To all South Africans looking to buy this item, please think very carefully before completing your purchase. As I found out, Acer considers the 1 year warranty as void when you order the laptop from Amazon USA. So when the hard drive failed after roughly 5 months of use, Acer SA would not help me at all! Never mind the fact that Acer is an international company with branches across the world, or that the product remains the same, no matter where it is produced or purchased. Their message is clear: "If you purchased from Amazon USA, then we will not cover the warranty". Not even their Limited International Travelers Warranty applied! People, this is yet another example (among many MANY examples) of a huge company failing to uphold the promises made to consumers! The only ray of sunshine here was that Amazon was willing to issue a refund for the drive. Thanks so Amazon, and no thanks to Acer!