ASUS
K551LB-XX184H, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2999[2.4kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8, 4-cell

Lenovo
Z510, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GT740M@RM2799[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 yrs
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
GP60-2OD-259MY, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT740M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2699, 4GB, 750GB, W8, steel series KB
GP60-2OD-034MY, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT740M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2999, 4GB, 750GB, W8, steel series KB

prices are RRP and negotiable.

Malaysia is cheaper but in singapore, most of the specs are update to date and lots of varieties available at there.

downgraded the Vostro 5470 with this :

Dell
Vostro 5470, i3-4010U + Intel HD4400@RM1899, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8, 3-cell

maintaining the thin and lightweight profile, good battery life and still have room for SSD and RAM upgrade too. and, better to get an external wifi receiver as well, as this laptop's built-in wifi receiver is kinda weak. those value receivers are priced around RM20 for normal and RM40++ for good ones.

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Jan 30 2014, 01:10 AM

take this monster is better than those two listed by you :

Illegear RE-17, i5-4200M + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080)@RM3699[3.2kg][Onkyo, SoundBlaster Cinema], 4GB, 500GB(7200rpm), FreeDOS, [CPU Options: i5-4200M - i7-4900MQ]

built under a barebone laptop branded Clevo (Taiwan company), rebranded it and resell it. this laptop has the best thermal efficiency compared to other laptops and also fully customizable.

cut down your config, especially the ssd. by the way, if you wanted to take ssd, take standalone ones (not mSATA) as you have a secondary HDD bay.

so to conclude, better take i7 upgrade and 1tb upgrade 1st. ssd later.

EDIT : this laptop's performance is the same as MSI GS70. the reason I suggest this bare bone laptop is because the windows. you can choose to install windows 7 or 8 and it is free of bloatwares.

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Jan 31 2014, 12:22 PM

try this config :

Select Your Laptop Color: Default Grey Brushed Finish
Display: 17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Matte Display (1920 x 1080)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ (6MB L3 Cache, 2.40GHz)
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M 2GB GDDR5
Thermal Compound: IC Thermal Compound (FREE)
RAM: 16GB Dual Channel DDR3L RAM 1600MHz - 2 X 8GB
Storage Drive RAID Options: Non-RAID
Primary Drive: 120GB Crucial M500 Solid State Drive (FREE)
Secondary Drive: 1TB 5400rpm Samsung Hard Drive
Primary mSATA Solid State Drive: None
Optical Drive Bay: DVD-R/RW DL Combo Optical Drive
Wireless Network Card: Realtek RTL8723AE - WLAN & Bluetooth 4.0 Combo
Accessories: ILLEGEAR Backpack (Worth RM99)
Operating System: None (Not Recommended for Inexperienced User)
Warranty: ILLEGEAR 1 Year Limited Warranty with Onsite Pickup and Support (Malaysia & Singapore)

total RM4595. contact this forumer, 'Prince J' for negotiation.
grab your unit now as this is a CNY sale. you get a SSD for free.

follow the format in the 1st page please.

and, do bother to read the policies of International Warranty by each manufacturers to find out which countries are included, which are excluded. the booklet can be found on their websites.

Lenovo
Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

HP
Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; colors: silver/black

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

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

prices are RRP and negotiable. above those laptops have the weight around 2-2.2kg.

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

MSI
CX61-2OD-078MY, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199, 4GB, 500GB, anti-glare, W8
GP60-2OD-259MY, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT740M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2699, 4GB, 750GB, W8, steel series KB

Lenovo
Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty
Z510, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2399[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 yrs, color: white

prices are RRP and negotiable.

take Lenovo Y410P. thermal performance is good compared to other laptops. if you want better thermal performance, take Alienware 14 (overpriced) or bulk up to 15.6 inch laptops.

you may consider this :

MSi
GP70-2OD, i5-4200M + Nvidia GT740M + (1920x1080; anti-glare)@RM2899, 4GB, 750GB, W8, steel series KB

price is RRP and negotiable.

your budget, wont allow you to get a new Apple.
anyway :

Lenovo
S510p, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1849[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, DOS

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

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

price is RSP and negotiable, some more leaving some room for you to upgrade to 256GB SSD for RM600++.
by the way, you will lose recovery if you swap to SSD. better to take those freeDOS laptops.

save up the rest of your budget and get this :

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

price is RRP and negotiable. use the remaining RAM upgrade to 8GB.

my opinion is get a laptop with GPU is better as some MMORPG games are resource hogs (even at low setting). however, it will be within your price range too :

Acer
E1-472G-54204G75k, i5- 4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1899, 4GB, 750GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 14, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699 [1.99kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8.1SL@RM1899

Lenovo
G400s, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1899, 4GB, 1TB, W8
S410p, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1799[2.1kg], 4GB, 500GB, DOS; W8.1@RM1999

prices are RRP and negotiable. sorry for the delay, as other sifus are still at hometown celebrating CNY.

happy CNY and good day. maybe you can consider this :

Lenovo
Z510, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GT740M@RM2799[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 yrs
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GT755M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 4GB, 1TB, DOS, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i7-4500U + Nvidia GT750M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04 , 6 cell; W8SL@RM2699
Inspiron 15R, i7-4500U + AMD HD8850M (GDDR5) @RM2499[2.32kg], 8GB, 1TB(5400rpm), Linux, 65WHr; W8SL@RM2699

prices are RRP and negotiable.

Acer tablets are good actually. if you don't like Acer, you can try asus T100, rm1399. price is RRP and negotiable.

using a phone right now. you can refer to the price catalog topic.

if you do a lot of multitasking, the RAM will benefit you, while gaming take advantage mainly on GPU and 50% of the CPU as well. i say 50% of CPU because most of the games are resource hogs and will take advantage of quad core processors (while the U isnt a quad core).

as for dedicated graphics difference, the GT755M is 5% better than the GT750M but still subjected to the CPU like i said before.

ASUS
A550CC-XX307/308/309, i3-3217U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699[2.3kg], 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS; colors: red/white/grey

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

Lenovo
S510p, i3-4010U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, DOS
S510p, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M@RM1849[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, DOS
G500S, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1499, 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS
G500S, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS

note - the Dell comes with Linux, which means its most likely freeDOS (non OS) as Linux is a free open source software.

is still okay but i dont suggest it due to touchscreen, which is a pretty useless feature on a laptop.

normally i will prefer single graphics rather than dual graphics but nvidia's SLI is at a clearer side than amd's crossfire as SLI is much more stable than crossfire.

however, i still want to state single graphics (GTX760M) is better.

yes, GT750M SLI is better than GTX760M but normally the single cards are better. lower TDP and performance is more or less.
main disadvantage is about 10% of the games dont support it and battery consuming. compared to desktop, SLI in the Y510P/410P is preset and everything is just like plug and play (easy setup).

for alienware m18x/18's case, the cable must be present in order activate SLI/Crossfire.

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Feb 3 2014, 12:24 PM