on single paper is not allowed.
- Only single colour of pen is allowed for filling in the form.
- Every alphabet has to be CAPITAL LETTERS.
- If you wrote something wrongly, no liquid letter / correction tape is allowed. Cross the wrong part, then sign at right hand side of it.
- Write your name, IC number and university name at the right top side of the documents.
- Prepare the documents according to Senarai Semak Dokumen.
Things need to be checked :
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Surat Tawaran Pembiayaan Pendidikan
---- Make sure all info are correct.
---- Only name, address, bank name, and bank account number are allowed to do correction. If you want to do correction, you have to change in this letter and fill in Borang Pindaan Maklumat [Link]. Name and/or address correction needs a photocopy of IC, while bank name and/or bank account number correction needs a photochopy of bank slip.
---- Akuan Penerimaan : Sign and write the date.
---- Surat Kebenaran 1-4 : Sign and write the date.

Dokumen Perjanjian Pembiayaan
---- Make sure all info are correct.
---- Stick a Setem Hasil on each set of your documents. (Stick on the 2 copies that you want to pass up)
---- "Mematikan" Setem Hasil by using either method (each set costs RM10) : Pejabat Duti Setem or Ask the officer from PTPTN to do it for you the day you pass up your documents.
---- Check all info in the Jadual Pembiayaan, write the date (Tarikh Perjanjian) in Bahagian I. The date must be same with the date of "mematikan setem". Blank it if you want to ask the PTPTN officer to do it for you.
---- Sign on "Tandatangan PENERIMA PEMBIAYA".
---- Find a witness to sign and chop. (The date cannot be after the date "mematikan setem") You can ask PTPTN officer to it for you as well, on the day you pass up your documents.

Lampiran Perjanjian Pembiayaan
---- Sign on "T.T Penerima", every pages.
Use "Senarai Semakan Document" to check out if your documents are complete.
University will tell you the date of "Sesi Serahan dan Penerimaan Dokumen Perjanjian", usually is several days. PTPTN officers will be available to collect your documents.
PTPTN officers will check out everything.
If you have everything listed in "Senarai Semakan Document", fill it in and pass up the documents.
If you have any doubts, ask the PTPTN officers.
If you are unable to present at that time, you need to pass up your documents to "Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar (BHEP)" of your university，let them to pass to PTPTN.
That's all. Wait PTPTN to bank in to your bank account. According to PTPTN, after 21 working days of the date that you pass up your document, the money will enter your bank account.
To continue to have the loan, you have to stay studying in the university and result in last semester must have minimum CGPA of 2.0

Credits to : http://bo-sheng.blogspot.com/2012/07/ptptn_16.html

PTPTN Application Question

kingkingyyk — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:37:53 +0800

I'm applying PTPTN and stucked on the course selection. For my course, major will be chosen in year 2. However, in PTPTN course list, it only allows me to choose with the major one.
Don't understand my question?
What university offered me : Course A
PTPTN course list : Course A (Major X), Course A (Major Y), Course A (Major Z)

So what should I choose for it?

RIP bolehland education system

kingkingyyk — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:14:50 +0800

/k/ sure know university application is out yesterday right?
And usual, a lot of high STPM scorers failed to get what they want.

UPDATE : Some /k/ says Meleis too, ok ayam remove "cainis" text.

My friend, 4 flat, with every paper (paper 1, 2 and 3), all are As, failed to get offer.
Yes, he got zero offer. Pharmacy, medicine, ... all were out.

Another schoolmate with 4 flat, only managed to get forth choice.

There is one on facebook as well :

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...3&type=1&ref=nf

Speechless.

Inb4 personal blog.
Inb4 face problem.
Inb4 apa lagi cina mau.

Just want to initiate the awareness on such yearly phenomenon.

Lenovo Z400

kingkingyyk — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:02:41 +0800

Introduction
After the launching of Ultrabook concept by Intel, every notebook manufacturers are following the trend to ditch out the traditional bulky design of notebook. Ultrabooks are competitive to Macbook Pro. But due to the pricing, it is not as penetrative as ordinary laptops in third world countries. Because of this, the trichotomy in powerful mobile computing occured : Notebook/Laptop, Ultrabook, Ultrathin laptop. Z400 falls in the Ultrathin catagory - as powerful as laptop, as slim as ultrabook (not quite, but close). The price is appealing as well, it is just as cheap as normal laptops!

Here's the official website : Click

There are 2 different models in this series, namely Z400 and Z400 touch. The main difference is non-touch and touch-enabled, as you can know from their name.

