Are you talking about Vostro 5470?
If yes, go to the "Home" section, not the business section.

Vostro entry level business laptop is discontinued already, replace by Latitude 3000 series.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Dec 27 2013, 09:15 AM

what is "light gaming"? FB flash game?
Anyway, you won't get light 14" laptop with your budget, and build quality at this price range will not be top notch.

Acer
E1-432G-29552G50k, Intel 2955U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1399, 2GB, 500GB, W8

Asus
X451CA-VX007H/012H, Pentium 2117U + Intel HD@RM1449, 4GB, 500GB, W8, 1 year warranty

Dell
Inspiron 14-3437, i3-4010U + Intel HD4400@RM1399[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL@RM1549
Inspiron 14R, i3-4010U + Intel HD4400 @RM1599 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8.1 , 4 cell

Lenovo
G400s, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1449, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS
G400s, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1349, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS; W8@RM1499
G400s, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB, W8.1

Toshiba
Satellite C40-A100E, Pentium 1005M+ Intel HD40@RM1299, 2GB, 500GB, W8SL
Satellite C40-A103E, Pentium 2020M + Intel HD40@RM1449, 2GB, 500GB, W8SL; 2 years local warranty

Price is RSP, negotiable.
Use the remaining of your budget to get more RAM if only come with 2GB. 4GB stick ~ RM100.

Don't know what is "good quality"

Acer
V5-473PG-54204G50, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M +(1366x768;touch)@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB,W8 *no OD

Asus
PRO45VJ-V0049X, i7-3520QM + Nvidia GT635M@RM3099[2.4kg], 8GB, 750GB, W7P
PRO45VJ-V0047X, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W7P
K451LB-WX071H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199, 4GB, 750GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2699
Latitude 14 3000 (don't have detail spec and price, but should be within your budget)

HP
Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1999[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8
ProBook 440 G1, i5-4200M + AMD HD8750M + (1366x768, anti-glare)@RM2499[2.1kg], 4GB, 500GB (7200rpm), W7P/W8P, 47WHr, spill-resistant keyboard

Lenovo
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 4GB, 1TB, DOS, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5)@RM3199, 8GB, 1TB, W8.1, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty
Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

Sony
Vaio SVF14318SG, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768;touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 500GB, W8SL

Toshiba
Satelite L40-AS125XG/B/W, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[Onkyo], 2GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty, W8

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
Use the remaining of your budget to increase RAM (if come with 2GB, 4GB stick ~ RM100), extend / upgrade warranty (eg. Dell to 3 years ~ RM250).

SSD hybrid as the laptop has mSATA SSD + SATA HDD, or you want a SSHD?

Need to take care of those thin and light laptop with discrete GPU properly. Make sure the air inlet / outlet is free of dust, and clean the fan and re-apply thermal paste probably every 6 months / 1 year.

14" with HD+ or FHD screen is out of your budget, so you are left with 15". And even at 15", not many is within your budget.
If you also want SSD, then only option, iinm:

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

If you left out SSD, then can consider these:

Dell
Inspiron 15 7000, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) + (1920x1080; Touch)@RM3599[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8SL, backlit keyboard, 58Whr

HP
Envy Touchsmart 15-J053TX, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080;touch)@RM3499[2.56kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

Lenovo
Y510p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3399[2.7kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8.1, red backlit, swappable ODD, 120w psu, 2 yrs

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

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

no, CPU is not the bottleneck for gaming at your budget. Concentrate on getting the best GPU you can afford.
If you add a few hundred, you can consider this:

Lenovo
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 4GB, 1TB, DOS, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

Either this GT755M or the GT750M of the Inspiron 14R is the best GPU you can afford.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2613184
look for owners in this thread, can pm them.

smart or not is 1 matter
Nevertheless, the GT755M in Y410P is the best GPU you can buy with that budget.

eh, I thought previously you have "limitless budget"?

ok, try this:
www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i5-4200M + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080)@RM3499[2.6kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster Cinema], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4900MQ]

Has Christmas promotion, but only free thermal paste for RE-15. Use the remaining of your budget to get OS (if you need), and change the HDD to SSD.
Then the game should not lag
Other option you should consider is the 95% NTSC gamut screen and calibration, but it may throw you off your budget.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Dec 28 2013, 10:51 AM

Those are actually standard maintenance procedure for all laptop it is just more imperative for thin ultrabook as it have less room to dissipate heat.

You can't get Apple with that budget
Please be more specific on the course that you are going to do in college / university.
15" will not be light (i.e. < 2kg).

Do you realise that thin and light is actually not a good idea for gaming laptop?

Anyway:

Asus
N550JV-CN077H, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080; IPS matte)@RM3799[2.7kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8, backlit keyboard
N56JR-S4018H, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GTX760M + (1920x1080)@RM3999[2.7kg], 12GB, 1TB, W8.1, backlit keyboard

Dell
Inspiron 15 7000, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) + (1920x1080; Touch)@RM3599[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8SL, backlit keyboard, 58Whr

HP
Envy Touchsmart 15-J053TX, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080;touch)@RM3499[2.56kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

Lenovo
Y510p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080)@RM3399[2.7kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8.1, 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
GE60-2OC, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3099,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series KB
GE60-2OC, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT750M(GDDR5) + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM3599,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, steel series KB
GE60-2OE, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM4299,8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8, backlit keyboard

www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i5-4200M + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080)@RM3499[2.6kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster Cinema], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4900MQ]

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

On the connection to projector:
She may try a HDMI/VGA adapter (btw, lots of newer projector models have HDMI port now).

The issue is VGA port is actually quite thick, so most of the thin and light laptop could not fit it in (there are ways, like a hedge shape for the keyboard base so that VGA can fit in at the back), and also a lot of new laptop don't have VGA port already.

