Notebook advice

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My sister needs a laptop, She’s doing her masters in industrial engg, so its got to have a graphics solution to handle CAD (Pro/E etc) and analysis (Ansys etc) related work. She is in the states so rain in the newegg links. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Price bracket : upto $ 1200. Not a penny more :face_with_tongue:

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Bah what the heck ! no replies :angry:

Anyways, looking at the XPS M1530 for now

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Jeez… Edited… :ashamed: :ashamed:

How about HP DV5-1015TX… It’s got a 9600GT 512MB & costs ~ 63k in India & if you can get it from US then it can fit in your budget… somewhat…:wink:

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1200 $ , check otu deals2buy.com :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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STOP.

You want graphics power, so basically the best gaming laptop in ur budget with the best graphics.

Beg borrow steal to get ur budget to ~1450$. For that,you get the best VFM gaming laptop with a NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 512MB :O, Intels new centrino 2 platform, 4Gb DDR3 RAM :O, and a Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz 3MB 1066FSB) :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Nothin else in this price range can hold a candle to this laptop in terms of pricing/features/sheer graphics power.

Glowing :face_with_tongue: Review: AnandTech: Gateway P-7811 FX: We’ve Got Upgrades

Enjoy.

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STOP Again :face_with_tongue:

Gateway - Laptop with Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology - P-7811FX

For sale @ Best Buy @ 1250$. Thats mindblowing for the performance. Grab it with both hands :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Thats way way too heavy for a girl who needs portability as well. The Dv5 has competitive graphics perfomance while weighing 3 lbs less.

check the review here

HP Pavilion dv5t Review

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hmm no dell ? One reason I’m harping on dell is because there are only dell service centers there, so she’ll have to ship other notebooks in case of issues.

And yes weight is definitely a criterion, Hows the M1530 ?

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True :ashamed:

But man, that config :open_mouth:

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The Nvidia 84XXM and 86XXM GPUchips have issues. So nogo with teh dell XPS range. You can try the dell studio range tho. Slick looking + comes with ATI chips.

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I agree :O,

The studio range looks good, and the DV5 is great as well, but price wise the dell looks better, comes in under 900$. Besides she doesn’t need an uber powerful graphics card, my geforce 5 series card handles CAD apps decently :joy: .

And thanks to all for the suggestions

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Thoroughly agree, the gateway is the notebook to own if u can handle the weight. Incredible performance and great battery life for its power

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This looks decent

ASUS F8 Series F8Va-C1

Intel Core 2 Duo P9400(2.53GHz) 14" Wide XGA+ 4GB Memory DDR2 800 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

1200$

Newegg.com - ASUS F8 Series F8Va-C1 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T9400(2.53GHz) 14" Wide XGA+ 4GB Memory DDR2 800 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 - Laptops / Notebooks

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Yes, i did have a look at the asus, but made a final decision and decided on the HP dv5t, its got really good reviews and its light. It works out to around $1000 with some discounts and stuff.

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cool. njoi :slight_smile:

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You will be getting it locally or from outside India… If from India please let us know the price… :slight_smile:

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read up. His sis is already in the states so getting it there only.

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Ya genius… read the IF… in that post… :tongue: :tongue:

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@racy

nope not locally, she’s getting it there. :slight_smile: