All laptop related queries here!!!

[ksrao_74]

Brands Interested in:
Dell, HP, Lenovo, Sony

Requirements:
Shud cost less than Rs.90,000
Good Battery Life(at least 3-4 hrs)
Good Wireless Connectivity
At least 2 GB RAM
At least 100GB HDD
Weight shud be below 2.5 Kgs
Display 14" Widescreen

As of now I have two models in mind.
1.Thinkpad T61 - 14" Widescreen
2.HP Compaq 6910p - 14.1"

Main purpose is basic computing( MS Office), surfing internet and watching movies( which is why Im looking at widescreen display). Guys your thots on the above two models and your suggestions!!!!!

 

[desiibond]

Dude. T61 is really really big headache. There are copule of T61 owners in my company and all them are reporting various issues like display issues and network issues.

Since you have a budget upto 90k, go for Sony or Dell. They are light and are sexy and feature rich. If you are a gamer, get Dell XPS 1530.

I would pick this one: *www.sony.co.in/product/vgn-sr13gn

Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz) with 1066MHz FSB
2Gb DDR2 RAM
HD3470 onboard (directX 10 card)
250Gb HDD
13.3 (33.8 cm) wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800) TFT colour LED display (Clear Bright LCD: White LED)
cardreader, wifi, bluetooth, inbuilt 1280x1024 resolution camera

Less than 2kg weight
windows Vista Business SP1 preinstalled
optional Windows XP disc included.
Price : 75k.


option 2:

Dell XPS M1530

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9300 2.5GHz 800MHz FSB
Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium 32 bit SP1 Edition (English)
15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)
4GB ( 2 X 2048MB ) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
320GB SATA Hard Drive
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8600M GT
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
TV Tuner Card (ExpressCard)
wifi, bluetooth
1 ExpressCard Slot
Dell(TM) Travel Remote Control
Price : 78k including tax.
weight will be around 3kg and not more than that but is an extremely powerful laptop.

 

[dreamcatcher]

Dell Inspiron M1530

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9300 2.5GHz 800MHz FSB
Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium 32 bit SP1 Edition (English)
15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)
4GB ( 2 X 2048MB ) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
320GB SATA Hard Drive
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8600M GT
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
TV Tuner Card (ExpressCard)
wifi, bluetooth
1 ExpressCard Slot
Dell(TM) Travel Remote Control
Price : 78k including tax.
weight will be around 3kg and not more than that but is an extremely powerful laptop.

Its DELL IXUS 1530 mate

 

[ksrao_74]

Dude. T61 is really really big headache. There are copule of T61 owners in my company and all them are reporting various issues like display issues and network issues.

Since you have a budget upto 90k, go for Sony or Dell. They are light and are sexy and feature rich. If you are a gamer, get Dell XPS 1530.

I would pick this one: *www.sony.co.in/product/vgn-sr13gn

Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz) with 1066MHz FSB
2Gb DDR2 RAM
HD3470 onboard (directX 10 card)
250Gb HDD
13.3 (33.8 cm) wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800) TFT colour LED display (Clear Bright LCD: White LED)
cardreader, wifi, bluetooth, inbuilt 1280x1024 resolution camera

Less than 2kg weight
windows Vista Business SP1 preinstalled
optional Windows XP disc included.
Price : 75k.


option 2:

Dell Inspiron M1530

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9300 2.5GHz 800MHz FSB
Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium 32 bit SP1 Edition (English)
15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)
4GB ( 2 X 2048MB ) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
320GB SATA Hard Drive
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8600M GT
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
TV Tuner Card (ExpressCard)
wifi, bluetooth
1 ExpressCard Slot
Dell(TM) Travel Remote Control
Price : 78k including tax.
weight will be around 3kg and not more than that but is an extremely powerful laptop.

thx dude sony looks good but dell has got more options.....but sony is damn lite and donno abt dell....anyways think im gonna go for sony

thx duke..appreciated

 

[streakrider007]

My laptop won't shutdown!!! woe is me....when i give shutdown command it just wont shutdown and i will have to use the turn off switch please help me..!!!

 

[desiibond]

Its DELL IXUS 1530 mate

Actually it's Dell XPS. My mistake.

btw, IXUS is Canon's digicam brand name.

 

[R2K]

^^

emi will be a waste of money............save enough and then go shopin......for the lappy

 

[Ei8t]

How to Check if a Graphic Card is DDR2 or DDR3 in a laptop(9600 GT)???????????

 

[azbokikr]

Confused

Hey guys,
I was looking to pick up a Compaq laptop in the range 30-35k. I have narrowed my choice down to two laptops:

1. Compaq V3749AU- AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60, 2ghz 2x512kB cache, 1600Mhz FSB, 160gb HDD, 2gb RAM NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M (shared upto 799MB) graphics card, 14.1" display.

2. Compaq CQ50-107AU- AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-60, 1.9ghz 2x512kB cache,1600Mhz FSB, 160gb HDD, 2gb RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8200M (shared upto 895MB) graphics card, 15.4" display.

