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satish_appasani · 14th March 2005, 16:58

Hi Manaa....
Your requirements match with mine.
I have a company provided laptop i use for developing .NET applications. I also keep running SQL Server(most of the time) and Oracle (Some times). Also, I play games like NFS Underground2 on my laptop and the graphics smooth (SO, Photoshop should be a cake walk for my machnine)
Now the config

HP Compaq nx9010, P4 2.4, 512 MB RAM, DVD R - CD-RW, 40 GB HDD, Firewire, 15"monitor.

Now the cons are, the weight. 3.5 KGs. I threw away my leather laptop back and bought a good Samsonite backpack. It's not a sleek machine. The height is 1.9" when closed. It generates too much heat. The max heat is when I am playing NFS UG2.

This machine was bought in US. But the same model was Rs.95,000 in India an year back. So now similar specs must fall within your budget.

We have 3 toshibas in our company which are 1.5 to 3 years old. All three are dead by now.

Note: Check that your system ships with Win XP Professional. You need that for .NET development. XP Home is useless because it does not come with IIS.
Also i suggest having Wi-Fi lan. Wi-Fi hotspots in India may be happening in the near future.

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satish_appasani BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 918	Hi Manaa.... Your requirements match with mine. I have a company provided laptop i use for developing .NET applications. I also keep running SQL Server(most of the time) and Oracle (Some times). Also, I play games like NFS Underground2 on my laptop and the graphics smooth (SO, Photoshop should be a cake walk for my machnine) Now the config HP Compaq nx9010, P4 2.4, 512 MB RAM, DVD R - CD-RW, 40 GB HDD, Firewire, 15"monitor. Now the cons are, the weight. 3.5 KGs. I threw away my leather laptop back and bought a good Samsonite backpack. It's not a sleek machine. The height is 1.9" when closed. It generates too much heat. The max heat is when I am playing NFS UG2. This machine was bought in US. But the same model was Rs.95,000 in India an year back. So now similar specs must fall within your budget. We have 3 toshibas in our company which are 1.5 to 3 years old. All three are dead by now. Note: Check that your system ships with Win XP Professional. You need that for .NET development. XP Home is useless because it does not come with IIS. Also i suggest having Wi-Fi lan. Wi-Fi hotspots in India may be happening in the near future.