well, its not like acer is not good, its just for the moment, other brand offer better spec ^^
consider lenovo g450 with g210m for rm 1999

as for now, best bet would be benq s57

1. around 3kg, but that's normal for 15''
2. design might not be appealing
3. so far the heat is manageable
4. glossy screen, 1366x768

no idea about i3/i5

well, performance and design doesn't mix well in term of price
as for reference, hd4650 in s57 is enough to play l4d2@max and cod:mw2@mid-high

well, with 14'' and better performance than s57 would be none to existence.
but with similar performance, it would be asus x83vp, but need to import from US

asus k40ab or lenovo g450 with g210m for rm 1999

well, on amazon its $999, around 3.4k, you just need to find way to ship it here(shipping fee)

for vaio cw series to match/exceed benq s42, it would be at least cw-16fg, costs rm 3999

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 19 2009, 05:39 PM

review + image
http://www.overclock.net/laptops-notebook-...-a1-review.html
ddr2 ram, weighted at 2.4kg, one of heaviest 14'' notebook, but given the spec, its natural.
x83vp is not available in malaysia.
as for the price, consider it as $930, I doubt you can clear the mail-in rebate

based on spec alone, best for now would be ul30vt.
others, acer timeline 3810T, toshiba t130, dell inspiron 13z, vostro v13

how light is light?
gaming? what level?
battery life? how long?
gaming wise
in 13'' category, would be sony sr55, with hd4570 would be the best
14'': sony vaio cw16/18fg, would be the best.
excluding import

battery life wise
13'': ul30vt
14'': ul80vt

mix
14'': benq s42, asus u80v

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 20 2009, 12:51 AM

battery life of 3-4 hours enough? of course not in gaming mode.
if lightweight more important:
sony sr55, 1.9kg
performance is more on concern
benq s42/vaio cw18fg at 2.3-2.4kg

if batterylife >6 hours is more on concerned
asus ul30vt

performance vaio cw18fg > benq s42 > wise sr55 > ul30vt
all of those should still under 5k

yes, dm3 win in term of processor, but the gpu being used in it is one of the lowest in the class. g210m > g105m
which said, in gaming, most of the time, its the gpu that bottleneck, that's why gpu is being the most important factor to consider when gaming is concerned.

hd4570 is better than g210m

you can try on garagesales, got some people can help bulk order from US and send to malaysia.

well, if 2.4kg & 3hours battery life is not really a concern vaio cw16fg or cw18fg would be one of best 14'' you could get in malaysia.
else, vaio sr55, if want 13''and 1.9kg.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 20 2009, 01:30 AM

would perform similar with x83vp, but different screen size and weight.
y550 should be around rm 3999, competitor for studio xps 16, acer 5935G~

well, external bluetooth can always help.
as for fn+ctrl, just take time to familiar with.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 20 2009, 01:54 AM

budget 3-3.5k, right? asus u80v

that one should come with windows 7 home premium.
try here, its rm 3499 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1230221

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 20 2009, 12:06 PM

its 14'', its light (2.1kg), backlit keyboard, and it got 2 years international warranty, good enough for light gaming (ati hd4570).
though other brand can offer better spec in exchange of heavier weight or shorter warranty like benq s42/s57 (1 year international) or dell studio 15 (need to upgrade to 3 years warranty to change it to international warranty)
gaming wise benq s57 > benq s42 > studio 15 > asus u80v
performance/price wise I do recommended benq s47 if the second year warranty is not priority.

asus k40ab with hd4570
if want intel version
lenovo g450 with g210m
both at rm 1999

budget?
14'' wise, the best you could get either vaio cw16/18fg, lenovo y450 with gt130m, zepto 14a/14b with gt130m, benq s42 with 9600m gt, otherwise need 15'' above
unless you want to consider importing from US, Asus X83Vp and Asus N81Vp, both with hd4650, match with gt230m

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 21 2009, 11:11 PM

what macbook pro you tried? 13'' or 15''?
13'' comes with integrated 9400m while 15'' comes with 9600m gt

well, you can get the same spec with that mac book pro 15 with benq s42, with almost half price of it.
other model mentioned is even better spec than the macbook pro.
15'': can consider benq s57, dell studio xps 16, acer 5935G with gt240m, lenovo y550, all still under 4k.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 22 2009, 12:17 AM

well, 17'' is hardly below than 3kg.
if still want below 3kg and can consider 15'', hp envy 15, but no optical drive.

hp envy 15 weight at 2.4kg, i7 + ati hd4830, speakers from beat, rm 8999
if not enough battery life, can purchase another battery slice to put at bottom.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 22 2009, 09:46 AM