1) What is your budget?

probably <rm1300

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

a. Ultraportable; 12" screen or less
b. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen

(a) is more preferable

3) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.

malaysia

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

dunno, maybe i like hp

5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?

basicly college stuffs, some light rts /rpg gaming

6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?

will usually take it around

7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?

some rts/rpg games, no hardcore games

8) How many hours of battery life do you need?

4-5ish

9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?

yes

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

xp sp3 would be more preferable

Screen Specifics

11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?

d. WXGA or WXGA+ - 1280x768/800 or 1440x900

12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?

i dunno, im a bit long-sighted(r100,l25)

Build Quality and Design

13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?

not much, just so it doesnt look/scream 'cheap pc!'

14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?

asap and would like it to last 2-3 years

Notebook Components

15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 500GB?

100-120gb, or anything adequete 4 a college student

16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?

best= dvd-rom with dvd-burner, minimum= just a dvd-rom


i really do need expert help, as my title said im not good at this

at that kind of budget, only a Netbook will fit into the picture...

<RM1300...u can get maybe 8 out of 16 ur option...
which i mean...u dont get a complete laptop...
min. sgd1300 i think u can get somethg...

with tat budget..i think u can get a celeron notebook (a bit more than rm1500) or netbook eee pc 900...other i think u will have to pay more..

actually a Netbook shoule fufill all his requirements...

perhaps Asus EEE PC 1000H?? or Acer Aspire One XP Edition? MSI Wind also fits the picture nicely...

but i ve to say, Lenovo's S series Netbooks are pretty attractive..

Might as well forget gaming with that kind of budget. Even Eee PC 1000H is around 2k

yeah, too low edi ur budges for gaming bro, might as well top up a li, and ge the acer 4530!

you could get a second hand laptop... but none of them would have that kind of battery life, budget is too little

but lets say i up the budget alttle, say <2000
then any suggestions?

eee pc 1000h rm1999 with the battery life of 4hours +
acer 4530 rm1799 but less battery life..

for gaming better get notebook rather than umpc lor..but normal notebook battery will last 2hours-3 hours depend on ur usage..

if u serious into gaming, as well get a desktop, like what they say, laptop is not for gaming, unless u willing to fork out 20k for the xps1730, haha!

so i would suggest like wat hico said, get a notebook, with ur new budget, i think get the compaw CQ50 ot acer 4530 is more den enough to handle ur game edi!

my fren own cq50 and 4530..i dun really like the design.look a bit plain compare with 4530 and the quality look a bit cheap...and very big maybe due to is 15" screen....however, i will recommend 4530 cos its spec and price is quite reasonable..

for gaming better get dekstop..using rm2000, u can get a very good spec of dektop (buying the hardware seperately and diy)

k thnx 4 the tips guys

post your [WTB] thread in garage sales forum, must be lot of ppl can help you to decide and offer you with good price

Erm, bro,
second hand laptop will suit you if you wish to get a laptop with the specs you listed out above and with that budget.