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Thinkpad or XPS

lowyat_hp — Tue, 27 May 2014 07:50:01 +0800

Hey guys, I'm currently looking for a new laptop and have filter down to these two models, the thinkpad t440 and dell xps 13.

The laptop will be use mainly for work purposes. My main priorities are it must be light (within 2kg), durable and reliable, since it will be my work machine while on the go.

At the moment these are the two models that I think will be able to fulfil most of my requirements, but both machine still have their shortcomings. At the price of around rm4.6k, the xps 13 lacks on the connections provided and only comes with a year warranty. Whereas the t440's screen is kind off let down and lacks a ssd.

Which model will be a better option? Appreciate your kind advices.

Rig Building

lowyat_hp — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:06:48 +0800

I'm planning to build a new rig with a budget of RM1800. It will be use mostly for entertainment purposes, light gaming, and some photo & video editing. After going through reviews and pricelists, i've come out with the following build:-
CPU : i3-530 - RM385
Motherboard : MSI H55m-P33 / Asus P7H55M - RM285 / 319
Memory : 2x2gb Kingston - RM338
Hdd : Still haven't decide, input needed
Odd : Liteon - RM80
PSU : CM Silent Pro M600 - RM348

Plan to use back my GTS250, Xonar Essence and 1 HDD. Casing will also use back.

Is this a good build for my budget? Can someone suggest me a nice hdd? Though most of the forumers will suggest the samsung spinpoint, but i just saw a review from x bit labs which is not that favourable for it.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/d...p_15.html#sect0

So which actually is the best hdd at the moment? I would like to get a 500gb hd.

24" Monitor

lowyat_hp — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:17:44 +0800

Hello everyone, would like to know which is the best 24 inch monitor that can get with a budget of 750. Monitors from which brand will be the best?

Need some help please

lowyat_hp — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:12:45 +0800

I'm thinking of upgrading the gc of my pc, have a planned budget of about rm400 (but not necessary need to spend all). The current PSU i'm using is the Coolermaster extreme 500w. Can anyone suggests me a value for money gc that can fits into my budget? Either Ati or Nvidia also ok. Thanks.

Which is the best CPU that i can get?

lowyat_hp — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:09:34 +0800

I'm looking to purchase a new pc soon and have located 350 for the cpu. Can anyone suggest to me which will be the best cpu that i can get within this price range? AMD or Intel also ok.

A few that i have in mind is the Athlon ll x4 620, Phenom ll x2 550, E6300 and E7400, but don't know which will be the most value for money. Main purpose of my pc should be online, photoshop, multitasking (mainly on microsoft office programmes), and light gaming (COD, Dota, etc...).

Thanks a lot...

Cambridge Audio - DacMagic

lowyat_hp — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:36:29 +0800

Just read some reviews on this stuff, overall the comments on it is quite impressive and the specs is also very nice.

DacMagic
D/A Converters: Dual Wolfson WM8740 24bit DACs
Digital filter: Texas Instruments TMS 320VC5501 DSP upsampling to 24bit 192kHz
Analogue filter: 2-Pole Dual Differential Bessel Double Virtual Earth Balanced
Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz (±0.1dB) - steep filter disabled
THD @ 1Khz 0dBFs: <0.001% 24bit
THD @ 1kHz -10dBFs: <0.001%
THD @ 20kHz 0dBFs: <0.002%
Signal to Noise Ratio: -112dBr
Total correlated jitter: <130pS
Crosstalk @ 1kHz: < -100dB
Crosstalk @ 20kHz: < -90dB
Output Impedance: <50ohms
Output level (unbalanced): 2.1V rms
Output level (balanced): 4.2V rms (2.1V per phase)
Digital input word widths supported: 16-24bit (16 bit for USB)
Digital input sampling frequencies supported: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz (44.1kHz, 48kHz for USB)
Audio output up-sampling: Fixed 24bit 192kHz
Dimensions (H x W x D): 52 x 215 x 191mm
(2.0 x 8.6 x 7.6”)
Weight: 1.2kg/2.6lbs

May i know whether this product is available in the Malaysia market and what's the price for it? Thanks.

Asus or Audiotrak?

lowyat_hp — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:53:27 +0800

Does anyone knows which brand offers the better sound card? Whether is Asus or Audiotrak? I've tested Asus Xonar series before, and i'm very pleased with it performance. Read from this forum that some forumers are saying that Audiotrak is also a good choice but i've never tried it before. So which brand is better in terms of sound quality, performance, etc...?
Thanks.

Fujitsu L1010?

lowyat_hp — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:35:08 +0800

Came across the Fujitsu L1010 today and it seems to be quite a nice looking laptop with a reasonable price tag. Does anyone used this model before and is it a nice laptop?

Besides, it's specs shows that it is centrino 2 processor and using ddr3 memory, does it means that it's performance will be much better than the other laptops in the market that is using ddr2 with the same processor?

Most important, will it be a good buy? Hope someone can give me an answer on this. Thanks.

Creative Gigaworks T3

lowyat_hp — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:09:29 +0800

Does anyone try out this speaker before? How's the performance of this speaker and where can i get it from?