Originally my budget was around RM 3k but I realized that I do not require such a powerful computer. Can save the money and easily buy another RM 1.5k laptop in 2-3 years if this one spoils. So what is the best buy for a laptop for around RM 1600? I am interested in:

Acer 4750, i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@RM1549, FreeDOS
G470, i3-2310M + Intel HD3000@RM1599, FreeDOS

My usage is for university work such as word processing, presentations, web surfing, picture editing, 720p movies/videos, some adobe photoshop. Are these laptops powerful enough for my purpose? Btw, I only intend to play very few games, from notebookcheck, i see the Intel HD3000 can handle Fifa11 so should be no problems for dota also.

Also, anyone know of the battery life of these laptops? With second gen i3 and integrated gc only can I expect 4-5 hours?

So you would recommend an i5 processor instead? Because warranty to me is not extremely important. Would an i5 handle the tasks better since I am only using it for really basic stuff. Hmm, no option for freeDOS?