QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Jul 28 2014, 12:42 PM)
Hello fellow keyboard warrior
I should remind you that Asus Malaysia's after sales service is No. 1 in terms of lousiness in Malaysia

Best to avoid even though their notebooks look great and are generally reliable
There are only 2 brand-lines with awesome keyboards- Dell XPS and Lenovo Thinkpad (apart from the MBA, of course

)
The XPS 13 is MBA 13's direct competitor but its above your budget, but if you are hardworking, you should be able to find an earlier generation for within RM3k

As for the Thinkpad, yeah noneed to say they are all super expensive (>RM5k

), but this new Yoga is pretty good (KB style same as new Thinkpads, but much shallower):
13"
Lenovo Yoga 2-13, i5-4200U + Intel HD4400 + (1920x1080 IPS; touch) + 16GB SSHD + 500GB HDD@RM2999, 8GB, 2 years; colors: grey/orange
Still, since you have a budget of RM3k, it might be best to consider MBA 13 la since for the first time Macs are cheaper than Windows counterparts (not counting softwares*)

13"
Apple MacBookAir 13", i5-4260U + Intel HD5000 + 128GB SSD + (1440x900)@RM3199[1.35kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX
But make sure you are familiar with Apple first, cause you might have incompatibility issues if you need to transfer documents etc.
Thanks for the reply, i guess MBA still the best choice after all. Thanks for pointing out on Asus's after sale service.