[LivinLOS]

Lots to cover so will do the easy stuff first..

Warrantee's can be all over the place, ranging from 1 year local only to 3 years global.. I find branded machines have usualy at least 1 year global but this is totally machine dependant..

I see branded (acer) low end down as low as 35.. High end can be over 80 (Sony has some very special looking viaos displayed) I saw some very nice compac machines in what I would define as mid class not so high processor but everything else great spec, good screen 1280x720 widescreen, DVDR, etc was IIRC 39 - 48k baht depending on celeron to Pentium M's.. I was kind of taken to this and nearly bought one but I dont need it so..

Pantip had quite the selection.. Watch out as one trend I am seeing in asia is to sell a machine with some flavour of DOS only, no bundled SW or real OS or anything.. The shop will usually put a warez XP version (as well as whetever else you spec) on there for a 200 baht and 2 hour wait..

I personally would never buy another unbranded laptop, warrantee and after warrantee work all becomes a nightmare and its just not worth it for the relatively low savings you get..

Of course if you really want to save money look at HK or even scan your eye over the new with warrantee stuff on ebay.. There are some stunning machines on ebay which are factory refurbs etc with even up to date ones at 500 or so USD factory refurb or whatever.