Asus K43SM or Incoming Lenovo ideapad Z480 need advise

• soulripperadu on May 06, 2012 10:13 PM

  Hi tpc users, just want to seek help in deciding what personal laptop for medium gaming and working purposes. I guess the main difference of the two is z480 steps up a model of GT640 vs GT630 of Asus K43sm
  
  Asus K43SM Specs
  Processor Intel® Core™ i5 2450M
  Operating System DOS
  Chipset Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
  Memory 4G DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM,2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM
  Display 14.0" 16:9 HD (1366x768) LED backlit
  Graphic NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM
  Storage 2.5" SATA750GB
  Optical Drive Super-Multi DVD
  Card Reader 3 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/ MMC)
  Camera 0.3 Mega Pixel Fixed web camera
  Networking Integrated 802.11 b/g/n
  Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (Optional)
  10/100/1000 Base T
  Interface 1 x Microphone-in jack
  1 x Headphone-out jack
  1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
  3 x USB 2.0 port(s)
  1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
  1 x HDMI
  Audio Built-in Speakers And Microphone
  SonicFocus
  Altec Lansing® Speakers
  Battery 6Cells : 5200 mAh 56 Whrs
  Power Adaptor Output : 19 V DC, 4.74 A, 90 W
  Input : 100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
  Dimensions 34.8 x 24.2 x 2.95 ~3.48 cm (WxDxH)
  Weight 2.44 kg (with 6 cell battery)
  
  VS
  
  Lenovo Z480
  
  Specifications (base version)
  Manufacturer Lenovo
  Model name IdeaPad Z480
  CPU type Intel Core i5i7
  CPU speed 1860 Mhz
  OS Windows 7
  Display Size 14.0" 1366 X 768
  RAM 8192 MB
  Hard Disk 320 GB
  Keyboard YES
  Mouse Pointer YES
  Weight 2300gm / 81.1 oz.
  Size (w/h/d mm) 341/33/232 mm
  Size (w/h/d inches) 13.4/1.3/9.1
  Physical Interfaces
  DC-in
  Ethernet 10/100
  HDMI
  Line-in
  Line-out / Headphone (3.5mm)
  SDHC Card Slot
  USB2.0 (x2)
  USB3.0 (x1)
  VGA
  Wireless Interfaces 802.11 b/g/n
  No Wireless PAN (Bluetooth)
  No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)
  Additional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
  AC Adaptor
  Internal DVD R/W
  Keyboard
  Multitouch Touchpad
  Stereo speakers
  Webcam 1.0Mp
  Product Notes
  The Lenovo Z480 features a DVD/BD Drive and has a NVIDIA Geforce GT640M built in with 2GB of VRAM
  
  -- edited by soulripperadu on May 10 2012, 01:39 AM

• soulripperadu on May 06, 2012 10:14 PM

  Up k lang thanks

• christiankyle85 on May 06, 2012 10:20 PM

  sana meron kang complete specs comparison

• soulripperadu on May 06, 2012 10:26 PM

  Asus K43SM Specs
  Processor Intel® Core™ i5 2450M
  Operating System DOS
  Chipset Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
  Memory 4G DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM,2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM
  Display 14.0" 16:9 HD (1366x768) LED backlit
  Graphic NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM
  Storage 2.5" SATA750GB
  Optical Drive Super-Multi DVD
  Card Reader 3 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/ MMC)
  Camera 0.3 Mega Pixel Fixed web camera
  Networking Integrated 802.11 b/g/n
  Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (Optional)
  10/100/1000 Base T
  Interface 1 x Microphone-in jack
  1 x Headphone-out jack
  1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
  3 x USB 2.0 port(s)
  1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
  1 x HDMI
  Audio Built-in Speakers And Microphone
  SonicFocus
  Altec Lansing® Speakers
  Battery 6Cells : 5200 mAh 56 Whrs
  Power Adaptor Output : 19 V DC, 4.74 A, 90 W
  Input : 100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
  Dimensions 34.8 x 24.2 x 2.95 ~3.48 cm (WxDxH)
  Weight 2.44 kg (with 6 cell battery)
  
