Need your opinions on shortlisted budget laptops

[iMav]

If I'm not mistaken my cous sister has this one or one of it's variant and she loves it. Even I have worked on it and liked it for the price at which she bought it.

 

[desiibond]

my friend has that one too and it should be around 27k now.

 

[victor_rambo]

If I'm not mistaken my cous sister has this one or one of it's variant and she loves it. Even I have worked on it and liked it for the price at which she bought it.

You mean the Acer one which I had linked to? Acer Aspire 4520NWXMi
*www.computerwarehousepricelist.com/proddetails.asp?pr=y&Id=1338

my friend has that one too and it should be around 27k now.

So is that worth buying? I know 27K is too tight budget but the specs look decent.

 

[din]

Sorry, I know you already shortlisted it and budget matters, but personally I always recommend a Thinkpad. You will never regret on the purchase even if the price is on the higher side.

 

[victor_rambo]

Never mind, there is alwayz place for a deserving candidate. Can you specify the models which I must consider? The requirements are:
1. Low cost(entry level, but not those el cheapo celeron powered ones)
2. Durability and good for long-run
3. Windows XP or vista basic home. Linux is not an option for some reasons!

Btw about Acer 4250, I got a review *priceguru.in/archives/features/895/8

 

[din]

I think the Thinkpad R series basic model is around 37K.

Site - *www-07.ibm.com/lenovoinfo/in/notebooks/

Select the last one, I mean R series.

The Y series and G series are even more cheap, but I think they are not called - Thinkpads. Not sure whats the exact change.

 

[desiibond]

^^dude. R series is notoriously slow.

look at the config

pentium dual core and 510Mb or RAM. you get that config for <30k in other brands.

you have to pay atleast 50k for a Thinkpad and get T series. That is where the reliability steps in.

Since the budget here is 35k, i didn't stress on Thinkpad.

 

[victor_rambo]

Hmmm...so Thinkpad is out of question I guess now!

 

[din]

I agree, I mean on the RAM part. But quality wise we just can't compare a Thinkpad with brands like Acer etc - even if they are of higher config.

I am using Thinkpad R50. Upgraded RAM and it is working great and I am quite happy with that (3 yr old). So whatever I write is from my personal experience. And yes, budget is a problem when we go for Thinkpads.

 

[victor_rambo]

^^ Nevermind, I will remember that when I buy a lappy for myself! But this time, its not my money, so gotta be extremely carful with it!

Anyone knows the price of Windows Vista Home Basic?

 

[comp@ddict]

3.5k original AFAIK

 

[victor_rambo]

Hi guyz, had been to Croma today.
They are having a Diwali offer where I am getting a polaroid digi cam worth rs. 7500 for free aloing with any lenovo laptop that costs Rs. 30K at least.

The guy showed me one config:
Lenovo (model: 87Q430)[Note: I have made some mistake while noting the model number.]
1.86 gHz Intel dual core
2 GB RAM
160 GB HDD
Windows Vista home basic
Other features like: DVD writer, bluetooth, wifi, lan/usb modem, webcam, etc.

Price: 35K.

I feel that this deal is unbeatable. No other brand or outlet I have visited till date has offered so good. Other brands like Acer have priced similar configs at 35K with Linux/free DOS. So, this lenovo+Vista home basic+polaroid digi-cam @ 35 K seems the best deal to me!

What do you guys say?

I am planning to buy it soon as my birthday is also nearing!