well, please do discuss it at alienware thread
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1248168
this thread is for recommendation.

perhaps the upcoming acer aspire 5942G, i7 quad + ati hd5650, but with 1366x768 resolution,
price around rm 4799

other than that. toshiba qosmio f60, though less powerful gpu, nvidia GT330M, i3 version should be rm 3799 and i5 version should be less than 5k

the rest, might need one or two month for new model to come out like lenovo y560, vaio F series....

4k max?
lenovo y550, acer 5935g with gt240m, studio xps 16.

Dell Inspiron 14 @RM 1499, Acer 4540 @RM 1699

if can wait, Asus N61JA

Asus k40ab/50ab use amd rm-75(new)/amd ql-65(old) and ati hd4570 ddr2 vram
lenovo g450 use t6600 and nvidia g210m ddr2 vram.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 29 2010, 05:16 PM

the lenovo g450 is using core 2 duo t6600
as for Dell, with that budget, at most you can get intel gma 4500M HD.

the price would be around rm 1999, freeDOS
Lenovo is the company.
Can't really comment much on its build quality, after all its value line from lenovo, the body quite sturdy, at least compared with my acer.

as for acer notebook and under 2k, only got either intel gma 4500m hd/intel HD or nvidia g105m (iinm), which both lose to nvidia g210m/ati hd4570 on previous notebook.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 29 2010, 05:31 PM

dell inspiron 14
usually on low budget, amd + ati is best option if want some power in gpu.

usage?
gaming, COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ40-620AU
more battery life, LENOVO IDEAPAD G450

not sure when,
N61JA-JX025V – RM4,999
I5-520, 4G, 500G, ATi HD5730 1Gb, Win 7HP

for that kind of action, you would need to get tablet notebook, something like hp tx2000, hp tm2

16'', 2 years global warranty since its asus.

asus k40ab/k50ab, lenovo g450 with nvidia g210m

if 14'' is ok, acer 4740g

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 30 2010, 03:48 AM

well, it back to your bargaining skill..
some people can get discount by ordering using phone from Dell...

rm 1200 can only get netbook or 2nd hand notebook.

get at least core 2 duo or amd turion x2, 2gb ram. and nvidia/ati.
do NOT take nvidia 8400m / 8600m.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 30 2010, 01:00 PM

its not possible to change, you stick with what you get.
Only certain notebook can change, which usually high-end notebook.

as for that notebook, most probably intel gma x3100 or 4500m hd, which you would really want to stay away if want to play games,
try search around something with ati hd3200

well, hd3200 is still integrated, most probably play at low settings.
but for new price, its hovering around rm 15xx, which you might have larger chance seeing it at rm 1200 for 2nd hand

for better experience, its better if can get ati hd4570 (asus k40ab/k50ab) or nvidia g210m (lenovo g450)
new unit is at least rm 1999, see if you can find any 2nd hand of it..

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 30 2010, 01:50 PM

well, if you want to use Mac OSX, then go with MacBook Pro.
as for other brand notebook, must be 13''?

well, since mostly games depends on gpu, only some needed better cpu.
as long you get dual core cpu, it should be enough, especially with this kind of budfget.

well, ram can be upgradeable, at least get 1-2gb and if can, get at least ddr2 type, ddr1 is kinda expensive and hard to upgrade.

well, if want to use both, then MacBook Pro.
its not necessarily needs 2.53ghz to be not hang, no need to be fixated on 2.53ghz.

as for other brands, not much emphasis on 13'' segment.
the upcoming Vaio S with intel core i3 / i5, should be starting at rm 4k.
or Asus UL30Vt which runs on low voltage processor, 1.3ghz, with nvidia g210m, better graphic card than the macbook pro 13''and can last 6++ hours, rm 3k
toshiba m900, intel core i3, nvidia 310m, rm 3.2k
compaq cq36, core i5 430 2.24ghz, ati hd4550, rm 2.6k

p/s if you want to take the macbook pro, you might want to wait for a while, since refresh of macbook line should be near.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 2 2010, 12:45 PM

that's the unsure part
well, if urgent, then just buy, no need to wait..

for?
gaming wise lenovo g450, asus k40ab/k50ab
battery life, acer 4810TZ
technology wise, acer 4740

well, that's lowest end for today notebook, except intel gma..
perhaps, something with GeForce Go 7400 or as long its not intel gma
or just forget the gaming part

well, for value one, definitely acer aspire 5740g
as for other brand, toshiba l510-s4138b, dell studio 15, asus a42jr/a52jr
pretty much similar graphic performance, different cpu.