Laptop in the range 30-45K

[vinyasmusic]

1) What is your budget? INR 30K-45K


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

Thin and Light; 12" - 14" screen
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen


3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Dell
b. Dislike: Sony
Others are OK to me

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

Presentations, Writing documents, Internet, Music, Movies

5) What screen resolution(s) & type (glossy/matte) would you prefer?
preferably HD

6) Anything else you would like to say?
Can purchase locally in Kanpur or online whichever has the best deal
DVD drive is a must.

I am a MTech student, would be using it to read and prepare a lot of presentations and documents which means I would prefer a good keyboard (back-lit keyboard will be advantage). Should I buy a laptop now or wait till Diwali for offers and stuff ?
And btw I do play a few games such as NFS, GRiD (mostly racing) and i am still waiting to get my hands on Max Payne 3 due to lack of GFX card on my PC.

 

[omega44-xt]

Wait till Diwali if u can as companies will soon refresh their laptop line up with 4th gen Intel processors & newer GPU(NVIDIA 7xxM & AMD 8xxxM)

 

[thegeek]

You can look into this one if you'r buying now HP Pavilion G6-2320TX Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph) - Flipkart.com

It has ATI HD7670 which will suffice for your gaming IMO

 

[vinyasmusic]

Isnt 7670 going to get outdated pretty soon

You can look into this one if you'r buying now HP Pavilion G6-2320TX Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph) - Flipkart.com

It has ATI HD7670 which will suffice for your gaming IMO

 

[Cilus]

How about the new Lenovo Essential G505s (59-380146)? It comes with new AMD Richland APU based A10-5750M (Quad Core, 2.5 GHz to 3.5 GHz Turbo, 4 MB L2), HD 8570M 2 GB DDR3 dedicated + HD 8650G IGP, 8 GB 1600 MHz RAm, 1 TB 5400 RPM HDD, BT 4.0, USB 4.0 and all the other standard features. A10-5750M is as powerful as the 3rd gen Core i5 Processors like i5 3210M. It is priced at 38K and I think really a good buy.

 

[saswat23]

How about the new Lenovo Essential G505s (59-380146)? It comes with new AMD Richland APU based A10-5750M (Quad Core, 2.5 GHz to 3.5 GHz Turbo, 4 MB L2), HD 8570M 2 GB DDR3 dedicated + HD 8650G IGP, 8 GB 1600 MHz RAm, 1 TB 5400 RPM HDD, BT 4.0, USB 4.0 and all the other standard features. A10-5750M is as powerful as the 3rd gen Core i5 Processors like i5 3210M. It is priced at 38K and I think really a good buy.

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[vinyasmusic]

Problem with waiting is you are never sure of the prices :/ especially given this volatility in the INR

Wait till Diwali if u can as companies will soon refresh their laptop line up with 4th gen Intel processors & newer GPU(NVIDIA 7xxM & AMD 8xxxM)

 

[powerhoney]

Problem with waiting is you are never sure of the prices :/ especially given this volatility in the INR

True that!!!

 

[vinyasmusic]

Man u got a cool laptop .. and the phone is the best I own a Moto Defy too

True that!!!

 

[powerhoney]

Man u got a cool laptop .. and the phone is the best I own a Moto Defy too

Thanks, mate!!!
And, yeah, am not gonna change the Moto Defy+ for any other cell ever!!!
It's got all I need and has taken all the beatings, poundings and even, gulp, drownings that I could give it!!!
I don't give a damn if it's not Full HD, doesn't have 20 MP camera or 2 GB RAM or Android 8.0!!! Cause, I don't need all that...
Anyway, which laptop have you decided on???

 

[vinyasmusic]

Yeah Defy(+) is a great phone
Not decided yet .. not getting the best option .. what would you suggest .. I can stretch a bit upto 50K if the deal is worth it

Thanks, mate!!!
And, yeah, am not gonna change the Moto Defy+ for any other cell ever!!!
It's got all I need and has taken all the beatings, poundings and even, gulp, drownings that I could give it!!!
I don't give a damn if it's not Full HD, doesn't have 20 MP camera or 2 GB RAM or Android 8.0!!! Cause, I don't need all that...
Anyway, which laptop have you decided on???

 

[powerhoney]

Yeah Defy(+) is a great phone
Not decided yet .. not getting the best option .. what would you suggest .. I can stretch a bit upto 50K if the deal is worth it

I would suggest the following laptop to you:
Lenovo Ideapad Z500 (59-380480) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph) - Lenovo: Flipkart.com
You could also consider this though 1 GB of VRAM should be enough for the GT740m...
Go for the first option and use the extra 5k on accessories...

