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centrino II

Wait till 2004 for dual-band 802.11a/g, says Gartner

Geek.com Geek News - Intel finally delivers 802.11g Centrino

Intel Centrino 2004: Dual-Channel DDR-II, PCI Express, Serial ATA, Dolby-Digital, etc...

get the fujitsu one, another model worth noticing is P5020, p series lah.

I have only one comment on IBM laptops - UGLY!

HAPPYCHAI,

I just looked at the specs at the IBM R40 2272-AA3, its great value considering the specs and its an IBM, whats the specs of IBM R40 2272-AA1? I might getting myself one too.

Sungai Wang IT Center, they have it there for you to test drive. I am interested to getting one. You buying laptop too?

I read your earlier post ma, 2722-AA1 you wrote, then I found out you mean R40 2723-AA1, priced 7K++ totally out of my budget.

oh ya soli soli

R40 2722-AA3 is cheaper mah so considering that model, listed price is RM4,988 from notebook shop.

haven't asked yet. How much can you get for 2723-AA1 anyway, after discount I mean.

IBM THINKPAD R50 does not released in Malaysia yet? only R40 available.

Anybody using NEC Versa E680?

Budget RM5ooo easy, just get any Pentium4-m Laptop will do, or if you favor the Centrino Laptops, consider:

1.Compaq X1000, after bargain less RM200, its about RM5500 afer upgraded to 512MB RAM, 15.9" wide WXGA screen, after reading the review at zdnet.com or cnet.com, few people says that it has short wifi range, lousy keyboard.

2.NEC Versa E680 , bout RM4650 after bargain, available in white or black casing and 14" or 15" inch display. Has everything except IrDA and parallel port, keyboard not so nice feel, but usable. USB ports are not separated in different area, you will have a hard time plugging in and out USB plug if you tend to use 3 or 4 USB device in the same time.

3.IBM R40, the brand IBM speak for its self. I found out many people loves the keyboard of IBM laptops. Upgrade to 3 year warranty for an additional of RM150 for the 1 year warranty models. Down side is its quite heavy at 3.0KG for the R series, unless you get the light weight Titanium T series. Design of the laptop gives you the "professional" look

4.BenQ Joybook 5000, trendy design, however the casing its a bit "plasticky". Light weight for a 14.1" screen laptop, if not mistaken, cover for the LCD a bit soft.

5.Acer Travelmate 290XCi, few people ask me not to buy Acer's laptop, so there.