31-40k Need Suggestions for a Laptop

[prabs]

A friend of mine is looking for a laptop. His budget is under 35k.

His general use would be a bit of programming on VS 2010, watching videos and a bit of gaming.

The 2 models that we found are -
HP Pavilion G6-2005AX
Lenovo G580

I could not find much details on APU Quad Core A8.

HP - For programming, videos etc., the processor should easily suffice and the GPU would definitely be an advantage. The only question is - Is it comparable to a 3rd Gen i3 or i5 processor?

Do suggest any other model that I might have missed out on.

Please Advice.

 

[Parix]

I am having the same dilemma, i need to retire my main PC and want to move to a laptop as the gaming usage has reduced, however i would want to play some of the titles occasionally.

request the gurus to please advise, my budget and requirements are almost the same as the OP

found another version of the same laptop with Windows 8 - HP - G6-2201AX

has anyone used these laptops, hows the usage and gaming experience?
any better deals apart from flipkart.

thanks

 

[Frankenstein's_Monster]

In the above price range the only dell laptop with graphics is Dell inspiron 14 Dell Inspiron 14 4050 Laptop (2nd Gen Ci3/ 2GB/ 500GB/ Win7 HB/ 1GB Graph): Flipkart.com
which comes with 1 gb graphics AMD Radeon HD 7450M which is a entry level middle class graphics,it can run very few games in lower settings.
Find below the benchmarks for AMD Radeon HD 7450M:
AMD Radeon HD 7450M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

I have compared four other lappies
1.HP Pavilion G6-2005AX-CPU:APU Quad Core A8(4500M) GPU:1.5 GB AMD Radeon HD 7670M Rs. 34490
2.Lenovo Essential G580 -CPU:Core i5 (3rd Generation)(3210M) GPU:Integrated HD Graphics 4000 Rs. 34500
3.Asus K55VD-SX314D -CPU:Core i3 (2nd Generation)(2350M) GPU:2 GB NVIDIA G610M Rs. 33957
4.Samsung NP355V5C-S03IN -CPU:APU Quad Core A8(4500M) GPU:1 GB AMD Radeon HD 7640G Rs. 34490

Comparison Link:HP Pavilion G6-2005AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win7 HB/ 1.5GB Graph) vs Lenovo Essential G580 (59-324061) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ DOS) vs Asus K55VD-SX314D Laptop (2nd Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ DOS/ 2GB Graph) vs Samsung NP355V5C-S03

You can compare the GPU's @:Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards - Notebookcheck.net Tech
According to my knowledge,Either buy a AMD CPU + AMD GPU combo or a Intel + Nvidia. Intel + AMD GPU don't gel that well.
So either go with HP(heard a lot of good reviews about it,But does have heating problem) or Asus(heard a lot about it and it even comes with ice cool tech).
The choice is yours.

 

[Doremon]

@Frankenstein's_Monster : Useful info buddy. I am also on same boat with prabs & Parix. Do u think Dell Inspiron 14/15 Turbo or R lappy good to compare with above 4 companions. Any insight or suggetions?

Dell Ind site says:-

14 Turbo R having i5/3rd G,4GBRAM + Intel® 2230 Driver + NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M DDR3 2GB - Rs.49,038/
15 Turbo R having i5/3rd G,8GBRAM + Intel® 2230 Driver + AMD Radeon™ HD 7730M DDR3 2GB-ICC-Rs.54,490

14 R having Intel® i5/3rd Gen + HD Graphics 4000 + NVidia GeForce GT 630M DDR3 1GB - Rs.34,490/-
15 R having Intel® i5/3rd Gen + HD Graphics 4000 + AMD Radeon™ HD 7670M DDR3 1GB - Rs.39,990/-