Z400 variances :
i5-3230M + 4GB RAM + Nvidia GT740M + 1TB HDD, RM2099, W8, 2 years warranty
i7-3632QM + 4GB RAM + Nvidia GT645M + 1TB HDD RM2699, W8, 2 years warranty

Z400 Touch variances :
Pentium 2020 + 4GB RAM + Intel HD + 500GB HDD, RM1699, W8
i5-3230M + 4GB RAM + Nvidia GT740M + 1TB HDD, RM2399, W8, 2 years warranty
i7-3630QM + 4GB RAM + Nvidia GT740M + 1TB HDD RM2799, W8, 2 years warranty

Credits to LYN Notebook Pricing thread for the pricing details.

Hardware
Processor : Intel Core i5 3230M
RAM : Stock 4GB DDR3-1600MHz + Transcend 4GB DDR3-1600MHz (My Own Upgrade)
GPU : NVIDIA GT740M 2GB GDDR3 (980MHz Core/Shader, 1800MHz RAM)
HDD : Samsung SpinPoint M8 1TB (Manufactured by Seagate)
ODD : Normal DVD-RW Drive
Monitor : 14" 1366x768 TN panel
OS : Windows 8 Single Language 64bit
Colour : Chocolate exterior, Silver palm rest, Grey monitor bezel.
Fan Amount : 1
Others : Metallic palm rest, USB3.0 x1, USB2.0 x2, Audio jack x1, VGA x1, HDMI x1, LAN x1, backlit keyboard

Gallery

User Experience
I couldn't comment more on the performance - it is decent! Everything (Normal apps) runs without hiccups. The HT granted on i5 is a boost. Even my slightly heavier apps like Photoshop CS6, VirtualBox, MediaCoder are performing good. With NVIDIA Optimus, I'm able to use Intel QuickSync and NVIDIA CUDA. Based on my experiment on MediaCoder (Very slow preset), NVIDIA CUDA > Intel QuickSync > x264 (CPU) in terms of speed. Image quality wise, x264 (CPU) > Intel QuickSync > NVIDIA CUDA. Nevertheless, QuickSync is a good choice if you are planning to encode high bitrate video rapidly. Performance is balanced yet consuming much lower power compared CUDA. x264 (CPU) gives better quality, but the difference in high bitrate is negligible here. GT740M (based on Kepler) is a fast chip. I'm able to play DotA 2 with everything maxed out! It yields 45 FPS averagely. The touchpad gesture did a great job as well. Double finger tap = Right click, double finger swipe = slide, and more! I'm able to enjoy Windows 8 now, at least better than my desktop. I would like to praise Lenovo for the backlit keyboard design as well. It allows me to use the laptop without any alphabet finding issue at low light / no light condition.
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GPU-Z was unable to display the information correctly.

Since the battery is non-detachable, I would concern about the battery life. After playing around with the software, I came across this :

Lenovo Energy Management! The Power Plan is nothing new. You can balance the battery usage and performance with it. Battery part is a bit tricky. With "Maximum Battery Life" mode, it shows the normal situation "Plugged in, Charging" for all the time. But when you switched to "Optimized Battery Health", the laptop will either charge or discharge to ~60% to prevent the aging of battery. This function is lovely, simulating the usage of laptop without battery. So, you will be carefree about battery! The dust removal function is another adorable tool as well. Once you launched it, the fan will spin fast and stop alternatively for several minutes. But I got no idea if it really works. Lastly, the Intelligent Power Saver. I'm not a fan of saving HDD power, so I turned it off.

I pay pretty tight attention to cooling when comes into laptop. Lenovo Z400 is never a victim of it. Prime 95 + Unigine was simultaneously done, yet it managed to control the temperature nicely. The fan is the quiet one, too. NOTE : I changed the stock paste to Arctic Cooling MX-4.

Here comes with devil. The screen is sub par and slightly yellowish, but I managed to calibrate it using Intel Control Panel. Viewing angle is terrible, so I can conclude this unit is a TN panel.

My favourite view.

Pros
- Terrific performance per buck.
- Good cooling performance.
- Slim design.
- Windows 8 optimized touchpad gesture control.
- Big capacity HDD.
- Backlit Keyboard

Cons
- Mediocre build quality (Flimsy DVD drive).
- Non-detachable battery.
- Mediocre screen (Bad viewing angle).
- Not-so-impressive battery life even with the latest highly efficient CPU and GPU.
- Touchpad and keyboard get hot easily.

