Need sub-12 inch laptop for browsing, office use

sling-shot

Wise Old Owl
1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)

INR 20,000 to 25,000 (stretchable to 30,000 only if there is an ooohh something)


2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
  • Netbook; 11" - 10” screen or less
  • Thin and Light; 12" - 14" screen
  • Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
  • Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
Thin and Light sub-12 inch screen with smaller the better total form factor/size. (My present Samsung is 11.6 inches and I am comfortable with the screen size.)

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

Browsing (5 - 10 tabs), LibreOffice, FullHD video viewing.

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?

Min. 4 GB RAM with ability to add/replace with a higher capacity stick.
Long battery life of 5 - 6 hours or more.
Touch is not important but would be good if possible.
Convertibility into tablet is not required.
Linux compatibility is important because I would like to dual boot.
Prefer to have Windows 10 loaded in the factory.


4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Dell, ASUS, HP, Acer (reducing order)
b. Dislike: (nothing yet)


6) Anything else you would like to say?
  • Screen resolution ( 768p (HD) / 900p / 1080p (Full HD) ) any
  • Battery back up ( normal (3-4hrs) / extended (5-7hrs) ) extended
  • Purchase place ( Online (eg - flipkart, infibeam) / Local / Abroad (do mention the country) ) prefer local, but can make do with online too.

NOTE : My present Samsung NP305U1-A06IN is too tired to run anything decently. I am looking for a similar sized but a faster present day capable notebook.
 

sakumar79

Technomancer
The Dell Inspiron 3162 appears to be a reasonable fit for your requirement.

Review: Dell Inspiron 11 3162 Subnotebook Review

Purchase at 24k from amazon.in: Buy Dell Inspiron 3162 11.6-inch Laptop (Pentium N3700/4GB/500GB/Windows 10/Integrated Graphics) Online at Low Prices in India - Amazon.in

Dont know specifically about the product, so cant comment personally.

ASUS has a couple of cheaper alternatives in 10-11" screen size but they seem to have 2 GB RAM only which may not be enough for you. I have the X205TA and it is okay for browsing and word processing but I havent tried HD video playback.

Hope this helps
Arun
 
OP
sling-shot

sling-shot

Wise Old Owl
N3700 is older generation Atom based I think. Other companies have the next version N3712 or something like that. Reviews of the newer processor is mixed, in some aspects better than older but performance might even be worse than previous generation. This has me confused about the processor choice.
 
OP
sling-shot

sling-shot

Wise Old Owl
The Dell Inspiron 3162 appears to be a reasonable fit for your requirement.

Review: Dell Inspiron 11 3162 Subnotebook Review

Purchase at 24k from amazon.in: Buy Dell Inspiron 3162 11.6-inch Laptop (Pentium N3700/4GB/500GB/Windows 10/Integrated Graphics) Online at Low Prices in India - Amazon.in

Dont know specifically about the product, so cant comment personally.

ASUS has a couple of cheaper alternatives in 10-11" screen size but they seem to have 2 GB RAM only which may not be enough for you. I have the X205TA and it is okay for browsing and word processing but I havent tried HD video playback.

Hope this helps
Arun

That review piece shows a Celeron processor.
Also it looks like the RAM may be soldered to the motherboard.
 
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