Not sure if it's ok to post this, but....thought I'd warn anyone who has any intention on doing business with Khon Kaen Notebook at Oasis and the new Central. "Think twice or go somewhere else"

I took my IBM in for what seemed a simple repair and after more than a month got a call to pick it up, "it's fixed".

To my horror, they obviously dropped it and cracked the screen frame and the body and didn't/wouldn't assume any responsibility for it saying, "this is common with this model".

Now I can't use the pcmcia card reader at all as it's jammed shut and the original problem wasn't fixed at all......frikken idiots.

I don't know about Khon Kaen but there is an authorized IBM/Lenovo shop in Udon Thani. If you want to have your laptop repaired, this is an alternative.

They replaced the motherboard in my T43p. The machine was 2 1/2 years old and had a 3 year warranty. The work was done quickly and at no charge.