Be very careful. International warranties cover business travel, but do not cover damage if your COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE is different from that of purchase.

There is a difference between the plain jane "international warranty" offered and the more expensive ones that are offered by major companies (Hp, IBM) business oriented products. Check the intl warranty statement carefully.

I know the T-series Lenovos and HP Probooks come with true international warranties...but are also relatively expensive.
...and are so reliable you dont really need to worry about warranty anyway.



...Unless you are me, who's T60 HDD died pretty quickly after being lugged around (while turned on) all day. ... Still, getting it fixed takes time. So perhaps a cheaper computer, and fix-it-yourself is a better idea.

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Added on November 13, 2009, 2:08 pmThis thread got me interested in CULVs...

Will definitely have a feel of the UL30A.... If it's rugged enough, I may end up fitting it with a SSD for work related walk-around-all-day use.

Still, from what I am seeing, it's going to cost about RM4000 to get it up to my requirements.

A NB205 or Mini 5101 + SSD + Office will still be cheaper by about $1500. And lighter and suits my purposes better. But the lack of a full size keyboard (cramped r shift on the 205) and smaller screen are making me lean towards the UL30A. And Xmind will lag like crazy on the netbook as it is quite processor dependant.


Any users of the UL30 wanna comment on it's build quality?

This post has been edited by ezralimm: Nov 13 2009, 02:08 PM

I have no idea. Each manufacturer has different policies. Check for each individual notebook prior to purchase.