nope, its the design of it,
you can consider inspiron 13z, similar spec with ul30a but comes with dvd drive.

although you can consider external dvd burner, should be around rm 200++

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 21 2010, 12:24 AM

well, if you can stretch a little more money, there's dell inspiron 14 at rm 1499, as well superb warranty from dell
else for netbook, just choose the design you like, though I doubt you can find 100% keyboard size.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 21 2010, 01:08 AM

well, as for now still no news about new asus.
dell studio 15 is not bad also.

you can consider asus k40ab (amd rm-75) or acer 4740g (i5 430m + g310m)

well, 5740g has better cpu and better gpu, which is one level above than 4740g.
well, the more value one is benq s42 and benq s57 provided if you can locate them.
they will give better gaming performance than those acer.
but if can't find them, with 3k, consider either dell studio 15, acer 5740g, toshiba L510-S4318B
though between those, 5740g offer more in term of cpu, those three have similar gpu performance.

if budget allow, please do so.
extending warranty after you bought it or out of warranty is much much more expensive.

well, if you can take good care of it, I don't think warranty would be needed in first place.

vaio SR, if can wait, the new upcoming vaio S

if 1.3ghz processor is alright, consider Asus UL30VT, its weight at 1.7kg and have around 8 hours battery life, under rm 3k

just make sure the seal on the box is still sealed when you buy it, then make sure the accessories is there like the cd, battery, adaptor, mouse (iinm).
and also make sure the spec is the same with the one you are going to buy.
then don't forget to register the warranty online.

router would do.

of course can, its going to be yours anyway
check it at the shop, if not the same, ask to exchange.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 21 2010, 08:02 PM

should be sufficient, just need patient on the photo editing...
thought with that price point, can consider acer 1810T as well, it got faster cpu though less powerful gpu, which in your case not much different.

ram nowadays is still expensive, around rm 150 for 2gb a piece... eithe ddr2 or ddr3
2gb is sufficient usually

do note that hp mini 311 got 1gb ram soldered on mobo and one free slot ram, hence, max at 3gb ram.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jan 21 2010, 09:57 PM

well, the asus got n330 which is dual-core, should offer better performance

rule of thumbs, buy when you need it, waiting games is never ending.

well, there's some people on garage sales can help ship the notebook from usa...

around rm 1899, su4100
cheaper would be acer 1410t, around rm 1499, with su2300
well, acer quality has been improving

well, its one of best bang for buck under 2k

nope, 9300m gs not that good,
nvidia 9300m gs has been renamed to nvidia g105m
to fight with ati hd4570 on k50ab, you need at least nvidia g210m
well, if you need more power on cpu, can consider lenovo g450, t6600 with g210m, though gpu wise, k50ab > g450, not much though
but you can gain more battery life with g450.
both at rm 1999,

iinm the new one using amd rm-75, or is another update?

that's the old one, newer one using athlon x2 rm-75 2.2ghz ^^
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/931928/

well, good enough for 2k, comes with 2 years warranty as well

good luck ^^