 

[vinyasmusic]

Ohhhh yeah dats a good choice 1GB is more than enough
Any other choices ? I think this is better than Inspiron 14R around 43K which has i3 and 2GB 730M



Guys hows this **www.snapdeal.com/product/lenovo-essential-g500s-59388254-laptop/99565622?pos=0;123

 

[powerhoney]

Ohhhh yeah dats a good choice 1GB is more than enough
Any other choices ? I think this is better than Inspiron 14R around 43K which has i3 and 2GB 730M



Guys hows this **www.snapdeal.com/product/lenovo-essential-g500s-59388254-laptop/99565622?pos=0;123

Depends on your graphic needs... The Dell one has 730m, the G500s has 720m and the one I suggested has 740m...
I suggest you take the one with 740m as many graphic intensive games are around the corner!!!
The 730m and 740m are not that much different with only maybe 10-15% difference in performance... Stay clear of the 720m, it sucks big time...
Refer to notebookcheck for indepth analysis!!!

Also, indepth review:*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/reviews/175653-lenovo-z500-gt-740m-review.html

 

[Akash Nandi]

Depends on your graphic needs... The Dell one has 730m, the G500s has 720m and the one I suggested has 740m...
I suggest you take the one with 740m as many graphic intensive games are around the corner!!!
The 730m and 740m are not that much different with only maybe 10-15% difference in performance... Stay clear of the 720m, it sucks big time...
Refer to notebookcheck for indepth analysis!!!

Also, indepth review:*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/reviews/175653-lenovo-z500-gt-740m-review.html

740m under 45k! now thats a good find!

dnt bother waiting for haswell... god knows how long its gonna take for it to be implemented in india.
buy this... good VFM!

 

[deepanshuchg]

740m under 45k! now thats a good find!

dnt bother waiting for haswell... god knows how long its gonna take for it to be implemented in india.
buy this... good VFM!

However note that the 740m in z500 is based on old architecture gk 208 i.e. 64.bits version and notebook check have reviewed on the 128 bits version.

Here is the quotation from it:

"The GK208 version however, seems to be performing worse. Still, the performance depends on the core clock and the GPU Boost 2.0. "


However according to the review by thinkdigit123 it look like that it will.be able to play most games on high settings at least.

 

[vinyasmusic]

Why the hell do we get all things at the last ? They come running to us when they want to develop software but forget us while releasing the frigging hardware WHY?
Anyway I doubt I wud be playing games in high settings .. its usually mid-level setting and anyway I am not going to play the big boys like COD and Crysis etc ... but I intend to do a lot of editing on vids however, would it suffice ?

 

[deepanshuchg]

Why the hell do we get all things at the last ? They come running to us when they want to develop software but forget us while releasing the frigging hardware WHY?
Anyway I doubt I wud be playing games in high settings .. its usually mid-level setting and anyway I am not going to play the big boys like COD and Crysis etc ... but I intend to do a lot of editing on vids however, would it suffice ?

I am no expert but I think it should fulfill your needs easily but let some expert reply

Btw I have a question too for others:
Which is better dell inspiron 15r pro with I7 3632 qm ,4gb ram and and 2gb 7730m or this laptop considering it is for gaming purpose?

 

[powerhoney]

Why the hell do we get all things at the last ? They come running to us when they want to develop software but forget us while releasing the frigging hardware WHY?
Anyway I doubt I wud be playing games in high settings .. its usually mid-level setting and anyway I am not going to play the big boys like COD and Crysis etc ... but I intend to do a lot of editing on vids however, would it suffice ?

It's the best bet you have right now... And, I too felt the same way when I gamed on my HP g6 2005 AX... I was like, am only gonna play F1, NFS and FIFA, why the hell do I need a good graphics card... But, trust me, once I started playing those games in Ultra or maxed out settings, I can't stand to play them in low graphics settings... Got spoilt, I suppose!!!

 

[vinyasmusic]

I am no expert but I think it should fulfill your needs easily but let some expert reply

Btw I have a question too for others:
Which is better dell inspiron 15r pro with I7 3632 qm ,4gb ram and and 2gb 7730m or this laptop considering it is for gaming purpose?

whats the price of that 15R Pro ?

It's the best bet you have right now... And, I too felt the same way when I gamed on my HP g6 2005 AX... I was like, am only gonna play F1, NFS and FIFA, why the hell do I need a good graphics card... But, trust me, once I started playing those games in Ultra or maxed out settings, I can't stand to play them in low graphics settings... Got spoilt, I suppose!!!

Well that does happen guess I will check the prices in local market tomrw