Buying new laptop

[darth_vader1280]

1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
30000 and no more

2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
Mainstream

3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
No HP, if it's a really good laptop then no problem if it's HP


4) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Primarily downloading machine 24 hrs a day and web browsing and also used as htpc, so HDMI with bitstreaming of HDAudio is necessary.

5) What screen resolution(s) & type (glossy/matte) would you prefer?
No preference

6) Anything else you would like to say? (eg: local purchase, ASS,matte/glossy finish)

 

[rider]

Samsung NP300E5Z-A07IN It is under your budget and comes with 640GB HDD. The best thing is it has battery backup upto 6 hours.

 

[darth_vader1280]

are samsung laptops reliable, and how is the service

 

[rider]

Samsung laptops are great, the company is doing hard wordk to get in laptop market, providing excellent specs and features. You wont get any core-i5 2nd gen in this budget. It has awesome anti-galre slim LED bazel display and good quality of battery which last upto 6 hours and 1000 cycles. Typical laptop give up uto 3hrs battery backup and 300 cycles of battery. Don't know about service in hassan, its fine in my new delhi NCR.

 

[darth_vader1280]

what about Asus X54C-SX261D, similar specs except for the larger battery and hdd. Can i replace the hdd from these laptops and install ssd. Any trinity based laptop in my price range

 

[rider]

Asus is little heavier, glossy screen, no SRS surround sound and probably will have worse display than samsung one.

I don't think their would be any trinity laptop in your budget.

You may be install SSDs by removing DVD drive.

 

[darth_vader1280]

you can't install in the hdd bay??

 

[coderunknown]

^^ you can but remember SSD cost a bomb even for small storage. moreover performance drives cost close to 10k for 180GB

 

[aroraanant]

For you here are the best options.

 

[darth_vader1280]

^^all of them are over my budget.

 

[sarthak]

^^all of them are over my budget.

Flipkart is expensive. You will find them a bit cheaper locally.

 

[darth_vader1280]

I am going to postpone buying a new laptop for a few months due to financial constraints, maybe by that time ivy bridge will be more affordable, thanks for your suggestions.