Laptops Laptop recommendations - Budget : 30 to 70k

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Asking on behalf of a friend.

1. What's your Budget? - 30k to 70k
2. What will your primary usage for the notebook be? - web surfing / office apps / Casual Gaming (eg.: GTA series) / programming
3. What size and weight considerations do you have? - sleeker the better
4. Any brand that you prefer, or any brand that you detest? - brand with good after sales service in Italy and India
5. Any other considerations? - yes better the looks better it is / good battery life (atleast 3 to 4 hrs) and a wide screen

Thanks in advance! :)
 
i wud say if u have a budget of upto 70k

the one name comes to my mind

Dell studio xps 13 or dell studio xps 16

very sleek- cant get better than this

after sale is good in india

but dont know in italy

never been there!!:tongue:

many people wud day that studio xps has heating issues

forget it if u wud be using for normal purposes only like -web surfing / office apps / Casual Gaming (eg.: GTA series) / programming
 
I would recommend:-Dell Studio XPS 13 Laptop

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Price:-59000/-:bleh:​

Processor
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor P8600

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

Chipset
NVIDIA® GeForce® MCP79MX

Memory
3GB 1067MHz DDR3 SDRAM(3 x 1GB)

Hard Drive
320GB27200RPM SATA Hard Drive

Display/Monitor
13.3" Widescreen WXGA (1280x800) CCFL TFT Display

Network Card
Internal 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

Graphic Card
Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M graphics

Sound Card
Integrated Stereo Sound

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/Disk drive
Slot Load 8X max DVD+/-RW with DVD+R double layer write capability

I/O Ports
VGA, RJ45, 2 Headphone, Microphone, 2 mini-card slots, IEEE 1394a, consumer IR, HDMI, DisplayPort. RJ-11 is supported via External USB Dongle

Modem
N/A

Battery
6-cell Primary Battery

Service/Warranty
1-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover
Dell Recommends Dell Care Plus

Software
Microsoft® Works 9.0
Dell Recommends Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2007 - OEM Version

Speakers
Integrated speakers

Keyboard
DellTM Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad

Anti-virus
McAfee® Security CenterTM 30 days Introductory Offer
Dell Recommends McAfee® Security CenterTM 15-months OEM

Bluetooth
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module

Controller Card
DellTM Wireless 1515 802.11n Mini-Card

Webcam
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel web cam

Card reader
8-in-1 Memory card reader

Color Kit
Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish with Leather Trim

Security Feature
Sensible Vision FastAccess Facial Recognition Software
 
The wide budget is because its flexible. He would obviously like to spend as little as possible.

I was suggesting a Dell as well, since their warranties usually hold good across countries. Any other brands that this applies to as well?

The Studio 15 (non-XPS) comes with an ATI HD 4570. Wanted to know if anyone had any insights into it, since info seems a little sketchy and looks like ATI hasnt officially announced it as yet. The 9400 looks quite entry level and according to specs is worse than even the ever-failing 8600M GS.
 
Crazy_Eddy said:
The Studio 15 (non-XPS) comes with an ATI HD 4570. Wanted to know if anyone had any insights into it, since info seems a little sketchy and looks like ATI hasnt officially announced it as yet. The 9400 looks quite entry level and according to specs is worse than even the ever-failing 8600M GS.
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Bang on! I was about to suggest the *new* Studio 1525. One of my friend got it shipped to Surat (from Chennai?) for 50k all inclusive. A decent deal IMO. :)

This one is a good performer. Installed GRID on the system and he (surprisingly!) got playable frames at low-med settings. :P

I'd say go ahead with the Studio 15.

EDIT: IIRC, the specs're P8400, 3 GB DDR2 667, 320GB, HD4570, Vista home premium, 6-cell battery. :D
 
Croma Entertainment laptop anyday.... Or the zenith Director Plus Ultra as both are the same..... I got one recently and believe me it works:hap2: ..... For now anyway.... It costs 40k.... And has got 9600GS which is better than 4570.... Anyway its ur call... do u wish to spend 10k more for a laptop with less performance over just a brand name????:no:
 
DEEJAYROX said:
Croma Entertainment laptop anyday.... Or the zenith Director Plus Ultra as both are the same..... I got one recently and believe me it works:hap2: ..... For now anyway.... It costs 40k.... And has got 9600GS which is better than 4570.... Anyway its ur call... do u wish to spend 10k more for a laptop with less performance over just a brand name????:no:
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Only issue would be Italy. How many Service centres does Chroma have in Italy? :P
 
Yep had a look at that in one of the earlier threads. A 9600GS is definitely a good option, however my friend says no Zeniths and as sarang mentioned the after-sales in Italy is a ? ;)

He's a casual gamer anyway - the gaming aspect is just a bonus.
 
Go for the dell studio 15
It now sports the newer HD 4570 cards :)
You have P8600
3 GBDDR2
320GB
ALL at a price of around 50 K.... Great deal...
 
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