Laptop for a Developer

[furious_gamer]

1) What is your budget? (INR or USD) : 35k INR (max will be 40k, but only if it's worth)

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

above 14"

3) Which country will you buying this notebook?
INDIA


4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Likes : Any brands with good executive laptop
Dislike: HP,Acer


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

J2EE Web Development, website designing, photoshop. So at no point opening these basic apps like IDE, Dreamweaver and MySQL will make system hangs up.

6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?

Yes.

7) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?

No, i have PC for that. But still a decent on-board will do.

8) How many hours of battery life do you need?

2-3 hrs would do.

9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?

No online please

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista or Windows 7), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

Win 7.

Screen Specifics

11) What screen resolution(s) would you prefer?

HD resolution is preferable.

This laptop is not intend to use for any hardcore gaming or entertainment. It always runs some IDE, Dreamweaver and some heavy resource intense applications. So a min of 4GB RAM is must.

 

[vickybat]

Check this.

 

[furious_gamer]

Any other options guys, my company prefers Toshiba (have some links there). Can anyone suggest some good ones in Toshiba.

 

[p!e]

HP - DV4-3016TX 14inch with core i5 IInd generation and ATI HD 6750 GPU should suffice your needs for CPU intensive and GPU intensive tasks.

 

[furious_gamer]

^^ Price please.

 

[p!e]

Price is ~ 43k for 2nd Gen Core i5.
With 2nd gen Core i3 it would be around 40k.
Also AMD has recently released the Liano (Sabine) Mobile APU platform with laptops probably coming in July 2011.There will be some good Alternatives at decent price points compared to Intel.
However for CPU intensive tasks Intel still would be the Preferred Choice.

 

[furious_gamer]

^^ Yes, at least a i3 would be fine. BTW 40k, is not worth for it. If you see my req, i am kinda hater of HP lappies.

 

[randomuser111]

Check out Lenovo Ideapad Z Series Z570 (59-069599)
For 34k you get
Intel Second Gen Core i5 2410M
Intel HD 3000 graphics
15.6 inch screen
3GB DDR3 RAM
640gb HDD

Or you can also look at Toshiba Satellite C Series C640-X4010
It costs 30k and you get
Intel Core i5 2410M
3GB RAM
500 gb HDD
14 inch screen

Note: Both the above laptops do not come with any OS.