Laptop buying help..

[smartyrohan12]

Ohk guys i hav decided to buy a new laptop ...and i hav zeroed in 3 models...

1. HP pavillion dv4-3015tx
14 inch
2nd gen core i3 processor(2.1 ghz)
3gb RAM
500Gb HDD
DVD-RW
Ati radeon 6750(1gb DDR5)
Price 37k

2. dell inspiron 15r.
15 inch
2nd gen core i3 processor(2.1 ghz)
4gb RAM
500Gb hdd
blu ray
intel hd 3000
price 41k


3. acer aspire timelinex 5830
Intel Core i3 (i3, 2.10 GHz
(15.6") LED
nVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1 GB
3 GB DDR3 SDRAM
500 GB Serial ATA
DVD - Writer
- Maximum Battery Run Time 9 Hour
price- unknown



so i ask all the proud owners of these laptops to give a review about the laptops , battery life( in both cases if switchable graphics ), switchable graphics, gaming capacity, after sales service, warranty and build quality ... i would be happy if other non owners post their views. thankx.

 

[Ishu Gupta]

HP DV4 3016TX - 42k This has an i5 and 4GB ram.
Flipkart.com: HP Pavilion DV6 Series Dv4 - 3016tx: Computer
ASUS K53SC-SX054D - 34k i5 and 520M.
Flipkart.com: Asus K Series K53SC-SX054D: Computer

HP has a battery life of 5hrs while general browsing, 2.5hrs while gaming.
ASUS should be around the same.
Gaming wise HP is 50% better than the ASUS.
Both have 1 year onsite warranty. ASUS also gives international warranty.

ASS of HP is decent, ASUS' is good.
Build quality is good for both.


The Dell here sucks. You won't be able to game without a graphic card.

 

[smartyrohan12]

One thing that i want to tell more ...there is a reason i chose only core i3 processor because they may not be all powerful but upto a nyc lvl and consume less battery ....

 

[Prongs298]

Get the hp dv4. Its best out of the ones OP mentioned.

 

[Ishu Gupta]

One thing that i want to tell more ...there is a reason i chose only core i3 processor because they may not be all powerful but upto a nyc lvl and consume less battery ....

On similar load levels, they have very similar power consumption. ie If both CPUs are only running a web browser, their power consumption would be similar.
Only time that the i5 will consume more power will be when the i5 is doing more work that the i3 (on load). But then it would do the work faster than the i3 anyway.

 

[smartyrohan12]

yah point taken...please tell me how is the gaming performance..and is it enough for next 3 - 4 years...

yah point taken...please tell me how is the gaming performance..and is it enough for next 3 - 4 years...

I was taking about the core i3 processor ...tell me about it...

 

[Ishu Gupta]

2 years.

 

[smartyrohan12]

i guess 2 years is fyn...what abt core i5..??

can anyonw tell me how is the after sales service of HP and acer...

 

[Krow]

can anyonw tell me how is the after sales service of HP and acer...

Please refrain from using varied fonts and large font sizes. Unless extremely necessary to do otherwise, please use normal fonts. Thanks.

 

[Ishu Gupta]

Same. Its more limited by the GPU.

 

[aroraanant]

if u can then just extend ur budget a lil bit and go for dell xps or look something out in sony.
HP DV4 is not good at all according to me.

 

[pranav0091]

if u can then just extend ur budget a lil bit and go for dell xps or look something out in sony.
HP DV4 is not good at all according to me.

You have had some bad experience with dv4? i'd like to know
I have a dv4 3016tx and i absolutely love it. i had certain expectations when getting it and it has performed admirably well (esp for its price)

 

[smartyrohan12]

Please refrain from using varied fonts and large font sizes. Unless extremely necessary to do otherwise, please use normal fonts. Thanks.

ohk point taken ...but i wanted to know howz the after sales service of HP cause ive heard that it isnt gud...

 

[crazyfreak316]

HP DV4 3016TX - 42k This has an i5 and 4GB ram.
Flipkart.com: HP Pavilion DV6 Series Dv4 - 3016tx: Computer
ASUS K53SC-SX054D - 34k i5 and 520M.
Flipkart.com: Asus K Series K53SC-SX054D: Computer

HP has a battery life of 5hrs while general browsing, 2.5hrs while gaming.
ASUS should be around the same.
Gaming wise HP is 50% better than the ASUS.
Both have 1 year onsite warranty. ASUS also gives international warranty.

ASS of HP is decent, ASUS' is good.
Build quality is good for both.


The Dell here sucks. You won't be able to game without a graphic card.

You are not taking into account the recent decision made by HP to sell off their PC business. HP probably isn't a good decision, until we know what's gonna happen to their PC business.

 

[pratik385]

Please refrain from using varied fonts and large font sizes. Unless extremely necessary to do otherwise, please use normal fonts. Thanks.

Krow, you are a life saver

@ OP
I vote for 15r

 

[sharma_atul85]

Hi, I would suggest u go for 14R. 15R is basically 15.6" its big screen so wont help u much as a portable PC. second why blue ray ? we wont be using this in near future. even HD is not common in India.
And go for i5 or i7, RAM, HDD is good and add a graphic card. After sales service of DELL is best in country.

 

[Ishu Gupta]

You are not taking into account the recent decision made by HP to sell off their PC business. HP probably isn't a good decision, until we know what's gonna happen to their PC business.

1) Once we buy the laptop, its not going to change as its in our hands.
2) The new owner or HP will have to cover all warranties. The new owner might even give better services.

 

[smartyrohan12]

1) Once we buy the laptop, its not going to change as its in our hands.
2) The new owner or HP will have to cover all warranties. The new owner might even give better services.

but i still guess that the new owner may get sum business strategy and get over with the warranty liability...

 

[smartyrohan12]

an off the topic ques...can u ppl tell me how to set the profile picture...??

seems that no one is an acer fan...it offers 9 hours battery backup still no votes..!!

...................after sales service of hp and life of an hp product.. plz more info abt it..........

 

[Ishu Gupta]

but i still guess that the new owner may get sum business strategy and get over with the warranty liability...

That would be terrible PR.

an off the topic ques...can u ppl tell me how to set the profile picture...??

seems that no one is an acer fan...it offers 9 hours battery backup still no votes..!!

...................after sales service of hp and life of an hp product.. plz more info abt it..........

Its decent.