Hey there. Hope you guys could help me out here.
1. Brand: Any brand besides Acer(As I've heard quite a number of negative comments)
2. Price: RM1.3k+-
3. Usage: Web browsing, light gaming like cod/on9 games, and of course watching movies.

Pls do recommend me the most suitable laptop that is bang for buck with my current low budget. Might bump the budget a little if it's worth it.
Thanks in advance.!

Not every model's box have MY printed

Budget: 2-2.5k
Preferred size: 14' or bigger
Preferred brand: no preference, is acer a good brand?
usage: movie, my jobs(much in using Microsoft Office, Power Point, Excel, Word,etc)
games such as dota 2 and FM.Internet surfing.

Please also advise on SSD?if i want to upgrade to SSD than I will have less space compare to HDD isnt it?

hi! please help me..

Preferred Brand - any
Budget - tightly below 2k
Usage - autocad, office, browsing
Preferred laptop/screen size - 14" or 15"

sorry if it seems impossible wif the budget but if got i would be very grateful

Acer has improved quite a bit in terms of build and warranty service
The general idea is to judge model by model (of course we tend to remember bad experience )

Acer
E1-432G-29552G50k, Intel 2955U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1399, 2GB, 500GB, W8 (mention this precisely of the GPU in this price point )

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

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
The idea is to get a laptop spec with GT720M GPU to run your games.
The i3 in Lenovo G series obviously is more powerful than the Celeron in E1, but the E1 can handle the surfing and movie well enough, and come with OS.
FreeDOS mean you have to get and install OS yourself.

Thanks for the input! Uhm, where do I get laptops that are freeDOS? I normally see them already have an OS when purchasing it. And don't mind me asking, but is it tedious if I were to install the OS myself? Is it just like formatting?
So for about 1.3k+, the best cpu and gpu I could get is i3 and gt720m respectively?

how could this happening? so the resellers and end users have to bear the risk of getting grey set? shouldn't Lenovo have some proper regulations on this, so anyone buying its products can have some sort of guarantee? and some local distributors listed in the website are not selling Lenovo products

any other ways to make sure it's local set?

Certain laptop models has spec that come FreeDOS, like those that were listed for you.
If you never install OS yourself, then it is quite daunting but actually it's quite easy. The most challenging parts actually is to get all the necessary drivers (in the case of Lenovo, you have to go to its website to download (pick the right models, get the right drivers ... ), otherwise some components may not be working.
Yes, it's like doing a clean formatting and re-install your OS.
Yes, for RM1.3k, the best CPU & GPU combo you can get is i3+GT720M.

Quoting myself again
These few sellers here are some of the many that sell only official units. You are not the first buyer from them, and definitely not the last

Acer is pretty ok now in terms of build and warranty support in Malaysia.
The level of details you want in Dota2 pretty much dictate how good a GPU you need to aim for.
Actually SSD do come with 1TB capacity, but it cost ~ RM1900 (Crucial M500) Prices of SSD has dropped a lot over the years, currently 128G ~ RM300, 256G ~ RM600. The benefits, even consider the relatively high RM/GB, in my opinion, is well worth it.

Acer
V5-473PG-54204G50, i5-4200U + 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

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1849 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8@RM2049
Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2249, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8, 3-cell

HP
Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8

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

Sony
Vaio SVF14218SGW, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8SL

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

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Use the remaining of your budget to get the SSD, increase RAM (4G ~ RM100), extend warranty (Dell, to 3 years ~ RM300).

You can get a decent laptop with your budget, just need to taper expectation a bit.
AutoCAD could make use of decent GPU.
For your budget, since you could not get FHD screen, just stick with 14". (You could always get a good external display and connect it to your laptop through HDMI / Displayport if you want).

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1849 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8@RM2049

HP
Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8

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

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

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

thanks for your advice, i wish that i could buy from them too if they provide COD in east malaysia. too bad they are all in west malaysia even though courier is available

seems like i have to wish myself good luck when buying laptop hopefully can be free from those troubles.

HI, I would like some recommendation to buy laptop. My preferences are as below:

1. Preferred Brand : Any brand will do.
2. Budget: 2k - 3.5k
3. Usage : office usage+ light programming + audio/video/image editing + watching movies + simple gaming
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 15" above (preferred big screen)

also preferred:
- good battery life
- good network connection
- DVD burner (optional depends on the price)
- OS: preferred Windows 8

I'm planning to use the laptop for longer run. So need relatively good performance laptop. I'm not so much into touch screen but if it's possible in my budget then I can check it out too.

Thanks in advance on your suggestions....

This post has been edited by gkselvi107: Sep 27 2013, 11:43 AM

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

Acer
V7-582PG-74508G52k, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB HDD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3399[2.2kg], 8GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 15R, i7-4500U + AMD HD8850M (GDDR5)@RM2449 [2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2649

prices are RSP and negotiable. starting from the top list, is the best.

Still no laptops in the market with below criteria?

Haswell
FHD res
IPS screen
dedicated graphics
<2kg

safer guide, ask here

Acer V7-582PG-74508G52k, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB HDD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3399[2.2kg], 8GB, W8

this is the closest you could get.

if want to extend warranty dell to 3 years need to do online or with the sellers? and how much is it?

u can obtain DEL-SERVICES CARD-(2YR) --INSPIRON NOTEBOOK AND DESKTOP (2YR) from seller together upon purchasing your laptop ~ its different from other brand

This one
15.6"
Acer V7-582PG-74508G52k, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M + 24GB mSATA + 500GB HDD + (1920x1080 IPS; touch)@RM3399[2.2kg], 8GB, W8

Has been around for quite some time now, replaced the HDD with an SSD and it will be probably be close to, or than 2kg already