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Lenovo Service Centre Singapore Review #1

My Lenovo IdeaPad U150 was having screen display problems after using less than 24 hours. The screen display colors was distorted and I have to send it to a Lenovo Service Centre. The Lenovo Service Centre is not operated by Lenovo but a third party contractor called Megalink Systems appointed by Lenovo. The Lenovo Service Centre has limited technical staff and that is why repair will take at least 5 working days. Furthermore, the service centre only works Monday to Friday.

My Lenovo IdeaPad U150 took 6 working days to complete the screen distortion repair. I send it in on 11 Dec 2009 and repair was completed on 21 Dec 2009. The reason for the screen distortion was the cable was loose as explained by the staff. But after taking it back home, the screen distortion problem came back after less than 24 hours of using. I will need to visit the service centre for the same problem again next week.

I guess I will have to wait another week before they can resolved my problem as most likely they will not rectify it for me on the same day. This time they must solve it as I do not want to made a third trip for the same problem. It may either means Lenovo IdeaPad Standard is low or the technical staff at the service centre is not well trained for this new line of laptop products.

My rating for the Lenovo Service Centre is 6 out of 10.

Lenovo Service Centre Singapore
(Megalink Systems)
170 Upper Bukit Timah Road
#05-06/07-40
Bukit Timah Shopping Centre
Singapore 588179

Operating Hours
9AM to 6PM(Monday to Fridays and closed on Public Holidays)

Contact Number: +65 64639469
Fax number: +65 64665947

Lenovo IdeaPad U150

The Lenovo IdeaPad U150 runs on Core 2 Duo processor with 11.6-inch display featuring 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and integrated Intel X4500 graphics. You can get this Lenovo IdeaPad U150 for free by subscribing to Singnet from November 21 to November 22. This ultra portable laptop is only 1.35KG.

Lenovo IdeaPad U150 SPECIFICATIONS

* Display: 11.6” HD display OR 11.1” HD display
* CPU: Intel Montevina SFF ULV BGA processor
* Memory: DDR3 SO-DIMM (2 RAM slots)
* HDD: 2.5” SATA (160 / 250 / 320GB 5400rpm) or 16/32GB mini-PCIe SSD
* Webcam: 1.3MP pixels
* 29Wh 3-Cell battery size and weight: 291.8 x 192.4 x 24.4mm / 1.35kg
* 57Wh 6-Cell battery size and weight: 291.8 x 192.4 x 34.3mm / 1.50kg
* 2x USB 2.0 ports
* 1x eSATA / USB combo port
* Headphone and mic-in jacks
* VGA and HDMI out ports
* 4-in-1 card reader
* Kensington lock
* RJ45 LAN port
* Bluetooth / WiMAX / Integrated 3G on particular models / countries
* Multi-touch touchpad with 3-finger flicks, 2-finger scrolling

Upgrading Satellite M70 Laptop Memory

I am upgrading my Toshiba Satellite M70 Laptop Memory to boast my laptop performance and speed. The Toshiba Satellite M70 Series Laptop takes the PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM SODIMMs Memory Type, and comes installed with 512 MB (removable) of Memory. You can upgrade your Toshiba Satellite M70 Series Laptop to up to a maximum of 2.0 GB Memory, the system has 2 sockets to install Memory, already with 512 MB (removable) standard Memory installed. For best Laptop performance use the maximum amount of allowed Memory per slot for your  Laptop. I will be placing 1GB of Memory in each of my socket to get the maximum memory of 2GB.

The recommended Memory Manufacturers will be Corsair, Kingston, OCZ, G. Skill and Crucial. You can also buy other cheaper brands if it is available at your retailer store.