Sweet... I’ll reflash stock and give it a whirl later..

Yes, I was able to get it "unrooted".. somewhat... Stock ROM though. However, since I prefer running a custom ATV OS ROM on it.. It didn't matter much to me. I reached out to the ROM's chef asking if it root can be removed through the same methods. Fella replied he doesn't think it'll work. And I for fear of bricking it, didn't bother trying.  .. There's Magisk for it though. Again with (IMO) a major downside, each boot up must be done via recovery mode. Unless one is really really into the box's development.. I wouldn't recommend the hassle. As an average user's media player, it's supposed to be a simple plug, play & "forget" device. Kodi is my primary app of choice and it has zero issues nor does it care if it's run on a rooted device. As for that other special Malaysian app(s)? Working versions are available. Just look around. 

There are other S905X3 boxes with root/unroot switch built into stock FW, such as A95X F3 and Magicsee N5 Max. The unroot works without needing a reboot (I have both and confirmed it works). I might be selling my nearly brand new A95X F3 (full version, not Air).

Of course, the Beelink will have better third-party ROM support.

Both the A95X F3 and Magicsee N5 Max have all of that except the gigabit LAN port and DDR4. At first I thought that would be a limitation and held off buying for that reason, but then I saw that UHD streaming only takes about 25Mbps bandwidth, so 100Mbit LAN is plenty if that's all you're doing. Some of the later N5s have gigabit LAN, though. It's a good box, slightly better quality than the A95X, and Magicsee actually have a support website.

As I said, a later version of the N5 Max has gigabit LAN, within your budget.

Where can I purchase this for <RM200 ?

Aliexpress courier will take how long to arrive , I think more than 1 month consider now whole world lock down .😅

I only saw 1 local seller for this item price at 349 .😅