Sorry, I don't any on hand (I just understand that is indeed the case from friends who went study in Taiwan long time ago (I'm getting old you see ).
Why don't you try to search for those Taiwan online store? (google using Traditional Chinese characters)
Or alternatively ask your contact in Taiwan what is the price and specs like for Asus G55VW or MSI GT60 and compare against the price in Malaysia

People in Taiwan complain that brands like Acer, Asus, MSI .... is selling laptops cheaper in US than in Taiwan (well, that is pretty much the case for everywhere else in the world ), but it is still slightly better than in Malaysia

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 12 2013, 02:05 PM

Yes, 2 RAM slots.

Just give Dell a call immediatly, and the technician will drop by your house to get it fix within a few days

Still searching?

Do you mean this:
Ideapad G580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1699, 2GB, 500GB, freeDOS, 1 yr warranty

I remember sifus here told you this is the cheapest 15" with that specs in Malaysia?

I am just going to list the cheapest 15" laptop with at least i5, GT630M or better from brands, ok?

Acer
V3-571G-53212G50, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1999, 2GB, 500GB
Asus
A55VJ-SX093H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2499[2.52kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black
Dell
Inspiron 15, i5-3337U + AMD HD7670M@RM1849[2.25kg], Win8SL, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm)
Inspiron 15R, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM1899[2.65kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP/W8
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + AMD HD7730M@RM2199, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional, W8
HP
Pavillion M6-1110TX, i7-3632QM + AMD HD7670M@RM2999[Beats], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8
Toshiba
Satellite L850-1007X/XW, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM2299[2.41kg], 4GB, 640GB, W7HP, 3 years warranty

Price is RSP, negotiable.

Asus 14"
A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8
15"
N56VZ-S3151H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799[2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black
G55VW-S1216H, i7-3630QM +Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080)@RM3999[3.78kg], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

Dell 14"
Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2049[2.38kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HP/W8

Lenovo 14"
Y400, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799, 4GB, 500GB, W8, 120wPSU, swappable ODD
15"
Ideapad Y580, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GTX660M + 1920x1080 @RM2999[JBL], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB/W8, backlit keyboard, 2 yrs warranty (Stock limited)
Ideapad Y580, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM3499[JBL], 8GB, 1TB HDD(7200rpm), W7HP, backlit keyboard, 2 years international warranty
Ideapad Y500, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M + (1920x1080)@RM3799, 4GB, 500GB, W8; GN36 exGPU, 120W & 170W AC adapter

Illegear 11" www.illegear.com
R-11, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2999, 8GB, 500(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU options: i5-3210M-i7-3630QM]

Price is RSP, negotiable.

Not many FHD 15" model in Malaysia
Closest:
Asus
N56VZ-S4284H, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM3699[2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 1TB, W8; color: black

Dell
Inspiron 15R, i7-3537U + AMD HD8730M + (1920x1980; anti-glare)@RM3299[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8SL
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i7-3612QM + AMD HD7730M + (1920x1080; anti-glare) + 32GB SSD + 1TB HDD(5400rpm)@RM3199, 8GB, backlit keyboard optional, W8

Price is RSP, negotiable.

14"

Asus
A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2049[2.38kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HP/W8

Lenovo
Y400, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799, 4GB, 500GB, W8, 120wPSU, swappable ODD

Price is RSP, negotiable.
Use remaining budget (if any) to upgrade RAM (Asus) (4G stick ~ RM80), extend warranty (Dell, Lenovo) to 3 years on site.

Not much choice considering your budget

Asus
N56VZ-S3151H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799[2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black
reason: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2386961

Lenovo
Ideapad Y580, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GTX660M + 1920x1080 @RM2999[JBL], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB/W8, backlit keyboard, 2 yrs warranty (Stock limited)
Ideapad Y580, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM3499[JBL], 8GB, 1TB HDD(7200rpm), W7HP, backlit keyboard, 2 years international warranty
reason: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2392413

Price is RSP, negotiable.

