Hi. My friend wants to buy a new laptop with a budget of 35~40k. 3gb or more ram and a discrete graphics card are must. He'd use it mainly for gaming and watching movies. Please suggest one. Any brand is okay. Thanks in advance.
What about the Dell Inspiron 15R.... that's 32k with:
* Intel Core i3-330M Processor
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Basic
* 3GB DDR3 SDRAM + 320GB* Hard Drive
* 15.6-inch HD 720p WLED (1366×768) Display with TrueLife
Or the MSI FX600, I think that's around 40K, maybe a bit more, but you'll have to check... according to a review I read, it is "well capable of playing Blu-ray movies and reasonably cutting-edge games, the FX600 doesn't disappoint." (you can read the full review here if you're interested). It comes with a Core i3-330M with 4GB of DDR3 memory and 1GB nVidia GeForce GT325M graphics.
The Envy does look good though, if you can get it for cheap enough.