Conclusion
I would say this offering from Lenovo is a good choice for multimedia users and gamer. Consider it's pricing, cost cutting on screen is acceptable to me. If you are just a casual user that do office work and facebook on laptop, this might not be the cup of tea for you.
If so, there are others models that you may like to check out :
Acer V5-471PG, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT710M + (1366x768; touch)@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB, W8
Asus K46CM-WX090H, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT635M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8, ODD
Lenovo Inspiron 14R, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT730M + (1366x768;touch)@RM2099[2.33kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), Linux; W8@RM2399
HP Envy4-1238TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M@RM2099[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
Lenovo S400, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)@RM1999[1.8kg], 4GB, W7HB; AMD HD7450M/W8@RM2199
Sony Vaio SVE14137CV, i5-3230M + AMD HD7650M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; colors: pink/white/black, Vaio backpack

UKM fags come in!

kingkingyyk — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:01:04 +0800

Science courses in UKM is being taught in English or Bahasa?

Inb4 : Educational Essential. (Less people there yo, ayam want fast replies!)

RAID Question

kingkingyyk — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:49:40 +0800

Ok I got a PC with MSI Z77A-G41 with 3x 2TB HDD.
I want to do RAID, but there are some funny things happened.

RAID 5 (3x2TB)
4TB partition
Windows 7 installation failed. I thought there are something to do with MBR limitation.
So I proceed to install Windows 8. Same failed.

1.5TB partition
Both Windows 7 and Windows 8 installation failed. Again, thought something to do with MBR. But no.

RAID setup already, plug in a HDD with Windows 7
Able to boot into Windows, RAID-ed successfully. Format time. During the installation of Windows 7 to the newly plugged HDD, installation failed. Destroyed RAID, installation went smooth.

The problem is, whenever there is RAID, Windows installation will fail.
Any idea?

RMA Percentage

kingkingyyk — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:46:29 +0800

Source : http://www.hardware.fr/articles/862-2/cartes-meres.html

Maybe caused by the famous SATA bug from Intel chipset.

Arctic Cooling MX-4 Review

kingkingyyk — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:40:10 +0800

Introduction
Yes, I loved my Arctic Cooling F12 fans, since last review... Then...
I'm here to present, yet another quality product from Arctic Cooling, that is Arctic Cooling MX-4 thermal paste!
I was actually looking for Tuniq TX-2 but it was not available in Lowyat Plaza. Too sad. Then I had to get Arctic Cooling MX-4.
The price is around RM35 for the shops in Lowyat Plaza, which is priced a bit more expensive than other pastes.
Here is the official product page : http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/thermal-...4g-und-20g.html

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(I broke the packing. )

I will use Lenovo G450 as testing candidate.
The spec is following..

The main reason that I chose it because the NVIDIA G210M runs really hot on load.
And yes, the competitor was the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 stock thermal paste.

Applying
It was easy to apply, easy to use.

(Cooler Master Hyper TX3 stock thermal paste was applied. )

(Now is Arctic Cooling MX-4's turn)

Testing Methodology
- Battery was removed and adapter was used for benchmarking to avoid any power saving features come into play.
- Temperature monitoring was done by Open Hardware Monitor.
- The laptop was left until lowest temperature from GPU can be obtained.
- Unigine Benchmark 2.5 Basic Edition was launched.
- The benchmark was started.
- Highest temperature was recorded after the benchmark was completed.
- Procedure will be repeated for 3 times to obtain average reading.
- Ambient temperature was 28°C.
- The NVIDIA driver used was 280.26 mobility.

Result

Conclusion
Wow, what an impressive product! It managed to lower the temperature by 10°C on load! I got nothing to complain for such a cheap thermal paste. It was easy to spread, large amount and electrical non-conductive!
I no longer need to downclock the GPU now to reduce temperature on load! Yay!

Did you see the "holes"? What a pleasant design from Arctic Cooling! It enables you to see how many thermal paste is left in the stick!

Yes, and again, I got no complain from this product. Yes, it is recommended. If you have extra bucks to spend with, or looking for a new stick of thermal paste, go ahead with it. It is definitely, your choice!

Our gooding train.

kingkingyyk — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:11:18 +0800

I was going to tuition, taking KTM from kepong sentral to KL.
Train arrived, I(my friends to) boarded on it.
**vrooom**, the train was travelling.
Suddenly it was stopped.
Then started to kostan.
"Kerosakan di hadapan, blah..."
Then backed to the station.
Then we all left the train.
After 1 minute or so, the KTM pepper asked to board the train again.
But the train was so full, we decided to wait for next train.
Then the KTM pepper said, next train will leave Rawang at 3.45p.m.
My tuition starts at 4p.m.
Then wokay, back home.

(Yet another failure of KTM )

K, share your "gooding" experience about it here.