what is power surge?

that is, there's a sudden increase of current in the power grid (ie the power socket)...

in theory, when such things happen, the fuse in the plug should be burnt so that the electrical device is cut off from power immediately... however, in some cases, the surge can be so high, that it affects the device as well...

experienced first hand before... lightning at my home area before, probably struck the building, burnt 2 TV in my home...

there's no way u can avoid power surge... when it comes, it comes... however, u can protect urself by either purchasing a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) - the more expensive option, or a surge protector - the cheaper option...

This post has been edited by astria: Mar 4 2010, 06:57 PM

Seriously, I heard similar complaints over n over again with all other brand like HP,Compaq,Apple,Dell,Acer etc ...

it's just Luck i suppose

Any ideas on what I should do now? Just wait?

I can't get a refund/swap my laptop for a brand new one can I?

Can they at least give me a spare laptop to use in the meantime until its fixed? In dire need of one for work now..

Model: Asus A42JR
Price bought: RM2620
Specs:
Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 350M @ 2.26 GHz
2GB DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM
ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 5470 1G DDR3 VRAM
500GB 5400RPM SATA
Integrated 802.11 b/g/n
14" HD (1366x768) LED backlit
1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

Freebie:
keyboard protector
Asus carrying bag
Asus mouse
(The rest return for cash)

Purchase:
RM188 - Extended 2 years warranty from Evernew (in total 4 years).

Just want to inform forumer:

Asus A42JR-i350WHP2G500GDL
14" HD (GL, LED)
i3-350M (2.26 GHz L2: 3MB) New platform!!
DDR3 2GB (2Gx1)
500GB
ATI Mobility Radeon HD5470
1G GDDR3 VRAM
8xSuper Multi-Dual
ASUS 802.11b/g/n
Win 7 Home Premium(64bit)
6 Cell 4400mAH

price already reduce to RM2599

is it possible to get this A42JR without bundled OS?

hi asus fans! about rm2.5k can get which model ah? thanks u

this

+1 on lee suggestion...with the budget of RM2.5k...can get Asus A42Jr

wanna ask guys..any1 of u own the new asus n82 laptop? cant seem to find reviews online...

N82 is not even released yet

its out...hikari85 is selling it rm3999

Then need to wait around 1 months for reviews....
Since what I know not even US released at this morning

Just saw hikari's thread, seems a bit weird of its battery, its supposed to be 8-cell, not 6-cell

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Mar 7 2010, 09:40 PM

ya lo...i know it comes with nvidia's optimus technology..there will be 1 dedicated and 1 integrated graphics card...hope to get battery life of 5 hours...

Can i extend Asus laptop warranty? And how much will it cost?

thanks for the information !

Dear all,

JUst wanna ask if Asus provide Warranty Card ? If they don't, how do i register for the warranty ? I just bought the A42Jr and the shop didn't provide any warranty card.

Btw, can I extend the 2 years international warranty to 3 years ? If yes, how much do i need to pay for it?

Thanks a lot !

it's all done online...

and afaik, Asus dun offer any warranty extension...

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Added on March 8, 2010, 5:45 pmso it's confirm GT 335M for N82Jv???

crap... no more 16" killer like N81Vp... that's wat make the N80 series stands out...

This post has been edited by astria: Mar 8 2010, 05:46 PM

i am SO sorry for my very late reply

but here's some details for you about my new baby: Asus G71Gx:

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System Information
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Display Devices
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Other Details
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Display: 17" WUXGA Full HD
HD: 320GB + 320GB (total 640GB)
Blu-ray player
Bluetooth
HDMI output x 1
USB port x 4

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Personal Review
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This baby cost me a total just under RM9,000. it includes the laptop, Asus mouse and bag (which is damn nice!) and also a 3 day FedEx shipping from USA to my home in KL here. Bought it from a company in the states as most of the computer shops in KL either couldn't import it for me (maybe they were just too lazy ) or some of them have never even heard of it! Oh! but there was one shop in Low Yat.... the boss tried to con me and wanted me to pay RM12K for it!! !! right after he said that, i just walked out of the shop. sometimes i wonder why they think we buyers are just so dumb....

anyway, back to the laptop. first of all, like i said earlier, the laptop is HUGE!!!! and heavy as well! which i love... im not a fan of those "paper-thin-ultra-light" laptops... makes me feel like i'll break it or when the wind blows, its gonna fly away as well! and because its huge, the keyboard is not a "on-diet-keyboard", its almost the same size as your normal desktop PC keyboard, so my fingers never ache like my old 15" laptop. plus, this also has a keypad built-in as well

it has great graphics, im not gonna joke... i do ALOT of gaming and also alot of photoshop/3D graphics design...etc, and for each application, the laptop has NO problem handling it. i even tried playing Sims 3 on FULL graphics level and it was SMOOTH!!!! lowest FPS was abt 58 only!!! didnt try Crysis as im not a F.P.S gamer~

I guess maybe the only problem i have is that on very high settings, the GFX card reaches abt 70++ degrees, but not very often. Also, there were complains about the BIOS giving problems once the GPU went over a certain temperature, i didnt have that problem at all cuz my laptop came with the new BIOS, so it was all smooth sailing~

Right now, i use my laptop for work, play and watching blu-ray movies, which i then connect it to the plasma tv via HDMI cable and it is great, i tell you!

Although it was a very big burn into my pocket, this laptop really is a desktop replacement in my humble opinion


Some pics for you, sorry quality so bad, took with my handphone cuz camera with sister



and yes, i'm using P1 Wimax cuz im anti-TMnut