i just can say it solid and have really big screen!!
now i not some familiar with it number pad,alway miss press,coz my previous
laptop doesnt have it,but it good for entering number..
the thing i dislike it a bit heavy the usual laptop lar,but i have to accept it because i choose PERFORMANCE !!

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Added on November 12, 2009, 10:17 am
i will say,buy 1st enjoy 1st.....haha

but as i know benq price keep raising,last time ppl can get at 2899 for s42,now,even the price range is 3099 till 3299


This post has been edited by T_K: Nov 12 2009, 10:57 AM

Its not keep raising, but it keep decreasing, its just that different place offer different price, some offer RM 2899, 2999, 3099.
At my place, s42 drop from 3.3k to 3k.

yaya try to avoid hybrid gpu, hard to find driver.

Where is your place?

Must use 2 different driver? one for nvidia and other one for intel builtin graphic card.

melaka.

it only use one driver nvidia, the real problem is hybrid graphic is not that really mature yet.

SO, buying a s42 will get this problem?

well, there are guides in the BenQ thread to guide u...

if all else fails, u can always revert to BenQ's own driver, which is less troublesome, but not as well optimized as the modded ones...

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Added on November 13, 2009, 9:32 amor, if u dun care abt battery life at all, u can choose to use 9600M GT only, and thus saving the trouble of fiddling with hybrid gaphic...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 13 2009, 09:32 AM

Thanks.
This weekend will try to go to lowyat... see s42 in flesh...if good, buy it straight away.

not consider s57??

I'll try it too.... but based on the image, s57 design a bit

believe me,after i saw s42,i have ur feeling right now......
dunno why,after i saw s42, feel that ugly then s57,u can see it at digital mall level 3 shop......

Eh, what shop? didn't notice it before.

So, you want to get s42 or s57?

between s57 and xps 16, which is better?

Really depends...

SXPS 16 has a better GPU, FHD screen and an excellent online support.Not to mention the design and build quality beats the S57 hands down IMHO.Plus, its RGBLED backlight screen is touted to be one of the best ever reviewed by notebookcheck

S57 has a BD drive,more ram and a bigger HDD but lacks a higher resoultion screen.

IMHO, go for the SXPS 16 because i doubt u will regret it

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Nov 13 2009, 03:40 PM

at rm300 difference, u got:

SXPS16 vs S57
HD4670 vs HD4650
DVD drive vs BD drive
Full HD vs HD Ready
DDR3 vs DDR2 (no difference in performance though)
no numpad vs got numpad
on-site warranty vs pick-up service
pretty good design vs subjective design

hmm.. looks like Studio XPS 16 is better...[although without BD]

benq has International warranty while dell only local ^^

yesterday, i almost purchase xps 16 through dell online lucky I didn't proceed

just notice about s57 keypad. 1st time ever saw a notebook with keypad

Even if we opt for 3 years warranty? local only?

how much ur budget??if can afford xps16,then go for it.....

s57 vs xps16 =more 300
other brand vs other brand =more 300
after compare with it,i think u will have to compare till alienware ........

well, last 2 days ago, got discount rm 100 for sxps 16.

only 3 years warranty covers international, but the complete cover doesn't (only ASEAN iirc), so if you are outside ASEAN, still got international part and labour but not complete cover.

how much ur budget??if can afford xps16,then go for it.....

s57 vs xps16 =more 300
other brand vs other brand =more 300
repeat and repeat to compare,
after compare with it,i think u will have to compare till alienware ........