  VS
  
  Lenovo Z480
  
  Specifications (base version)
  Manufacturer Lenovo
  Model name IdeaPad Z480
  CPU type Intel Core i5i7
  CPU speed 1860 Mhz
  OS Windows 7
  Display Size 14.0" 1366 X 768
  RAM 8192 MB
  Hard Disk 320 GB
  Keyboard YES
  Mouse Pointer YES
  Weight 2300gm / 81.1 oz.
  Size (w/h/d mm) 341/33/232 mm
  Size (w/h/d inches) 13.4/1.3/9.1
  Physical Interfaces
  DC-in
  Ethernet 10/100
  HDMI
  Line-in
  Line-out / Headphone (3.5mm)
  SDHC Card Slot
  USB2.0 (x2)
  USB3.0 (x1)
  VGA
  Wireless Interfaces 802.11 b/g/n
  No Wireless PAN (Bluetooth)
  No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)
  Additional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
  AC Adaptor
  Internal DVD R/W
  Keyboard
  Multitouch Touchpad
  Stereo speakers
  Webcam 1.0Mp
  Product Notes
  The Lenovo Z480 features a DVD/BD Drive and has a NVIDIA Geforce GT640M built in with 2GB of VRAM

• soulripperadu on May 06, 2012 10:31 PM

  ^
  
  -- edited by soulripperadu on May 06 2012, 11:24 PM

• soulripperadu on May 07, 2012 09:34 AM

  ^

• soulripperadu on May 07, 2012 08:46 PM

  Up lang po thanks. =)

• soulripperadu on May 08, 2012 09:35 PM

  UP thanks

• soulripperadu on May 09, 2012 08:50 PM

  Up thanks

• rxraf on May 16, 2012 09:03 AM

  ako lenovo with nvidia 640M

• kenshinflyer_2 on May 16, 2012 09:14 AM

  Essentially the same specs. I'll go with the Asus on the basis of hard disk space. Pero OK yung Lenovo, may OS na; at lalo pa kung i7.

• soulripperadu on May 16, 2012 09:34 AM

  @ kenshinflyer_2 - uu nga bro, pero for sure i5 lang cgro irelease satin? tpos mukhng d na matu2loy ung Ivy bridge na procie sa z480 kc may issues pa ata clang naki2ta accdg sa mga blogs na nabasa k.

• soulripperadu on May 17, 2012 10:07 PM

  Guys sa ngaun kahit lenovo global. Wla pa rn definite time of release right?

• rockdred on July 04, 2012 08:58 PM

  err... kakabili ko lang ng lenovo Z480
  
  specs
  14"
  Core i5-3210M (2.5GHz up to 3.1 GHz) <<3rd gen procie bale ivy bridge na
  4GB RAM
  NVIDIA GT 630M 2GB / Intel HD 4000 (as bundled ata sa ivy bridge)
  500GB HDD <<< e2 lang downfall
  
  nabili ko sa villman >>> http://villman.com/Product-Detail/Lenovo_Z480_DOS_i5
  
  watda, pangit ba mga reviews sa laptop na to? para sa akin kasi tested na ang lenovo brand, halos laptop kasi namin sa opis ay lenovo, pati sa mga field works lenovo din, yung dati kong lenovo ay Z360, matibay pa rin hanggang ngayon....
  
  -- edited by rockdred on Jul 04 2012, 09:09 PM

• Ciph3r on July 07, 2012 11:45 PM

  @rockdred
  
  musta naman po sir yung performance ng bagong z480? balak ko din kasi bumili nyan.. ano po yung mga pros and cons ng laptop na yan base sa experience mo?

