yeah u r rite ...
benq is quite stable rite now ..
thn u can see .. there is many user here ..
dont worry ..
if benq not stable .. no ppl will be here in the joyclub ^ ^

yup, S73G ? with the 100gig hdd ? DVD write ? Ati X1600 ? 2gig ram ? hehe ... all you can dream of a nice lappy ..

after browsing around on the net, Benq will remained as a fabless company while Jia Da Corp will be the manufacturing service provider (i believe that means manufacturing oem computer parts rite?)

fabless is still ok. dell oso fabless company i think. hehe. as long as the Benq brand remain and warranty is still available. i no need to worry much.

now i am wondering if i could trade-in my old lagged dell lappy. dunno how much does it cost.

PS: You guys really reply fast... I am impressed

but i think almost out of stock already this model ...
hv to wait for the latest santa rosa platform model ^ ^haha

waiting for you to join the club and get a Joybook = Happy wit a notebook ..lol

yaya ..but dun think they gonna change the gpu or dvd writer or ram ...coz santa rosa also use D2C ..

but i heard tht the starting price is start at 4K ..
i need to discuss with benq 1st ... see how will they act ...

4k is ok ma ..coz when S73G came out ..freedos also is 3799.. so if change to Santa Rosa and new chipset ..the price can go up to 4k ...and also considering the Vista package ..4k plus ..lol

hopefully the price is not tht high ... ^ ^
coz i kinda like to sell benq ^ ^



erm ... not really sure whether come with vista or not ...
hv to ask benq guys ^ ^ let me double confirm 1st ...

just like how Acer does .. Freedos version and Preloaded OS version is a good idea ..

not above 4.5K should be fine i guess but must come with original windows la. anyway what is so good about this santa rosa thingy? so when will the new laptop be out? the physical design still look the same as S73G or different? any pics to show?

acer is using linux right ??
but i dont think benq will do in such way ...
dono why ... jz my 2cents.. ^ ^

my benq also comes wit a Linux cd too ..lol .. usually Freedos means Linux coz linux uses Dos platform ..

oic .... but some version is really cool ^ ^
like mandriva .... etc ....
some i think is better than windows ...

i don't think i can live in linux. coz linux no WoW... i would rather choose MacOS X (how nice if it can install to pc). yet my office is using Microsoft .NET platform for all the servers n software development. and i am a Adobe user as well. now reviewing Adobe CS3 Web Premium trial and requesting the company to get the upgrade edition. hehehe. i just lurve to try new software.

so the santa rosa platform when will it be available? 1 month later or sooner?

yup, juz like Linux Knoppix .. all can get free versions yet interactive ..

The code-name Santa Rosa refers to the fourth-generation Centrino platform, scheduled for release in May 2007.

-second generation Intel Core 2 Duo (code-named Merom) mobile processor.
-800 MT/s front side bus with Dynamic Front Side Bus Switching to save power during low utilization
-Intel Mobile 965 Express chipset (code named Crestline) with Intel's GMA X3000 graphics technology
-Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n mini-PCIe Wi-Fi adapter (code named Kedron) that support WiMAX
-NAND flash-memory caching branded as Turbo Memory (code-named Robson)
-EFI, a successor to BIOS
-Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA), better Windows Vista Aero support

ho, sound very geng lo santa rosa, EFI start use on santa rosa oo.. it more flexible than Bios lo, is a good feature..

like all new intel stuff. it will cost a bomb.

new stuff is life that ma ..hehe ..after the 'heat' then the price would be more stable and affortable to users ..just like how C2D and DuoCore first debuted ..lol

erm,,guys ..i want to as pro here how to jaga our batt's life.is it dun use it n juz use de ac power?or sumtimes use it a while?coz my roomate say better use it once a while o..got say like tat kah??

Battery Care Tips webpage
click above to get all the details ..and yes ..we need to charge and discharge once a while to maintain the wear and tear rate at teh highest... around once a month or once every 3 months .