Usage : A bit of everything , gaming[light and low res of course] , browsing , office apps , music , HD movies blah blah blah
Brands I prefer/desist - None actually , but honestly something in my consciousness tells me ill be laughed at if i carry around a zenith/croma laptop [no offense owners]
What I have seen till now
eBay India: Asus Laptop X83VB x2 Core 2 Duo Laptop @32990 (item 260433430323 end time 30-Jun-2009 09:00:00 IST)
32.5k shipped after applying a coupon
+ 4 GB RAM
+ Reviews say good build quality
+ nVIDIA 9300GS
- 14" screen
- 250 Gb HDD
My biggest problem is that this laptop aint listed on the Asus India site ? So will they provide warranty ?
Acer Aspire 5536
Costs 28.5k - linux version
+ 320GB HDD
+ Ati 780M based GFX chipset[3200]
+ 15.6" 720p screen
- 2Gb RAM
- AMD QL-64 processor , I saw a benchmark and its performance wasnt great , not even upto the T3200's level
Acer 5738
Costs 33.5k
T6400 - 4GB DDR3 - Blu-Ray reader[not confirmed] and according to tech tree's review , excellent battery life
eBay India: DELL INSPIRON 1545 CORE 2 DUO LAPTOP @ 34990 (item 260433482646 end time 30-Jun-2009 09:00:00 IST)
Costs 34.5k after coupon , the most expensive of the lot , but its dell
4Gb - 320GB - T6400 - Intel X4500 , pretty standard specs
So , what do you suggest ?
Brands I prefer/desist - None actually , but honestly something in my consciousness tells me ill be laughed at if i carry around a zenith/croma laptop [no offense owners]
What I have seen till now
eBay India: Asus Laptop X83VB x2 Core 2 Duo Laptop @32990 (item 260433430323 end time 30-Jun-2009 09:00:00 IST)
32.5k shipped after applying a coupon
+ 4 GB RAM
+ Reviews say good build quality
+ nVIDIA 9300GS
- 14" screen
- 250 Gb HDD
My biggest problem is that this laptop aint listed on the Asus India site ? So will they provide warranty ?
Acer Aspire 5536
Costs 28.5k - linux version
+ 320GB HDD
+ Ati 780M based GFX chipset[3200]
+ 15.6" 720p screen
- 2Gb RAM
- AMD QL-64 processor , I saw a benchmark and its performance wasnt great , not even upto the T3200's level
Acer 5738
Costs 33.5k
T6400 - 4GB DDR3 - Blu-Ray reader[not confirmed] and according to tech tree's review , excellent battery life
eBay India: DELL INSPIRON 1545 CORE 2 DUO LAPTOP @ 34990 (item 260433482646 end time 30-Jun-2009 09:00:00 IST)
Costs 34.5k after coupon , the most expensive of the lot , but its dell
4Gb - 320GB - T6400 - Intel X4500 , pretty standard specs
So , what do you suggest ?