Do you need long battery life around 6 hours?
If yes, consider Acer 4810TZ@RM1999

If not, Dell inspiron 14@RM1499 is also good choice, then up the warranty to 3 years

Well, if you are more concern on customer service, then do really consider Dell, they are great as long you are still in warranty period
You can also consider Asus notebook, they by default comes with 2 years warranty., like Asus K40IJ@RM1999

Well, the i3 is supposed to replace the lower segment, T6xxx...
anyway, what's the usage? what screen size?

Well, you can't get P series for 2k...
Gaming wise, consider Asus K40AB, Lenovo G450..

P will always remain on the performance side... which will be replaced by i5 and some i7
i3 will replace the lower segment, t6xxx
while celeron p4000 will replace t4xxx

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 7 2010, 12:35 PM

either that Asus or Lenvoo G450 with nvidia G210M
as for play game slow or not, depends on what settings are you expecting...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 7 2010, 02:06 PM

Consider Dell Studio XPS16,

Nope, so far only that acer uses it.....

Acer 5740G@RM2999

Well, depends on you, whether are you patient enough?
How much is that?

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 7 2010, 10:58 PM

Is this going to be your main computer? or just for simple editing (this one no problem)

Yup, better take 14'' or 15'' if it is main computer, or 13'' if want more mobility

budget?
if below 2k, consider Acer Aspire 1810TZ @RM 1899, 11.6'' and SU4100 1.3ghz + intel gma 4500 mhd, much better than atom variant netbook whilst keeping long battery life

With that budget, at least get something with nvidia gtx260m/gtx280m or ati hd4870/hd5870, like alienware m15x/m17x, asus g73jh, asus g51jx,
Though availability on shop, I doubt they would want to keep stock on these notebooks...

heard only left s42 at aoneplus....
though there's someone selling 2nd hand s57 at garagesales,

s42? RM 2699, it still a good price though,

9600M GT still stronger than HD5470, unless DX11 is important for you.

provided you can find it, yes, value for gaming...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 8 2010, 02:13 PM

Acer 5740G, i5 520M + ATi HD5470@RM2999
Asus A42JR/A52JR, i3 350M + ATi HD5470 @RM 2699
Toshiba L510-S4318B, i3 330M + ATi HD5145@RM2799
Dell Studio 15, i5 430M + ATi HD4570@RM2999

all have roughly the same graphic card, just a variant of HD4570, though HD5470 might be a bit better.

Asus N61JA, i5 520M + ATi HD5730@RM 4999
Acer 5942G, i7 720QM + ATi HD5650@RM4799
Dell Studio XPS 16 starting RM 3799
Toshiba Qosmio X505, RM 4.2k at mucro.asia, note this notebook is HUGE, 18.4''
http://www.mucro.asia/index.php/vmchk/Tosh...-X505-Q860.html

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 8 2010, 02:33 PM

On idle, its GPU runs around 6xC, while on gaming can reach 90-94C, which is still manageable,
build quality wise, quite ok last time I inspect my friends one, the palm rest is made of aluminum, though not as solid as macbook pro.
speaker is loud
after sales, it might not be as good as Dell one, but still quite responsive in giving feedback through email, repair time, seems like 1-2 week+, iinm
for more response, you can ask on benq thread, http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1314111/

That GPU should be able to hold till 120C,
as long keeping it down 100C, should be fine...

Well, you get what you pay for...
Dell after sales is better but you pay more expensive