What kind of hot? An idle hot or when playing games hot? Some laptop idle temp is warm (around 50-60C) & when playing games shoot-up to 80-90C...so which definition of hot are you referring?

Asus K40Ab should be warm enough when idle (temp around 60C)..

no the idle temp is not 90 it is at 59-61
watching movie at 80
gaming will be 90 within 15 minutes
using a zalman won't help much only about 3-4 drop in temp.....
someone else posted earlier that by removing the back cover the temp will drop quite a lot, but by doing this limiting the mobility of the device.....

not sure about the price of K50AB, haven't seen them in the market
asus bag and mouse however is included in the box containing the laptop
mouse in the same compartment as adapter and bag in a separate compartment

if u don't like the heat then K50IN is your best choice....
look at the temps above

i care more about idle hot. as my acer laptop cpu's idle temperature is around 60 to 65 degrees and i find it hot for me. will the k40ab be as hot as it? well at least the keyboard and palm rest area?

read my post earlier for the temps
i bought this model for my brother but changed to another model because of the heat....

the palm rest and touchpad area is not hot actually the hottest part is at the top right hand side of the laptop near where u plug in the adapter

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Added on July 14, 2009, 2:03 pmi'll add the temp figures just for your convenience
idle 59-61
movie 80
gaming 90 within 15 minutes

This post has been edited by sordanny: Jul 14 2009, 02:03 PM

Sorry for the late reply.
Outstation, not in KL

This post has been edited by Perfect-Stranger: Jul 14 2009, 02:29 PM

hmm. just like my current laptop. but the k40ab still seems like a good buy. i reckon that external coolers ain't gonna help much? what about undervolting the cpu?

K50AB will be release one week before PC fair.
Pricing will be almost the same like K40AB, just whether you want 14inches or 15inches screen.


Lol, most of the people just know how to sell, by saying that " Oh miss, this laptop can fly you know ?!?!?!! "
Who knows when you go home, the laptop can walk only @.@




Bro, what kind of service you expect from me ?


The Original RAM which comes with K40AB is DDR2 800Mhz. Don't listen to others. I sold more than 40units for this model.
All Asus laptop comes with original Asus carrying case and also Asus Mouse.
Just PM me if you are keen on getting one for yourself.

Hi bro, may i know where you place your laptop ? Make sure there are no any object blocking the heat sink area behind the laptop.
Em, Yes, Evernew provides 14days satisfaction guarantee, but can you make sure that you will get a BRAND NEW unit if you switch to other model or switch to another unit since everyone is doing so ? How can a business bring in ALL BRAND NEW units and let customer to switch once they find it not so happy to that lappy ?
Think bro.



Hi, em, what i can say is, drop by at any Asus authorised shop, have a try on that laptop with some decent games.
You can drop by at my shop if you want. I let you play with some games and you can try and see whether the heat is that high or not.
Putting in an additional RAM will not void the warranty of your laptop.



Hi bro, no more in Malaysia.
Totally sold out.
Maybe you can find some displayed unit in the market.

K series,
K40IJ (Intel Dual core, Freedos ) , K40AB ( AMD processor with ATI HD4570 ), K40IN ( Intel Core2Duo with ATI )
K50IN(Intel Core2Duo with Nvidia but Free dos), K50IN ( Vista Home premium ), K50AB ( AMD processor ) .



Em, bro,
Uninstall the webcam driver first. Install the webcam driver, then only install LifeFrame.


Lol, just buy it then =P



Well, perhaps you can go for k50IN or U50VG.
But bare in mind, they are only normal santa rosa processor ya.




Em, U80VG. around RM 3.3k.



Okay, easy. N51VF.

Yeap, K50AB will price around RM 2K.
Yes, you will get free Asus carrying case with Asus Mouse. Perhaps with a good looking plastic bag



Bro, take K50IN since money is not an issue for you.

get F81Se then,,, C2D T6400 with HD4570, but rm3099...

The problem is, no more F81SE T6400 in the market.

i see.. but what about the g102m? i heard its only abit more better then intergrated gpus. means no more gaming?

G 102M with 8SP and 64-bit, nope, not really gaming friendly...

even worse than Nvidia's integrated GeForce 9400M...

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Added on July 14, 2009, 2:36 pmG 102M with 8SP and 64-bit, nope, not really gaming friendly...

even worse than Nvidia's integrated GeForce 9400M...

This post has been edited by astria: Jul 14 2009, 02:36 PM

i see..seems like i can't have best of both worlds huh..

Some special service juz for me

yup, that's the pain when buying laptops...

thus it's lucky for me to find the most powerful 14" the 2 times when i bought laptop...

i wanted the n81 since december last year but too bad malaysia doesn't have it. man i hate choosing new laptops. picking new handphones are so much more easier.

well the laptop is placed on a zalman cooler on a table
yes the laptop keyboard, palmrest and touchpad areas are not hot, but try to touch the upper right side area near the adapter or the speaker area
the heat of the laptop is concentrated there
i have installed hwmonitor and coretemp as temp monitor softwares and found the temps as posted earlier

i'm not trying to say K40AB is not a good laptop, IT IS A BLOODY GOOD ONE!!!!
the specs are great and so is the price
just prepare yourself to treat it as a desktop replacement instead of a mobile device and u'll be just fine

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Added on July 14, 2009, 3:04 pmrule of thumb is u sacrifise mobility for performance or vice versa
unless u're prepared to pay a bomb for alienware or other models

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Added on July 14, 2009, 3:06 pmu can try undervolting it should help with the heat
or just open up the back cover as tested by the other forumer

This post has been edited by sordanny: Jul 14 2009, 03:06 PM

btw it might be due to the sensor? sometimes it's not accurate thats y i don't really bother bout it =_=..y open the back cover as i think it's quite dangerous. 1 wrong move, and the parts inside there might get damage and heck even voids the warranty...aiyah, don't worry so much much bout the temp, even my mcp idles at 60c+ at times but i nv bother, no performance drop or anything..zalman cooling pad? i sorta feel it has low air flows :/...