In Malaysia its called the Toshiba Portege R700 
Yeah, they seemed really impressive based on reviews~ The specs are really decent for a light-weight, powerful business laptop. Its not really affordable la haha... unless you compare the R700 to other impressive business laptops like Fujitsus 

Lowyat plaza would be the best place to go and find the Portege R700. Just remember that the latest ones are equipped with i5 [R700-1003U/2027U](old ones use i3), and the latest Portege R700 comes in 2 colors instead of 1 (blue and black)...
Since you are based abroad then the R700 promotion might come in handy for you. Priced at RM4099 (you'll probably be able to get cheaper by around RM100 after bargaining), promotion includes free 2nd and 3rd year international warranty (worth a whopping RM790) and also free Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 (worth RM299) 

You can consider Asus U36Jc as well. i5-480+G310M@RM3099... its more powerful and cheaper than the Toshiba (i5-460M+Intel GMA HD) and it also comes with 2 years international warranty. But it doesn't have an optical drive, and its probably weaker in terms of built and craftsmanship. There's probably something from Sony as well... but the specs will be lower than the R700...

Hmmm 
I wonder why notebookcheck's review on the Qosmio F60 never mentioned anything about the GPU being downclocked....
Well, I don't think the performance differences is big enough to notice... shouldn't be a problem there 

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Added on January 18, 2011, 3:14 pm

Err.... I guess in the end it really depends on what you want lo..
The Portege R700 and Asus N53SN are very different laptops. One for portability, the other one for power 
If you are always on the go, then perhaps the A53SN ain't that suitable for you. I've used a Qosmio F60 (15.6 inch) before and I really don't like carrying it around because its just too big (weight shouldn't be too much of a problem for most guys hehe)... Moreover the N53SN is even heavier than most standard 15.6inchers.... so need to consider seriously before buying (don't repeat my mistake)... But when it comes to gaming and graphic intensive work, the A53SN will undoubtedly shine because of the Sandy Bridge processor + a dedicate GPU~

The R700, imho, would be most suitable for businessman who always have to attend conferences, meetings and so on... or perhaps even for students who can afford it.... other than that, I don't see why one would have an R700 (there's plenty of alternatives out there)