I'm not a re-seller
Try to look for re-sellers in LYN garage sales threads. Plenty of reputable one, and normally selling at lower than Dell RSP

Inspiron 14-3437, i3-4010U + Intel HD4400@RM1399[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL @ RM1549
This is cheaper with Linux, but look even more plain
http://configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/con...s=dhs&cs=mydhs1

In term of raw CPU & GPU power, both are on par.
You get a pretty good deal for the GE60, RSP was (is?) RM3599.
Can get slightly cheaper price for Y510P from re-sellers.

Other differentiating factors include matte vs glossy screen, keyboard, speakers, aesthetic design, etc, which are subjective preference and only you can decide

Yes, i5 CPU is more than sufficient for your usage.

Acer
V5-473PG-54204G50, i5-4200 + Nvidia GT740M +(1366x768;touch)@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB,W8 *no OD
E1-472G-54204G75k, i5- 4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1899, 4GB, 750GB, W8
V3-571G-53212G50, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1999, 2GB, 500GB

Asus
A450CC, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT720M@RM2199[2kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; 4-cell
K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD
A550CC-XX530H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT720M@RM2199[2kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8
S550CB-CJ102H i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB + (1366x768; touch)@RM2499[2.3kg], 4GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 14-3437, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1649[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell; W8SL @ RM1799
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1999 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8 , 6 cell
Inspiron 14R, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2699
Vostro 5460, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + (32GB mSATA SSD + 500GB(5400rpm))@RM2199[1.54kg], 4GB, W8SL, 3 cell
Vostro 5460, i5-3230M +Nvidia GT630M@RM1899[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM2099
Inspiron 15, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400@RM1749, Ubuntu, 6GB, 750GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL@RM1899
Inspiron 15R, i7-4500U + AMD HD8850M (GDDR5)@RM2449 [2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2649
Inspiron 15R (Special Edition), i5-3210M + AMD HD7730M@RM2199, 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm); backlit keyboard optional, W8
Vostro 5560, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT630M@RM2349[2.2kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W8, ODD

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

I seed / torrent through my NAS Also quite eco friendly

Price drop? Competition is good for consumers
sifu, can update MSI price at price list thread?

once I got my Synology 2-bay NAS running at RAID-1, I never look back
I mostly seed / torrent music files (lossy format since my ears really is not that good to need FLAC), so TB size HDD is sufficient.
The NAS run rather quiet and cool, and I set it up so that I could even access it from office

Not that many models actually, some are just different specs for the same model.
Basically all of them are sufficient for you in terms of usage requirement.
If you like longer battery running time, then go for U(LV/LT) rather than M(obile) CPU. Those Haswell ULT (ix-4xxxU) has even better battery running time (assume same battery capacity).

The the rest is subjective and all up to you. Go out and look / touch / click / type / listen / carry the models to see which one you like best

RSP - recommended selling price by brands. Re-sellers typically sell at lower than RSP.
No, I'm NOT a re-seller

If you want a very responsive laptop, may want to set aside some budget for SSD (128G ~ RM300, 256G ~ RM600). Swap the SSD with the HDD, install OS and apps on the SSD (keep the HDD as external HDD), normally will not void hardware warranty.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Aug 21 2013, 09:46 AM

Since you did not specify what type of "work" you do, I'm going to assume just some MS Office stuff

Asus
S300CA-C1050H, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768;touch)@RM1999, 4GB, 500GB, W8
A450CC, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT720M@RM2199[2kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; 4-cell
S400CA-CA006H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB + (1366x768; touch)@RM2199[2kg], 4GB, W8
K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD

Fujitsu
LH532, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT620M@RM1599 [2.1kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8
LH532, i5-3230M + Intel HD4000@RM1599 [2.1kg], 2GB, 750GB, FreeDOS
LH532, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT620M@RM1749 [2.1kg], 2GB, 750GB, FreeDOS
LH532, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT620M@RM1999 [2.1kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8

FreeDOS mean you need to get OS yourself.
Prices are RSP, negotiable.

Just don't expect too much from this price range, ok?

Traditional laptop form factor:
Acer
V5-121-C72G50K, AMD C-70 + AMD HD7290G@RM999, 2GB, 500GB, W8SL
Aspire AO756s, Celeron 877 + Intel HD@RM1149, 2GB, 500GB, W8
V5-131-10074G50, 1007U + Intel HD@RM1149, 4GB, 500GB, W8SL

Asus
X201E-KX178D/9D , Intel 1007U + Intel HD@RM999, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS, 1 year

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

Tablet:
Microsoft
Surface RT, Nvidia Tegra 3 + 32GB SSD + (1366x768; touch)@RM1099[680g]; WRT, 2GB
Surface RT, Nvidia Tegra 3 + 64GB SSD + (1366x768; touch)@RM1399[680g]; WRT, 2GB
This is actually quite appealing.
1. There is major inventory dump by Microsoft right now. Bulk order is being organised and running at LYN garage sales threads (order through education institution even lower price). Get a Type Cover, and she could get some work done.
2. It come with a free licensed copy of Office RT (which has Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote) and come mid-Oct when W8.1RT roll down, the Office RT will even have Outlook
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2789869
post 773.

