1. Brand : NO acer(extremely bad experience with it), any other brand that is good,reputable,reliable.
2. Budget : RM2.5K MAX (preferably around rm2k)
3. Specs: windows XP, GOOD battery life, preferably higher memory space. my laptop will be normally used for the basic stuffs - assgmts,internet,chatting,music,movies..i dun use it for gaming,etc
4. Size : std size,as light as possible..

my current laptop(acer) gives me a migrain.crashes and hangs all the time,lags,etc.watever new laptop im planning to get, i hope it will not pose such a headache to me again..