Laptop Buying Reference & Guide

[thetechfreak]

LAPTOP BUYING REFERENCE & GUIDE​

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This is a guide which is also a pricelist which will be a reference for things to look for under particular budget. The recommended laptops will be highlighted in Bold


Please choose the budget interested in-


1)Budget Rs.20000(Netbooks)
2)Budget Rs.35000
3)Budget upto Rs.60000
4)Budget above Rs.60000
5)Ultrabooks


General Notes-

1) All the RAM of laptops are DDR 3. Hence not specifically mentioning DDR 3 everywhere. Take it to be DDR 3 unless otherwise specificed.All Laptops/Netbooks have a Webcam. So haven't separately written. Think it to be there unless otherwise specified.

2) Flipkart.com is the website used for price reference. Although it could be cheaper on your local dealer only online prices to be used as reference.


3) Some short forms use that I am explaining below.

Win 7 HB- Windows 7 Home Basic.
Win 7 HP- Windows 7 Home Premium.

4) There are literally hundreds of laptops out there. And I donot feel it is necessary to mention all of them. After a while their configuration gets repetitive and a saturation point is reached.

5) All screen sizes mentioned are in inches unless otherwise mentioned.

Also I would like to dashing.sujay for his contribution on the Ultrabooks post

 

[thetechfreak]

Laptop Reference Guide

BUDGET Rs.20000(Netbooks)​

What to expect in this price range?

Ultra Portable, small sized Net Books. Dont expect good performance. Ideal for Surfing the internet and playing a casual game. Very less laptops in this range provide dedicated Graphics.

Also surprised to see how many full sized 15.6 Inch laptops available. Very surprising indeed!

Model & Make | Processor | RAM | Graphics | HDD | Screen Size | Resolution | Operating System | USB 3.0 ports | Optical Drive | Price Acer Aspire One AOHAPPY2 |Intel Atom N570|1 GB|Intel HD Graphics|320 GB|10.1|1024x600|Win 7 Basic|0|N|16275
ASUS X54H-SX136D|Intel B950|2 GB|Intel HD Graphics|320 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|1|Y|20808
Toshiba Satellite C665-P5012|Intel P6200|2 GB|Intel HD Graphics|320 GB|15.6|1366x768|-Nil-|0|Y|20102
HP Mini 110-3736TU|Intel Atom N570|2 GB|Intel HD Graphics|320 GB|10.1|1024x600|Win 7 Starter|2|N|18900
Samsung RV513-A02IN |AMD Athlon II E 450|2 GB|Radeon 6310M|320 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|0|Y|20783
ACER EM 355|Intel Atom N455|1 GB|Intel HD Graphics|250 GB|10.1|1024x600|Win 7 Starter|0|N| 13295

 

[thetechfreak]

Laptop Reference Guide

Budget Rs.35000​

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What to expect in this budget?
Most laptops in this budget will give you a good laptop which will serve casual gaming.
But if you are into serious gaming like playing games like Call of Duty at high resolution and settings it is better to get a laptop of higher budget.

Most of laptops of this budget have Intel Hd graphics only. It is enough for casual gaming but for watching HD videos it is more recommended to have dedicated graphics.

Model & Make | Processor | RAM | Graphics | HDD | Screen Size | Resolution | Operating System | USB 3.0 ports | Optical Drive | Price
Toshiba Satellite L570-P5210|Intel Pentium B960|2 GB|Intel HD Graphics|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|0|Y|28334
Asus U32U|AMD E-450|2 GB|AMD Raedeon 6320|320 GB|13.3|1366x768|Win 7 HB|2|Y|30999
Acer Aspire 5755|Intel Core i3-2310M|2 GB|Intel HD3000|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|1|Y|29457
Lenovo G570|Intel Core i5 2430M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|0|Y|32436
Dell Vostro 1450|Intel Core i5 2450M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|0|Y|34225
HP Pavilion G6-1313AX |AMD A6 3420M|4GB|ATI Radeon HD 6520G|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|0|Y|31001
ASUS X53TA-SX096D |AMD A6 3400M|2 GB|ATI Radeon HD6650|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|1|Y|28430
HP Notebook G6-1202TX|Intel Core i3 2330M|4GB|ATI Radeon HD 6470M|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|0|Y|34960
Acer Aspire 5750z|Intel B490|2 GB|Intel HD3000|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|0|Y|25390
Asus X53SC-SX492D|Core i5 2430M|2 GB|GeForce GT 520MX|750 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|1|Y|35802
ASUS P53E-S0101D|Core i5 2430M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|750 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|0|Y|30887
Acer Aspire 5755G |Core i3 2310M|4GB|GeForce GT 540M|640 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|1|Y|35482

