O____O I think the cheapest L510 model is priced at RM1,899 (T4500 - 2.3ghz 1MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2 RAM, No OS, Intel GMA 4500, 320 GB), perhaps the price dropped already ^^. The L510 would exceed your budget if you intend to extend warranty (RM 439 = local warranty up to 3 years). Toshiba may be better in terms of reliability (they don't spoil easily) and It should be sufficient for regular work purposes... but no OS can cause some headaches 1 ^____^

I don't really like Compaqs, I prefer Pavillions instead... (biased statement XD XD)

The inspiron 13 would be a great choice, you will still have some money to upgrade/ extend warranty (depending on which model you chose) ^^ DELL provides the best services among all, so should any problems arise, there's no need to worry (if got warranty la) hehe~

DELL/Toshiba~ Best of luck, hope you get what you want ^^

Inspiron 13, upgrade Windows to Home Premium, upgrade HDD to 320GB, upgrade the warranty to 3Yrs Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
coupon VMKB9V96CNW3BD to get RM80 discount
Total:Rm1800
note that it doesn't have optical drive...