Laptops New laptop for 25k

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I'm looking for a laptop in the 25k range. I think it would be better to get an entry level notebook rather than the netbooks. I have seen the specs of Acer Aspire 5315 and it seems decent. Anyone knows its current price? Also please suggest other models as well.
 
of course these notebooks won't have a decent config. but it will be used for light intensive work anyways.
 
I doubt you will get anything more than a Pentium M or Celeron M within 25k.

If you can increase your budget to around 27k-28k, I think you may be able to get an Acer Aspire 4520 with 1GB RAM.
 
The biggest problem with laptops is their life. I would define life as their warranty period. After the warranty period is over, if there is any problem, the service center charges heavily for repairs(and I've seen this to be the case with most of my friends and family i.e the laptop always gives some problem after the warranty period.)

Since it is a laptop, it's very difficult to replace or upgrade anything yourself. With some laptops eg: Dell you can easily upgrade memory and HDD but some don't even provide an access panel to upgrade memory.

My suggestions for any laptop purchase.

1. Look for maximum warranty.

2. Look for access panel beneath laptop to upgrade memory esp. on budget models.

3. Ask the dealer if he will upgrade HDD seperately and how much he will charge for it.
 
sydras said:
The biggest problem with laptops is their life. I would define life as their warranty period. After the warranty period is over, if there is any problem, the service center charges heavily for repairs(and I've seen this to be the case with most of my friends and family i.e the laptop always gives some problem after the warranty period.)

Since it is a laptop, it's very difficult to replace or upgrade anything yourself. With some laptops eg: Dell you can easily upgrade memory and HDD but some don't even provide an access panel to upgrade memory.

My suggestions for any laptop purchase.
1. Look for maximum warranty.
2. Look for access panel beneath laptop top upgrade memory esp. on budget models.
3. Ask the dealer if he will upgrade HDD seperately and how much he will charge for it.
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AFAIK nowadays almost all laptops will come with access panels unless its something fancy like the Air or something.
 
SAw ads of dell laptops at 26-27k in the newspaper some days ago, the proc was m or celeron..

dun remember anything, but the config was very basic..
 
Last month my friend bought Toshiba 15" screen, 1gb ram, celeron @22k (+/- 500), pm me if want more detail. I had no chance to visit him after this purchase.

Update @ 17 Jan 09: Toshiba Satellite Celeron/1gb ram/80gb hdd/vista home etc. @22.5k all inclusive.
 
sydras said:
The biggest problem with laptops is their life. I would define life as their warranty period. After the warranty period is over, if there is any problem, the service center charges heavily for repairs(and I've seen this to be the case with most of my friends and family i.e the laptop always gives some problem after the warranty period.)

Since it is a laptop, it's very difficult to replace or upgrade anything yourself. With some laptops eg: Dell you can easily upgrade memory and HDD but some don't even provide an access panel to upgrade memory.

My suggestions for any laptop purchase.
1. Look for maximum warranty.
2. Look for access panel beneath laptop top upgrade memory esp. on budget models.
3. Ask the dealer if he will upgrade HDD seperately and how much he will charge for it.
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yeah i very well know about the warranties. very bad experience from 2 hp lappies. and one of them was in warranty.

MSI has a nice config. how reliable is MSI. anyone has any experiences?

@Party Monger - dell laptop for 26-27k? ill surely look into it and search for it. theres no mention on their website though.
 
There were paper ads..i think it was the vostro model, maybe the a series...I really dun remember..if i get time i'l scan through the papers..

The proc was a celeron or pentium m..
 
I saw a dell laptop selling on ebay. it was a dell vostro A860 selling for 29k. i think that may be the one.

anyways, my sis now says she might be able to increase her budget to 28k. in that case acer aspire 4530 would fit in nicely. what are some other good options for upto 28k?
 
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