Good multimedia laptop < 50K

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soulforged

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Hello,

I had asked the same Q last year but the plan for buying got postponed. Now I am back in the market and this time I just have to buy one as my Dell Inspiron is literally hanging by half an inch.

What's your Budget?

< 50K

What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? (e.g. web surfing/office apps/Casual Gaming)

Mostly home use, some photoshopping, XAMP programming, HD Movies, Hi res audio. I also need it to support a couple of VMs on it.

What size and weight considerations do you have? (e.g. Do you want a 17" desktop replacement or you want an ultraportable 12" or something in between)

14'' - 15''

Any brand that you prefer, or any brand that you detest? (e.g some would prefer to stay away from Acer or Dell)

Open to all brands. Would prefer reliability over everything else.

Any other considerations? (e.g Battery life; Widescreen/non-widescreen; Glossy/Matte screen etc.)

Prefer USB3.0, HD display, dedicated graphics, Good audio output (plan to connect it to my home audio setup) and reasonable inbuilt speakers.

Prefer having a blu-ray drive. Can I swap with one bought separately? What H/W config would I need to be able to do that?

From Flipkart I liked the following - Acer Aspire 5755G, Asus K53SD-SX110D, Asus K53SM-SX010D (http://www.flipkart.com/computers/compare?ids=COMDYW75GQVQHDZ8,COMD7WVHUZ6QPS5X,COMD7VPKTSFNFZWM)

Apart from Flipkart, what other retailers should I consider in Bangalore?

Thanks!

PS: Dear Mods, please let me know if I should have revived my old thread rather than opening a new one.
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I will advise Sony Vaio CB45. It has everything you want with FHD goodness. Have a look at my review below. (CB45 is just revised CB35).
 
Thanks for the inputs...

The HP laptops look promising but they have Intel or Radeon GPU. Would that make a lot of difference for me? I am no gamer so do I really need a GPU on steroids???

Nice review JuGGa...very well paced. I checked the model in Flipkart, its around 54K.

Any thoughts on the models I had initially shortlisted? Especially Asus?

Which among the models mentioned here have the best display? (I guess it would be the Vaio)

Can I swap the optical drive for a Blu-ray on any of these?

Thanks!
 
Of all the models you have shortlisted, Asus K53SM-SX010D (with 630M) is best. And you're comparing the displays of models you have shortlisted Vs CB45 ? Man, the vaio has got 1080p display, comparison of diplay is not fair. even if you consider 720p, Vaio is ahead of them.

And yeah, of course you can swap normal ODD with a blu-ray one.

And you can get CB45 locally for lesser.
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Okay...my Dell Inspiron's hinges finally gave up on me taking most of the bezel with them
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In the meantime, I got quote for the following lappies -

Dell® XPS 15 - Rs.62K

Intel® Core® i7-2670QM (2.2GHz) Processor, 4GB Ram, 500GB Hard Disk, Optical DVD Rewriter Drive, 15.6†HD Display, 2GB NVIDIA GT435M Graphics Card, Wireless, Ethernet, Bluetooth, Camera, Backpack with Windows® 7 Premium & 1yr Warranty

Sony® CB Series VPCCB45FN/B/D/G - Rs.53,475

15.5†Intel® Core™ i5-2450M Processor (2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.00 GHz), 640 GB (7200 RPM SATA), 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, DVD SuperMulti Drive, AMD Radeon HD 6630 (1 GB), IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Standard Ver. 4.0+HS, HD Web Cam, 15.5" (Full HD:1920 x 1080), Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, MS Standard/Duo, SD card, 4 Hrs, 2.85 Kg, Quick Web Access, HDMI Out, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, Adaptor, Battery

Asus® N55SL - Rs.74,075

Intel® Core™ ;- i7 2nd Generation Processor, 8GB DDR-III Ram, 750GB Hard Drive, Blueray Combo Optical Drive, 15.6 Full High Definition Display, 2GB GT635 Integrated Graphics

Sony seems to most appealing to me for the VFM I get. Anybody want to talk me out of it or should I go ahead and pull the trigger?

Cheers!
 
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