 

[thetechfreak]

Laptop Reference Guide

BUDGET UPTO Rs.60000​

What to expect in this budget?

This is the budget that most manufacturers throw maximum features. Spending this much will enable gaming at decent settings. Manymanyfacturers also provide top end i7 processors which wasnt available previously in this budget.
This is the budget where you will find laptops to use as your main PC.

Model & Make | Processor | RAM | Graphics | HDD | Screen Size | Resolution | Operating System | USB 3.0 ports | Optical Drive | Price
Acer Aspire 5830TG|Intel Core i5 2410M|3GB|NVIDIA GT 540M|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|0|Y|40990
MSI GE620|Intel Core i5 2410M|3GB|Intel HD3000|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|2|Y|38999
Toshiba Portege R830-I3310|Intel Core i3 2340M|4GB|Intel HD3000|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|1|Y|42789
Dell Inspiron 13z|Intel Core i5 2430M|2GB|Intel HD3000|320 GB|13|1366x768|Win 7 HB|1|Y|42780
Dell Inspiron 15|Intel Core i5 2450M|4GB|GT 525m|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|0|Y|37066
HP G6-2008TX |Intel Core i3 2350M|4GB|Radeon HD 7670M|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HB|2|Y|39430
Lenovo IdeaPad Z570|Intel Core i5 2430M|4GB|GeFore GT 520M|750 GB|15.6|1366x768|DOS|0|Y|44331
HP Dv6-6155tx|Intel Core i5 2430M|4GB|Radeon HD 6490M|750 GB|15.6|1366x769|Win 7 HB 64 Bit|0|Y|45442
HP Dv6-6154tx|Intel Core i5 2430M|4GB|Radeon HD 6490M|750 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|2|Y|47940
Dell XPS 15|Intel Core i3 2330M|4GB|GeForce GT 540M|500 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|0|Y|49900
Lenovo Y570|Intel Core i7 2630M|6GB|GeForce GT 555M|750 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|2|Y|50000
Toshiba Satellite L570-X531B|Intel i5 2450M|6GB|GeForce GT 525M|750 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|1|Y|50279
HP Dv6-6121tx |Intel Core i7 2630QM|4GB|Radeon HD 6770M|640 GB|15.6|1366x768|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|2|Y|57990
Sony Vaio VPCCB45FN |Intel Core i5 2450M|4GB|Radeon HD 6630M|640 GB|15.5|1920x1080|Win 7 HP 64 Bit|1|Y|59990

 

[thetechfreak]

Laptop Reference Guide

BUDGET ABOVE Rs.60000​

WORK IN PROGRESS

 

[thetechfreak]

Laptop Reference Guide

ULTRABOOKS​

Technically an ultrabook is defined as a laptop of thickness less than 0.8 inches using an Intel CPU.

It is important to notice that ultrabooks are a trademark of Intel. If a laptop technically qualifies to be an ultrabook but it doesn't uses an Intel CPU, it can't be called as an ultrabook.

