Proton Satria Neo CPS is out!

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To all compact hatch-back / super mini enthusiasts, Proton has just launched Neo CPS yesterday. According to some sources, the Satria Neo CPS H-Line has a narrower front track at 1,467mm and a wider rear track 1,483mm. The new design is actually intended to overcome its previous slight oversteer problem.

If one to observe properly, the new body kit comes with older wheel arch which can be found in Satria GTi. The rims do look like different version of Advanti Racing’s MEDUSA model. There is also some changes in the interior like the meter panel.



The combination of two toned (black and red) near to bucket leather seats plus an engine that produces approximately 125 horses have transformed the Neo to a meaner sports compact than the lower end model.

The only setback about the Neo CPS is the availability of colour for buyer to choose from. Only two colours available. Solid white and metallic black. Black is too hot for our tropical weather and white is hard to maintain during rainy season - the car will look so dirty after each rain.

The Powerplant: 1.6L Campro with variable valve lift system, 125 horses - Not bad...


The Handling: Lotus DNA equipped - Sharp & Accurate = Serious Fun!


The Exterior: Bigger spoiler, new rear diffuser and sexier bodykits - Nice!


The Interior: Same same but different (material & colour)


The Colours: Black or White (Boring!)

Can Proton create the truly driving-pleasure machine? Wait till I test drive one when I'm free :)

New Year, New Notebook Acer Aspire 4530-721G16Mn for Fadhli

It was the first few days after New Year 2009 celebration when Fadhli, my friend from a bike shop nearby asked me to recommend him a notebook.

He came over to my house and I brought him to Digital Mall in Section 14, PJ. Before we looked around, I basically asked him for the usage of the notebook. All he wanted was an all rounder notebook without breaking his wallet. I then suggested him to compare between Compaq CQ40-133AX and Acer Aspire 4530.

He could not decide during the tour at ground floor and we went up to ALL IT Hypermart to see more choices. As he began to be more interested on the Compaq, the Malay sales guy mentioned to him that It is very difficult to search for CQ40-133AX as Compaq do not provide the driver disc and it would be difficult to install Windows XP in it.



This is very unreasonable! How can you manufacture notebooks without providing adequate drivers? Sorry Compaq...too bad. We go for a much flexible brand, ACER! Serves you RIGHT!!!

At last, Fadhli decided to go back to the friendly sales person at the ground floor. He assisted us all the way for the purchasing of Aspire 4530 and he even provided drivers through his portable drive! World Class service!

Here are the specs for Acer Aspire... (RM1899.00 flat)
Model: ACER ASPIRE 4530-721G16Mn LAPTOP
Processor: Mobile AMD Turion X2 RM72 CPU
Operating System: Linpus Linux
GPU: NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 9100M 256MB
Display: 14.1" Inch CrystalBrite WXGA
Memory: 1GB DDR2 RAM + another 1GB DDR2 RAM (I sold to him mine)
Hard Disk Drive: 160GB HDD
Optical Disk Drive: DVD Super Multi Double Layer
Modem/LAN: 56K, 10/100/1000 BASE T BT
Wireless: Acer Nplify 802.11b/g WLAN
I/O Ports:
- Audio-In/Out Jacks x3,
- USB Ports x3,
- RJ-45,
- RJ-11,
- DC-In Jack for AC Adapter,
- 5-in-1 Card Reader,
- Express Card /54 Slot- VGA Port
- Kensington Lock Slot
Dimension: 344 x 42 x 246 mm
Weight: 2.45 kg

We went home and I started installing the XP for him. Once I boot the notebook via XP CD, it showed BSOD(Blue Screen of Death) at the end of generic drivers installation screen just before asking me about agreeing the Microsoft's terms and conditions. This piece of new notebook must be joking! How can it failed? Or is there something missing? Sigh!

I then try to install Vista Home Basic for him and to my surprise,... this notebook installs Vista quite fast like a speeding bullet(after some tweaking)! Not a bad performance for a notebook with the price of RM1899.00. Maybe AMD has been improving Turion X2 RM72 processor a lot!

The next day, I then went online and found out that the SATA mode should be turned to IDE and not the default value of AHCI according to some forums. What a relief!

I offered to install the OS for him again after I found out the solution and he agreed. XP was beautifully installed together with service packs (2 & 3) and drivers. No problem at all! So you guys out there... Acer is Cheap and Good! & Working Well! Good buy!