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This post has been edited by vincentlaw: Sep 7 2008, 08:44 PM

Yes it is your post. Our site actually monitors our visitors from the source of every click. So its interesting to find out what is going on outside of Singapore. Where did you find out about Zepto in Asia. We're actually the Asian rep so we'll be looking out for Malaysian partners. If you know any reputable Malaysian Repair Centres and retail partners please let us know. We were wondering about "Vital Computers" but they didn't strike me too much.

Our natural expansion plan is, of course, Malaysia. It makes it easier on the deliveries.

@crapp0

We don't have ATI cards at the moment for probably one reason. Service and Support. Its easier to manage one brand than two. However, since the GPU cards are interchangeable. We might have ATI cards in the future as well, you'll never know.

hmm... perhaps me being a S'porean explains everything??

well, more choices is always better, and Zepto is definetely one of the few in the top of my own list for gaming laptops... read quite a lot of good reviews abt their products in overseas sites...

too bad Zepto didn't come to SG until recently, else i may have grabbed one of their laptops...

This post has been edited by astria: Sep 8 2008, 01:02 AM

I am working in singapore at the moment so its convenient, but i'm worried about their warranty since is it international or local since i may move to either the states or UAE.

hmm, Zepto do offer global warranty... standard is 1 yr global...

only thing is i dun thin they ve an office in UAE... XD

ic...

im thinking about Compaq Presario V3827AU or the CQ40 models...any comment?

plus.. whats the diff between the nvidia graphic cards and the ATI radeon? would it better with nvdia? or ATI?

thanks..

Nvidia and ATi...

Nvidia is indeed the more reputable brand, and have better driver and games support compared to ATi...

however, Nvidia is bugged by quite a number of problems lately... scroll around the threads and u'll see users complaining abt their G84M and G86M GPU, which breaks down easily...

ATi, on the other hand, has very strong integrated graphic (Radeon HD 3200), which is currently one of the best in the market... but there's more that ATi can offer later...

IC.. what do u mean by theres more ATI can offer later? do u mind explainin more about it and should i wait for abit more??

I think he's talking about the ATI 4000 series since the desktop version are very good. So it would be safe to assume that the mobile series would be equally as good. Unfortunately have 2 wait till next year.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Sep 9 2008, 08:30 AM

for ATi i am referring to XGP (eXternal Graphic Port), which allows the AMD Puma laptop to connect to a desktop GPU to provide better graphic performance... a much cheaper and mobile solution compared to Nvidia's SLI in 17" laptops...

Does anybody know how much the Asus G50 A1 cost since i checked out a few websites in the US and they arent that expensive and much cheaper then the Zepto laptop which i was considering and have more additional things such as an e-sata port.

In the states it cost only USD 1639 whereas if i were to buy in singapore would be more then SGD3000 which is a big ripoff.

I wonder if i were to ask someone 2 buy that laptop and bring it over to singapore, will that person incur any charges or tax?

Wait for next 2 months G50 sure come in.

Yes but it will be bloody expensive.

might be overly early but any current notebook now is diablo3 and starcraft2-proof (all graphic settings highest)? tot of upgrading my system now thx

hmm... Blizzard dun really like to have graphic killing games... i ve a feeling it needs DX9.0c only.. but who knows...

From what i heard recently,Blizzard says that you only need a Ge Force FX 5XXX series or a ATi Radeon 9600 to play SC2.

As long as your GC has Pixel Shader 2,SC2 should work.

Is it true that HD3450 with 256mb better then HD3200 on compaq CQ40?

This post has been edited by vincentyiam: Sep 18 2008, 10:47 AM

slightly better... both of them ve exactly the same spec except for memory controller

if HD3200 has got SidePort, the difference is even smaller

I think a HD3450 would run SC2 on low,at least.

Blizzard is known for making games that run on low end rigs.It shouldnt be a problem for you.

Besides,the game havent been optimised yet.It could be lower,IMO.

Probably we'll wait till open beta to see the system requirements.

Dell XPS M1730 Sapphire Blue
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 @ 2.5GHz
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Dual 256MB NVIDIA 8700M GT SLI (Forceware 177.66)
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

3D Mark 06 (1024x768): 9876
3D Mark 06 (1920x1200): 6323

Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts (1920x1200, High Settings, No AA): 20-50 FPS


C&C3 Kane's Warth (1920x1200, High Settings, No AA): 25-30 FPS


GRID (1280x800, High Settings, MS:Level 4): 20-50 FPS


MassEffect (1920x1200, High Settings): 25-50 FPS (SLI needs to be turned off in a particular place in the game, or will get around 5 FPS)


SupremeCommander (1920x1200, High Settings): 5-20 FPS


World in Conflict (1920x1200, High Settings): 25-40 FPS