Durable and long lasting - pray hard  or if you go with Dell, extend warranty to as long as you can afford.

1. Preferred Brand: Lenovo, Dell, HP or ohter good brands
2. Budget: Below RM4000
3. Usage: Casual but require fast response. Mild gaming
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: Above 14"

For your usage, ideal is i7 quad core (lots of engineering software can make use of quad core), lots of RAM, medium level GPU for your 3D CAD / modelling, and games. FHD screen will be major plus for more work space.

But consider your budget, has to make compromise.
Not many laptop spec with FreeDOS.
Not many laptop spec with i5 Haswell M(obile) in Malaysia yet, more with Haswell U(LT).

Asus (2 years warranty)
N56VB-S3070H, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2899[/b][2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8
PRO45VJ-V0047X, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W7P

Dell (extend warranty to 3 years for ~ RM300, and it become international warranty)
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + AMD HD7730M@RM2199, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional, W8
Vostro 5460, i5-3230M +Nvidia GT630M@RM1899[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM2099

Lenovo
Z500, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 years warranty
Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2199, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty
Z400 touch, i7-3632QM + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2599, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

Check the UK area that you are going has SC.
Prices are RSP, negotiable.

Place to buy - can start with the resellers in LYN garage sales thread. Some has physical shop, some offer delivery / COD 

Lenovo Y500, Asus G46vw.....Dell alienware--> too expensive 

Msi, lenovo. Or other good one.
Rm3.2 below
To studies besides, dota2, some current games.
15inc preferable.

Fast feedbackkkk

15"
Lenovo
Y510p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3099[2.7kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs

MSI
GE60-2OC, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3099,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series KB
GE60-ONC, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX675M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3299, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

GE60-ONC, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX675M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3299, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, where i can find this?

Its a relatively older model, but should still be available
Garage Sales is a good place to start 

garage sale? what do you mean by that? do i can still find a new laptop (that laptop-msi gtx675m) which mean not used, now??? interested with that

thx for replying.
i had bad experience with Dell before, wont believe in Dell laptop's durability anymore.
i'll stick with lenovo/asus 

Thank you for the recommendation, after i made some research i wast stuck with this 2 laptops

1.Z400 touch, i7-3632QM + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2599, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty which is in your recommendation list 
2.Inspiron 15R, i7-4500U + HD 8850M 2GB@RM2499, 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm); Ubuntu
The Inspiron 15R really caught my eye. Although, it do not come with the touch screen feature but the spec is quite reasonable with the price. I have several question regarding those 2 lappy

1. Which processor were better for my usage 50% gaming n 50% engineering software is it the i7-4500U or i7-3632QM?
2. Are the Radeon HD 8850M any better compare to Nvidia GT740M because is see alot of other lappy use GT740M while rarely use the HD8850M?
3. How about the heating issues for both laptops?..i heard that Lenovo offer us new tech of cooling and for 15'' laptops the cooling is better because lots of space...izit true?
4. Is there any laptops share the same spec as the Inspiron 15R?

Thanks in advance.

Hi there, would like some help to buy a new laptop since I'm moving to study to another country later on (don't judge my intention to buy the laptop )

1. Preferred Brand - Any actually, as long as have good warranty period and cheap prices for good hardware (and also not so bad quality, I wouldn't want the hardware to break up so fast).

2. Budget - RM 3000-4000.

3. Usage - Gaming (World of Warcraft at moderate graphics and Dota 2). And doing courseworks of course.

4. Preferred laptop/screen size - Screens that can support wide screen and high resolution. Not sure about this really.

Thanks hope u guys can help! Drop me a PM or tag my name or just post here if u guys wanna make any suggestions.

P/S: A link to the suggested laptop would be great too

Garage Sales thread right here at LYN.

Wanting feedbacks:

Is it a good deal if i buy Y500 with dual gt750m? cuz i can get it at rm3455. A good deal or not? Or any other recomendation???

As I said, the thing with Dell is not about "durability", it's about their warranty support service and return policy.
If you buy a laptop from Dell, and opt for their standard on site warranty support, if there is any hardware problem, call them, and technician will be at your door within couple of days to fix it for you. This is true as long as warranty period is in force. Don't need to send to SC. So the idea with Dell is extend the warranty period, ideally to 3 years.

Personally, for laptop, I only buy Lenovo Thinkpad and Dell (any series) for family members (except that one time when my cousin insisted on MBA ) since their top notch on site warranty support ensure that aunties / uncles never bug me

Some users believe certain brands are very durable. But machine failure is a matter of statistics, and it will happen, the question is percentage. If user happen to get the lemon unit, then it all fall back to warranty support. And nobody want to deal with SC from hell   (you can find 1 thread right here in LYN talking about that  )

which is why i am now having second thought on Asus X201e, my sis had a Asus and had all sort of issue claiming warranty.

Sadly Dell's 12 inch market is for the uptrend, Acer just sound so wrong to get....