the only thing now i am concerned bout the M100 is batt life? i got a friend who bought a M50 in feb before going over to Aus and he said that everything is good except for the batt life .... he said juz by using microsoft word, the batt of the lappie can stand for only 2 and a half hours... i was soooo shocked as my freind's asus can stand for 4 to 5 hours only on microsoft word ... so i asked him to lower the brightness of the screen ... and he said it manage to squeeze him another 30 minutes ...

any views on this ?

u can try to buy li-ion 12 cell battery isntead of 6 cell
cost around 300 bucks or less

wahhh 12 cell so heavy due .... the lappie itself already 2.2kg somemore add addtional 500gram ?

no choice
if u want to last longer
either bring 2 6 cell battery
or 1 12cell
or bring the power adapter