You can't afford sturdy build (And sturdy laptop is usually not build for gaming )
If you get the Lenovo, spend RM250+ to upgrade warranty to 3 years on site.
If you get the Asus, pray very very hard that the hardware never fail

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 13 2013, 05:03 PM

+1.
In Malaysia, only this:
MacBookPro 15" (Retina Display), i7-3610QM + Nvidia GT650M + 256GB SSD + (2880x1800)@RM6799[2.02kg], 8GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

Closest and cheaper rival that satisfy all your specs requirement:
Asus UX51VZ or U500VZ touch. Not sold in Malaysia by Asus

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 14 2013, 05:07 AM

There is no 13" laptop with FHD screen that can play GTA4 (let alone GTA5) reasonably well

Closest in Malaysia is this illegear www.illegear.com (Clevo based) 11": (I know you mentioned don't want Sager or less well known brand ). No FHD, but has the GPU power.
R-11, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2999, 8GB, 500(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU options: i5-3210M-i7-3630QM]

Since you are going to Holland, if you are interested in the model, look at it from here (based in Germany, ship to Europe):
http://www.notebookguru.de/index.html

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 14 2013, 05:28 AM

You don't need powerful GPU.
If you run very large data sets in your SAS / Minitab, you may notice difference in performance if you opt for Intel i7 quad core CPU.
With your budget, you normally will only get HD (1366x768) screen. Hope you are not watching drama in FHD (otherwise just connect to external display or FHD TV).
Laptop generally has lousy speakers. Connect laptop to a pair of cheap (~RM100) desktop speakers for better sound for your music.
If you run data intensive task (with lots of CPU calculation, disc activities ... ) for long period, make sure you get good external cooling solution (table fan, cooling pad ~ RM80).

Satellite L840-1041X/XR/XW, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM2099[2.12kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8; colors: black/red/White
A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8

Don't go for A45VD (unless there is some specific reason like you like the colour ) since A45VS outspec it at the same price point (even though you may not utilise the GPU ).

For your usage, L840 and A45VS is more or less the same (same CPU). Just make sure the OS is 64 bit, and upgrade RAM to 4G at least (if you multitask a lot, 8G. 4G stick is ~ RM80). You obviously is going to type a lot, so please try out the keyboard (my fingers cannot "tahan" Toshiba current keyboard) in person. You looks like someone who is likely to punch lots of numbers. Either get a external numpad (good Logitech), or may want to consider 15" models which has built in numpad in keyboard (trade off for heavier weight).

Other suggestion:
Dell
Inspiron 14R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M(28nm Kepler)@RM2049[2.38kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HP/W8 (extend warranty to 3 years for peace of mind)
HP
Envy Dv4-5202TX/5203TX, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM2399[Beats], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W8, black/red (reasonable speakers among laptops)
Lenovo
Z480, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm) W8, colors: grey/red/blue (slightly larger HDD, decent keyboard, also can upgrade warranty to 3 years on site)

All prices are RSP, negotiable.

Z400 touch, i7-3632QM + Nvidia GT645M + (1366x768; touch)@RM2699, 4GB, 1TB, W8; backlit, 2 years warranty
Y400, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799, 4GB, 500GB, W8, 120wPSU, swappable ODD

Unless you are doing programming that require powerful CPU, both are way over-powered for your usage
It's a matter of personal taste, actually. Z400 is more slim and sexy with more colour choices. Y400 looks cool with the red backlit
If you need to use laptop off power socket, Z400 will give you better battery performance.

Challenging environment you are going to be in
With your budget and requirement for long battery performance, best bet is laptop with Intel Atom or AMD E series.
Hard to determine battery life by just reading the spec (since CPU is only a part of total power drawn and there is not a lot of public data on power drawn by other laptop components).
Review site like www.notebookcheck.net run battery performance test for models they review, but you need to make sure the specs is comparable.