• rockdred on July 11, 2012 06:37 AM

  pros
  
  -astig ang performance sa i5 3rd gen, kahit na 1st i5 ng 3rd gen series kayang kaya naman, no throttling issue na naranasan ko sa acer
  -para ma maximized mo yung power ng laptop go for 8 gig RAM, mejo bitin yung 4 gig RAM na kasama sa package
  -in idle yung temp nya ay 37 to 39 degC, pag naglaro ako ng games 50 to 58 degC, hindi ko pa naranasan na lumagpas ng 60 degC, without fan or cooler yan huh, pag may cooler/fan sa ilalim less ka lang ng 2 degC, not much pero pwede na rin, played games like Dirt 2, Dirt 3, Counter Strike Source in high settings kaya naman, pero mas preffered ko medium, pag nagtagal kasi mejo nala-lag, anyways nabasa ko naman sa review na medium ang preferred settings nya
  -sa battery ok na ok yung performance, pag walang extensive program running abot 3 hours to 4 hours low screen brightness, para 70% brightness 2 1/2 to 3 hours, pag gaming 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours
  -mas ok battery management ng lenovo, kahit di muna tanggal;in yung battery para ma-preserve, may sarili ng way ang lenovo para dyan
  -somewhat whole cover yung ilalim at madali lang tanggalin, 1 screw to remove the cover at makikita muna yung RAM, HDD, bluetooth, FAN<< ito gusto ko sa lenovo hindi ka mahihirapan linisin yung fan, pag marumi na or yung ilalim mismo kasi madali access, covered naman yung electronic parts
  -2 usb 2.o at 2 usb 3.0 <<< astig bale 4 ports usb
  -ok na rin yung arrangement ng keyboard, i prefer to use external keyboard specially for gaming
  -1 year and 6 months yung warranty na bigay ng villman
  -cash price na binili ko sa villman 31k,<<< mura na kesa sa core i5 na 2nd gen around
  -intel graphics 4000 <<< the best built in graphics...
  -build quality? hmmm sa tingin ko matibay, yung pagkakadikit ng parts eh wala kang makikitang flaws, lalo na sa mga gilid-gilid ng laptop, Ive seen the build of neo yung bagong labas na core i7 na priced 29.5k? napansin ko kasi dun sa may air vents, kita na yung electronics board, kaya doubt ako sa build nya no offense to the other users of neo, sa screen naman matibay ang build, nag try akong pisilin yung cover ng screen sa gilid, hindi nagblot yung screen meaning ok yung build nya
  -yung mute/volume up/down/movie/night button nasa bandang taas at maganda yung pagkaka-gawa hindi kasi keys, parang soft keys, kaya pag naka off yung laptop wala kang makikita na keys, pero pag naka-on na, naka lighted white yung mga keys kaya maganda sa paningin
  
  cons?
  -500gig na HDD, ito lang pangit sana ginawa nalang 750gig, pero kung wala ka naman gaanong files na ilalagay, pwede na rin
  -nvidia gt 630m video card, as now stock driver pa lang ang pwede install hindi pa ma-update sa new drivers na nilabas ng nvidia, dont know kung bakit baka hindi aware ang nvidia sa lagay nato, dami ko na nabasa sa net about this, pero wala naman hinder sa performance ng graphics, yun nga lang parang hindi ma-maximize yung application like overclocking ng graphic card
  -mejo heavy, anyway 14 inch kasi, siguro mga 2.2 kg
  -pangit lang din yung touchpad, lalo na yung click sa toucpad minsan slight touch pa lang double click na agad, i use external mouse naman eh
  -napansin ko, walang led light para sa numberlock. sa capsloack meron, pero hindi ko na pansin siguro tinanggal nila yung led light na yun, hehe para sa akin kasi hindi ko naman gamitin yung numberlock, although may pop-up message sa numberlock and capslock
  
  as of now yun pa lang naman, 1 week na sa akin to
  
  -- edited by rockdred on Jul 11 2012, 09:25 PM

• charimar on July 13, 2012 06:53 PM

  pede ba yan sa windows 7 ultimate sir?

• kenshinflyer_2 on July 13, 2012 07:32 PM

  pede ba yan sa windows 7 ultimate sir?

  
  Definitely. Take your pick: either 32-bit or 64-bit flavor.
  
  

  cons?
  -500gig na HDD, ito lang pangit sana ginawa nalang 750gig, pero kung wala ka naman gaanong files na ilalagay, pwede na rin

  
  You can replace it, anyway, should you wish. Take the 500GB HDD off, slap it into an enclosure, and, boom, you have an external hard drive. OR, buy one of those HDD caddies that fits in your ODD space, put the 500GB HDD in there, and you now have 1-point-something gigs of HDD space. May nagsabi na iilang beses mo rin lang naman magagamit yung ODD. (However, if you're the kind who likes to create beta copies of digital works and burn them into optical discs, the latter option may not work for you.)
  
  -- edited by kenshinflyer_2 on Jul 13 2012, 07:42 PM

• charimar on July 13, 2012 09:04 PM

  windows 7 ultimate po ba gamit nyo ngayon sa lenovo z480?
  
  <click here for link>
  
  nakalagay kasi upto windows 7 home premium lang. medyo newbie kasi ako sa loppy eh. BTW kamusta ang laptop umiinit ba ang keypad kapag nagllalaro ka. halos pareho kasi ng specs itong 2 ng asus na bibilhin ko.
  
  and isa pa pala ano pala speed ng HDD nyo 5400rpm lang ba?
  and with optimus n ba yan. kulang kasi detail sa villman na link eh. thanks sa reply..
  
