laptop buying advice

[123hero]

1.What is your budget?
A:- around 40000-45000 INR

2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
both sleek books as well as main stream laptops are ok with me

3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
preferred brands:- Dell, Lenovo, Asus, Acer, HP

4) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
mostly browsing and working on MS office .....then watching videos and playing games

5)What screen resolution(s) & type (glossy/matte) would you prefer?
preferably 1366*768 resolution with LED display and atleast a 14 inch screen

6) anything else
A----i will using the laptop for watching HD videos as well as playing some games with some heavy graphics . so laptop having atleast 1 GB graphic card would be preferred
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also i am confused between Acer aspire as5755g and Lenovo z 570.......i am also interested in having a look at the Lenovo Ideapad S 405 ( AMD a8 processor , 1 tb HDD, 1 Gb gpu 14 inch screen )
please suggest me a good laptop which fits the above criteria and also advise whether I should wait for any upcoming one
thanks

 

[daks]

HP Pavilion G6-2016TX Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win7 HB/ 1GB Graph): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review HP Notebook

HP Pavilion G6-2202TX Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review HP Notebook

HP Pavilion G6-2005AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win7 HB/ 1.5GB Graph): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review HP Notebook

Check these out..

 

[123hero]

HP Pavilion G6-2016TX Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win7 HB/ 1GB Graph): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review HP Notebook

HP Pavilion G6-2202TX Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review HP Notebook

HP Pavilion G6-2005AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win7 HB/ 1.5GB Graph): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review HP Notebook

Check these out..

do the AMD laptops have heating problems....?
hows the graphics when compared with Acer aspire as5755g which has a 2 gb graphic card

 

[coderunknown]

do the AMD laptops have heating problems....?
hows the graphics when compared with Acer aspire as5755g which has a 2 gb graphic card

no heating problem.

Both have same GPU: AMD HD 7670M. So performance will be same irrespective of graphics memory.

 

[123hero]

no heating problem.

Both have same GPU: AMD HD 7670M. So performance will be same irrespective of graphics memory.

hows the lenovo s 405 as compared to the Hp and the acer .....are there any other brands which have more powerful GPU but in the same price range
thanks

 

[Anish9218]

@Sam: Hey are you sure that there is no heating problem? I'm planning to buy a laptop(budget-40-42k, Purpose-Surfing and Gaming) and I went to the HP Showroom near my place for laptop prices, they told me the AMD laptops are on demand but advised me to go for intel ones cuz AMD heat up a little. The price of the AMD laptop looks real tempting. I'm confused.

 

[thetechfreak]

Shopkeepers
They want to sell Intel probably as their stock is piling with lack of buyers.

 

[coderunknown]

hows the lenovo s 405 as compared to the Hp and the acer .....are there any other brands which have more powerful GPU but in the same price range
thanks

S405 is an underpowered laptop, kind of ultrabook. The processor is weaker than the 4500M and the GPU is even more weak (7670M >>> 7450M). Avoid it. But as your budget is above 40k, better go for 2016TX or even Dell 15R.

@Sam: Hey are you sure that there is no heating problem? I'm planning to buy a laptop(budget-40-42k, Purpose-Surfing and Gaming) and I went to the HP Showroom near my place for laptop prices, they told me the AMD laptops are on demand but advised me to go for intel ones cuz AMD heat up a little. The price of the AMD laptop looks real tempting. I'm confused.

At 42k, it is better to invest in laptops with 3rd gen i5. AMD A8 is fine for the asking price (32k locally) but as you can't upgrade the laptop's processor, i'll suggest invest in laptop with best in class processor & GPU. Dell New Inspiron 15R or HP Pavilion G6-2016TX. 3rd gen i5 is lot better than any AMD processor in the laptop space.

laptop will heat up if you try playing games with everything max'd out irrespective of it being powered by Intel or AMD processor. Under normal operation or light gaming, you can't differentiate.

 

[daks]

do the AMD laptops have heating problems....?
hows the graphics when compared with Acer aspire as5755g which has a 2 gb graphic card

Why do you want to go with 2nd Gen i5 , when you can get 3rd Gen i5 at the same price, and the graphic card is GT 540M, now being re-branded as GT630M,

AMD 7670M is a little better compared to GT 630M.

Since your budget is 40-45k its better you choose a good Processor and a good GPU.

AMD-A8 is purely a budget orientated system with a good CPU (~i3) and good GPU.

If you are not concerned with the build quality of the laptops(Fingerprint marks all over,which i don't personally like), HP G6 series is your best bet.

 

[123hero]

S405 is an underpowered laptop, kind of ultrabook. The processor is weaker than the 4500M and the GPU is even more weak (7670M >>> 7450M). Avoid it. But as your budget is above 40k, better go for 2016TX or even Dell 15R.


whats the specific model number of the dell inspiron 15 R.
hows the performance and gaming level in it compared to the HP Paviliob g6 2012 tx...........
whats the avg fps i can get while playing some graphic intensive games like Crysis 2

 

[coderunknown]

Dell doesn't provide any specific model no so if you order from flipkart, this is it. If you are going to get it locally, just ask for the cheapest Dell 15R powered by 3rd gen i5.

