one thing about Toshiba..
i got experience using older model of Toshiba..
it's stg like celeron 300.. the batery is dead..
and some reviews said that the batery life of
toshiba is bad..
but maybe the newer model solve the problem.. maybe

i would seriously recommend IBM T series for you if you have cash and want to have stability and security.... Using 1 right now... and damm damm good compare with all the laptop i've used... Why? The full size keyboard and the big bright LCD is much better to look at compare to most laptop i've used...

As for budget... i feel that Dell inspiron model can suit your budget and your expected performance...

why u said twinhead is a no no?
i'm using it...

NEC Sucks (Made in China) and some of the model are given regional warranty instead of International warranty.

Aris, no O/S installed (Only a selected models come with Licensed O/S) and no international Warranty.

the new dell arrr forgot lor wat model....so slim one....& it has docking panel for cdrom,floppy etc.....
then it become TEBAL again

one thing this model quiet hot xpecially near the touchpad..can feel it

DELL Sucks also. If got problem, have to send back to Penang. Then wait for one month ++ only get your machine back.

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This post has been edited by netboy: Jul 9 2003, 08:39 PM

Are you sure about this???

Most Dell laptops come with on-site warranties; there should be no reason for you to send it to Penang...someone from Getronics will just pop by and fix whatever needs to be fixed. This is NBD by the way...

If you opted for the Year 2 to 3 Collect and Return service, Dell will send someone by to collect the laptop and return it to you within four business days.

There is absolutely no reason for them to take that long to fix a laptop - a friend of mine actually managed to replace his motherboard three times and his screen twice to fix some little problem and all this was on-site, mind you. I've never had any problems dealing with Dell for any of the systems I support either.

AAY,
Yes, you are correct that some DELL models does come with next business day on-site warranty. But those people at DELL are smart fellows.

You know when you have problem with your laptop, you'll surely call their helpline right? If they found out that your model is covered on-site, they won't stop talking and tried to solve the problem thru phone, instead of coming to your place.

A friend of mine had this modem problem last time. She called Dell, the call lasted for about 1 hour. The Dell person told my friend to do this and that. When my friend said she's not good in computer, therefore asking them to come, the Dell person insist that she tried first. She was asked to download a patch from their website, and change some settings. The modem works again but it cost 1 hour of phone bill and lots of trouble (For a person who is not IT-savvy)...

BTW, the four business day thingy is pure bulls***. If you read their warranty agreement properly, it stated that only "certain" problem are covered in the "four business days" period.

Hey do any of you know if any of the branded laptops have trade-in promo?

not any that i know of. laptops get outdated so fast... who wants them back anyway?
if you don't need your old laptop, bring it to LYP and ask those 2nd hand shops to quote a price for you... remember to bring your original receipt and all other accessories too if you plan to sell it away.
I sold an old IBM AMD 450+ laptop, 64 RAM, 4GB HDD, 12" LCD for about RM 750.
now, i see they are selling it for RM 2k ++

don't trust Dell no more.
they may claim to have good service, but there are always a catch...
+ they print those clauses so tiny that i can't even read it.

Thnx Nexro

nexro.. is compaq nice? my sis have it..

any laptop that has Transmeta Crusoe proc inside? dun wanna play games. just for WLAN only & assignments.

All current Dell laptops come with NBD on-site warranties, at least for the first year/first 90 days. I've actually gone through every Dell laptop sold through their Malaysian site (one variant from each model) to verify that.

If you call their helpline and sound completely clueless, they are going to assume the fault is yours (quite likely, actually). If you use a landline, you're wasting time only; it's a toll-free call. Was your friend's problem a fault of the computer or a configuration/driver issue? They only come on-site to fix hardware issues. Software problems should be solved on the phone.

I've read through every bit of warranty information I can find on the Dell Malaysia site and I really don't know what about the "four business day thingy" is wrong? There are exclusions in the warranty policy, but you don't honestly expect them to fix your computer if you dropped it down the stairs do you? Again, if it's a software issue it can probably be fixed over the phone.

And what was that you were saying earlier about a friend who had to send a PC for over a month to Penang?? The 2nd/3rd Yr CAR service is pretty new in Malaysia....your friend must have opted for that service when it was just launched. Having dealt with Dell support (and having many friends who have dealt with Dell support) many times, a situation such as what you mentioned would probably have ended up with your friend getting a new PC. If they can't fix the problem, they'll just continue swapping parts until the problem goes away.

compaq arr... i wont say nice...
emmm

if really got cash arr go toshiba

ibm, toshiba..good brands

fujitsu...not the best, but still okay..but pricey

dell...cheap...

i say get the 12 inch apple ibook ...nice and small =)

This post has been edited by sonic_cd: Jul 12 2003, 01:18 AM

mine is dell inspiron n1600gt bought last august.
until now i haven't got any problem using it.
i'm proud to be a dell user.

laptop use for gaming, internet, assignment and video rendering and some picture editting. =)

although i love sony vaio quite a lot...