Ultrabooks future chart:

Ultrabook Specifications (future roadmap)​

Spoiler

Platform | Huron River | Chief River | Shark Bay Release date |October, 2011|June, 2012 (expected)|2013 (expected)
Processor |Sandy Bridge microarchitecture Intel Core models CULV (17 W TDP)|Ivy Bridge microarchitecture Intel Core models CULV (17 W TDP)| Haswell microarchitecture SoC (15 W TDP)|
Height (maximum) |

• 18 mm for 13.3" and smaller displays
• 21 mm for 14.0" and larger displays

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• 18 mm for 13.3" and smaller displays
• 21 mm for 14.0" and larger displays
• 23 mm for convertible tablets

|N/A|
Battery life ( minimum ) |5 hours|5 hours|"
Resume from hibernation ( maximum ) |7 seconds from S4|7 seconds from S4|"
Storage |no requirements|

• 80 MB/s transfer rate (minimum)
• 16 GB capacity (minimum)

|"
Ports |no requirements|USB 3.0|"
Software and firmware |

• Intel Management Engine 7.1 (or higher)
• Intel Anti-Theft Technology
• Intel Identity Protection Technology

|

• Intel Management Engine 8.0 (or higher)
• Intel Anti-Theft Technology
• Intel Identity Protection Technology

|"

Reference laptops:

Model & Make | Processor | RAM | Graphics | SDD | Screen Size | Resolution | Operating System | USB 3.0 ports | Optical Drive | Price
HP Folio 13|Intel Core i5 2467M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|128 GB|13.3|1366x768|Windows 7 HP 64 Bit|2|N|69990
Lenovo IdeaPad U300s|Intel Core i5 2467M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|128 GB|13.3|1366x768|Windows 7 HP 64 Bit|1|N|67990
Apple MacBook Air|Intel Core i5 2567M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|128 GB|11|1366x768|Mac OSX Lion|0|N|67900
Asuz Zenbook UX31E|Intel Core i7 2677M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|256 GB|13.3|1600x900|Windows 7 HP 64 Bit|1|N|99999
*Acer Aspire S3|Intel Core i5 2467M|4 GB|Intel HD3000|320 GB (HDD)|13.3|1366x768|Windows 7 HP 64 Bit|2|N|50900

*The Acer Aspire S3 also has a additional 320 GB(alongwith with a 20 GB SSD)traditional Hard Drive.Check here

This Aspire S3 supposedly ships with a 20GB solid-state drive and a 320GB Hitachi hard drive....

 

[thetechfreak]

Laptop Reference Guide

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[thetechfreak]

Laptop Reference Guide

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[coderunknown]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

nice. waiting

 

[thetechfreak]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

Rs.35000 budget done. Notes added in first post and also the 3rd post.
Will take a few days for guide to be completely done.

 

[theserpent]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

Nice. thread

 

[mayoorite]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

Please gives scores (out of 5) on the basis of :
1)Build quality(based upon Durability and anti-finger print,dust proof)
2)Dispaly(based upon reflecting/matt type ,viewing angle and overall display quality)
3)C.P.U. Performance(Based upon user experince and benchmarks)
4)G.P.U Performance(Based upon user experince and benchmarks for low/med/high gaming)
5)Battery Runtime
6)Sound quality
7)Overall rating
Some cons should also be mentioned like :"heating up","noisy",etc.

 

[dashing.sujay]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

^It can't be given until and unless you use every damn laptop personally.

 

[thetechfreak]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

@mayorite yes.very difficult to implement as well.

I recommend anyone who wants to know more specs of a particular model to please google for reviews

Will be adding 55k budget today and one other segment

 

[theserpent]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

Acer 5742 is also good.Its under 35k

 

[thetechfreak]

Re: Laptop Reference Guide

Work done for now. Will add High Budget and Ultra books soon.

 

[dashing.sujay]

There are some models which should not have been added. You have added most of the models falling within that budget. Add only selected ones. Also be specific on model, like there is no "Sony Vaio C", its Sony Vaio VPCCB45FN / CB45. And I don't understand why do you suggest for a desktop in a laptop reference thread?

 

[coderunknown]

And I don't understand why do you suggest for a desktop in a laptop reference thread?

where you find desktop? what he mentioned in last post is desktop replacement. not desktops

@techfreak, add processor clock speed also. won't take a lot of time to add those.

 

[dashing.sujay]

Ok fine.

 

[thetechfreak]

You have added most of
the models falling within that budget

Yes. I wanted to give an idea of whixh configs are available and what should be bought

Sony specific model added.