Laptops College Laptop suggestions [50-60k]

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Mohit said:
^^38K seems steep. And no optical drive???? That is a sure shot weakness for college peeps at least. I think the HP DV3 which I am choosing is better. It weighs around 2.24 Kg though. Still very much portable.
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any review on HP DV3 and what about the battery life..????
 
^^Its new I guess. So haven't seen any review. But saw the DV3 today with my dealer and it looks real nice. Chrome has been used all over and its pretty sleek. Keys also felt nice. Just that there is no backlit keyboard. Vista was running smooth on it.
 
Mohit said:
The Acer TL 3810T looks good but it has a Core 2 Solo processor and at 1.40 Ghz. Also DDR3 1066 Mhz. I think DDR2 800 Mhz would be better than that.
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How can DDR2 RAM be better than DDR3 RAM in performance?

Acer has another two laptops in its Timeline series.
Out of those two, the 4810T i.e the 14 inch screen version has a DVD writer inbuilt, no need to connect an external writer.
 
hotshot05 said:
How can DDR2 RAM be better than DDR3 RAM in performance?

Acer has another two laptops in its Timeline series.

Out of those two, the 4810T i.e the 14 inch screen version has a DVD writer inbuilt, no need to connect an external writer.
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DDR2533 was as good as DDR400 and in some cases DDR400 was better with tighter latencies. Similarly, I think DDR3 is not worth it unless its like 1600Mhz or so else DDR2 800/1066 Mhz is fine.

I think the 4810T will be priced around 40-45k which is again steep I feel. I am better off with the HPDV3 for 52k with a lot of good stuff and powerful processor. Even the weight difference between the 4810T and the DV3 will be around 300 grams.
 
UPDATE:

Got a quotation from Dell and here it is,

Dell Studio 14 Laptop

Intel Core 2 Duo T6500
Windows Vista Home Premium
14.1" WLED WXGA (1280X800) Display
Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Web Cam
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 RAM
250GB 7200RPM HDD
DVD Writer
256 MB ATI Mobility HD 3450
90W Adapter
Fingerprint Reader
Dell Wireless 802.11b/g
Dell Bluetooth
6-cell Battery
Dell Laser Mouse
1 year Complete Cover warranty
Dell Backlit Keyboard
8 in 1 Media Card Reader
Dell Remote Contro

Price : Rs. 52,986/- (Inclusive of all taxes and delivery)
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and this is the HP quote,
HP Pavilion DV3-2103TX

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6500 (2.1 Ghz)
Intel PM45 Chipset
4GB DDR2 800 Mhz RAM
320GB SATA 5400 RPM HDD
13.3" LED WS Display
Nvidia 9200M GS 512MB
Lightscribe DVD writer
Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Integrated Bluetooth
VGA Webcam
Altec Lansing stereo speakers
5 in 1 Digital Media reader
Integrated 802.11 b/g
Integrated fingerprint reader
OS upgradable to Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
HP Backpack

Price - Rs. 52,000/- (all inclusive)
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I think the Dell is better because,
+ Backlit keyboard
+ HD3450 GPU
+ 1 year Complete Cover
+ On-site warranty
+ 7200 RPM HDD

What do you guys think?
 
I would prefer HP bcos of the portablity ( 13`).since your going to college.

I think Dell is over price just for 7200rpm and Ati3450 ,which both aren't that great in performance.Still you would have a great support with Dell.

Still both are equally good.
 
Go with HP dude...COZ..

1, Lighter

2, Better Battery life with smaller screen and Lower graphics

3, 7200RPM HDD will hamper backup time

4, Windows 7 Upgrade is not available with Studio 14 in Dell
 
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