THE Laptop Thread: Configs, deals and questions.

[khanak]

Apple has jsut announed the Macbook AIR



$1799

2GB RAM
1.6 Intel Core 2 Duo
Bluetooth
80GB HDD
5 hours battery life
Isight

and most importantly

Aluminium casing
The thickest part of the MacBook Air is thinner than the thinnest part of the Sony tz. It fits inside a envelope

MacRumors.com : Macworld San Francisco 2008 Keynote Live Coverage

A little high on the price but other than that AMAZING

[Raja]

Apple Macbook Air website is up:

Apple - MacBook Air

[abhibh]

Originally Posted by MC Mayank

What about Dell? Is their an issue with overheating?

Dell's are good. No service center in India so u have to call them and their representative will come within 48 hours. Mu friends got dell no problem with them over heating.

I am using my laptop on bed and just finished playing NFSMW (my lappy got nvidia GPU). Below is the screen shot. Dells, toshiba, lenevo, HP all have good heating vents so temperature stays in limit.

[abhibh]

I need MacBook air *drools*

[khanak]

Apple - MacBook Air - Guided Tour

$1799 isnt bad at all for it. Better start saving up.

[kryptik83]

Originally Posted by MC Mayank

Hi Guys
My sis is looking for a laptop. Though she needs it for the basic ppts, excel sheets and word kind of stuff, it would be alright if the lappy can do a little more.

Here are the requirements:
1. Sleek and lightweight
2. Min 1 GB ram
3. Min 1.6 Ghz processor
4. Min 120- Gb HDD
5. Webcam
6. The other basic stuff like a DVD writer and all that.
7. Budget: would be nice if we could fit it under USD $750

I am looking to get this ordered in the US and have someone bring it down from there. I have looked at HP and Dell and am attaching a couple of links below (these models are going to about US $850 which is ok if the config is worth it)

Customize your dv6700t series direct at HP Home & Home Office Store


Dell:
The Dell Online Store: Build Your System

sorry for the huge link paste.

Could you guys advice me? Is Mac or Sony also an option? And is Acer a good buy?

I need to order this within the next 2-3 days... so banking on your suggestions, thanks in advance.

go for a Sony Vaio VGN N320E/B. I own the same and the configurations will suffice your sis's requirements.

[hyper-VTEC]

Originally Posted by metropolis

how much you got that for ??????

55,000/- with bill and 1 year Sony India warranty

[sgiitk]

Watch out if you are planning to take your laptop abroad or planning to get one from abroad.

It seems that the international warranties are not worth the paper they are written on. Almost all vendors state that in the event of a hardware fault repairs are only available in the country of original purchase. At best they state that the model in question should have been on sale in the country where the claim is made..

We can load the software so why these so called international warranties.

[metropolis]

Guys I'm facing problem when i try to coonect my notebook with my mobile through bluetooth mode. Infact the notebook asks for a Pass Key which i dont know and when i go the options and try to choose pass key not required, then also it is not working. It gives an error of cannot connect to the device but surprisingly i can import the files to my mobile through the notebook but if i want to export files through the mobile into the system it is not possible. Please provide help. Also i have not given any password in my mobile for the bluetooth

[unknown]

Originally Posted by metropolis

Guys I'm facing problem when i try to coonect my notebook with my mobile through bluetooth mode. Infact the notebook asks for a Pass Key which i dont know and when i go the options and try to choose pass key not required, then also it is not working. It gives an error of cannot connect to the device but surprisingly i can import the files to my mobile through the notebook but if i want to export files through the mobile into the system it is not possible. Please provide help. Also i have not given any password in my mobile for the bluetooth

Connect your phone to your notebook & when it asks you for passkey simply assign a paskey for Ie: 1234 & after that you're phone will ask you for the passkey enter 1234 & you're done .

[metropolis]

Thanks for the info but i tried this option also and still it is not working. Infact the mobile is asking for a password which i never assigned, this is quite funny. Infact i wanted to for reset default but fear that i would lose all the media files and messages from the phone Is there any wayout to break the bluetooth password, Dude i'm stuck up badly please help

[unknown]

Originally Posted by metropolis

Thanks for the info but i tried this option also and still it is not working. Infact the mobile is asking for a password which i never assigned, this is quite funny. Infact i wanted to for reset default but fear that i would lose all the media files and messages from the phone Is there any wayout to break the bluetooth password, Dude i'm stuck up badly please help

Double click on the BT icon in the taskbar, this should bring up your devices list, select Add Device & add your device & on your phone bluetooth menu -Search for your notebook & pair it will ask you for a code again, follow the prompts and enter the codes on both devices.

[SohailPistawala]

hey peoply, can anybody and everybody suggest a good laptop, within the price rage of 30k-35k. I dont know whether it is the right budget , but still.

The laptop will be carried everywhere so dont want somebody which is extremely heavy like nothing more than 3kgs up, good configuration, probably the latest ones. it will be a Single user laptop.

Let me know the brands and their models, so that i can alteast check if i have anybody working there so i could ask for Discounts. . have to get it picked for a friend within a Weeks Time

Thank you In advance!!

[Raja]

Is there a grey market of new laptops in Mumbai/Pune? Where is it?
I was comparing prices of some laptops in India vs Dubai.
In some of the high end models there is a difference of Rs25k! The way I see it is that IF a laptop is bought in Dubai, it wouldn't have a warranty anyway (unless a International Warranty is offered direct by the manufacturer). A local dealer may even offer a shop warranty?

[abhibh]

Originally Posted by SohailPistawala

hey peoply, can anybody and everybody suggest a good laptop, within the price rage of 30k-35k. I dont know whether it is the right budget , but still.

The laptop will be carried everywhere so dont want somebody which is extremely heavy like nothing more than 3kgs up, good configuration, probably the latest ones. it will be a Single user laptop.

Let me know the brands and their models, so that i can alteast check if i have anybody working there so i could ask for Discounts. . have to get it picked for a friend within a Weeks Time

Thank you In advance!!

Check out Compaq F733AU with webcam, AMD X2, 15.1 will cost 29K, V3000 series with AMD Turion X2 14.1 will cost 28K with vista pre installed. Compaq V6000 series AMD Turion X2 will cost 36 with 2GB ram and vista pre installed.

All these have Nvidia GFX card with 64 MB dedicated memory.

Other than that you can check out Acer Aspire series.