THE Laptop Thread: Configs, deals and questions.

[wheeler]

Originally Posted by gopz

I use a Dell Inspiron 640m, so far it has been a great experience! The laptop performs very well and the support has been good till now, too. I am surprised to see that some of the Dell customers on this forum arent happy. But I really vouch for Dell, they are really competitive in terms of prices and products but it is real value for money.

. I too have been using the same above mentioned model for the past 1.5 yrs and have not faced any major problem. There was one instance where my DVD drive refused to read CDs but would read only DVDs. I called up the Customer Care center and the drive was duly replaced with a brand new one in a matter of 3 days (FOC since it was within the warranty period). I had heard a lot of people complaining about DELL @$$ but after this quick response, I was pretty happy. I find it very
[COLOR=black]competitively [/COLOR]priced.

I have one question. Currently, I am running Vista Ultimate and my laptop configuration includes the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950. I can play quite a few games like NFS Most Wanted without any problems with the display but when I play Quake 4, there are certain screens where the display is quite slow. And at one point the game refuses to proceed. Also, games like NFS Carbon fail to even start. I think that it's due to the lack of a good graphics card. Is there any way I can install a good graphics card on the laptop? If so, which one to consider?

[razor4077]

Hey guys,
I own a Sony Vaio VGN-S560P laptop. It's close to 2 years old, and has behaved beautifully so far. But a couple of days back, a strange issue cropped up. The CD/DVD drive is not reading discs (any kind) anymore. The CD drive icon is showing up in "My Computer", but on double clicking it a blank folder opens up, even when there is a CD/DVD in it.
I contacted Sony tech support online, but they weren't of much help.
Tried the following things with no success:
- Installed latest firware version for drive
- Rebooted
- Used system restore to reset the system settings to a previous day's, when things were working fine.
No luck.

Any suggestions?

[iraghava]

That's a common problem Razor, your combo drive has packed up. Try cleaning the lens to see if it resolves the problem, otherwise the only solution is to get a new drive.

[viper]

Hi Guys,

Looking to buy a laptop pretty urgently like before this weekend and would like your suggestions on make & specs to go in for. Giving my requirements below.

1> As small & sleek as possible(lightweight)
2> All the hi-fi stuff provided(bluetooth, wi-fi fire wire,USB etc)
3> DVD Combo
4> Min 1GB RAM
5> Min 80GB Hard Disk


It is mainly going to be used for accessing Email & surfing on the move and giving presentations and the occassional hearing music and watching movies.

Looking forward to your inputs. Need something available and sold in Mumbai with good support.

Viper

[akshay1234]

viper - how about a macbook? you can hop over to the apple store in atria and check it out.

[viper]

Hi Akshay,

Sorry forgot to mention no Apple for me. Would want a Windows XP based laptop.

Viper

[gopz]

Originally Posted by viper

Hi Akshay,

Sorry forgot to mention no Apple for me. Would want a Windows XP based laptop.

Viper

The new MacBooks come with Intel chips and Core2Duo processors. It is possible to install Windows on these machines. I am talking about native Windows, not just some third party or Virtual PC stuff..it will be just like an HP or Dell or whatever... You will get the best of both worlds...go in for a Mac! With your budget, you should NOT look elsewhere!

Apple MacBook Pro 'fastest Windows XP notebook' | Reg Hardware

[Rtech]

Jiggy, you've not mentioned your budget. From what I've seen, Acer's offer the best VFM at the moment. You really can't beat their specs per rupee value.

[viper]

Originally Posted by Rtech

Jiggy, you've not mentioned your budget. From what I've seen, Acer's offer the best VFM at the moment. You really can't beat their specs per rupee value.

Robeeen dikra,

Look at my subject in my opening post no 806 says Rs75k.

Viper

[Rtech]

aah ok. Didn't see that bit. o well.

[viper]

Hey,

Anyways is that a good enough budget. Am looking for some brands & model numbers, specs to get quotes for.

Viper

[ramie2400]

Hey jiggy with tge budget of 75k you can check out the HP DV9010 we are using one in our office,its a 2GBram, 8months ag it came for about 83k,took it from Gigabytes..Lamington road,official HP dealer.I has bluetooth,lightscribe-DVD writer and 17"inch screen,I am not sure if its been replaced by a higher model which is the DV9012..

cheers.

Ramie

[gopz]

@ramie2400 I think he needs a thin & light lappy maybe a 12"

[flipsyde]

why not look at the HP TX series? the highest config in that series comes for under 75k in india. 12.1" screen........tablet PC.....good service....well built..... battery lasts for 2 hrs in most applications.

[viper]

Hi,

Thanks guys am considering the TX1301AU based on someone's suggestion. Now only to find someone who can give me a good deal in Bombay. I was told it costs Rs50,990/- + taxes in Mumbai.

Viper