At the price bro Oscar is offering, I'm pretty sure it'll be the best choice haha
This premium notebook is actually very tempting haha, especially for those who don't game 

Good hunting man 

Thank you bro and thanks Raymond too for talking the time to contribute to the community to shed lights on newbies like me. And thanks for the patience in dealing with so many newbies with stupid yet funny questions haha. Im one of them. Glad there is someone like you guys who keeps the forum alive     

guys are there any recomended shops to buy laptops from, in term of warranty handling in the future n so on

13" notebooks are generally more expensive unfortunately
Can consider these:
14"
Dell
Inspiron 14-3437, i3-4010U + Intel HD4400@RM1399[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL@RM1549

Lenovo
G400s, Celeron 1005M + Intel HD @RM999[2.2kg], 2GB, 500GB, FreeDOS, Black/Red
G400s, i3-3110M + Nvidia GT720M@RM1449, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS
G400s, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1349, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS; W8@RM1499

HP
14-d006TU, i3-3110M + Intel HD4000@RM1349[1.95kg], 4B, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu
14-d002TX, i3-3110M + Nvidia 820M@RM1449[1.95kg], 4B, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS

*Prices in RRP~
Depending on how adventurous you are, you can actually get one of the cheapest ones, then throw in an SSD, that way you will get a much faster computing experience (even more than the expensive ones )

hmm very limited choice i have . the HP is a good brand or not ? I have few friend that don't recommend buying it since after 1 yr warranty ended there must be something wrong with the laptop . screen problem , graphic card / mobo prob etc . how does Celeron 1005M perform ? i think that is the cheapest you recommended here .

halo,  need some insight before buying new lappy

1. Preferred Brand - not asus/toshiba or samsung (cuz currently using samsung r440)
2. Budget - rm 2.5k max
3. Usage - game - csgo and dota / movie / light photoshop usage
4. Preferred laptop/screen size - 14''

 

14"
Acer
V5-473PG-54204G50, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M +(1366x768;touch)@RM2299, 4GB, 500GB,W8 *no OD

Asus
K451LB-WX071H, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299, 4GB, 750GB, W8

Dell
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM1849 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Linux, 6 cell; W8@RM2049
Inspiron 14R, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, Touch) @RM2299 [2.32kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8 , 6 cell

HP
Pavilion 14-N059TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; colors: silver/black
Pavilion 14-N223TX, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768; touch)@RM2399[2.03kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8.1; colors: silver/black

Lenovo
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; colors: white

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

* Prices in RRP, negotiable
* extend warranty to 3 years with remaining budget (if applicable)
* Upgrade to 8GB RAM if within budget 

Do consider this one instead
14"
Dell
Inspiron 14 7000, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + 32GB mSATA + 500GB(5400rpm)@RM2699[2.02kg], 6GB(soldered), W8.1, backlit keyboard, 58Whr, No ODD

* Price in RRP, use remaining budget to extend warranty to 3 years on-site
* 2.02kg, ~5-6 hours battery life normal usage; having a 32GB mSATA will help boost speed

Lenovo Ideapad Flex 14, i5-4200U + Nvidia GT720M +(1366x768; touch) + 8GB SSHD + 500GB HDD@RM2299, 4GB, W8, 2 yrs; colors: black/orange

* use remaining budget to upgrade to on-site warranty

If you don't mind an Apple, then this:
13"
Apple MacBookAir 13", i5-4250U + Intel HD5000 + 128GB SSD + (1440x900)@RM3299[1.35kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

* Very light, fast and also offers the longest battery life among these lot
* Go for student discounts

Thanks. Might be going with MacBookAir 11" + Intel HD5000 + 128 SSD + (1366x768)@RM2,849 (education price) with spare for VGA dongle and still fall within budget.

hi..there is offer for Asus X550D which cost 2199, free upgrade to 8gb ram, twin graphic card (can
t rmb the model as be told no leaflet  ), other free stuff accessories, AMD processor, 15.6in...is it a gd deal? what is cons n pros compare to MSI GE60-20C...

8"
Toshiba Encore, Z3740 + Intel HD + (1280x800; touch) + 64GB@RM1499[0.5kg], 2GB, W8.1, Microsoft Home & Student 2013

10"
Acer
Iconia W3-810-27602G06NSW, Z2760 + Intel HD + 64GB SSD + (1280x800;touch)@RM1499[0.5kg w/o dock], 2GB W8, BT keyboard

Iconia W4, Atom Z3740 + Intel HD + (1280x800; IS touch) + 64GB eMMC@RM1099 WiFi, 2GB, W8.1, Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013; 3G@RM1399

*W4 crunch keyboard@RM199; Cover@RM99; Screen protector@RM49

Asus T100TA-DK005H, Atom Z3740 + Intel HD + 32GB eMMC +500GB + (1366x768 IPS; touch)@RM1399, 2GB, W8.1, MS Office Home & Student, keyboard dock; Backlit KB

11.6"
Sony SVF11N13CGP, Celeron N2920 + Intel HD + (1920x1080; touch) + 64GB@RM1699[1.28kg], 2GB, W8.1; color: pink

*Prices in RRP

What about ASUS S200E? Is that model reliable and how about the cooling system?

Not as good as the ones recommended to you since its running on a normal HDD, which is slower
Read the link in the post directly above too

But I'm not a big fan of W8 or those convertibles and touchscreen is unnecessary. ):

err... most of these type of notebooks now come with touchscreen and W8/8.1 already, whether you need it or not 

Assuming you are using these for normal, everyday tasks and some gaming:

If battery life is important to you, pick the 2nd. But you'll have to upgrade the RAM to at least 4GB RAM

If you are low on budget, then just pick the 1st one, not much difference in terms of CPU performance 
Pinned as 2nd post already haha, thanks man
Good to know that you are doing your research haha~
FYI ya, there are new variants of MSI coming out, perhaps you can look at those with Nvidia GT840M
15.6"
MSI
GP60-2PE-026MY, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GT840M + (1920x1080; anti-glare) @RM3299[Dynaudio], 4GB, 1TB HDD, W8.1
GP60-2PEY, i7-4200H + Nvidia GT840M + (1920x1080; anti-glare) @RM2899[Dynaudio], 4GB, 750GB HDD, W8.1

But have to wait until the performance of this GPU to be reviewed, then only will we know if its better than the GT750M or not... currently these two are estimated to be on par with one another