coldfire101
Right off the assembly line
Hi folks,
I need to buy a laptop in a coupla weeks and thought I'd ask here for some advice.
I mostly need it to program (using MS VS 2012) and run SQL,Oracle etc. but also play a few games (BF3,Gears etc) for around 3-4 hrs a week.
My budget is 30k...well give or take a coupla thousand.As I got some flipkart credit (Rs.1000) I can stretch it out an extra thousand but then it hits the ceiling. Anyway here're my answers for the Qnnaire
1) What is your budget?
30-34k (34k outer limit)
2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
15.6
3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like:Samsung,ASUS
b. Dislike:Acer,Sony,....also to an extent Lenovo n HP
4) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Program in .NET languages (wud be using VS2012/2010,SQL Server,Oracle)
Casual Gaming (3-4hr a week max of bf3,cod,gears and a coupla others like torchlight)
5) What screen resolution(s) & type (glossy/matte) would you prefer?
Not to particular but anti-glare would be good
6) Anything else you would like to say? (eg: local purchase, ASS,matte/glossy finish)
Prefer Black coloured laptops only...no silver,grey,beige or any other bright colours!!!
Based on my requirements I've already mentally set aside a few models:
Samsung NP300E5X-A01IN:
Samsung NP300E5X-A01IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ DOS) - Samsung: Flipkart.com
Samsung NP355V5C-S05IN:
Samsung NP355V5C-S05IN Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 6GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph) - Samsung: Flipkart.com
The first models seems to be quite good but I'm not sure about the performance of the integrated HD 4000 grafix...however if I go fr ASUS and try the ones in the same price bracket I'm stuck with i3 models that come with the ultra low end nvidia gt610 which's actually slower than the integrated 4000 and probably consumes more battery life. Can I d ANY gaming on the first model cuz I like it and samsung laptops reputedly run cooler than others,which brings me to the second model the s05IN...Sure I don't game much and primarily need it for programming but need to know how hot(ter) it gets compared to the first one (A01IN). I really like it but the AMD brand keeps me puching away...does it get quite hot even while programming,surfing,watching movies,a bit of mutli-tasking or while gaming alone?? If it runs hot only while gaming,that's something I can live with as I also have a playstation that I could go for gaming. Asus is my favourite brand but it seems to have no models with the same config.Asus A55DR-SX102D doesn't seem to have dual grafix and I'm quite cautious concerning HP as I had experience with their products before (overheating,dead battery etc)so 2010ax is kind of a no-no.
So please help me and thanks for your patience in bearing with me.
Awaiting suggestions............
I need to buy a laptop in a coupla weeks and thought I'd ask here for some advice.
I mostly need it to program (using MS VS 2012) and run SQL,Oracle etc. but also play a few games (BF3,Gears etc) for around 3-4 hrs a week.
My budget is 30k...well give or take a coupla thousand.As I got some flipkart credit (Rs.1000) I can stretch it out an extra thousand but then it hits the ceiling. Anyway here're my answers for the Qnnaire
1) What is your budget?
30-34k (34k outer limit)
2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
15.6
3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like:Samsung,ASUS
b. Dislike:Acer,Sony,....also to an extent Lenovo n HP
4) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Program in .NET languages (wud be using VS2012/2010,SQL Server,Oracle)
Casual Gaming (3-4hr a week max of bf3,cod,gears and a coupla others like torchlight)
5) What screen resolution(s) & type (glossy/matte) would you prefer?
Not to particular but anti-glare would be good
6) Anything else you would like to say? (eg: local purchase, ASS,matte/glossy finish)
Prefer Black coloured laptops only...no silver,grey,beige or any other bright colours!!!
Based on my requirements I've already mentally set aside a few models:
Samsung NP300E5X-A01IN:
Samsung NP300E5X-A01IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ DOS) - Samsung: Flipkart.com
Samsung NP355V5C-S05IN:
Samsung NP355V5C-S05IN Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 6GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph) - Samsung: Flipkart.com
The first models seems to be quite good but I'm not sure about the performance of the integrated HD 4000 grafix...however if I go fr ASUS and try the ones in the same price bracket I'm stuck with i3 models that come with the ultra low end nvidia gt610 which's actually slower than the integrated 4000 and probably consumes more battery life. Can I d ANY gaming on the first model cuz I like it and samsung laptops reputedly run cooler than others,which brings me to the second model the s05IN...Sure I don't game much and primarily need it for programming but need to know how hot(ter) it gets compared to the first one (A01IN). I really like it but the AMD brand keeps me puching away...does it get quite hot even while programming,surfing,watching movies,a bit of mutli-tasking or while gaming alone?? If it runs hot only while gaming,that's something I can live with as I also have a playstation that I could go for gaming. Asus is my favourite brand but it seems to have no models with the same config.Asus A55DR-SX102D doesn't seem to have dual grafix and I'm quite cautious concerning HP as I had experience with their products before (overheating,dead battery etc)so 2010ax is kind of a no-no.
So please help me and thanks for your patience in bearing with me.
Awaiting suggestions............