Laptops Which One is the BEST?

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rajaji

Apprentice
Hi,
I am confused whether to get a laptop. Budget is 32k to 38k will use it for basic computing,like Gaming,Multimedia,Internet usage & Downloading.
Please help me guys.
I have few models

Compaq Presario CQ40-108TU

FreeDOS
Processor type
Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3200
• 2.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB
Standard memory
1024 MB
Memory type
DDR2 667MHz
Memory layout
(1 x 1024 MB)
Maximum memory
Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
System features
Internal drives
160 GB
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display size
14.1†Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
Display resolution
1280 x 800
Graphic subsystem name
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared)
External I/O ports
3 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45, 1 Stereo headphone-out, 1 Microphone in
Speakers and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers
Webcam
Webcam with Integrated Microphone
Network interface
Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Modem
High speed 56K modem
Wireless technologies
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g
Dimensions / weight / warranty
Dimensions (W x D x H)
33.4 cm (L) x 23.7 cm (W) x 3.3 cm (min H) / 4.0 cm (max H)
Weight
2.31 kg
Power supply type
65 W AC Power Adapter
Battery type
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
Warranty
1 year, parts and labour
Price -------- 33k

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Compaq Presario CQ40-144TU
Operating system installed
FreeDOS
Processor type
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5800
• 2.0 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB
Standard memory
2048 MB
Memory type
DDR2 667MHz
Memory layout
(1 x 2048 MB)
Maximum memory
Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
System features
Internal drives
160 GB
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display size
14.1†Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
Display resolution
1280 x 800
Graphic subsystem name
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared)
External I/O ports
3 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45, 1 Stereo headphone-out, 1 Microphone in
Speakers and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers
Webcam
Webcam with Integrated Microphone
Network interface
Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Modem
High speed 56K modem
Wireless technologies
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g
Dimensions / weight / warranty
Dimensions (W x D x H)
33.4 cm (L) x 23.7 cm (W) x 3.3 cm (min H) / 4.0 cm (max H)
Weight
2.31 kg
Power supply type
65 W AC Power Adapter
Battery type
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
Warranty
1 year, parts and labour
Price ------- 38k

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Compaq Presario CQ45-112AU

Operating system installed
FreeDOS
Processor type
AMD Athlonâ„¢ X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-60
• 1.90 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, Up to 3600 MT/s system bus running at AC/DC mode 35 watt
Standard memory
2048 MB
Memory type
DDR2 800 MHz
Memory layout
(1 x 2048 MB)
Maximum memory
Supports up to 8GB DDR2 memory
System features
Internal drives
250 GB
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display size
14.1" Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
Display resolution
280 x 800
Graphic subsystem name
ATI Radeonâ„¢ HD 3200 Graphics
External I/O ports
3 USB 2.0 (3rd shared with eSATA port), 1 HDMI, eSATA Combo, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45, Expansion Port 3, 1 headphone-out, 1 mic-in, Consumer IR, AC adapter, Integrated Fingerprint reader
Expansion slots
1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
Speakers and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers
Remote control
HP Mobile Remote Control (Jackson) (Express Card Version)
Webcam
Compaq Webcam with Integrated Microphone
Network interface
Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN
Modem
High speed 56K modem
Wireless technologies
802.11b/g WLAN
Dimensions / weight / warranty
Dimensions (W x D x H)
33.4 cm (L) x 23.7 cm (W) x 3.3 cm (min H) / 4.0 cm (max H)
Weight
From 2.37 kg
Power supply type
65 W AC Power Adapter
Battery type
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
Warranty
1 year, parts and labour
Price ------ 34k

