Yeah, RAM and HDD can be upgraded

Use remaining budget to upgrade RAM to at least 4GB, and also extend warranty to 3 years

These perhaps?
14"
Asus K46CM-WX059V, i3-3217U + Nvidia GT635M@RM1899[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, 4-cell battery, W7HP, OD

Lenovo Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty; colors: chocolate *EOL-ed

If you have a little bit of extra budget, you can consider this Asus too since its better:
14"
Asus K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD

Prices in RRP, negotiable

This is by far the best notebook you can get for your budget
14"
Dell Inspiron 14R, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2699

Prices in RRP, negotiable ya~

Otherwise this:
14"
Acer V5-473PG-54204G50, i5-4200 + Nvidia GT740M +(1366x768;touch)@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB,W8 *no OD

Asus K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD

Dell Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1999 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8 , 6 cell

Sony
Vaio SVF14218SGW, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8SL; colors: white/black
SVF14217SG, i3-3227U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768; touch)@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB, W8SL; colors:black/white/pink

Toshiba
Satellite S40t-AS102X, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768; touch)@RM2449[Onkyo], 4GB, 500GB, W8SL; 3 years local warranty; color: silver
Satellite L40-AS109Xb/G/W, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty; colors: Blue/gold/white

13"
Asus S300CA-C1050H, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768;touch)@RM1999, 4GB, 500GB, W8

14"
Asus
K46CM-WX060V, B987 + Nvidia GT630M@RM1799[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8, OD
K46CM-WX059V, i3-3217U + Nvidia GT635M@RM1899[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, 4-cell battery, W7HP, OD
PRO45VJ-V0056X, i3-3120M +Intel HD4000@RM1999[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W7P

Lenovo
S400, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)@RM1999[1.8kg], 4GB, W7HB; AMD HD7450M/W8@RM2199
S400T, i5-3337U + AMD HD 7450M +(1366x768, touch)@RM2099[1.8kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8
S400T, B987 + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768, touch)@RM1499[1.8kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8

Pardon my ignorance. What does W8SL means?

For the dell inspiron 14R, will the performance be further improve if i max out the ram? what is the max ram that i can put into that machine and what is the current price?

another thing, how much discount we can get normally?

This post has been edited by ARC0706: Aug 23 2013, 09:04 PM

Windows 8 Single Language

Usually 4-8GB RAM will be good enough
Upgrading the HDD to SSD will bring about more significant performance boost. But then SSDs are not cheap

For a budget of RM2.5k... you should be able to bargain up to RM100 if you're good

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 23 2013, 09:24 PM

thank you to all sifus for recommendation !! i have bought my new laptop - acer e1 472. if only i have more money i would go for v5 473 or asus k series. they sure look good in real life !!

1. Preferred Brand - Any brand except Toshiba (just want to try other brand)
2. Budget - around rm2500
3. Usage - normal work and some gaming (sims 3)
4. Preferred laptop size - not too bulky coz might bring along during travel

Thank you. I know nothing about laptop hope that I can get some recommendation over here.

Yes, that's the one I'm referring to. I was away yesterday, so could only check what resolution I use on my PC today. I run GW2 at 1440 x 900... uhm, not quite sure how that fits in? By HD you mean high definition, I take it? *ponders* Improved battery running time sounds good, as I may have to travel semi-frequently work-wise...

Use remaining budget to upgrade RAM to at least 4GB, and also extend warranty to 3 years
If you are a girl, check out the Sony

Masters out there. i'm looking for a laptop

1. Preferred Brand - Any brand
2. Budget - max RM2600
3. Usage - mostly for programming, should be able to run a couple of virtual machine at a same time, some photoshop, light games
4. Preferred laptop size - preferred 17". Minimum 15.6"

Where can i get it with price listed in the forum ?

Thanks.

Looking for a gaming laptop with a good cooling system and can run those demanding games (those with GTX780M maybe?)

1. Preferred Brand - Any with good repair/after-sales service. Moving to the UK this September. Just in the unfortunate case where something bad happens to the laptop.
2. Budget - <RM9K
3. Usage - Gaming, Multimedia
4. Preferred laptop/screen size - 14"-17"

This post has been edited by MSA_NNOD_1: Aug 23 2013, 10:46 PM

Definitely an Illegear RS-15/17 here
But wouldn't it be better to just buy over there since you will be staying there for some time?

Quad core goodness
15.6"
Dell Inspiron 15R, i7-3612QM +AMD HD7670M@RM2599[2.74kg], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

Newer generation-ed notebooks come with much weaker processor at that price range unfortunately.. so there's not really a lot to choose from

Yeah I need it immediately. What about the MSI GT70 Dragon Edition 2?

These?
17"
GT70-2OD, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX780M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM6999[Dynaudio], 16GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series multi color backlit KB
GT70-2OD, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX780M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM8499[Dynaudio], 16GB, 2X64GB SSD, 750GB(7200rpm), bluray, W8, steel series multi color backlit KB

Specs looking really good there
The 1st one is more worth it though, leaving you with enough money to grab a 512MB SSD if you want

Tried customizing an equivalent illegear already?

The one I'm considering has these specs:
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor (2.4GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz, 6MB cache)
Windows 8 Single Language
NVidia GeForce GTX780M 4GB GDDR5
17.3" Full HD Anti-Glare LED backlit (1920 x 1080)
16GB DDR3 16000MHz RAM
Super Raid 2 (128GB SSD*3 mSATA3)* + 750GB HDD (7200rpm)
Blu Ray Writer
SteelSeries Multi Colour Backlight Keyboard
Killer Double Shot Gaming Lan and Wi-Fi + BT4.0
Exclusive Cinema Pro Technology
x2 Theatre Class Speakers + 1 Subwoofer
2 Years Warranty with 1st Year International Warranty

Price: RM8999

What do you think ?

I still think the 1st one (in my previous post) is better, with plenty of budget left for you to really upgrade your SSD configurations
You are paying a lot of extras for the 2nd, especially the Bluray writer

Still, if you are not interested in upgrading yourself, then just go for the 2nd one since you have the budget and need it in a hurry

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 23 2013, 11:30 PM

If i do buy Illegear, what about the after-sales service after I move? It is Malaysian based right ?