  -- edited by charimar on Jul 13 2012, 09:15 PM
  
  -- edited by charimar on Jul 13 2012, 09:16 PM

• rockdred on July 15, 2012 01:31 AM

  @ charimar
  
  sorry for the late reply, may problem kasi net ko
  about sa mga questions mo...
  
  windows ultimate po gamit ko, well alam mo na siguro kung anong kopya hehe, yung sinabing up to windows 7 premium dun po yan sa bundled na laptop na may free windows 7 premium anyway its not free either since mahal yang may software na kesa sa walang software bale ganito po para ma picture out mo sa prices
  lenovo z480 dos/no windows OS = 31,000 php
  lenovo z480 w/ win7 premium OS = 34,000php
  
  yan po pagkakaiba, although masasabi mong 3k lang eh may genuine windows 7 premium kana, oh well medyo mahal pa rin, eh pwede namang magkaroon ng windows 7 genuine na hindi gumagastos ng mahal... hehehe
  
  speed ng HDD, 5400rpm i believe, kaya nga downfall eto eh, sa windows index 5.9 ang score sa HDD lowest, sana man lang ginawa ng 7200rpm tapos 500 GB lang... pero baka sa susunod na lalabas na Z480 series eh may additional GB of HDD na, pero sa pagkaka-alam ko sa dami ng laptop ng lenovo na lumalabas bibihira ang may upgrade ng HDD
  
  yap, this is an optimus with nvidia gt 630m video card 2GB, 128bit of video card could handle extensive games na rin

• Ciph3r on July 17, 2012 09:17 AM

  @rockdred
  
  Thanks po sa info..

• rockdred on July 17, 2012 11:32 PM

  no problemo hehe...
  
  and additional info..
  
  - nagustuhan ko yung brown color/metallic like na Z480 kesa sa red na parang plastic style, kasi yung sa akin nong nilagyan ko ng keyboard protector kapit na kapit yung almost rubber na keyboard protector sa lining ng keypad kaya almost safe sa pasok ng dumi
  - now ko lang nalaman may dust extraction churva ang power management ng lenovo, anyways para syang command to extract dust dun sa vents, nangyayari lumalakas/bumibilis yung ikot ng fan, maybe to shake-off the dust and goes from higher to lower then to higher until you stop it manually, not bad kung ang alikabok na kumapit e dry, pag mejo dump then natuyo, sa tingin ko balewala na rin, sigurp mas maganda kung monthly check the vents and the fan for build-up of dirt, mejo ma-alikabok kasi dito sa amin kaya ganun ginagawa ko
  
  tia...

• magic00 on July 30, 2012 03:09 PM

  mga boss pano po ba gawin na laging yung GT630m ang gumagana sa z480. Sabi kasi sakin sa pcexpress automatic daw nag sswitch ng graphics yun. Possible ba na laging gt630m ang gagamitin tapos hindi na gagamitin yung intel hd4000

• rockdred on August 06, 2012 09:38 AM

  pwede naman po punta ka lang sa nvidia settings, try mo search sa net, madaming info nyan on how to use, pero not advisable po! kasi mas malakas mag drain ng battery pag nka nvidia graphics ka lagi, tsaka hindi magtatagal buhay ng video card mo hehe joke lang po.. pero im sure ganun mangyayari, sa gaming naman automatic na talaga sya mag-on, pag hindi kaya ng built in intel graphics switch na sya sa nvidia graphics, no need to worry whatsoever, just make sure updated lagi software ng nvidia graphics

• tnemelk1 on August 25, 2012 09:22 AM

  right click mo yung game na shortcut tapos "run with graphics processor" piliin mo nvidia =)

• aey1516 on October 19, 2012 11:58 AM

  Mukhang nasapawan na ng Lenovo Z480 ang Asus K43SM s thread na ito ha.. Well for me, I'll go for Lenovo Z480 Ideapad (planning to buy this x-mas)..

• syraehl on December 05, 2012 01:09 PM

  may nvidia optimus po ba yung lenovo z480?

• rockdred on December 05, 2012 08:40 PM

  meron! mas maganda pa yung offering na graphics card ng bagong lenovo Z480

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