Between the Turion TL-60 and the Athlon QL-60, which processor is better (wrt performance and battery-life)? I have heard about the Athlon X2 TK series but have never come across the QL-60 processor. I tried looking it up, but did not find any reviews as such.

Also, is there any significant difference between the two graphics cards?

Thanks in advance.

 

[IronManForever]

Re: Confused

Hey guys,
I was looking to pick up a Compaq laptop in the range 30-35k. I have narrowed my choice down to two laptops:

1. Compaq V3749AU- AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60, 2ghz 2x512kB cache, 1600Mhz FSB, 160gb HDD, 2gb RAM NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M (shared upto 799MB) graphics card, 14.1" display.

2. Compaq CQ50-107AU- AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-60, 1.9ghz 2x512kB cache,1600Mhz FSB, 160gb HDD, 2gb RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8200M (shared upto 895MB) graphics card, 15.4" display.

Between the Turion TL-60 and the Athlon QL-60, which processor is better (wrt performance and battery-life)? I have heard about the Athlon X2 TK series but have never come across the QL-60 processor. I tried looking it up, but did not find any reviews as such.

Also, is there any significant difference between the two graphics cards?

Thanks in advance.

The 2nd Laptop looks pretty nice to me as far as the specifications go.

The 1st laptop ought to be better battery wise but the 2nd one seems better in performance aspect. T

he graphics card on the 2nd laptop is much better for gaming as well as HD videos.

PS: What is the price of the 2nd laptop? Specs are pretty good if it comes @ around 30 thousand...

 

[azbokikr]

Re: Confused

@IronManForever:
The CQ50 107AU costs ~35k.

The V3749AU is apparently discontinued, therefore its out of the question. However, I am still skeptical about going in for the Athlon X2 as i heard that the turion X2s is much much better in terms of performance(?).

I read here that the QL 60 was released on June 2008. So is it an improvement over the Turion X2 TL series?

EDIT: I also had a look at Lenovo G410 2049 44Q laptop- Intel Core2Duo T5450, 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 14.1" display, Bluetooth integrated. The price is roughly the same @ ~35k. Is it worth considering?

 

[premshunyo]

which is the best laptop available in the market for a 25000-35000 pls reply because its urgent for me

 

[Dr.tweaker]

i am also looking for a decent laptop from acer/compaq within a price budget of 28000/- to 30000/-.i want a solution from amd processors as they seem to come with better integrated graphics.I narrowed down on acer aspire 4520 but it has amd 1.7ghz proccy with 2*256kb l2 cache.will it be a problem in ocassionally playing games?does 4520 has a turionX2 or Athlon X2 proccy?is there any soln with amd turionX2 within this budget?please do not suggest pentium dual cores.also is there a c2duo in this budget/

 

[batsD1]

ASUS Eee PC vs MSI Wind 100U

People, I'm looking to buy an ultraportable and can't decide between the ASUS Eee PC 1000H and the MSI wind. Need help making up my mind. Read the reviews but looking for actual user experience in India especially the after sales service.

 

[cooldudie3]

Lenovo makes great ultraportables like the X series Thinkpad. I like the Lenovo ideapad U130. Good design and ultraportable with power.

 

[Sourabh]

Re: ASUS Eee PC vs MSI Wind 100U

People, I'm looking to buy an ultraportable and can't decide between the ASUS Eee PC 1000H and the MSI wind. Need help making up my mind. Read the reviews but looking for actual user experience in India especially the after sales service.

1000H is slightly expensive over the WIND but it's worth it. If you don't mind the fact that it has a regular hard drive (in a netbook), then go for the 1000H. Should set you back by 25-26k in India. Regarding after sales service, ASUS does have service centers in most major cities so just check at your end. Should be fine as long as there's a service center in your city. As a bonus, the 1000H model has 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth and has a more sturdy build. I really hate the fact that they've just launched Windows XP Eee PCs in India. Nothing against Windows XP but just that it turns out to be slightly expensive.

 

[gurujee]

Re: ASUS Eee PC vs MSI Wind 100U

People, I'm looking to buy an ultraportable and can't decide between the ASUS Eee PC 1000H and the MSI wind. Need help making up my mind. Read the reviews but looking for actual user experience in India especially the after sales service.

how about the NEW acer aspire one 18klinux/21kWXp

 

[batsD1]

Re: ASUS Eee PC vs MSI Wind 100U

how about the NEW acer aspire one 18klinux/21kWXp

Thanks people. I would prefer a windows machine as I'm more comfy with it. Nothing against Linux coz its ok as long as you using the regular built in apps. For customising you have to do a lot of messing around and that is something I neither have the time for nor the inclination.

 

[raina_rocks]

hey ppl i need a laptop...
folln r d specifications...
c2d
2gb ram
250gb hdd
dvd rw
n other normal things....
graphics card is optional....
can u ppl plz help.... wat will b d budget fr all this...
n wat brand shud i prefer???

 

[azaad_shri75]

go for dell.