Everywhere it is price conscious,
Let me rephrase that, Indians are the most price-conscious people in the world. lol.
A fine example, Indians buying phones (rebranded-chinese phones) from local brands like Micromax, Xolo, Karbonn etc etc only because they offer better VFM on paper and then getting screwed over by their after-sales service instead of buying reliable phones from reputed brands like Sony, Samsung, Nokia etc (I want to add that while these brands also may not always give the best after-sales service, they still give much better than the ones managed by the local brands).
SO low price = low quality.
No, that's not what I meant. Since we are talking about "gaming laptops" let me speak from my point of view on that subject only.
Is there any "gaming laptop" for under 50k INR? No, right? Laptops in this range simply come with a "above avg." specs which includes a videocard and since there isn't anything better than this people call it a "gaming" or rather to be more precise, "laptop for gaming". Now the "gaming laptop", like I mentioned in one of earlier posts overkill laptops with overkill specs and features which we do not need are being sold at overkill rates. That, in my opinion, is the main problem. Gaming laptops do not have to be cheap nor use lower quality/tier components. But they need to be manufactured and marketed properly according to our needs. What are we supposed to do when they are being sold for over lacs of rupees with components/features which we do not even need? This is the main reason why people buy PC's instead of "gaming laptops" (not "laptops for gaming").
Let me explain this component by component.
1. Processor, not everyone needs/wants an i7. You can use i3 (will explain later) and i5 also. TBH I still feel that the Sandybridge family still offer the best price/performance ratio. There is little improvement from Sandybridge to Ivybridge and Ivybridge to Haswell. If a gaming laptop which I like use a Sandybridge I would still buy it even now. No kidding. Fact is most people buy the latest components for bragging rights.
2. RAM. Most gaming laptops come in a whopping 16GB of memory. 4GB is Okay, 8GB is good. 16GB is too much. This is one of the areas which I feel is not necessary at all for a majority of the people.
3. Another silly mistake which these brands make is the memory size of the videocard. When will they stop this marketing gimmick I don't know. But they need to stop screaming "2GB GRAPHICS CARD 2 GB GRAPHICS CARD!!". 2GB videocard in a laptop which has a display resolution of 1366*768 yeah right. If possible reduce the size to 1GB to cut costs (if it can).
4. Display, you cannot call a laptop a "gaming laptop" if it has a 1366*768 res. even if you put in the GTX TITAN in it. It won't help. Min. display should be 1600*900. Full HD 1080p would be great for the more expensive model. Please don't even think of 2K on laptops.
5. Storage. If you look at the general laptop market you'll see that the more expensive ones come with SSD's in 32GB, 40GB, 60GB etc (just random nos.). I'm not sure if that capacity would be enough. And gaming laptops also have SSD's. SSD's are good to have no doubt but do we need it? Assuming we use the SSD's for only our office and programs and softwares where are we supposed to store our games? And AAA games nowadays come in alarming 25GB+. eg. BF4, MW3. And even if a brand includes an SSD of, say, 240GB, they are sure to do it a cost and a very expensive one at that. So now then is it worth it? I'm happy using a 5900RPM mechanical disk. But sure I would like to have a 7200RPM's in a gaming laptop. As for the storage capacity, let min. be 500GB upgradeable (read customizable) to 1TB. For more storage one can simply use an external drive. Thats it for the storage.
6. Videocard. Not everyone needs a Titan or SLI-cards inside it.
7. Features. Includes bluray drive, imb4 keyboard illumination, the LAN port of one company (name which I dont remember) are all extras. They are not MUST-HAVES. Instead of this I'd like to see hotkeys on the keyboard (like in the MSI GX640). As for the illumination if its only going to add to the cost imo one color should do.
Side note: If you guys know the Razer Blade well you'll know that it does NOT have a LAN port. It comes only with a wifi for connectivity. The biggest fault with the Blade is that absence of LAN connectivity in a "gaming laptop".
8. Design. Design is also very important. Just don't turn it into an alien/robot. If i were to buy a non-gaming laptop I would surely buy it based on the looks. I'm a sucker for good design. And It should NOT be bulky please. I'd hate to carry a 3KG laptop. Asus's ROG laptops are friggin' heavy! And encased in real aluminium sounds sweet.
9. Warranty and Aftersales service. 2 year warranty should be given with extended warranty at a cost.
See? You don't need to construct a gaming laptop from lower components. You only need to use the right components at the right price. In short the components should be able to compliment each other.
And please don't forget the "customization" part.
Example for this expanation, the Motorola Moto G. 'nuff said.
MSI is trying to change this by offering of value BUT for a reasonable price. A products that is good has its value and a justified price. This is what is happening in most developed countries already as users know that not everything CHEAP is good..
Of course its not good. Tech and reviews sites should be working in educating the masses in this field as they can get attention rapidly but that's not happening at the moment. People are still going for el-cheapo stuffs. And this is made worse by shops selling them. Sigh.
Anyway, why don't you ask these in various forums and see how people respond? My opinions might differ from their's.
PS: I will add more when I can. too lazy to make a long post. >_<
