Laptop for 35-38K

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I've decided to sell off my Desktop RIG to get a Laptop.

Here are my requirements:

1. Screen size 15" minimum

2. Processor 2nd gen i5 minimum (Performance is the top priority, should be best bang for buck in Performance department)

3. RAM - 3GB minimum

4. Good durability and Service

if possible:

Solid State Drive (But I've heard there is no real performance benefit in using a SSD ?)

Dont care about:

Battery Life

Screen Quality

Portability

Speakers/Accessories

Usage:

Office work 80% of the time and heavy internet browsing simultaneously with several social apps. Rest of the 20% would be Photoshop work, Encoding videos.

*Can stretch budget to 40K if needed
 
Acer 5830tg--->40k

If u increase the budget, buy acer 5755g--->45k

Both are having good specs and VFM, google it to know more
 
Laptop within your budget of 35-40k +- 1k

1) Lenovo IdeaPad 570 59-067847

Link: Buy Lenovo IdeaPad 570 59-067847 at Best Price in India - Also find Specifications, Photos, Features & Reviews

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (Pre installed)

2nd Generation Core i5-2410M, Intel HM65 chipset @ 2.30 GHz, 3 MB Cache

Expandable Memory Upto 8 GB

Memory Slots 2 (Unused Slot - 0)

System Memory 3 GB DDR3 RAM

640 GB HDD SATA 5400 RPM

Tray-in Rambo drive Optical drive

15.6 Inch screen size, 1366 X 768 resolution, LED backlight display widescreen ,16:9 aspect ratio

Intel HD Graphics 3000 Graphics Processor

2.0 Megapixel Web camera

Multi-touch touchpad

Chiclet Keyboard

Internal Mic

Speakers

Ethernet - 10/100/1000M LAN

Wireless LAN - 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth V2.1

Battery Backup - Up to 5 hours

Power Supply - 65W AC Adapter

Battery Cell 6 Cell Lithium-Ion

USB Port - 4 x USB 2.0

Mic In

RJ45 LAN

HDMI Port

VGA Port

5-in-1 card reader Multi Card Slot

Weight - 2.6 Kg

Dimension - 376 x 20-35.5 x 250 mm

Color - Grey

2) Asus Laptop A52JT-SX332R

Link: Buy Asus P52F-SO114D Laptop (Black) at Best Price in India - Also find Specifications, Photos, Features & Reviews (Only 1k out of your budget)

Black color

Windows 7 Home basic (Pre installed)

Intel i-Core i5-480M processor @ 2.66GHz - Processor Cache Memory (KB) 3M

15.6" Display Screen Size (Inches)

HD Glare Display Screen Type

4GB Memory (RAM) Size DDR3

500GB 5400rpm HDD

DVD RW 8X SM DL Optical Drive

ATI HD6370 Graphics Card Type - Video RAM Size (Onboard/Sharable) 1G DDR3 VRAM

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

In-built Webcam 0.3M

Bluetooth

6 cell Battery
 
You are right on Lenovo laptop 560, so I have deleted it from my list. I believe I suggested both i5-480M and i5-2410M because for normal laptop user both are good. Unless OP is intending to overclock the CPU going with 480M or 2410M is ok. IMHO for normal user the performance is not that much to notice the difference.

Yes I understand that 2410 is better than 480M by 10% and the sandy bridge is built for gaming, better turbo boost technology 2.0 compared to 1.0 in 480M. But only looking at requirements and how it was being for normal usage, I suggested both 480M and 2410M
 
Acer 5750G @ 39.8k. Seems to offer the best performance to price ratio near your budget, at least on paper. Out of stock in flipkart right now, but you should be able to find it in shops, maybe even at a lower rate in Lamington Road (one of my friends bought an Aspire 5742G with similar specs, but 1st gen i5 at 37k a couple of months ago).

Or, Asus K53SC @ 36.5k

Comes with a weaker GPU and no OS, compared to the Acer, but you can expect a more premium build quality (considering the manufacturer).

In other aspects, the Acer has a 500GB HDD while this one has a 6400GB one, and the Acer has USB 3.0 ports while this one has 2.0 only.
 
I'm zeroed in on the Acer 5750G [2nd Gen i5 2.3Ghz, 4 GB DDR3 (upto 8 Gb),LED 1366x768, Nvidia GT 540M, 5400RPM 500 GB, Battery Upto 5 Hours, 7 Home Premium, USB 3.0]

I'd get it under 40K from Lamington Road etc it seem so.

The only problem is, I heard it has heating issues ? can anybody tell me how serious is this ? it could be a dealbreaker (most of the reviewers didnt talk about this however)
 
If no gaming then avoid laptops with a discrete GPU's. The 575x has the same design from 20k-40k. Build is not worth of a 40k machine.

I would still say choose between the Inspiron 15R or Z570. If Acer then consider the TimelineX series.
 
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