At your budget, there are only a few choices in Malaysia.
Keep in mind SLI depends on games and driver support.

Lenovo
Y510p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3099[2.7kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs
Y510p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3999[2.7kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, GN37 exGPU & ODD, 120w+170w psu, 2 yrs

MSI
GX60-3BE, AMD A10-5750M + AMD HD8970 + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4399 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series multi color backlit KB
GE60-2OC, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3099,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series KB
GE60-2OE, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4299,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, backlit keyboard
GE70-2OE, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4499,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, backlit keyboard

www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080;matte)@RM3599[Onkyo], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4900MQ][/color]
Illegear RE-17, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080)@RM3799[Onkyo], 4GB, 500(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4900MQ

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Aug 21 2013, 07:19 PM

StarCraft HoTS could get pretty demanding with details turned up
Anyway, the best GPU you could get with your budget is GT740M now.

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

Lenovo
Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2199, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

Toshiba
Satellite L40-AS109Xb/G/W, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Aug 21 2013, 07:19 PM

Better for gaming - CPU & GPU on par.
Performance - CPU & GPU on par.
Cooling system - both not that good, but I will give the edge to Y510P
Look - subjective, only you can decide.
Extra items - ask re-resellers.

Study what? Since you did not specify, can't tell how powerful a spec the user need.

HP
Envy4-1204TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M + 32GB mSATA +500GB(5400rpm)@RM2399[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, W8
Envy4-1238TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M@RM2099[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

Dell
Vostro 5460, i3-3120M + HD 4000@RM1,549[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM1,749
Vostro 5460, i3-3120M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1949[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8SL, 3 cell
Vostro 5460, i5-3230M +Nvidia GT630M@RM1899[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM2099
Vostro 5460, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + (32GB mSATA SSD + 500GB(5400rpm))@RM2199[1.54kg], 4GB, W8SL, 3 cell

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

Inspiron 14 - most basic entry level model. Plain look.
Inspiron 14R - basic model, could (but not necessary) has spec that are slightly more powerful than Inspiron 14, try to look nicer than Inspiron 14, but lots of potential buyers still think it look plain
Inspiron 14z - skinnier and lighter than 14 & 14R. Usually (but not necessary) don't have ODD to achieve lighter weight.

closest
Dell
Inspiron 14-3437, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1649[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell; W8SL @ RM1799

And if you really could get the 15R SE @ RM1799, and it is brand new sealed, you should consider, as that is close to 20% discount from RSP.

Dell
Inspiron 14-3437, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1649[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell; W8SL @ RM1799

Lenovo
G400s, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1449, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS
G500S, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS
G500S, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

ok, you need to set your expectation properly

1. 15" is normally heavy, the lightest 15" around in ~ 2.2kg (excluding adapter). So if you want light weight, start from 14" or lower size.
2. Gaming on laptop is expensive. And laptop that has discrete GPU to play Guild Wars 2 at medium setting smoothly won't be cheap, will not be too light (otherwise may not have enough space to put in reasonable thermal dissipate solution).
3. Laptop with SSD as standard spec are probably expensive. You could probably buy a laptop without SSD and upgrade aftermarket without voiding laptop hardware warranty (128G ~ RM300, 256G ~ RM600).
4. Not many consumer class laptop come with matte screen. Samsung probably - but they don't bring in too many models to Malaysia. So you probably have to look at some specific consumer class models that pop up with matte screen from time to time, or go business class laptop (but these are probably more expensive, and with your budget, probably won't be spec with good enough GPU to play Guild Wars 2).
5. ASCII keyboard? You mean you need to type in ASCII characters? Then any normal keyboard will do, but of course laptop with dedicated numpad make it slightly easier, just "ALT+(number combo)". But dedicated numpad is normally found in 15", and 15" is not light (if you go with 14", then get an external USB numpad, the Logitech is good)

Currently, the models that come closest to your requirement (but look at their weight )

Asus
N550JV-CN077H, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080; IPS matte) + Bluray@RM3699[2.7kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8, backlit keyboard

MSI
GE60K, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX660M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2899, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, 2 years warranty
GE60-ONC, i5-3230M + Nvidia GTX675M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3299, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080;matte)@RM3599[Onkyo], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4900MQ][/color]

But laptop models get obsolete really fast. Come back and ask again after you save up in a few months

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Aug 22 2013, 11:25 AM

Both is good enough for watching movie online.
Go out and look at the real thing to decide (screen, sounds, etc).

Check the CPU and the OS on the tablet spec, and see if it support SPSS that you have (SPSS has version for Linux, MacOS, and Windows).
Just don't expect SPSS to run as fast on a tablet CPU as on a desktop

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Aug 22 2013, 10:38 AM