No gaming at all ya?
You are in luck, Dell Inspiron 14/15 7000 would be perfect

14"
Dell Inspiron 14 7000, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)@RM2699[2.02kg], 6GB(soldered), , W8SL, backlit keyboard, 58Whr, No ODD

15"
Dell Inspiron 15 7000, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + (1366x768; Touch) @RM2899[2.6kg], 6GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W8SL, backlit keyboard, 58Whr

*Prices in RRP, negotiable
*Use remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 years ya!
In between the two above, its down to whether you prefer a bigger screen (Inspiron 15) or better performance (Inspiron 14)

ok like this,
there are few gaming brand around,
Alienware from Dell, MSI, Illegear, Y510p/Y410p from Lenovo which is quite famous.

do compare the pros and cons yourself.
Alienware is totally overpriced but so far the spec is really very high end, of coz don ever think it will within you budget. (from 4k-7k)
persoanlly think Alienware is not worth to buy, unless you have too much of money duno how to spend or you are die hard fans for alienware.

MSI, quite a good gaming laptop as well as the price is competitive which range from 3.5k -4.3k

Illegear, personal think if you do have budget do take a look at RE15, price from 3.6k-3.7k haven't upgrade any spec or extend warranty.

Y510p so far cheapest gaming laptop around, Y510p single GPU around 2.7k-3k depend on reseller who u negotiable with. do note if you buy US set will be cheaper but do not guarantee warranty can claim in Malaysia. The build might not so good compare to other as it is cheaper.

Thanks a lot man, at 35yrs old, im trying not to play any games

That's good to know
If you are ok with the glossy screen in 5470 (normally biz prefer matte), then it is a pretty good choice.

CPU, the 4th gen Haswell give much better battery runtime compare to 3rd gen Ivy Bridge.
Also note that the Haswell in 5470 is ULT, which run at much lower TDP compare to the M CPU in the E431.
So overall, 5470 will have better battery runtime vs the E431.

Thanks 4 the info
How about dell?

Yes, Dell Malaysia has W7 drivers for 5470.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Oct 22 2013, 12:45 PM

dell series, seriously, it is not into gaming since alienware will handle the gaming market for dell.

i do like and hate dell as i using dell xps1530 until today, love the warranty service provided by dell yet hate the dell hardware, motherboard could dead after 1 and half year, and it happened to me twice, maybe my luck is not so good.

ok back to topic,
let see dell notebook nowadays,
http://www.dell.com/my/p/xps-laptops/produ...?fc=xps-laptops

5k for new xps 15 man. if u want high end,
if not then look at Inspiron 7000 series,
http://www.dell.com/my/p/popular-laptop-de...en&s=dhs&~ck=mn
minimum 2.7k yo, just for 14inch.

but then, its up to you la, try to do research on your own and don too rely on other, spoon feed is not able to survive when you come to cruel world outside here.
do remember, anything ask mr google first, if still cant find, come post at forum we are willing to help, if we do have spare time to answer your questions as well.

lastly, do have a read on this URL : http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-buying-guide/
you may have some ideas on which laptop u want after u read it.

This post has been edited by williepoh: Oct 22 2013, 12:59 PM

Plan to get a new laptop because the current Toshiba Satellite L635 have some start up problem which take 1 hour to open.

1. Preferably Asus but can consider other brands with similar specs and lower price

2. RM 3000

3. Multimedia usage, research purposes, able to play latest high graphic games with smooth performance without lagging with medium settings.

4. Larger than 14'' with HD 1920x1080, touchscreen preferable.

Thank you for the suggestion.

short answer: nothing tick all your boxes

The L635 is taking 1 hour to turn on?
Is the HDD sound funny?

If compare between Asus N550LF and Lenovo Y510p, which one is better?

Ya, when power on there is no screen but the power is on,fan is spinning and it just stuck at there.
Need to unplug the power then plug in again. then power on it, if still can't work then have to keep repeating.
It takes 1 hour to start up and actually quite depend on luck.
I checked the HDD for bad sector but it shows no error. I also no idea what to do.
Currently in university and doing research quite worry if my data loss someday.

N550LF-CK064H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768; touch)@RM3099[2.6kg], 4GB, 750GB
Y510p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3399[2.7kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs

Y510P has more CPU and GPU power to deliver better gaming experience.
But Y510P is over your budget already.
Btw, N550LF, iinm, don't have FHD spec

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

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Don't bother with touch screen on 15". You hand will get tired easily poking across keyboard

Suggest you quickly take out the HDD (and put in external casing), and make a backup of all your important data.
Don't run anymore test on the HDD, it may make the situation worse.

MSI would be an good option to replace the Asus N550LF. Will think about it.

Ya, i already backup all the stuff in another HDD. So now just wait the RIP of the Toshiba.

Thanks a lot for the info. Will try to do some details and review about those laptops.

If you think only the HDD is dying, why don't you just buy a HDD or even better a SSD (256G ~ RM600)?

Thanks for the input sifu

Im not 100% sure is HDD problem.I also worry is it the problem of motherboard or not. Somemore the keyboard already spoil and using the external keyboard.
So I think it will be better to get a new one d..

thanks for the answer!

1. Preferred Brand : Asus, Lenovo or Toshiba
2. Budget : 2.5k max. Cheaper is better
3. Usage : Edit video(After Effects), Programming, gaming like dota 2(not high graphic games) and surf internet
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 14

Thanks for any recommedation

This post has been edited by ackuang: Oct 22 2013, 09:06 PM

ok,thank you very very much!!!

14"
Asus K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD

Lenovo
Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty; colors: chocolate *EOL-ed
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; colors: Blue/gold/white
Satelite L40-AS125XG/B/W, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299, 2GB, 750GB, W8; colors: Gold/blue/white

*prices in RRP, negotiable
*If you are looking for better CPU performances, choose the Lenovo; if you prefer longer battery lives, then Asus/Toshiba
*upgrade to at least 4GB RAM. Use remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 years (except Asus)

No problems man, good hunting!