Laptop Query !

[iatb.gourav]

Hii friends !

I'll be buying my 1st laptop in a couple of months. (I know that I started off this thread quite early).

But, being a layman at these things, I thought to take the advise from you all.

As I'll be doing a B Tech course on Computer Science & Engineering, I'll be using languages such a C, C++ etc etc etc ...

My teacher told me to get a Mac Notebook as it's very good.
But one of my cousin told me that Mac does not support some of the languages like C & so I should stick with a Windows one !

I have no clue about it.
Please advice me as which laptop is more recommendable.

Thanks in advance !!

 

[desiibond]

^^ It's a hoax that mac does not support languages like C.

Max OS X core is FreeBSD, which is entirely written on C.

You will not face any difficulty with programming on OS X.

*www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/programming.html


But I would suggest you to get Windows lappy only. Coz mac's are overpriced as hell.

What's your budget and where you will get the laptop. Will get you a configuration that best suites your needs.

 

[iatb.gourav]

Thanks.

My budget is upto 50k and I'll be getting my lappy in a month or two.

 

[desiibond]

config1:

Dell Inspiron(TM) 1525 Laptop

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1Ghz, 800MHz FSB, 3Mb cache)
Vista Home premium with SP1
15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)
3GB (1 X 2 GB + 1 X 1 GB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
320GB SATA Hard Drive
Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities
Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
wifi bluetooth

Total 52k inclusive of tax.

1) Dell XPS 1530

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T7250, vista home premium with sp1, 3GB (1 X 2 GB + 1 X 1 GB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM, 250Gb HDD, Geforce 8600M GT, Sound Blaster Audigy, wifi, bluetooth, 15.4" 1440x900 reso display, 1-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover, Dell Bluetooth Wireless Headset
Rs.52k

I would pick the Dell XPS. monsterous performer.

 

[iatb.gourav]

What about HP and Viao?

I've heard they give excellent value for money !

 

[desiibond]

HP and Sony laptops does not have customization feature and Dell has always outperformed them.

In HP, this is what I get for 53k : *h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/in/en/ho/WF06a/1090709-1116637-1116665-1116665-1116665-81119315.html

Totally inferior when compared to Dell XPS. Sony is even more costly.

 

[Pathik]

^ nah. Not as VFM as Dell.
Get a Dell XPS M1530. Or if you want a smaller form factor get a XPS m1330 for slightly more.