Laptop suggestions- 75k (URGENT)

[klifford]

Dual boot? I thought gtb93 meant to replace os x with windows

gtb93 said " Mac is a brilliant OS as it is, plus for any work that requires windows you can always load it" so i believe its about parallel.
buying a mac and using windows as an os is unthinkable!

 

[Gtb93]

'course I meant dual-boot .__.

 

[n3rd]

Message received!
I think i will take him to a store in a couple of days where he could try some of these suggested models hands on and pick what he then wants!
thank you guys!
if there are more suggestions, please keep them coming! its big money, don't want to make a bad decision!

Yeah you're better off w/ Vaio - strikes better balance and is affordable too.
Sony VAIO S13126PN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 750GB/ Win8 Pro/ 1GB Graph) - Sony: Flipkart.com
Nvidia GT 640M is just fine and you can overclock it to get 650Mish performance I hear.

 

[rider]

Macbook Pro 13" would be the perfect choice. No comparison to its user experience. Mac OS X is the best OS. It has Intel 4000 that is enough to play FIFA 13 in medium settings.

 

[klifford]

thanks for the suggestions! just one more thing.
what kind of resolution is best suggested? used to watching blu-ray movies!
is the RAM on the Macbook pro expandable? the US site says it is. nothing mentioned on Indian site though.

 

[n3rd]

Mac OSX is terribly overrated (doesn't mean it's bad, I like it) and limited. It's mostly the placebo effect that comes with apple products IMO. MBP has quite good battery life and fine build though.

 

[rider]

thanks for the suggestions! just one more thing.
what kind of resolution is best suggested? used to watching blu-ray movies!
is the RAM on the Macbook pro expandable? the US site says it is. nothing mentioned on Indian site though.

Best resolution for watching blur-ray is 1080p screen and above. For all your queries regarding to macbook you have to contact customer care number that is 18004254646.

Mac OSX is terribly overrated (doesn't mean it's bad, I like it) and limited. It's mostly the placebo effect that comes with apple products IMO. MBP has quite good battery life and fine build though.

Because it deserves. Not quite placebo effect. It has better environment, response and is much much secure than windows.

 

[n3rd]

Because it deserves. Not quite placebo effect. It has better environment, response and is much much secure than windows.

Secure because there are FAR less apps and users in Mac primarily. Most viruses/malwares obviously target windows. I'm less likely to infected if I hardly install third party apps in Windows too. And If I need good security despite overwhelmingly poor app compatibility, I might as well stick with Linux.

Any reasonably advanced user might find OSX incredibly limiting.

 

[Gtb93]

OSX is brilliant. Like rider mentioned, the look, environment, response, security, and it's worth the money you spend on it.
To make it better, the laptop build itself is pretty good, great battery life, portability etc. Retina screen is err..yummy.
Anywho, let the OP decide what he wants, if he prefers mac then it's great to go for an MBP. If he doesn't prefer mac, there's no point in the whole discussion itself.

 

[Harsh Pranami]

OSX is brilliant. Like rider mentioned, the look, environment, response, security, and it's worth the money you spend on it.
To make it better, the laptop build itself is pretty good, great battery life, portability etc. Retina screen is err..yummy.
Anywho, let the OP decide what he wants, if he prefers mac then it's great to go for an MBP. If he doesn't prefer mac, there's no point in the whole discussion itself.

The point is he wants to play fifa. Then he'll either have to install emulator or dual boot windows. Then whats the point of having mac osx?

OSX is brilliant. Like rider mentioned, the look, environment, response, security, and it's worth the money you spend on it.
To make it better, the laptop build itself is pretty good, great battery life, portability etc. Retina screen is err..yummy.
Anywho, let the OP decide what he wants, if he prefers mac then it's great to go for an MBP. If he doesn't prefer mac, there's no point in the whole discussion itself.

The point is he wants to play fifa. Then he'll either have to install emulator or dual boot windows. Then whats the point of having mac osx?

^^^you had suggested him Ultrabook...which have comparatively weak processor with graphic card..that also with WINDOWS 7 BASIC version...IMO its very expensive for the price tag.

If you are looking for an ultrabook then this is a sexy laptop,

or else go for a MACBOOK pro.

Well he asked for a 13" 14" inch laptop along with portability. Thats why I suggested him that

 

[.jRay.]

Y500 ~ 65k,
Ci7, 8 gb ram, 2gb gddr5 650m

 

[RCuber]

Where is your brother going and how long would he be gone? if he is leaving in a couple of months for a longer stay then its better to buy the laptop in that country for warranty reasons. not sure if any other company provides international warranty other than Apple. also it would be cheaper to buy the laptop if he is going to the US.

 

[klifford]

Where is your brother going and how long would he be gone? if he is leaving in a couple of months for a longer stay then its better to buy the laptop in that country for warranty reasons. not sure if any other company provides international warranty other than Apple. also it would be cheaper to buy the laptop if he is going to the US.

he is going to the US. but he'll be gone only for 10-12 months. so he'll be using it here for large part of the laptops life. hence we wanted to buy here for warranty reasons! and he starts his schedule a day after he reaches, so wanted to avoid the hassle of buying there.

@nickaustin- y500 is 2.7 kg! portability is top priority!!

 

[.jRay.]

@nickaustin- y500 is 2.7 kg! portability is top priority!!

Then go for z500, Ci5, 2gb ddr3, 6gb ram etc, arnd 2.2 kgs and thin

 

[klifford]

Thank you guys for all the suggestions.
Bought a macbook pro for my bro and a samsung np530 for myself!!
Liked the hp envy 1102tx better but left it for the reflective screen and touchpad.
Thank you all!!

 

[RCuber]

^^ Congrats.. now .. Pics or it didn't happen

 

[klifford]

^^ Congrats.. now .. Pics or it didn't happen

hahaha! shall do that.
will get the samsung today by delivery. shall post then!

 

[klifford]

there yo go. Evidence!