http://forum.lowyat.net/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:32:42 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3427656 Hi guys, I&#39;ve spent almost a month going through some choices online as well as in LowYat plaza and the recent ICT fair here in Kuching. Basically I&#39;m looking for-<br /><br />1. A convertible/hybrid laptop, mainly for work, to go online, watch movies, some light gaming. I used an Acer Iconia tab previously, and loved the fact that it can be detached into a tablet<br />2. Preferably i5 procesor<br />3. With at least 128GB SSD <br />4. Powerful battery life would be helpful, but not an absolute must. I do a lot of backpacking/traveling and sometimes it&#39;s hard to find places to charge up.<br />5. Around RM3k<br />6. Nice to have HDMI port<br />7. Windows 8/8.1<br /><br />I went back and forth between the following models, ASUS transformer T300 (con that the service centre apparently is horrendous, with me being based in Kuching it doesnt help I think), the newest Acer Switch 11 (con is that battery life apparently is very short) and HP Pavillion X2 (pro- the audiobeats sound system).<br /><br />Other models I was interested was this New Toshiba Satellite model, which boasts 2 4 cell battery in the dock and tablet itself, as well as Microsoft Surface Pro 3. But both were out of my price range, the Toshiba was 4.3k++ and the Surface Pro 3 is around 3.9k ++ if you factor in the type pad.<br /><br />What do you guys reckon? Should I just get the HP Pavillion X2 then?<br /><br />Thanks for your help.<br /><br />***If somebody can explain to me about Windows 8 vs Windows 8.1&#39;s differences it would be great. Is it of any significance if I&#39;m getting myself this convertible laptop?<br /><br /> aleckii Mobile Computing Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:44:59 +0800