THE Laptop Thread: Configs, deals and questions.

[iraghava]

Originally Posted by Mav

Have you thought about MacBook Pro.

Do you also realise that the boy is on a budget & cannot afford something as expensive as the Mac Book?

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by furioussphinx

Thats the last I could find. So now its either the Dell Inspiron 6400 (with 256MB Nvidia) / HP Pavilion (with 256MB nvidia)/FujitsuSiemens (with 512MB nvidia)

Staying away from Fujitsu because it sounds very alien to me. If someone assures me the brand, I will happily buy that. Bang for the buck,very cheap.

Dell is the top most priority but HP is relatively cheaper but again, HP laptops, I have no idea.

go for dell...and stay away from compaq hp and lenovo

[furioussphinx]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

go for dell...and stay away from compaq hp and lenovo

Lenovo is a no-no. Dell is my first preference inspiron 5400. Next come hp pavilion series and later Toshiba Satellite series.

[furioussphinx]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

go for dell...and stay away from compaq hp and lenovo

Lenovo is a no-no. Dell is my first preference inspiron 5400. Next come hp pavilion series and later Toshiba Satellite series.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by furioussphinx

Lenovo is a no-no. Dell is my first preference inspiron 5400. Next come hp pavilion series and later Toshiba Satellite series.

3 of my friends have probelem with various modls of dell laps,nothinh much, overheats and shutdown as fan get clogged easily.

lenovo is the best ( was IBM) and then HP or toshiba. Check out lenovo Y series.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by iraghava

Do you also realise that the boy is on a budget & cannot afford something as expensive as the Mac Book?

Oh did not see the budget , but I was more stuck on the performance part as the usage is going for high end multimedia stuff like 3D. Most of the notebooks mentioned here are business notebooks and not good enough for multimedia programs.

Also I completely forgot about mtech, they claim to be the fastest and cheapest in the world. You can also customize machine according to your need.

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by jkdas

3 of my friends have probelem with various modls of dell laps,nothinh much, overheats and shutdown as fan get clogged easily.

lenovo is the best ( was IBM) and then HP or toshiba. Check out lenovo Y series.

IBM was good not best, but Lenovo is bad. Hp is following lenovo but Toshiba is also one of the best brand.

[iraghava]

Originally Posted by jkdas

3 of my friends have probelem with various modls of dell laps,nothinh much, overheats and shutdown as fan get clogged easily.

This was a problem with the Inspiron 5100/5150 series as they were based on desktop processors & so got overheated quickly in our conditions. I should know, I own one!! But current models are very good & have no reported issues.

[AshOnTheRocks]

Originally Posted by iraghava

This was a problem with the Inspiron 5100/5150 series as they were based on desktop processors & so got overheated quickly in our conditions. I should know, I own one!! But current models are very good & have no reported issues.

Hi Ishan!

I used to have Dell D600 Latitude laptop & it used to get heated up big time & often shut down due to heating/fan getting clogged..my other colleagues also used to complain of the same problems..Dunno if the latest models are better or have rectififed the heating/shutting down issues. Since it was an office laptop I could return it & since then the IT started getting IBM Lenovo machines & IMO there are v.good . I am currently using IBM Thinkpad T60 machine & its performance is very good, remains cool even after heavy usage & machine feels rock solid..Infact,I am thinking of buying a latest Thinkpad with dual core processor for home use..

[low_bass_makker]

ash the t-series is the high end series of the lenovo or IBM group there starting range is about 75k+ with lots of good features also...like magnesium case and they are light weight also...

[AshOnTheRocks]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

ash the t-series is the high end series of the lenovo or IBM group there starting range is about 75k+ with lots of good features also...like magnesium case and they are light weight also...

Hi bro lbm : I think my laptop is under Rs.60 K not 75K+..Yeah its light weight but magnesium case?? I do not know about that! But isn't it good?

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by AshOnTheRocks

Hi bro lbm : I think my laptop is under Rs.60 K not 75K+..Yeah its light weight but magnesium case?? I do not know about that! But isn't it good?

Ya for 60 k it is nice....but recently my friend was inquiring for the laptop he was quoted the same

[abhibh]

Hi,

From past 1 month my lan card is giving me weird problem. I plug in the cable in the lan and it gets connected but net doesn't work (unable to surf net or ping local network) and i have to replug it several times to get it working. Sometimes it keeps on showing the "Acquiring Network Connection" but i am able to ping and surf net and full speed.

And now it has gone verse i waste my 5 - 10 mins daily to get the net working on my laptop..


help

[kpzen]

Originally Posted by abhibh

Hi,

From past 1 month my lan card is giving me weird problem. I plug in the cable in the lan and it gets connected but net doesn't work (unable to surf net or ping local network) and i have to replug it several times to get it working. Sometimes it keeps on showing the "Acquiring Network Connection" but i am able to ping and surf net and full speed.

And now it has gone verse i waste my 5 - 10 mins daily to get the net working on my laptop..


help

Check your modem if the lan/wifi signals are stable or they are flickering.
I had similar problem sorted out all the tangled wires n all started working well.Till now no problem.

[abhibh]

Originally Posted by kpzen

Check your modem if the lan/wifi signals are stable or they are flickering.
I had similar problem sorted out all the tangled wires n all started working well.Till now no problem.

Modem and Lan are all good. Maybe there is problem with the wires. I willget a new lan wire i have like 10 mtrs wire currently..

Thanks i will let you know.