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Compaq Presario CQ45-106AU

Operating system installed
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
Processor type
AMD Turionâ„¢ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-70
• 2.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, Up to 4000 MT/s system bus running at AC/DC mode 35 watt
Standard memory
2048 MB
Memory type
DDR2 800 MHz
Memory layout
(1 x 2048 MB)
Maximum memory
Supports up to 8GB DDR2 memory
System features
Internal drives
250 GB
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display size
14.1" Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
Display resolution
1280 x 800
Graphic subsystem name
ATI Radeonâ„¢ HD 3200 Graphics
External I/O ports
3 USB 2.0 (3rd shared with eSATA port), 1 HDMI, eSATA Combo, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45, Expansion Port 3, 1 headphone-out, 1 mic-in, Consumer IR, AC adapter, Integrated Fingerprint reader
Expansion slots
1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
Speakers and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers
Remote control
HP Mobile Remote Control
Webcam
Compaq Webcam with Integrated Microphone
Network interface
Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN
Modem
High speed 56K modem
Wireless technologies
802.11b/g WLAN
Dimensions / weight / warranty
Dimensions (W x D x H)
33.4 cm (L) x 23.7 cm (W) x 3.3 cm (min H) / 4.0 cm (max H)
Weight
From 2.37 kg
Power supply type
65 W AC Power Adapter
Battery type
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
Warranty
1 year, parts and labour
Software included
HP Help & Support Center, HP Easy Setup, HP Advisor, HP Registration (part of Easy Setup), HP Active Library Support, HP Software Update (HPSU), HP User Documentation, Adobe® Reader, HP PC Recovery (SoftThinks), Microsoft® Works, DVDPlay, Muvee autoProducer (Basic), Cyberlink Youcam, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Macromedia Flash Player, Adobe Shockwave Player, HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent (selected countries), HP PhotoSmart Essentials, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 (60 days live updates), Latest Symantec Definitions Update, Digital Personal Software, Motorla Soft Stylus, MS Windows Live Messenger, AOL AIM Messenger and Office Trial: Microsoft® Office 2007 Home/Student (60 day Trial), Office ready: Microsoft® Office 2007 Pro (60 day Trial)
Price ----- 37k

Wich one shuld i buy
PLEASE HELP ME????????
 
For gaming, the last model. but beware the latest amd series proc. run hot and chipsets have low battery life.

For everything else, i wud go for Compaq Presario CQ40-144TU.
 
rajaji said:
Wich is best between Compaq Presario CQ40-108TU & Compaq Presario CQ45-112AU
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Among these two I'll suggest you to go with CQ45-112AU as you get 2gb ram + 250gb hdd to go along with X2..making it a better option.

But from the above list Compaq Presario CQ40-144TU looks the most attractive option.
 
Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz,

3GB RAM,

250GB HDD,

DVD RW,

No Webcam No bluetooth

15.4" WXGA,

DVD RW, Wifi, LAN,

Windows Vista Premium

Intel Graphics

9 Cell Battery

Price: 42k(All Incl) - No Carrycase
 
Even in branded laptops I now feel its pointless to go for more expensive big name brands like Compaq, Dell, HP, Sony etc since they get their laptops manufactured in China/Taiwan etc like the smaller Taiwanese names such as Acer etc.

I had posted about a coworker's new Acer Aspire 4730z laptop which he got for about Rs. 28k with Vista Home Basic (Linux option available). 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, DVD writer, 14.1 inch 1280x800 screen, webcam, wifi etc... I installed Linux on it and everything worked smoothly by default! I was very impressed with it.

I bought a similar config HP tablet PC (with touchscreen and fingerprint reader extra thats all) a little over a year ago and it cost me Rs. 60k... yes, the prices were higher a year ago, but I bet a bigger brand name of the same config would be more expensive even today.
 
If u decide to buy an AMD processor based laptop, then do consider the Acer 4530. The 4530 is suited for multimedia because of the presence of the Nvidia 9100M discrete graphics.
 
vishalrao said:
Even in branded laptops I now feel its pointless to go for more expensive big name brands like Compaq, Dell, HP, Sony etc since they get their laptops manufactured in China/Taiwan etc like the smaller Taiwanese names such as Acer etc.
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Congratulations! You just made a super idiotic post. :hap2:
 
vishalrao said:
Even in branded laptops I now feel its pointless to go for more expensive big name brands like Compaq, Dell, HP, Sony etc since they get their laptops manufactured in China/Taiwan etc like the smaller Taiwanese names such as Acer etc.
I had posted about a coworker's new Acer Aspire 4730z laptop which he got for about Rs. 28k with Vista Home Basic (Linux option available). 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, DVD writer, 14.1 inch 1280x800 screen, webcam, wifi etc... I installed Linux on it and everything worked smoothly by default! I was very impressed with it.
I bought a similar config HP tablet PC (with touchscreen and fingerprint reader extra thats all) a little over a year ago and it cost me Rs. 60k... yes, the prices were higher a year ago, but I bet a bigger brand name of the same config would be more expensive even today.
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You missed out a few important points:P

1) After sales services..O(Replacing a fried up mother board cost anywhere from 10k to 30k)

2) Design, looks, feel..Same thing in a different package can suddenly be woth the money you're shelling..
 
True, those could turn out to be significant...

I have an HP myself, but have heard their A.S.S. can be poor... plus reading on TE that some folks having trouble with Dell too :D I own(ed) a Sony VAIO laptop which had RAM socket issues, getting that repaired woulda cost a bomb too...

The design of the Acer is pretty decent looking... not totally stylish like HPs or Sonys or the Dell Studios, and got to wait to hear/read about Acer's A.S.S. since their popularity is only now just growing I guess.
 
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