Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by shin04100

To Upgrade or Not To Upgrade

shin04100 — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:39:39 +0800

Hi guys, I need some advice.

Recently came across a memory upgrade promotion, 1x4GB at RM100.

I have mainly two questions:
1. Is it a fair price?
2. How much improvement will I get? I mainly do some light gaming, but
I like to minimize stuff and alt tab btw them. Another thing is my performance
monitor shows RAM frequently at about 50-60% utilization when idle.
3. Given the age of my laptop (2 years old), is there a point if
it might just die on me not long after this?

These are my laptop specs:
Model: HP Pavilion DM4
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Video card: ATI HD 5450
Processor: core-i5 520m
RAM: 4GB
Disk Space: 500GB
Warranty: 3 years (Laptop is 2 yrs old so 1 year left)

I've looked around the net, but theres lots of conflicting opinions.
Some people said it helps but some said the improvement will be
so small that its not worth it.

What do you all think?

External HDD

shin04100 — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:57:34 +0800

Hi all, considering to purchase an external hard disk, preferably USB with 750GB - 1TB storage.

Please recommend regarding the following criteria:
1. Brands (I've only hear of Seagate and Samsung)
2. Warranty
3. Where to buy (Lowyat of course. I mean where in Lowyat.)

Ty.

HP DM4

shin04100 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:14:32 +0800

Hi people. I'm planning to buy a HP DM4 laptop in singapore priced at SGD1600, which is about RM3700.

The official specs are:

Processor Intel Core i5-520M (2.4GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.93GHz)
Chipset Intel HM55 Express
Memory 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1066 RAM (no slot left)
Hard Disk Drive 500GB SATA HDD
Display 14.0" HD HP Brightview LED display (1366 x 768) pixels
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 discrete graphics with 512 MB dedicated video memory
Communication 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN, WiFi (IEEE 802.11a/g/n), BlueTooth
Optical Drive Integrated SuperMulti DVD+/-RW drive with double layer Support
I/O Interface 3 x USB 2.0 (include 2 x USB 2.0, 1xUSB/eSATA), VGA, HDMI, Stereo Microphone in, Stereo Headphone/line out, Altec Lansing Internal Speakers, Integrated 5-in-1 Media Card Reader, Integrated HP TrueVision Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone
Audio Integrated Audio Support, Dolby Advanced Audio Playback
Operating System Windows 7 Professional - 64bit
Additional Software Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus
Mouse/Pointer Touchpad, USB Optical Mouse
Other Carrying Case
Warranty 3-years local onsite and 1-year int'l warranty (including parts and labour)
Weight & Battery 1.968 kg (with Optical Drive & 6 Cell battery - up to 6.75hrs battery - depending on usage)

Promotion: Free Norman Security Suite 7 Software (1 year License) - While Stock last ! (valid from 1-Sep-10 to 30-Sep-10)
Free Universal Music 1000 Song download gift card - While Stock last ! (valid from 1-Sep-10 to 30-Sep-10)

Just wondering, is this a good deal for its price? How is HP's reputation in terms of build quality, battery life etc?

Notebook Reliability?

shin04100 — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:50:38 +0800

will be buying a laptop soon, choices include Acer, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo and Toshiba. I know that Acer is the best value for money specs wise, but the general opinion is that its build quality is low and will usually break down after 2-3 yrs and customer service is bad too. i'm not so clear on the other brands. can anyone enlighten me as to which is the most sturdy and reliable brand?