If you worry about keyboard size, these 14" is worth your consideration (also much easier to source for 2nd battery), but slightly heavy at 2kg
Acer
Aspire E1-421-11202G50, E1-1200 + AMD HD7310M@RM1249, 2GB, 500GB, W7HB; W8@RM1299
Asus
X45U-VX024, E2-1800 + AMD HD6320M@RM1199, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS, 1 year warranty
Lenovo
G485, E300 + AMD HD@RM999, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS
Samsung
NP355E4XC, E1-1200 + AMD HD7310M@RM999, 2GB, 320gb, freeDOS

HP 11.6"
Dm1-4210AU, AMD E1-1200 + AMD HD7310M@RM1399, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP (very decent keyboard for 11", battery performance also decent)
Samsung 11.6"
NP305U1A, E-450 + AMD HD6320M@RM1399, 2GB, 500GB, W7S (matte screen, decent keyboard for 11", try to find the one with 66Whr battery )

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 15 2013, 04:34 PM

Yes, UX31A touch is available in Malaysia

Apple
MacBookAir 11", i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3399[1.08kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX
MacBookAir 13", i5-3427U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1440x900)@RM3699[1.35kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

Asus
Taichi, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 256GB SSD@RM3999[1.25kg][Bang & Olufsen], 4GB, dual IPS screens
UX31A-C4032H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920 x 1080;touch)@3799[1.3kg], 4GB, W8
UX31A-R4005H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920 x 1080)@RM3499[1.3kg], 4GB, W8

Dell
XPS12, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080;touch)@RM3999[1.54kg], 8GB, W8, backlit, spill resistant keyboard, build-in battery, no ODD
XPS13, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3399[1.36kg], 4GB, W8, backlit

Toshiba
Portégé Z930-2002, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3399[1.12kg], W7HP, 6GB, 3 years warranty; W8@RM3799

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 15 2013, 04:05 PM

Unfortunately your budget is a bit low for top end gaming laptop from some of the brands you like
Nope, GTX660M is the lowest of the GTX moniker. For single GPU, GTX680M is the king, HD7970M is close behind.

Asus
N56VZ-S4284H, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM3699[2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 1TB, W8; color: black
N56VZ-S3151H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799[2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black
G55VW-S1216H, i7-3630QM +Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080)@RM3999[3.78kg], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8
G75VX-CV088H [3D], i7-3610QM + Nvidia GTX670M + (1920 x 1080) + BluRay@RM5999[4.3kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8, backlit keyboard, 3D glasses & gaming backpack

Dell
Alienware M17x R4, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GTX660M + (1920x1080)@RM5999[Starting 4.26kg][Klipsch], 6GB, 500GB (7200rpm), W7HP/W8, backlit keyboard [GPU options: GTX660M/HD7970M/GTX675M/GTX680M)

Lenovo
Ideapad Y500, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M + (1920x1080)@RM3799, 4GB, 500GB, W8; GN36 exGPU, 120W & 170W AC adapter
Ideapad Y580, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GTX660M + 1920x1080 @RM2999[JBL], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB/W8, backlit keyboard, 2 yrs warranty (Stock limited)
Ideapad Y580, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM3499[JBL], 8GB, 1TB HDD(7200rpm), W7HP, backlit keyboard, 2 years international warranty

MSI
GX60, AMD A10-4600M + AMD XT HD7970 + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4799, W7HP, MSI backpack, gaming mouse, HDMI cable, 2 years warranty
GE60, i7-3610QM + Nvidia GTX660M + (1920x1080; anti-glare) + Bluray@RM4199, 8GB, 1TB(7200rpm), W7HP, 2 years warranty, gaming mouse & backpack, Free SteelSeries QCK Mass mousepad
GT60-ONC, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GTX670MX + (1920x1080;anti-glare)@RM5799[Dyaudio], 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7HP, 2 years warranty, MSI backpack, HDMI cable

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

900p, 1600x900. IPS panel.
Heavy photo editing? Professional level? Then you could use i7. CAD, also could use i7 for best performance.
Multitasking a lot? Need 8G RAM or above.
PES is not GPU demanding.
You don't have much choice, and most of them are over your budget

Asus
UX31A-R4005H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920 x 1080)@RM3499[1.3kg], 4GB, W8 (Can't expand RAM.)

