Laptop on a Budget . Under 25k Please. BUYING TOMORROW

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Hi All.

My friend is looking for a laptop. Its a she if that matters. 25k is the budget.

She needs this for

1. facebook, orkut, skype, gtalk etc

2. Office Apps

3. MS Visual studio 6, 2005, 2008 --> This is very important.

For some hard core Application study and all. COM, GDI, OpenGL etc.

Good battery life also necessary

No gaming whatsoever. other than the flash games. :D.

Budget is 25k. Tops. Shipping and all including.

Warranty should be there for 1 year min ofcourse.

2 models under valuation.

MSI A6200 - 206US CORE I3 LAPTOP | eBay

Asus Laptop Dual Core P6200/500GB/2G DDR3 Notebook DOS | eBay

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280687624428

I picked Core 2 duo coz for her use dont see the core i3 badge helping much. feel free to say otherwise. :).

Any help appreciated.

m-J
 
Avoid the seller 'aeqvitas.in' His warranty info states its 'dealers warranty' in 'shipping and payments' tab.

Brand New Asus A43E 2nd Gen Laptop Notebook Warranty | eBay
This costs 26k but has a 2nd gen Core i3-2310 :) It has bettery battery life than C2D and 1st gen Core i3. Also the integrated HD3000 graphics of the latest gen. pwns the older intel IGP's :)

PS: None of the laptops that you have listed has C2D :P The MSI is a first gen. Core i3-350M and the next two have PDC P6200 (Same arrandale core of i3-350M but lacks Virtualization. So no VMWare and also it lacks Hyper threading). All the three laptops are arrandale 32nm chips.
 
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Ok. I will tell her to increase the budget a bit.

But nothing under the 25k.?

Also the guy says dealer warranty and manufacturer warranty at the same time. :S.

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I dont think she cares that much about core i3 or core 2 duo. if the price is less and it gets the job done 100% then she is cool with both.

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@DA.

No man.. 26k. not possible.

25k is the biggest maximum amnt.

My friend is still hooked in

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280687624428

And i contacted the seller, he said its toshiba warranty and he will rectify the mistake in the page.

And can you tell about the arandale.

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@DA..

He modified the details. check the 19k laptop again please. Do u think the absence of VM and HT will affect that much?

She just needs to run few applications of the above stuff and debug.
 
Review Toshiba Satellite C660 Notebook - Notebookcheck.net Reviews

Here check the review. For the price its decent. Config is almost similar. Review config has P6100(2GHz) instead of P6200(2.13GHz) So CPU perfomance should go up by ~5%-6%. Then it has 4GB RAM. You can add 2GB yourself for as low as 1.1k :)

Pros
+ Solid workmanship
+ Good keyboard
+ Quiet and cool
+ Low power consumption
Cons
- Low performance (should suffice for your usage though)
- Very clattery mouse keys
- Very few interfaces
- Clattery battery
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One major -ve of the laptop is that it got only 2 USB 2.0 ports and the mouse keys are clattery. If you dont use more than 2 USB 2.0 at a time and use a external mouse most times then it should be a non-issue.

Intel Pentium P6200 Notebook Processor - Notebookcheck.net Tech
 
Mate.

She has 0 knowledge in these matters. and me also similar to that. :D. Just for the usages i listed is that 20k laptop enough?

VM is not necessary. And other than few multithreading samples. no bigger stuff.
 
m-jeri said:
Mate.

She has 0 knowledge in these matters. and me also similar to that. :D. Just for the usages i listed is that 20k laptop enough?

VM is not necessary. And other than few multithreading samples. no bigger stuff.
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You dont even know how many USB ports is needed or will she use a mouse :S
Yeah its sufficient for the mentioned usage. That processor is better than a older gen C2D T6600 2.2Ghz. So it has plenty of power for your needs.
If need be just upgrade the RAM in the future. If its manufacturer warranty as the seller has corrected then its a good deal. Go ahead with it.
 
DarkAngel said:
You dont even know how many USB ports is needed or will she use a mouse :S

Yeah its sufficient for the mentioned usage. That processor is better than a older gen C2D T6600 2.2Ghz. So it has plenty of power for your needs.

If need be just upgrade the RAM in the future. If its manufacturer warranty as the seller has corrected then its a good deal. Go ahead with it.
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I was talking from the VM and HT POV. Not the interfaces. They are enough for usage. she will be using a BT or wired mouse. and sometimes connect a USB drive. thats it. nothing else.
 
m-jeri said:
I was talking from the VM and HT POV. Not the interfaces. They are enough for usage. she will be using a BT or wired mouse. and sometimes connect a USB drive. thats it. nothing else.
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Ok. I thought it also meant about the interfaces. Then go ahead with the purchase. I dont think you will get a similar config for cheaper than this.
 
So i got the laptop yesterday. Build qlty is just fine. and i loved the laptop.

One pblm. When i check the warranty online, it started from feb 2011 to feb 2012. :S. I registered the laptop using online registration yesterday only. :S.

I asked the dealer abt this, he said ill get 1 year from date of purchase.

Can anyone comment on this?
 
I dont think she cares that much about core i3 or core 2 duo. if the price is less and it gets the job done 100% then she is cool with both.
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I think 1k is WORTH IT, why?

1. Lighter laptop possibly

2. Greater battery laptop

3. Runs cooler

4. Runs everything faster

All for 1k, grab the Core i3 2130 it's a non-regrettable decision
 
comp@ddict said:
I think 1k is WORTH IT, why?

1. Lighter laptop possibly

2. Greater battery laptop

3. Runs cooler

4. Runs everything faster

All for 1k, grab the Core i3 2130 it's a non-regrettable decision
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Errr... GO through the previous posts before commenting. He has already got the Toshibha C660 with P6200 proccy (Arrandale)
 
Hey guys want to buy laptop for my sister. Laptop will be used for Movies,Songs,Facebook and MS office. Budget is 25k(can stretch if getting something good).
 
Punker said:
Hey guys want to buy laptop for my sister. Laptop will be used for Movies,Songs,Facebook and MS office. Budget is 25k(can stretch if getting something good).
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Acer Aspire 4738z (P6200 Lnx) Laptop Price India: Buy Acer Aspire Notebook India: Flipkart.com(Brown) ~ 21.3k

Acer Aspire 5742z (P6200 Lnx) Laptop Price India: Buy Acer Aspire Notebook India: Flipkart.com ~ 21.9k

Using the 5742z and the build is pretty good for the price. If you want something lighter go for the 14" cher

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If you want something more powerful then get this Toshibha with Core i3 380 M :)

Toshiba Satellite C Series C660-I5010 Laptop Price India: Buy Toshiba Satellite C Series Notebook India: Flipkart.com ~ 22.4k (Only 1 GB RAM and 250GB HDD but you can add a 2GB stick for ~1.1k or a 4GB stick for ~1.9k)
 
 
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