What game titiles you play?

Asus
A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8
K46CM-WX090H, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT635M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8, OD
N56VZ-S3151H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799[2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black

If you are looking for most powerful spec within your budget, this Lenovo:
Y400, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799, 4GB, 500GB, W8, 120wPSU, swappable ODD

If you are looking for best bang for buck, this HP:
Envy4-1238TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M@RM2099[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

Use your remaining budget to increase RAM (4G stick ~ RM80), swap HDD with SSD (SSD 128G ~ RM300+/-, 256G ~ RM600+/-), extend warranty (HP, 3 years ~ RM250+/-).

Your usage requirement don't need powerful specs Unfortunately, Asus is no longer a "cheap" brand, its offering at your price point is fitted with Pentium CPU

Consider these:

Dell
Inspiron 14 (3420), i3-3110M + Nvidia GT625M@RM1599[2.1kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
Inspiron 14-3421, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000@RM1399[1.99kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell

HP
Pavilion Sleekbook 14-b051TU, i3-2367M + Intel HD3000@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

Lenovo
G480, i3-2348M + Intel HD3000@RM1299, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS; W8@RM1499
G480, i5-3230M + Intel HD4000@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS
G480, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Use your remaining budget to increase RAM (4G stick ~ RM80).

Otherthan what raymondtong94 suggested, you can consider this 17"

Lenovo
Ideapad G780, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M + (1600x900)@RM2299[3.0kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm); W7HP

The Asus and Lenovo suggested by raymondtong94 has GPU that is better than GT640M.
The AMD GPU in the Dell is about on par with (or slightly weaker than) GT640M.

Do you mean you want SSD, and want to keep the SATA HDD inside the laptop as well?
If the laptop has mSATA port (most 15" do), you could buy a mSATA SSD and put in the laptop and use it as primary drive (install OS and apps). mSATA SSD is more expensive than SATA SSD of the same capacity though
If you don't want to go the mSATA route, then the only way is to remove the SATA HDD and put in a SATA SSD (15" laptop generally don't have 2 SATA bay). What you want to do with HDD is up to you (use it as external HDD, buy a caddy and put the HDD in caddy and swap it with the ODD ... )

Please read and understand what I posted previously
If you go mSATA SSD route, of course you could keep the SATA HDD.

SSD is faster than HDD. You better check what is the SATA port the ODD is connected to (SATA II 3Gbits or SATA III 6Gbits). You don't want the fast SSD to get stuck with a slow SATA port.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Mar 18 2013, 04:22 PM

Other than what raymondtong94 suggested, this:
Acer
V3-571G-736b8G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT730M(DDR3) + (1920x1080 IPS) @RM2899[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8
GPU is basically a re-branded GT640M (weak a*s*s with DDR3), but the screen is IPS matte

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Mar 18 2013, 04:26 PM

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

Your budget restrict your choices of 13" models
Consider 14" ultrabook, still light weight, like this HP:

Envy4-1238TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M@RM2099[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

Price is RSP, negotiable.
Use remaining budget to increase RAM (4G stick ~ RM80), swap HDD for SSD (SSD 128G ~ RM300+/-, 256G ~ RM600+/-, help to lessen the weight as well and improve responsiveness a lot)
The thing about 13" is that they normally lack lots of port (VGA, full HDMI), so if you intend to connect to external projector for presentation, make sure you have the necessary adapters.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Mar 19 2013, 09:55 AM

Most laptop models now come with 802.11agn.
When you said full connectivity, do you mean you need ports such as VGA, HDMI, Displayport, LAN ... ?
Budget is a bit low for proper business class laptop, maybe can consider entry level business laptop?

