Nope you didn't kena chop. As long it's cheaper and you feel what you paid is fine then don't worry about it. BTW, did the unit you receive came in the original packaging? The Ebay seller stated in his page that the unit might or might not come with packaging. Although he states brand new I feel like it could be refurbished units. Just double check

Hmmm, are you sure refurbished units come with 3 months warranty only? I thought Asus will honor the warranty from the date of purchase with an actual invoice and if the invoice cannot be produced they will follow the manufacturing date stated on the notebook. The reason why I suspect it's refurbished is because the statement the seller declared, units might come with or without packing. Some of these units were returned before the 30 days money back guarantee and the seller repackage the unit and resell. Hence the suspicion, for warranty I think Asus will honor the 2 years warranty as long as you have an actual invoice or if not they will at least follow from date of manufacture

You sorted out your BSOD issue yet?

Don't worry mate, that is good news for you as even if refurbished your warranty should still be at least 2 years or more than 3 months It's very hard to check as even buying from a retail store at times you can get refurbished unit if the boss/employees are not honest. What matters is your units comes without damage, your windows should be at first start mode and the warranty is 2 years

LMAO! 3 months refurbished product warranty at the price USD 1049? I think they will be stuck with a lot of REFURB stocks I think the best is to check with Asus on the validity of the warranty period

Ah, that makes more sense then. Nobody would invest USD 1K ++ just to get 3 months warranty Asus ZBD is only valid in the USA

Do you have an account here? If you registered your laptop, login and click on warranty info. Check under Notebook and the click on the link Notebook Global Service on the right. Click on Asus Global Service Center. Look for the country you are in, in this case:

Germany
01805-010920 (09:00-18:00, Mon.~Fri., £á14cent/min German fix line; mobile communication max £á42cent/min)

You should download a memtest program to check your memory modules out to confirm there is a hardware issue before RMA. I will search for one later and post it here

This post has been edited by Viperion: Sep 15 2010, 02:25 PM

Well, in Malaysia it will take usually 1~2 weeks if they have the item in stock. For my case, the LCD will take 2~3 weeks to reach Malaysia and then another week or so for them to replace it. The RMA depends on how efficient the staff are and the return rate for that particular center

Yes if you want to prevent all GSOD.

I have an invoice from GentechPC like the one you get from shops in Lowyat. Just a printed A4 paper with the shop logo, the item you purchased, date of purchase and the price of the sale. Your unit looks new but like I said don't worry too much about it. If you have the original packaging, invoice and your date of manufacture is the past 3 months you should be safe. What is the date of manufacture for your unit?

No worries, glad to be of help. Sorry for the late reply for the last PM, I had work UPGM

Bottom of unit, it's the blue Asus sticker with your serial number. Last line should be MFD: 2010-05 (That's my date)

You cannot update the graphic drivers in safe mode. You can remove/clear driver files and registry in safe mode but you must restart in normal windows mode in order to install catalyst 10.8. The backlight will blink once during POST and can only be turn on after you log into windows using the Fn F3 & Fn F4 keys You must have ATK drivers installed for the backlight to work.

I would love the blue backlit keyboard but not red WASD keys. Too close to spiderman's theme color

I can find the WASD keys in my sleep, retired gamer here

Seriously though, I have this notebook for almost two months now and I've logged less than 3 days worth of gaming time. I've been doing a lot of video conversion and work on it with a huge grin on my face every time

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Added on September 19, 2010, 2:30 pmI think they considered it but Asus always focuses on features and specifications while maintaining affordability for the masses. They are targeting medium range users rather than high end

This post has been edited by Viperion: Sep 19 2010, 02:30 PM

Sweeeet, i would have if it was in blue

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Added on September 19, 2010, 5:59 pmThey are working on it know since the squashed the GSOD bug

This post has been edited by Viperion: Sep 19 2010, 05:59 PM

My bike is black and I modified it with blue LEDs and it's sweet. I will post it here when I get back from my B'day dinner Gotta rush now, family is waiting to meet me in restaurant to celebrate

Thank Guys. I'm at the restaurant now typing this, Midwest Kitchen on my G73

If you are not experiencing GSOD then don't upgrade. Only upgrade if you have GSODs, don't fix it unless it's broken

Thanks to the above for all the wishes

1.) Any gaming laptop will get hot due to the dedicated gaming card. What is important is the card is stable and bug free. Most of the G73 owners are plague with the defective ATI 5870 card which causes Gray Screen Of Death (GSOD) while running any graphic intensive applications. Check forum like Notebookreview forums or google G53+problems to find out for any issues with this particular model.

2.) I also would recommend GentechPC to you. Yes their web site doesn't look like much but I've went to other online resellers which website looks great and really professional but when you call them their staff provieds sub-par service and is not knowledgeable. GentechPC staff is quick and efficient giving the best service I've experienced thus far. Get Ken Lee as your sales person and let him know you were introduced by the TS and me (Mark Lee). He will handle your case with extra diligence then

3.) All PC/Notebooks is tax free so no duties.

4.)If you use the shipping option from GentechPC, they will ship with USPS. USPS will then forward the parcel to Pos Laju Malaysia when it arrives. Pos Laju will sometimes refuse to deliver the package to your house probably because they are lazy or the rates USPS pays them is too low. They will then call you and tell you to come pick up at the nearest Pos Laju branch. The other option is you can use Comgateway a freight forwarder in the USA. The shipping option is cheaper compared to what GentechPC is offering and they use DHL to deliver the parcel. This will guarantee the package will reach to your doorstep

5.) The adapter is universal 110~240v. The only problem is the pin heads which are US standard and can be easily resolved by purchasing a RM 5 travel adapter converter.

They don't accept credit cards but you can pay by credit card through Paypal. However if you do that you will not receive the 3% cash back discount. In order to qualify for the 3% discount, you must pay by wire transfer. I've written a guide in the previous thread on how to pay by wire transfer. Do a search or go through my post to find it