Each brand offers different lineups of laptops e.g. budget, business, premium etc.
Just try not to expect too much from budget line laptops The manufacturer must've cut corners somewhere and thus resulting in the lower pricings...

And more often than not, whether a laptop lasts or not depends on how the user takes care of it

Man, that one is gorgeous, how come I've never even heard of it before

True, but its not in Dell Malaysia also

Dang, the photo of the 4830Tg was stolen from here
Apart from the throttling issue and integrated battery, its a nice machine~

Yeah, the 3 series is better. Also, you can consider Lenovo's Ideapad Z370 as well
Since you're using chemical softwares, I believe having a better processor would be more important. So you might want to consider laptops with Sandy Bridge instead

Eh? Bro you mean the i7 powered N55sf is also using 1600x900 screen as well?

Wah, nice description! haha
Alright, will update the pricelist ~

Thanks sifu

U already confirm right? Anything wrong, blame you miahahaha

Yea, apart from the N45sf suggested by lee_what sifu, can consider Toshiba's Satellite P745 as well:
Satellite P745-1001X, i7-2620M + Nvidia GT525M@RM3299[harman/kardon], backlit keyboard
Satellite P745-1011X, i5-2430M + Nvidia GT525M@RM2899[harman/kardon], backlit keyboard

10 years old?
Hmm, perhaps a Dell Inspiron 14R with 3 years complete cover warranty coverage?
Dell Inspiron 14R (N4110), i5-2430M + AMD HD6630M@RM2149, 4GB, 640GB, *Big Giant Plaid!Lid; 2 years warranty *PC Fair deal

Yours?
Wrong section la bro, you should know that pretty well

Here's some: *Prices are in RRP, can be reduced

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Added on November 26, 2011, 11:56 amI can press the report button?

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Nov 26 2011, 11:56 AM

As you said, pretty much those with AMD E-450 or Intel B950 etc.
Dell M102z, Sony Vaio Y, Hp Dm1, Asus 1215b

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Added on November 26, 2011, 5:58 pmPretty much
Asus G53Sx-S1208v, i7-2670QM + Nvidia GTX560M (2GB) + 1920x1080 (anti-glare)@RM3999, backlit keyboard, gaming backpack & mouse

or

Sager NP8130, i5-2430M + Nvidia GTX560M + (1600x900)@RM3654, FreeDOS [CPU Options: i5-2410M - i7-2860QM]

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Added on November 26, 2011, 6:02 pmCan consider these:
Acer
Aspire 4755G-2432G50, i5-2430M + Nvidia GT520M@RM1899[2.3kg], 2GB, 500GB; 3 years local warranty
Aspire 4755G-2434G64, i5-2430M + Nvidia GT540M@RM2199[2.3kg], 4GB, 640GB; 3 years local warranty

Dell Inspiron 14R (N4110), i5-2430M + AMD HD6630M@RM2149, 4GB, 640GB, *Big Giant Plaid!Lid; 2 years warranty *PC Fair deal

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Added on November 26, 2011, 6:05 pmMost laptops within this range only has normal speakers
The HP G4 is known to have relatively better speakers though~
HP Pavilion G4-1111/1112TU, i3-2330M + Intel HD3000@RM1999[2.1kg]; colors: Charcoal Grey/Sonoma Red


This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Nov 26 2011, 06:05 PM

Yea, the Inspiron z series are quite nice as well, quite worth it I guess
But they don't have VGA ports iinm.... better check 1st before purchase, especially if you need to make presentations often..

You could always opt for external speakers as well, they're much better than those in most laptops

Abit too general there
Mind sharing your preferred laptop size?

Well, if you have a strict budget of max RM2k, and you would want a laptop mainly for gaming (and don't want Acer), then the Asus A43Ta would be the better pick
Otherwise, I would recommend topping up abit and get the:
Asus A43Sv-VX264v, i5-2430M + Nvidia GT540M(1GB)@RM2349[2.44kg]
or
Dell Inspiron 14R (N4110), i5-2430M + AMD HD6630M@RM2149, 4GB, 640GB, *Big Giant Plaid!Lid; 2 years warranty *PC Fair deal

instead

Not much reviews on both units

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Added on November 28, 2011, 9:38 amCan consider this one as well, just need to bargain abit hehe~
Asus A43Sj, Pentium B950 + Nvidia GT520M@RM1799, W7HP; FreeDOS@RM1499


This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Nov 28 2011, 09:38 AM

15"
Asus N55Sf-SX2353v [black], i5-2430M + Nvidia GT555m (2GB) + 1600x900@RM2799[Bang & Olufsen]; USB3.0, Sonic Master subwoofer
Dell Inspiron 15R, i7-2670QM + Nvidia GT525M@RM2599
HP Dv6-6001TX, i7-2630QM + AMD HD6770M@RM2999 [2.63kg]; Beats headphones; RM2599 without Beats
MSI GE620DX, i7-2630QM + Nvidia GT555M (2GB)@RM2999, 8GB RAM

17"
Ideapad G770, i5-2430M + AMD HD6650M + (1600x900)@RM2599[3.0kg]

Can consider topping up a bit for this:
MSI GE620DX-FHD, i7-2670M + Nvidia GT555M + (1920x1080)@RM3299

Can consider Dell's 13z/14z/ V131 or Asus's U36 These are light weight and offer long battery lives
Asus
13"
U36Sd-RX359v, i3-2330M + Nvidia GT520M@RM2299[1.78kg]; USB3.0 external OD, Asus optical mouse

Dell
13"
Inspiron 13z, i3-2330M + Intel HD3000@RM1799, 2GB RAM; colors: black/red *No VGA port
Inspiron 13z, i3-2330M + Intel HD3000@RM1899, 4GB RAM; colors: black/red *No VGA port
Inspiron 13z, i5-2430M + Intel HD3000@RM2149; colors: black/red *No VGA port
Inspiron 13z (Lotus Pink Edition), i5-2430M + Intel HD3000@RM2249 *No VGA port, 3 years warranty
Vostro V131, i3-2330M + Intel HD3000@RM1999[1.82kg], W7HB
Vostro V131, i5-2430M + Intel HD3000@RM2199[1.82kg], W7HB

14"
Inspiron 14z, i3-2330M + Intel HD3000@RM1999[2.01kg], colors: Black/Red
Inspiron 14z, i5-2430M + Intel HD3000@RM2199[2.01kg], colors: Black/Red

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Nov 28 2011, 05:09 PM

Ultrabooks?
Noneed good processing speeds (non-ULV processors) right?

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Nov 28 2011, 06:47 PM