Dell 13"
Vostro 3360, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000@RM2009[1.67kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB; colors: red/silver/bronze
Vostro 3360, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000@RM2249[1.67kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HB; colors: red/silver/bronze
14"
Vostro 3460, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1939[2.23kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HB; colors: red/silver/bronze
Vostro 3460, i5-3210M + Intel HD4000@RM2199[2.23kg], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7HB; colors: red/silver/bronze

HP 13"
Pavilion dm3-1001TU (Folio 13), i5-2467M + Intel HD3000 + 128GB SSD@RM2999[1.49kg], W7HP
14"
ProBook 4440s, i5-3210M + Intel HD4000@RM2549, 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7P, anti-glare

Lenovo 11.6"
ThinkPad Edge E120, i3-2357UM + Intel HD3000@RM1999[1.5kg],W7HP, water resistant keyboard, Colors: Red/Black
14"
ThinkPad Edge E430, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM2299[2.2kg], W7P, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), anti-glare
ThinkPad Edge E430, i5-3220M + Intel HD4000@RM2599[2.2kg], W7P/W8, 4GB, 750GB (5400rpm), anti-glare

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Make sure you get 3 years warranty. Swap the HDD for SSD (256G ~ RM600+/-), improve responsiveness, improve battery performance, lessen weight, within your budget (will not void hardware warranty).

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Mar 19 2013, 05:22 PM

^ Ya, the "era" of the legend wait of it ery Y580 is offically over in Malaysia. What joy it has given us One of my younger cousin is eyeing mine, waiting for me to pass down to him
Still plenty of grey imports around

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Mar 19 2013, 06:38 PM

Yup, yup, don't misunderstand what I said, not advisable to go for grey import units

Both models with i3 (Sandy bridge or Ivy bridge) is good enough for your usage. Ivy bridge IGPU HD 4000 is better though.

Acer actually is quite ok in terms of reliability (just that users always complain that it look "cheap / plasticy", but every brands has lemon units, and that's why warranty support services is important. Unfortunately, at your price point, most models come with only 1 year warranty standard. Extend warranty (eg. Dell) to 3 years cost money (e.g. RM250+/-), maybe not worth it for you.
Acer warranty service in Malaysia now is handled by Highpoint, which is not too bad

Solidwork and Cadmould, these are really pro software.
For work or studies?
For optimal performance, need GPU with certified drivers (like those Quadro / Firepro), but laptop models with these GPU are way out of your budget.
If for work, maybe can ask boss to get a desktop with Quadro/Firepro GPU (cheaper than laptop).

Consumer GPU will still help (I'm not a pro in these software, but understand from engineering buddies, few of the features in these software may not be "totally functional" with consumer GPU. He did quote some examples, but I was totally lost )

Alternatively, this illegear 11.6"
www.illegear.com
R-11, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2999, 8GB, 500(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU options: i5-3210M-i7-3630QM]

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2654625
Read this thread for actual owner review and picture

A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8
N56VZ-S3151H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT650M@RM2799[2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Where is your area? Maybe can check with reputable resellers in LYN garage sales forum.

sifus, I am stumped, help

1. I said any, but my mum prefer Asus or Samsung
2. < RM1k, but my mum say < RM500 even better
3. 60 year old lady to use facebook, email
4. 7" tablet

She used ipad previously, but it just die, and she is very "sakit hati" to spend the money ("just 2 year only wo, already die, don't want to spend thousand to buy another 1 already")

Personally I will just get Nexus7 or GalaxyTab, but I think these are above her prefer budget

The MemoPad look pretty good on picture. Have pink colour (the Iconia B1 look drab. How come Iconia W500/700 look so nice but this is like ) Will go and check out the screen. Don't supposed it's IPS, but need to be good enough for 60 years old

Look like I will finally buy a Asus product after such a long time (ok, RM500, close 1 eye). Relieve the pressure

Thanks sifus

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Mar 21 2013, 10:09 AM

^Have not seen it. My sis took it to a shop I think.
On leave today, will just go out and buy if the Asus is ok.
It's a wonder to me how a 60 years old could get "addicted" to facebook

For the life of me, just couldn't understand why a uni student want a white laptop. White is the most difficult colour to maintain, and consider the kind of s*l*o*u*g*h uni students normally live in, that white will turn to some other colour pretty soon

Anyway, I think closest is this one:
Lenovo
Z500, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT645M @RM2299, 4GB, 1TB, W8; backlit, 2 years warranty (4-cell)

Price is RSP, negotiable.
It's white. The GPU can handle most games in HD resolution. With 2 year warranty, Lenovo warranty service support is ok. You can increase the RAM if 4G is not sufficient (4G is ~ RM80).
The battery performance is not good though