laptop for Rs 45 000

[abhisheksohal]

Cant we write to them personally and tell them not to include Vista??!!?
This is too harsh if they dont give the option of not having genuine vista with the laptop! Thatz how MNC companies bully the customers.. !!

 

[izzikio_rage]

anyone with any new info on the ATI 4570? plus has anyone tried the new dell laptops with subwoofer? how is the sound ? .....also does the studio 15 have the ability to run a 5.1 speaker set? .......

 

[izzikio_rage]

I got some feedbacks about the zenith service....its not too good....for home users having desktops they take forever to come and repair things ...same for corporate customers...plus the quality of their stuff is nowhere near that of MNCs ...so long term reliability is a big question ....I checked with friends in Jaipur , ujjain , and Delhi....

All in all I guess the extra money that dell is asking is worth it considering that there are no other options in this range ....specially with good graphics solutions...

 

[sTOOPIDlILpIGGIE]

ssup people?

Well I kinda decided on the laptop I'm gonna buy. It's the HP Pavillion DV5-1135. Here's the spec:

• Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz
• 3MB L2 cache
• 3GB (1GB+2GB) RAM
• 250GB 5400rpm HDD
• 15.4" WXGA high definition AG with BrightView infinity display
• nVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT up to 1791MB total graphics memory with 512MB dedicated

I'm gettin it for AED3,899.00 in Dubai (that's Rs.53859.00). I think it's a pretty good deal since I could not find the 9600M GT in any laptop here. (*www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9600M-GT.9449.0.html) The Dell XPS1530 comes with the 8600M GT and costs 58ks!!

QUESTION: How good is the HP after sales service? I have heard a LOT about HP laptop hardware failing right after the warranty expires. And after that the repair costs run into thousands to TENS of thousands!! IS THAT TRUE?? Has any of you had any bad encounters with the HP service team??

 

[desiibond]

^^ GO for it and opt for 3yr extended warranty.

 

[abhisheksohal]

@sTOOPIDlILpIGGIE
Buy this HP laptop only if the exact same model is available in india...coz then its warranty won't be valid in India for sure. Even I was plannin to get an HP laptop last year from dubai thru a frnd...but then I made contact with HP support in India and they told me that warranty will be valid for their laptop only if the exact same model is available in India too...thatz why I had to cancel my plan
and one more thing...the batteries of HP laptops wear out soon...two of my friends have Hp pavilion laptops..and one of them has to run his laptop direct on power coz his battery has totally worn out...and the other one's battery only lasts a few minutes!! So thats all i can tell you..rest is up to u...

Can any1 tell me that is there any chance of fall in prices of laptops in march? Coz of excise duty cut?? coz it came in the paper the very next day after the government announced the 2% cut in excise duty ,that laptop and pc prices would fall a lil bit..but the next day i also read that they wont be affected coz laptops and pcs already had 8% excise duty!! Please help!
Also ,the guy whom im buyin my laptop from has told my dad that prices fall in march coz of the tax returns last date..and the distrubutors try to meet their sales targets..so they decrease the prices a bit...if any of the above has some chance then plz tell!! and if yes then by wat time will the prices fall!! ?? ?

 

[izzikio_rage]

Hey abhishek ......the ATI 4570 supports directx 10.1 and shader model 4.1 ......I guess that makes it more future proof rather than a high 3d mark score .....but other than that after the performance review you gave I'm tempted to shift to zenith again......will keep you updated...

 

[pickster]

@abhisheksohal
you might be right about the sucky HP batteries.
I have a HP notebook and the battery life sucks. Barely around 1 hr. And the laptop is not too old...

You know, for electronics, India sucks.
Companies don't release their new products here and when they do, the "new" products have become old cuz they released some newer products. And don't get me started with the prices. Dell, HP might be comparable, but other companies ask too much.

If you were in the US, you could get a much better laptop for 45K than what you will get here.

 

[izzikio_rage]

@pickster ....can't do anything about that.....but luckily dell and all are having almost simultaneous model launches across the globe.....so guess there is something to cheer there....

 

[izzikio_rage]

Just came across a comparison of the laptops in this price range ....its in this issue of CHIP (nope I'm still as loyal as ever to digit ...just got this issue) .....Theyve tested the dell studio 1555 almost the same config as our studio 15 except for a 2.53Ghz T series core 2 duo, 160GB 7200, and 2GB of ram (800MHZ)

They say that the dell can run crysis at a cool 40 odd fps (medium settings, I guess). Will upload the exact scores later today

 

[hackers2005.3721]

ssup people?

Well I kinda decided on the laptop I'm gonna buy. It's the HP Pavillion DV5-1135. Here's the spec:

• Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz
• 3MB L2 cache
• 3GB (1GB+2GB) RAM
• 250GB 5400rpm HDD
• 15.4" WXGA high definition AG with BrightView infinity display
• nVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT up to 1791MB total graphics memory with 512MB dedicated

I'm gettin it for AED3,899.00 in Dubai (that's Rs.53859.00). I think it's a pretty good deal since I could not find the 9600M GT in any laptop here. (*www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9600M-GT.9449.0.html) The Dell XPS1530 comes with the 8600M GT and costs 58ks!!

QUESTION: How good is the HP after sales service? I have heard a LOT about HP laptop hardware failing right after the warranty expires. And after that the repair costs run into thousands to TENS of thousands!! IS THAT TRUE?? Has any of you had any bad encounters with the HP service team??

i think yes .... hp warrenty is bakwass... i dont like it it takes 2 month for the motherboard replacement .... my frd had a dell laptop hid motherboard got repalced within 2 week i think its the best after sales... which people dont consider soo i think dont ever buy hp... buy only dell what ever it costs & opt for a extended warrenty ... i think people have a budget and buy laptop which of the config of anyy company . ithink when u invest 40000 rs for more u need to get a good aftter sales service .. soo i think dell is recoommnded b me also

 

[izzikio_rage]

The dell studio 15 gave a score of 5700 in 3d mark vantage and the 40 fps for crysis was in the performance setting ......