if you can get a s57 then go for it...
is really BD and portability issue you have.
S57 might give u better performance due to better processor though you can upgrade the sager for sure...with extra money of cos...

agree s57 better, more 800 u get better gpu and bd drive..
of cos depends on ur budget la...
remember to get many goodies from the seller~

no worries..
display or not is too easy to spot on s57..haha...

by no way i mean offense, but i guess you need to read thoroughly for the particular forum..
on the next page of your particular quote, they have found out about modded driver, namely DOX and Nautis for benq s42
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread...t=281228&page=4
one thing is, S42 Always have problem of heat when using the original driver, under vista
note that they also mentioned their GPU switching time is ard 5-15 sec, running vista,
while mine only need 3-5 sec switching either card in Win 7.
like Monza said, pls head to BenQ thread for further details,
and the details is at the very 1st page of the thread.

This post has been edited by wanttobuylaptop: Feb 2 2010, 04:12 PM

last checked price @ 2699 ??
this one need to confirm with ppl at KL
i trust no many shop have it by now...
even they have, is unlikely to get as low price as before..
but still worth the buck~

And p8700 also~
ok la..this proc still have almost the same fire power compare to recent i5..
just inferior a bit..