Preferred size? Usage?

Yeah, appears so hehe~
Satellite L645 then
Satellite L645, i3-380M + ATI HD5650@RM1999 would be good, a balance between CPU and GPU. The remaining money should be used to extend the warranty

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 11 2011, 03:45 PM

Asus N53Sn, i7-2630QM + Nvidia GT550M@RM3299 [Bang & Olufsen] is the best one in M'sia for this price at the moment
You can use the remaining money to get some accessories, or use it to extend the warranty to 3 years

Not really, the new SB i7 shouldn't have any problems gaming since they have higher base clocks
The problem you mentioned was only applicable to the Nehalem i7s...
Do take note that using SB i3/i5/i7 won't have much difference in terms of gaming performance though if the GPU is the same. But since the N53SN uses GT550M, its already better than almost all of its rival at this price range

i3, i5 and some i7s are dual-cored.. whereas most i7s are quad-cored

i7-2620M, 2649M, 2629M ,2657M ,2617M are duo-cored. Quad core models will have a "Q" in the model code e.g. i7-2720QM

i3, i5, and the mentioned duo-cored i7s have 2 cores, 4 threads, hence you'll see 4 slots for the CPU Usage History. Whereas quad-cored i7s have 4 cores, 8 threads, meaning you'll see 8

I don't really know much on this, for further details do refer here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 11 2011, 05:32 PM

CPU-ID?

It'll be over your budget unfortunately... and the i5-460M ones are EOL-ed already

The newer generation of Samsung laptops are quite good o, looks like Samsung is starting to get serious

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Added on April 12, 2011, 1:29 pmThe newer generation of Samsung laptops are quite good o, looks like Samsung is starting to get serious

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Added on April 12, 2011, 1:31 pmThe U41Sv is heavier than the U41Jf, so we're hoping that the built would be improved this time.. Don't expect much from the speakers though, its aim at portability anyway
Performance-wise, the U41Sv has specs (CPU/GPU) similar to the mainstream ones... only differences being its lighter and packs a larger 8-cell battery

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 12 2011, 01:33 PM

Different in what? Performance? Price?
If you're talking about handling normal, everyday office tasks, even the i3 could handle them well
How much RAM it has varies from model to model? ANd since all of the Toshiba sold here comes with 32-bit OS, it doesn't really matter if it has 4GB RAM or not since the max it can use is 3GB RAM (unless you switch to 64-bit OS, but that's another story )
As for warranty, Toshiba laptops come with standard 1 year international (some regional) warranty (unless its a promotional laptop). You can always extend the warranty by topping up a bit... Iirc, extending to 3 years warranty would cost you RM299

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Added on April 12, 2011, 9:00 pmAsus N53Sn/HP Dv6 would already be (more than) enough to handle your requirements?
If you want stylish, perhaps wait for the upcoming Alienware M14x? But its 14 inch la hehe

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Added on April 12, 2011, 9:02 pmThe F60 is really outdated in terms of specs
And its not exactly very good in terms of built (for a Qosmio)

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 12 2011, 09:02 PM

Definitely not worth it
For RM3699, you get 2 fingerprint/dust-magnetic screens, outdated technology, short battery life, high heat...
You could get a normal W500 Iconia + a decent gaming laptop for your budget already

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Added on April 12, 2011, 9:05 pm+100
And also the Asus Eee Pad Slide (if it comes)~
Same amount of fanciness, but half the price

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 12 2011, 09:05 PM

Wow, you bought 1 already? The i5 or i7 variant?
Grats on your purchase
I'm not familiar with Nvidia Optimus, perhaps you should read/ask here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1808958

Review!!!!!

Well, you were expecting those speakers already right
Easily rectified with a cheap RM100-200 external speakers, enough to blow you away~
Head over to audiophiles session, the sifus there will show you the way

WOw, thats hot

LOL, that's probably not what really happened
Did you clean the vents/fan?

Vacuum cleaner?

Comparing N43Sv to N53SN or N43SN?
SB i3/i5/i7 won't have much performance gain when it comes to gaming as the GPU is more important for games...
You'd probably know that A series is budget-lined whereas N series is premium-lined
As for cooling, it varies from models to models.. whether a particular lappy is good at cooling or not, need to read actual reviews

Its hard to say actually, usually larger laptop are cooler, but then the N53Sn comes with a better GPU which will undoubtedly produce more heat... If both have the same specs, theoretically the N53SN would be cooler...
Need to read from reviews on whether the laptops are cool or not...
Here's a review on the N53Sv, the specs may differ though: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N...ok.43709.0.html
You can also refer to Trance4eva's review
As for cooling, I think the XPS 15 seemed really impressive based on the review here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-X...0M.51186.0.html