Thanks for the speedy reply, Nexus!

K let's say she wants to buy a 14" lappy right away instead of one month later, which ones would you recommend right now?
I don't think she minds about the slightly smaller screen size, but I'll ask her later.

Anything with Intel HD3000 or above can handle 1080p video, but the lady need to connect to external display since at that budget she will not find FHD screen
For good tech support, maybe want to give Asus Malaysia a miss (or you could be tech support )

Asus
X201E, Intel B847 + Intel HD@RM999, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS, 1 year
X44H-VX231, B820 + Intel HD@RM1099[2.44kg], 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS; 1 year warranty
X401A-091/092/093R, B820 + Intel HD3@RM1299[1.85kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 14-3421, 1007U + Intel HD@RM999[1.99kg], Linux, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL@RM1099
Inspiron 14-3421, B997 + Intel HD@RM1199[1.99kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell

Lenovo
S300, Pentium 997 + Intel HD @RM1199[1.8kg], 2GB,500GB(5400rpm), freeDOS; W7HB/W8@RM1399, no ODD, 1 yr warranty
S300, 1007U + Intel HD @RM999[1.8kg], 2GB,500GB(5400rpm), freeDOS; W8@RM1199
G480, Celeron 1000M + Intel HD@RM999, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS; W8@RM1199
G480, B830 + Intel HD@RM999, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS; W8@RM1199
G480, B980 + Intel HD@RM1299, 2GB, 500GB, W8
G480, Pentium 2020 + Intel HD@RM1399, 2GB, 500GB, W8
G480, i3-2348M + Intel HD3000@RM1299, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS

Prices are RSP, negotiable a bit.

can consider

Asus S300CA-C1050H
13.3"/I3-3217U/4G/500G/W8/BAG,

Lenovo S400T

or

Dell vostro 5460

as above laptop are slimmer size, easy to carry for a girl

If her study does not involve using 3D graphic intensive apps or heavy data crunching, she don't need very powerful CPU+GPU.
In that case, consider just getting i3 & Intel IGPU, then spend money on getting SSD (128G ~ RM300, 256G ~ RM600).

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
K46CM-WX059V, i3-3217U + Nvidia GT635M@RM1899[2kg], 2GB, 500GB, 4-cell battery, W7HP, OD

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i3-4010U + Intel HD4400@RM1549 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8 , 4 cell
Inspiron 14R, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT730M@RM2099[2.33kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), Linux; W8SL@RM2299
Vostro 5460, i3-3120M + HD 4000@RM1,549[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM1,749
Vostro 5460, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + (32GB mSATA SSD + 500GB(5400rpm))@RM2199[1.54kg], 4GB, W8SL, 3 cell

HP
Envy4-1238TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M@RM2099[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
Pavilion Sleekbook 14-b051TU, i3-2367M + Intel HD3000@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8

Toshiba
Satellite S40t-AS107, i3-3227U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768; touch)@RM1999[Onkyo], 4GB, 500GB, W8SL; 2 years local warranty
Satellite L40-AS109Xb/G/W, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Use remaining budget to increase RAM (4G stick ~ RM100), extend warranty (Dell, 3 years next biz day on site (good for student) ~ RM300).

Alright, will take these into considerations as well.
Thanks a lot for the info!! =D

Thanks for the prompt and informative reply!
Will let her know about all these!

Thanks a lot, you guys have been a great help!!

Long lasting? Depend on luck and good maintenance on your part
15"?
Dota2 don't need that high spec lah

Acer
V3-571G-736b8G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT730M(DDR3) + (1920x1080 IPS) @RM2899[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

Asus
S551-LB, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x767; touch)@RM2699, 4GB, 750GB, W8
N56VB-S3070H, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2899[/b][2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8

Lenovo
Z500, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 years warranty
Y500, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM2999, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs

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

Toshiba
Satellite L50-A100X/XW, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, W8SL; 3 years local warranty

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Can consider to use the remaining of your budget to swap HDD with SSD (256G ~ RM600).

Hmm waiting for haswell also. Btw GT630 able to handle dota 2 at the higest setting ?

should be no problem as Dota 2 not so high demanding, but if can , try to pick more higher end gpu,

and about haswell processor equip laptop , now in the market already have few option, just not so much due to that's bunch of New processor ( mostly Pentium duo core, i3, i5 normal TDP ) have not release

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2462711/all
There has been a detail discussion on this

Max out setting:
1. What resolution are you playing?
2. What do you consider as "handle"? What fps?

Put it this way, if you are playing at FHD (1920x1080), and you want consistent 60fps, you need GTX7xxM
If you are playing at HD (1366x768), and only looking at 30fps, ok lah GT630M can get you by

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 18 2013, 03:05 PM

I am doing software engineering.
there is another option for me which is K46CB-WX060H, which one will you suggest with the above choices.

hi can i ask you guys opinion

i left with 2 choice dunno which one to pick
between asus k46cb vs lenovo g400s

can i know what you think about this two laptop
i like to play games which makes me decide to choose asus (better graphics) but i like design of lenovo plus lenovo got 1tb hdd and 4gb ram compare to asus which got only 2gb ram and 720gb

and is it easy to open this laptops fan?

The GT740M in the K46CB is better than GT630M or GT730M. So you will have better performance while you game on Dota2 & NFS.

Also look at build (screen, speaker, keyboard, touchpad, etc). This is quite subjective, go out and touch the real things to decide.

But for students who sometime cannot afford down time (assignment time), going with Asus require good luck on your part (Asus Malaysia warranty service is very iffy).
Dell, with next biz day on site support, is good in warranty support. 3 years should cover your time in uni.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 18 2013, 03:24 PM

If gaming performance is important to you, then go with K46CB.
RAM 4G stick is ~ RM100. Negotiate with the re-sellers, they could just throw it in for you
HDD is so cheap now. When run out of space, just get external storage lah

Btw, you are the 1st one I heard that mention G400s design is more appealing than K46CB (of course, this is totally subjective)

Do you mean "is it easy to access the laptop fan to do proper cleaning?"
For both models, not too bad lah Not a 4 screws job, but also not a 40 screws job.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 18 2013, 03:31 PM

Thx a lot
is there any toshiba laptop that meet my specs as well ?
and the hp touchsmart sleekbook does it have a build in fan? or is it like ultrabook?

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

Errr ... all laptop (current gen) has fan. Ultrabook also has fan. (btw, even MacBook Air has fan). Can't survive with passive cooling yet

Thank you for your help

If any brands,slim(not heavy),13"-14",backlit key,below 3k?..does i5 and i7 got many difference for laptop/notebook??
What is no OD btw?...

This post has been edited by sgh141: Jul 18 2013, 04:33 PM

ODD - Optical Disc Drive (DVD)
i5 vs i7 - if you are talking about CPU that end with U, then i5 & i7 are both duo core, i7 still better, but not by much and price/performance may not worth it.
if you are talking about CPU that end with M vs QM, the i5 is only duo core and i7 is quad core. For application that can utilise quad core, it make a big difference.

Other brands:

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

Dell
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

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

Lenovo
Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 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.

1. Preferred Brand: any
2. Budget:RM 1000
3. Usage: for study, watch video
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: above 11"
5. light weight and have good keyboard

tks