Dell
XPS 14, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + 32GB mSATA+ 500GB(5400rpm) HDD + (1600x900)@RM3849[2.1kg], 4GB, backlit, spill resistant keyboard, W8 (not IPS, but quite decent)
Precison M4700, i7-3720M + Nvidia Quadro K1000M@RM5800, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7P [Screen Upgrade: FHD, FHD IPS RGB] [CPU Upgrade: up to i7-3920XM] [GPU Upgrade: Quadro K2000M] [RAM up to 32GB]
(upgrade to FHD IPS screen)

HP
Envy (Spectre) 14-3111TU, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1600x900 Radiance) + 128GB SSD@RM3999[1.8kg], 4GB (can't expand RAM)
Envy 15-3204TX, i7-3610QM + AMD HD7750 + (1920x1080 Radiance)@RM4999[2.63kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm
EliteBook 8570w, i5-3520M + nVidia Quadro K1000M + (1920x1080 DreamColour )+Bluray@RM6199, W7P, 3 Years warranty include battery

Samsung
NP700Z3C, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M + (1600x900)@RM3599[2.07kg], 6GB, 1TB, W7HP (not IPS, but decent)

Sony
Vaio SVS13A25PG, i7-3520M + Nvidia GT640M LE + (1600x900)@RM4799[1.69kg], carbon fibre, 8GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W8Pro; color: black; Vaio carrying case (not IPS, but decent)
Vaio SVE14A26CV, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M + (1600x900)@RM3199[2.4kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W8; colors: black/grey; Vaio backpack, mouse and keyboard skin (not IPS, but decent)

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 18 2013, 11:57 AM

You can afford this 11.6"
R-11, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2999, 8GB, 500(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU options: i5-3210M-i7-3630QM]

Anything larger is out of your budget:
Illegear RS-15, i5-3210M + AMD HD7970M + (1920x1080)@RM5299, 8GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i5-3210M - i7-3940XM][GPU options: GTX680M]

Generally, there is no "warranty void" sticker around RAM slots or HDD / ODD bay
You can upgrade RAM (4G stick ~ RM80).
SSD (128G ~ RM300+/-, 256G ~ RM600+/-, depends on models).
1TB HDD is < RM100 more expensive than 500G HDD

N56VZ-S4284H
No, you cannot upgrade GPU. But the GT650M is only slightly weaker than GTX660M (same chip, slower clock)

Ideapad Y500
This thing come with 2 GT650M, run in Nvidia SLI mode. For games that support SLI, performance is around GTX670MX level.

Y580
This thing already is GTX660M. Not much different between i7-3610QM and 3630QM, save your money.

Lenovo Malaysia is giving 2 year International warranty for Y series. If you are willing to pay ~ RM250+ more, you could upgrade it to 3 year onsite warranty.

Please do your leg work looking for sellers

Can't get anything cheaper than RS-15 in Malaysia, consider the specs it carried

Yes, the Y500 come with ultrabay. And for the standard spec in Malaysia, that ultrabay is filled with an ultrabay GT650M.
If you want a Bluray, you may buy another ultrabay Bluray, or simply get an external Bluray drive

If you buy from Lenovo Malaysia, and the unit come with International Warranty, if your unit encounter hardware problem in Malaysia, you send to Lenovo Malaysia SC and Lenovo will fix it here (pending parts availability). If your unit encounter hardware problem while you are oversea, you send to Lenovo SC in that country and Lenovo will fix it there.

There are some reports of owners who bought grey import unit (unit that is not sold by Lenovo Malaysia, but import by re-seller from overseas), and could not get warranty support from Lenovo Malaysia.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Feb 18 2013, 05:15 PM