[Guide] Laptop Buying Guide.

Update BUMP!

Also Y510p(i5) costs 59k & i7 one costs 70k (with Rs 1000 cashback, not including the 10% card one)

Also Z510 with i5 & 1GB GPU costs 49k
Lenovo Ideapad Z510 (59-405848) Notebook (4th Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB 8GB SSD/ Win8.1/ 1GB Graph) Rs.48990 Price in India - Buy Lenovo Ideapad Z510 (59-405848) Notebook (4th Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB 8GB SSD/ Win8.1/ 1GB Graph) Dark Chocolate Online - Lenovo: Flip
 

AashishSaini

Right off the assembly line
hey people I wish to buy a laptop and want you people to suggest me some. Here is some input from my side to let you know what I am looking for!

1) What is your budget?

45k-70k(rupees)


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

Thin and Light 12" - 15" screen


3) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?

I'd be using this laptop just for a bit of gaming and Office and Productivity Software



5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?

an i5 processor would be just fine i guess for my requirements (4th gen) dedicated graphics card ,ssd 128gb 4gb RAM(at least), portable and great in looks!



4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

I got Dell Inspiron 15 7537 on my mind, its just it doesn't offer full hd screen and has got an i5 processor but its got a touch screen and stunning looks which are tempting.

Lenovo Y510p is also an alternative.

I am not brand specific, im open to any brand



6) Anything else you would like to say?

Screen resolution ( a full hd would be nice! )
Battery back up >3 hours(at least)
Purchase place ( Online / Local ) Depends who is offering more!


Thanks in advance! :)
 
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kaz

right here
[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] In 40-50k range you have mentioned Z500 with 3rd Gen i5, but even 4th Gen i5 (Z510) is available under 50k on flipkart. Don't you think Z510 is a better option than Z500?
 
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seamon

seamon

Superhuman Spambot
[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] In 40-50k range you have mentioned Z500 with 3rd Gen i5, but even 4th Gen i5 (Z510) is available under 50k on flipkart. Don't you think Z510 is a better option than Z500?

Updated.
 
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seamon

seamon

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[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] What do you think about this laptop? Asus X550LD (XX082D) Notebook (4th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Free DOS) Rs.54599 Price in India - Buy Asus X550LD (XX082D) Notebook (4th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Free DOS) Dark Grey Online - Asus: Flipkart.com

Seems a good config for the price? How does it compare to the i5 Y510p?

You can't compare Maruti 800 to a Ferrari. :/
GPU - GT 820m=Trash.
 

dissel

Cyborg Agent
Hello,

I like to know how is the AMD Laptops ? Are they any good for 24x7 usage ? No heavy gaming though as well as intended to use Ubuntu on it.

Here are the following Rig in my mind.

Dell Vostro 14 3445 Notebook (APU Quad Core A6/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Ubuntu/ 2GB Graph) Rs.29490 Price in India - Buy Dell Vostro 14 3445 Notebook (APU Quad Core A6/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Ubuntu/ 2GB Graph) Grey Online - Dell: Flipkart.com

HP 15-g009AX Notebook (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Free DOS/ 2GB Graph) (G8D85PA) Rs.31990 Price in India - Buy HP 15-g009AX Notebook (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Free DOS/ 2GB Graph) (G8D85PA) SParkling Black Online - HP: Flipkart.com

Required Criteria HDMI out which the last one got.

As well I like to know AMD A6 is equivalent to which intel processor as well Gen.

Can any one able to throw some lights.

Note To MODS : I don't know where to post as I post my quires another thread assuming that was appropriate thread. Please delete the post here or there if it is not eligible .
 
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I can see the final cart price of the HP laptop @ 26.8k.

Get it. AMD A8 might not be equivalent to 4th gen i3 mobile processor but still it would be better than the ULV ones.

Gpu can handle the new games(not sure about all).

AMD ones are good, no worries
 

skeletor

Chosen of the Omnissiah
No heavy gaming though as well as intended to use Ubuntu on it.
Ubuntu will run the AMD Open Source driver by default. In Ubuntu 14.04, dynamic re-clocking/power saving features of AMD GPUs is NOT enabled by default. So, until you enable it, the laptop will run hot.

But no worries, since you can easily enable it. ;) You'll have to enable it by passing radeon.dpm=1 as kernel parameter in the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file. The laptop will run fine thereafter.
 

dissel

Cyborg Agent
I can see the final cart price of the HP laptop @ 26.8k.

Get it. AMD A8 might not be equivalent to 4th gen i3 mobile processor but still it would be better than the ULV ones.

Gpu can handle the new games(not sure about all).

AMD ones are good, no worries

Ubuntu will run the AMD Open Source driver by default. In Ubuntu 14.04, dynamic re-clocking/power saving features of AMD GPUs is NOT enabled by default. So, until you enable it, the laptop will run hot.

But no worries, since you can easily enable it. ;) You'll have to enable it by passing radeon.dpm=1 as kernel parameter in the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file. The laptop will run fine thereafter.

Thanks for the reply,

I'm keeping an eye on this which is intel 4th Gen i3 with integrated graphics - no bling - 14" added advantage.

Dell Inspiron 14 344234500iBU Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Ubuntu) Rs.31190 Price in India - Buy Dell Inspiron 14 344234500iBU Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Ubuntu) Black Online - Dell: Flipkart.com

I know Dell Vostro 14 is far better than this but it only comes with VGA port.

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Thanks ico, your reply is exactly what I'm looking for, Yes I want to how cool this AMD rig will be running under ubuntu.
 

skeletor

Chosen of the Omnissiah
Thanks ico, your reply is exactly what I'm looking for, Yes I want to how cool this AMD rig will be running under ubuntu.
Completely fine and cool with the Open Source driver these days after you do radeon.dpm=1.
 

Dauhak

Right off the assembly line
Can anyone recommend me the best in this price tag ?


1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
Ans : INR Rs 60,000 or less

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

Ans : 11" - 14” screen or less


3) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?

Ans : Full HD movies,videos, No games at all, But cpu intensive softwares.
(photoshop,illustrator,video studio,autocad)

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?

cpu : core i3-i5,(above 2.0 ghz)
Gpu : integrated , intel hd 4000 or above


4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

Any brand is fine with me


6) Anything else you would like to say?
Screen resolution : 1080p Full HD or even more if possible :p
Battery back up : at least 3 hours
Purchase place : ( Online /Hong Kong stores / Anywhere around the world)

Thank You,

P.s : Full Hd screen is very important for me,while being portable..That would be my priority
 
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seamon

seamon

Superhuman Spambot
Can anyone recommend me the best in this price tag ?


1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
Ans : INR Rs 60,000 or less

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

Ans : 11" - 14” screen or less


3) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?

Ans : Full HD movies,videos, No games at all, But cpu intensive softwares.
(photoshop,illustrator,video studio,autocad)

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?

cpu : core i3-i5,(above 2.0 ghz)
Gpu : integrated , intel hd 4000 or above


4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

Any brand is fine with me


6) Anything else you would like to say?
Screen resolution : 1080p Full HD or even more if possible :p
Battery back up : at least 3 hours
Purchase place : ( Online /Hong Kong stores / Anywhere around the world)

Thank You,

P.s : Full Hd screen is very important for me,while being portable..That would be my priority

Look at Lenovo Thinkpads or Macs.
 
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