Gaming : 1) Asus N43Jq/Asus A42Ja, 2) Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG, 3)Acer Aspire 4741G

- Best GPU u can find for a 14", so it's down to personal preference of brands and warranty. By Gaming I dun mean playing at highest settings on the latest blockbuster games, rather, laptops in this category allows u to play at higher detail than others, expect mid-high in most cases. The list has been totally revamped thanks to GeForce 400M series. You can't go wrong with either of these.

CULV : 1) Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG, 2) Asus U45Jc/U43Jc

- "4820TG again?" u may ask. yes, 8hrs of battery life on vanilla Core i is juz unbeatable, couple with a decent GPU, it's an obvious choice.

Value : 1) Fujitsu LH520, 2) Lenovo G465/Compaq CQ42-205AU, 3) Acer Aspire 4551/Asus A42F

- LH520 top the list for a simple reason, having dedicated graphic card @ rm1.5k, no others can match that. G465 and CQ42 are tied as both have CPU at the same clock speed, both are decent choice, but pick CQ42 if u are concerned abt battery life.

Work : 1) Asus X42Jr/Dell Studio 14, 2) Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG

- this is for those who are looking for a machine to do work like Photoshop, but still prefer 14", without breaking their wallet. X42Jr and Studio 14 come with quad core, no question on performance. TimelineX 4820TG (again!) is in the list as well as it's a light machine with great battery life, ideal for those who needs to move around often.

Lenovo Y460 [i5 460M + GT425] , RM 2999 - better graphic
Acer 4820TG [i5 460M + HD5650+Intel GMA HD] , RM 2599 - better battery life , nice graphic
Asus A42JV [i5 450M + GT 335] , RM 2499 -  has 2 yrs international warranty
Acer 4741G [i5 460M + GT420] , RM 2599 - nice graphic , one of the choice too

Asus A42Ja , i7 740QM + HD5730 - RM 3399 , nice graphic , i7 quad processor
Asus N43JQ/N53JQ , i7 740QM + GT425 - RM 3999 , better graphic  , i7 quad processor , 3.0 USB
Dell SXPS 16 , i7 740QM + HD5730 - RM 3999 , its FullHD resolution , sleek design laptop
Dell SXPS 16 , i5 460M + HD5730 - RM 3702 , its FullHD resolution , sleek design laptop
Sony Vaio EA36 , i5 560M + HD5650 - RM 3499 ,  high clock dual processor , it is VAIO ! ,  various color to choose..

Where's master astria, lee_what and miahahaha 

congrats new V....

eh lee, the 5650 on the EA36 still underclock?

actually the acer reliable or not..?? I like the specs but my friends are telling me not to buy acer..they are acer user.. sigh..

actually the acer reliable or not..?? I like the specs but my friends are telling me not to buy acer..they are acer user.. sigh..

and it is also from taiwan like asus..which should mean about the same standard.

But since there are quite a lot of complains from my friends..I still "pa pa" to get an acer..I am going to get a new laptop possibly mid of this october..so am doing some survey and look arounds..

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Added on October 3, 2010, 3:53 pmfastreader:
thanks for the info..but last time when i bought my AMD processor laptop..the seller told me AMD no longer have overheat problem and i bought the laptop..which after that i realize my laptop sometimes easily overheat after just half an hour of gaming..then half year later i start to have this fan problem also..so i doubt..

gratz for the new tered. abang, recommendation is seriously outdated XD need some tweaking =p especially when so many laptops EOL and drop price (y560i is definitely a good buy if rumors are true its 3.5k)