Hi,I need your help to decide a notebook for my cousin bro who is into 2nd yr of engineering. am using a compaq v3155 turion 512mb bought for 34k and am pretty much satisfied with it. no problems so far. charging comes for about 2hrs with full load.bought in jan 07. right now single cores have faded out and market is full of a variety to choose from. so i need your wise help.
( some one who is still in college is very much appreciated for helping with suggestions , becoz i still cannot figure out for what all purposes my bro will use the lappy, you can better imagine them than me)
Here are the basic information i can give:
* What's your Budget? (e.g. >30K, not more than 50K etc.)
>30k and <40 K
* What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? (e.g. web surfing/office apps/Casual Gaming)
he will use it mostly for programming, movies(lots of , i guess),casual gaming (this am not sure, he wants to play nfs carbon also some times).
* What size and weight considerations do you have? (e.g. Do you want a 17" desktop replacement or you want an ultraportable 12" or something in between)
portability is a must. max screen size is 15"
* Any brand that you prefer, or any brand that you detest? (e.g some would prefer to stay away from Acer or Dell)
personally i am comfortable with compaq, open to acer or dell if they are good enough. lenovo also accepted within budget.
* Any other considerations? (e.g Battery life; Widescreen/non-widescreen; Glossy/Matte screen etc.)
atleast 2 to 2.5 hrs battery life, widescreen, glossy or matte both will do. but nowadays all come with glossy screen right?
( some one who is still in college is very much appreciated for helping with suggestions , becoz i still cannot figure out for what all purposes my bro will use the lappy, you can better imagine them than me)
Here are the basic information i can give:
* What's your Budget? (e.g. >30K, not more than 50K etc.)
>30k and <40 K
* What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? (e.g. web surfing/office apps/Casual Gaming)
he will use it mostly for programming, movies(lots of , i guess),casual gaming (this am not sure, he wants to play nfs carbon also some times).
* What size and weight considerations do you have? (e.g. Do you want a 17" desktop replacement or you want an ultraportable 12" or something in between)
portability is a must. max screen size is 15"
* Any brand that you prefer, or any brand that you detest? (e.g some would prefer to stay away from Acer or Dell)
personally i am comfortable with compaq, open to acer or dell if they are good enough. lenovo also accepted within budget.
* Any other considerations? (e.g Battery life; Widescreen/non-widescreen; Glossy/Matte screen etc.)
atleast 2 to 2.5 hrs battery life, widescreen, glossy or matte both will do. but nowadays all come with glossy screen right?