Grats on new thread!
Will send you the updated pricelist once its done TS

Its okay, you can rely on me haha, I'm half-way through preparing liao

As mentioned earlier, it won't be easy to find the A42Jp since its EOLed...
Spec wise (GPU) Asus is better, but quality-wise the L645 will be better... The L645 has better speakers as well

You still have 4 months before purchase, come back later?
Choosing now won't affect your final decision anyway
Anyway, GTX460 is very powerful, you don't often find them that affordable...
You need to consider warranty support for Sager as well..

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 01:15 PM

Estimated to be around 4.5 hours

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 02:14 PM

Afaik, Macs offers some of the best PCs for designing
I guess it all boils down to whether you want to game or not? If not then just go for the Mac?
You'll never know until you try~
No comments on pirated software though, its a taboo here

Definitely can, the variants with G310M would be better though

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 02:54 PM

Not sure about warranty support, but you can extend the warranty for up to 3 years
Iirc, there's a (2 years warranty extension) promotion for the Z460 at the moment...

Personally I'm not very impressed with the price, built and design of the recent HP G series... but that's just me

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 03:03 PM

The new MacBook Pro 13 comes with Intel HD 3000 which is more or less on par with that of ATI5470
Do you really need a powerful GPU for your work?
Iinm editing depends more on processing power? Unless its 3D stuffs you're working on

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Added on March 15, 2011, 3:13 pmI'm not very sure haha
You need to refer to the latest brochure from Lenovo...
Or perhaps some sifu can enlighten us?

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 03:28 PM

The new Inspiron 15R (i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@~RM2k) would be a good choice...
Do refer to Dell Malaysia for more details....
There's even one Inspiron 15 priced at RM1.3k only (source:http://www.dell.com/my/p/inspiron-15-intel-n5010/pd), probably typo I think LOL

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 03:53 PM

Then perhaps it would be better to get something more powerful?
Dell XPS 15, Dell Studio XPS 16 are worth looking into... or perhaps Vaios?

This one Inspiron 15R (i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@~RM2k) has better CPU and GPU
Its newer technology, so its best to pick this 1 instead
If you don't mind the specs, you can also go for the RM1.3k one (if it exists), and use the remaining money to extend the warranty

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 04:09 PM

Definitely won't lag
Its a powerful lappy o... Even way cheaper models can handle the load...
Personally I think you should decrease the specs and spend some money on the warranty...

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 06:29 PM

13 inch Toshiba Portege T230 (U5400 + Intel HD@~RM1.8k) seems to fit the description... Its light and offers decent battery life
Or if you prefer more processing power and less battery life and higher weight, then can consider Dell Inspirons 13R...

Asus 1215b would be good as well for daily computing but it runs on AMD

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Added on March 15, 2011, 6:42 pmI doubt the U41Jf can hit the 10 hours battery mark haha
Anyway, other alternatives include Asus U36Jc (i5-480M + G310M@RM3k; 13 inch, 1.7kg), Acer 3820TG/4820TG (i5-480M + ATI 6550@RM2.2k-2.4k), Lenovo V470 (i7-2630QM + Intel HD graphics 3000@RM2699)... its either more processing power, or longer battery lives... Do take note that these laptop won't last 10 hours as well since they're 13/14 inchers...

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Added on March 15, 2011, 6:43 pmAny gaming? Preferred size?

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 06:43 PM

Yup, there are new models from Dell:
14 inch Dell Inspiron 14R (i5-2410M+AMD HD 6630@~RM2.4k)
15 inch Dell Inspiron 15R (i7-2630QM + Nvidia GT525@RM2.7k)
and a lot of SB Latitude laptops
The AMD HD 6630 should be around the same level as ATI 6550? Need to wait for benchmarks...

13 inch with i5 + 6550? Acer 3820TG only as you've mentioned haha
Perhaps you should wait for the new Acer 3830?
Nothing comparable from other brands at the moment I think

They're expensive for a reason haha
Which one to choose depends on your requirements and budget?

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Added on March 15, 2011, 6:54 pmN53SN (i7-2630QM + GT550M@RM3499)
N53SV (i5-2410M + GT540@RM2799)
Acer 5750G (i7-2630QM + GT540M@~RM2.8k)
HP Dv6 (i7-2630QM + ATI 5670@~RM3.2k)
Lenovo Y560P (i7-2630QM + ATI5670@~RM3k)
Dell XPS 15 (i5-2410M+ GT540@~RM3.3k)
Dell XPS 15 (i7-2630QM + GT540M@~RM3.7k)

Virtually no gaming 14 inch in the market at the moment haha... do take note that the ones above are 15 inchers, they will be heavy
Not sure which one has the longest battery life though, battery life generally would be around 3-4 hours+ if the laptop supports GPU switching...

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 06:54 PM

Without GPU switching, its not as good as its rivals in terms of battery life...

Toshiba Satellite A660? Should be Satellite A665 (i7-740QM+ GT330M@~RM3.2k)
Generally ATI 6550 (4820TG)> ATI5650 (Inspiron 15R)>GT330M (A665)..
But the difference between 6550 and 5650 is not very big

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Added on March 15, 2011, 10:39 pmCan customize until 500GB

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 15 2011, 10:39 PM

There's still quite alot of red- colored ones in stores, but the specs may not be i5-480M... probably i5-460M, i3-380M...
I think you should still be able to find if you look hard enough

It will be better if you ask from shops to shops, then can get better price?
Anyway, you can try Cycom and the stores around it