 

[Anish9218]

@SaM okay. Thanks. the 2016tx stock is over everywhere except a few places(42k). What I was thinking was for normal surfing and using softwares like AutoCAD etc would not require an i5 proccy for me, so instead I could go for an AMD laptop(having same graphic card-7670) for 34k and Ill pay the rest amount to extend the warranty and maybe a cooling pad. No, I would not play the games at max resolution. Medium would do for me. I read somewhere A8-4500M would be in between i3 and an i5. I think it would serve my needs more than enough other than gaming. What say?

 

[coderunknown]

hows the performance and gaming level in it compared to the HP Paviliob g6 2012 tx...........

no performance difference. Just that some find G6 build quality to be cheap. Can be cause of glossy plastic.

whats the avg fps i can get while playing some graphic intensive games like Crysis 2

Should be playable on mid-high with some of the settings toned down at default resolution. At least without the high resolution texture pack, game should be playable at high.

@SaM okay. Thanks. the 2016tx stock is over everywhere except a few places(42k). What I was thinking was for normal surfing and using softwares like AutoCAD etc would not require an i5 proccy for me, so instead I could go for an AMD laptop(having same graphic card-7670) for 34k and Ill pay the rest amount to extend the warranty and maybe a cooling pad.

thats a better idea actually. sometimes (launching several softwares and switching between them) the A8 based laptop will feel slow. But for general work, the difference is negligible. You can also add a (caching) SSD replacing the optical drive.

No, I would not play the games at max resolution. Medium would do for me. I read somewhere A8-4500M would be in between i3 and an i5. I think it would serve my needs more than enough other than gaming. What say?

Performance wise yes, A8 performs slightly better than 2nd gen i3. BTW Flipkart's price is lot more. Locally you'll find it for 32-33k, of course without cooling pad.

 

[Anish9218]

@SaM Did you buy the A8 proccy laptop? Whats your say about it? I think Ill wait a little more time till Dec 25 where the offers start up again like extended warranty along with the laptop.

 

[coderunknown]

@SaM Did you buy the A8 proccy laptop? Whats your say about it? I think Ill wait a little more time till Dec 25 where the offers start up again like extended warranty along with the laptop.

i have tested my friend's HP laptop with A8. tested mainly games on both discrete as well as integrated GPU. Found it to be fine in most task and best of all, you can do a lot of fiddling around if you wish. Just single threaded performance is not good.

And how do you know when offers will be back. christmas

 

[123hero]

@ sam
upto what extent can i configure the lappie..? i mean adding extra things like ram .....
will multi tasking be a problem on the Hp g6 2005 ax...?
hows the screen quality...
plastic and durability are not that much important to me.......i m looking for performance and gaming hence acceptable levels of build quality should suffice....
does the latest insipron 15 ( i5 3rd gen have dedicated GPU ?

 

[nandu26]

@ sam
upto what extent can i configure the lappie..? i mean adding extra things like ram .....
will multi tasking be a problem on the Hp g6 2005 ax...?
hows the screen quality...
plastic and durability are not that much important to me.......i m looking for performance and gaming hence acceptable levels of build quality should suffice....
does the latest insipron 15 ( i5 3rd gen have dedicated GPU ?

I think Inspiron 15 has 1 GB graphics card.

 

[coderunknown]

@ sam
upto what extent can i configure the lappie..? i mean adding extra things like ram .....

hardware wise, add ram (1 free slot) & replace HDD. or replace the HDD/ODD with an SSD.
software wise you can configure a lot too. essentially you can change clock speed, GPU being used.

will multi tasking be a problem on the Hp g6 2005 ax...?
hows the screen quality...

won't be unless you try to run games with some encoding/compression going on in the background.
screen quality is excellent. brightness level is really high but at the cost of battery life.

plastic and durability are not that much important to me.......i m looking for performance and gaming hence acceptable levels of build quality should suffice....
does the latest insipron 15 ( i5 3rd gen have dedicated GPU ?

the one available at 44k has the same GPU. 40k has integrated Intel HD4000.

 

[123hero]

the hp pavillion g6 2010 ax looks a very tempting option.....with 1 tb HDD and 6 gb ram and 1.5 gb GPU......is this better than the dell inspiron 15 r

 

[coderunknown]

the hp pavillion g6 2010 ax looks a very tempting option.....with 1 tb HDD and 6 gb ram and 1.5 gb GPU......is this better than the dell inspiron 15 r

performance wise Dell 15R is still better. with 2010AX you get more hard drive & dual GPU (again performance will be marginally more). Buy 2010AX if you want to save a good amount of cash. And 2010AX is exclusively available at flipkart only.