Does she do any 3D graphic in mathlab or simulation? If so, discrete graphic will be good, that's why the Vostro 5470 is a good idea.
Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2249, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8, 3-cell
Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (1366x768; Touch)@RM2549, 4GB, W8.1, 3-cell

If she don't do heavy 3D, and she really want VGA, and 13" is not too small for her eye, then this is nice:
HP
ProBook 430 G1, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + (1366x768, anti-glare)@RM2399[1.5kg], 4GB, 500GB (5400rpm), W7P/W8P, 44WHr, spill-resistant keyboard
The anti-glare screen is a god send

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Dec 28 2013, 06:08 PM

Your budget is at a no-mans-land, in a way
Solidwork and Pro E really can make use of Quadro / FirePro GPU, but models that spec with them are out of your budget.

Dell
Precision M4800

HP
ZBook 15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia Quadro K1100M + (1920x1080; anti glare)@RM6399, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

www.illegear.com
Illegear RS-15, i7-4700MQ + AMD 8970M + (1920x1080)@RM5799[3.1kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster X-FI MB3], 8GB, 500GB(7200rpm), Multi-Color Programmable Backlit Keyboard, FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4930MX] [GPU Options: AMD 8970M, Nvidia GTX765M, Nvidia GTX770M, Nvidia GTX780M, Nvidia Quadro K1000M, Nvidia Quadro K3000M

So you are basically left with consumer class machine with consumer class GeForce GPU (AutoCAD is good since latest version has migrated to DirectX).

Asus
N550JV-CN077H, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080; IPS matte)@RM3799[2.7kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8, backlit keyboard

HP
Envy Touchsmart 15-J053TX, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GT750M + (1920x1080;touch)@RM3499[2.56kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), W8

www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i5-4200M + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080)@RM3499[2.6kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster Cinema], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4900MQ]

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

M4800 is expensive, > RM6k We don't have detail spec and price anymore, you have to ask Dell distributors for quotation.

Precision, Thinkpad W, Elitebook are all good stuff.
Those are older models, you really need to do leg work to find stock (and make sure they are brand new sealed unit, not display / refurbished unit.)

EliteBook 8570w, i7-3520M + Nvidia Quadro K1000M + (1920x1080) + Bluray@RM6299, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7P/W8
EliteBook 8470w, i7-3520M + AMD FirePro M2000 + (1600x900)@RM5099, 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), W7P, anti-glare, 3 years
Precison M4700, i7-3720M + Nvidia Quadro K1000M@RM5800, 4GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W7P [Screen Upgrade: FHD, FHD IPS RGB] [CPU Upgrade: up to i7-3920XM] [GPU Upgrade: Quadro K2000M] [RAM up to 32GB]

Yes, mobile workstation is expensive. If you don't need mobility, stick with desktop, a lot cheaper

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Dec 28 2013, 07:16 PM

If you can still find EliteBook 8470W brand new unit, by all means go for it
SSD will improve responsiveness a lot whenever laptop need to save/read file, do window swap file, boot up, ... you can make do with HDD 1st, and upgrade later on if you want. 256GB is ~ RM600. SSD price is dropping fast every year, so may be 2 years later, for RM600 you can get SSD of much larger capacity.
"no-man's-land" - neither here nor there. Your budget is a bit short for a great mobile workstation, but too much for a consumer class machine

Foundation in science probably will not use any software that is too CPU/GPU demanding.
But models at RM1.5k price range normally give off a bit of "flimsy" feel, so you need to make do
If you really want 15", then:

Acer
E1-572G-54204G50k, i5-4200U + AMD HD8570M@RM1699[2.35kg], 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS
E1-572G-54204G1Tr, i5-4200U + AMD HD8750M@RM1999[2.35kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8.1

Asus
A550CC-XX307/308/309, i3-3217U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699[2.3kg], 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS

Dell
Inspiron 15, i5-4200U + AMD HD8670M @RM1699[2.25kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell, Linux; W8.1SL@RM1899
Inspiron 15R, i5-4200U + AMD HD8670M @RM1999[2.32kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), Linux, 65WHr; W8SL@RM2199

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

Prices are RSP, negotiable.
FreeDOS mean you need to get and install OS yourself. You should be able to get cheap legal OS from school.

weight - don't expect to be spoon fed lah. Do some research yourself

You can't afford 13" with discrete GPU. Only 14".

Acer
V5-473PG-54204G50, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M +(1366x768;touch)@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB,W8 *no OD

Asus
K451LB-WX071H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199, 4GB, 750GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1849 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8@RM2049
Inspiron 14R, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2699
Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2249, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8, 3-cell
Vostro 5470, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm) + (1366x768; Touch)@RM2549, 4GB, W8.1, 3-cell

HP
Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1999[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8

Lenovo
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 4GB, 1TB, DOS, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty
Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

Sony
Vaio SVF14318SG, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768;touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 500GB, W8SL

Toshiba
Satelite L40-AS125XG/B/W, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[Onkyo], 2GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty, W8;

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

Asus
S551LB-CJ120H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2599[2.4kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8, 3-cell
N550LF-CK064H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768; touch)@RM2899[2.6kg], 4GB, 750GB
N56VB-S3070H, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2899[/b][2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 15R, i7-4500U + AMD HD8850M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Linux, 65WHr; W8SL@RM2699

Lenovo
Z510, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2399[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 yrs

MSI
GP60-2OD, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT740M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2999, 4GB, 750GB, W8, steel series KB

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

No SSD.
Yes, you can change HDD to SSD.
No spoon feeding. Search for it yourself

Buying in Malaysia? Then:

PRO45VJ-V0047X, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W7P
K451LB-WX071H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199, 4GB, 750GB, W8

Prices are RSP, negotiable.