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Laptop models and associated prices can be found here: LYN Notebook Price Catalog V4

With the help of the sifus here, we hope that you will be able to find the best laptop for your usage~
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Definitely the y410p man
14"
Lenovo Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

The GPU would be very overkilled for Dota 2, but depending on the subjects of your course, it might come in handy. Same goes to the i7 CPU also~
Whether it is considered light or portable though depends on you

With Nvidia Optimus (or GPU switch), the battery life will be better than the Y400
The new processors will be fine, no worries

Yeah, wise choice adding in an SSD, that will reduce loadtimes, heat and weight

We are lucky the mods here are not very strict haha
Anyway, thanks for all your help man Jiayou jiayou~

Err... apart from the Fujistu LH772, almost all 14" notebooks don't have numpad. You are going to have to consider 15" or larger notebooks if you strictly want a numpad.
Also, mind sharing your definition of "work"? Office work or professional work i.e. rendering/ photoshop etc.?

If strictly Lenovo and need to be portable, then you only have the Z400 to consider
14"
Lenovo Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty; colors: chocolate

Use the remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 years, and upgrade RAM to 8GB, and HDD to SSD

Similarly, the Lenovo Z400 would be a good pick if you want both performance and portability.
14"
Lenovo Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty; colors: chocolate


Can consider these as well if you don't mind the weaker processor (but longer battery life and warranty coverage)
14"
Asus [Ultrabook]K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD
Toshiba Satellite L40-AS109Xb/G/W, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty; colors: Blue/gold/white
Sony Vaio SVF14218SGW, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8SL; colors: white/black

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 4 2013, 10:19 PM

Closest would be these, especially if you want something light :
11.6"
Asus VivoBook S200E, i3-3217U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768; touch)@RM1799[1.38kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8; colors: Grey/Pink/White, 2-cell, 1 year

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E120, i3-2357UM + Intel HD3000@RM1999[1.5kg],W7HP, water resistant keyboard, Colors: Red/Black

Nope it is not possible to get a bigger screen and weight at that price unfortunately
Battery life is an approximate 3 hours or so for the Asus (due to small battery capacity), and perhaps up to 4-5 hours on the Lenovo E130 and Yoga 11s.

The P3 is reported to be 0.79kg in weight, though I think it is only referring to the tablet, regardless it is a pretty good choice there too, with SSD some more. Sorry for missing out on that one

Aiyo this is not my 1st time bro
No response from mods after PMing

The RE-15 is the better choice man especially so if you are putting in an SSD. Otherwise, the GE60 can also be considered as well~
THe GE60 and RE15 are both "true" gaming machines, can't really go wrong with them

There are no 13/14" ultrabook with FHD within RM3k

If you don't mind the smaller size, then can consider thsese:
10"
Microsoft
Surface Pro, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1920x1080;touch) + 64GB SSD@RM2749[680g], 4GB, W8P
Surface Pro, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1920x1080;touch) + 128GB SSD@RM3049[680g], 4GB, W8P

Otherwise you will have to stick to 1366x768, or up your budget to around RM4k

Next month/september is still a long way to go man in the IT world, many things may change during this time
Still, for the time being, you can keep an eye out for this one, which is the best budget gaming notebook at the moment:
14"
Lenovo Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

*Price in RRP, negotiable, and who knows? THe price might depreciate after one month or two

These are the other alternatives:
14"
Lenovo Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty; colors: chocolate

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 L40-AS109Xb/G/W, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty; colors: Blue/gold/white

Check out these if you are buying now
14"
Lenovo Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty


15.6"
Lenovo 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

Err... screen size above 13" means more than 13" ya
Can consider these:

14"
Asus [Ultrabook]VivoBook S400CA-CA006H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 24GB mSATA + 500GB + (1366x768; touch)@RM2299[2kg], 4GB, W8


Dell Vostro 5460, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT630M + (32GB mSATA SSD + 500GB(5400rpm))@RM2199[1.54kg], 4GB, W8SL, 3 cell

HP [Ultrabook] Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4-1239TU, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (1366x768; touch)@RM2799[Beats][1.75kg], 4GB, W8

Samsung [Ultrabook] NP530U4C, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT620M + 24GB mSATA + 1TB HDD@RM2999[1.81kg], 6GB, ODD, W8

Toshiba
[Ultrabook] Satellite U940-1001X, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT630M + (32GB mSATA + 640GB HDD)@RM2349[1.7kg], 4GB, W8SL, backlit keyboard, 3 years local warranty (1st year on-site); color: Light blue
Satellite U840t-1013, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768; touch) + (32GB SSD + 500GB HDD)@RM2999, 4GB, W8SL; 3 years warranty; color: silver

As usual:
14"
Lenovo Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

MSI GE40-2OC, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GTX760M + (1600x900; anti-glare)@RM3999[1.8kg], 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8


15.6"
Asus G55VW-S1216H, i7-3630QM +Nvidia GTX660M (2GB) + (1920x1080)@RM3999[3.78kg], 4GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

Illegear (customize here: http://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]

Lenovo
Y500, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM2999, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs
Y500, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable GN37 exGPU & ODD, 120w+170w psu, 2 yrs

MSI GE60-2OE, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX675M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4299,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, backlit keyboard

Prices are in RRP, for a notebook of this budget, you can easily get a few hundred bucks off the price

If its up to me, I'd take either the MSI GE60 or Illegear RS-15
The MSI is a pretty good choice for your budget, with 2 years warranty
You won't be able to get a lot out of customizing the RS-15 with a RM4k budget I'm afraid (unless if you plan to go FreeDOS/ Unix). And at best you can only afford 1 year warranty