THE Laptop Thread: Configs, deals and questions.

[gopz]

@beemer: Why dont you email the sales rep? In fact, they would have sent you a quote through email before you ordered..if you look into that, you will find the email ID of the sales rep's manager...CC that person and see if you get any response. Normally they claim 21 days for delivery, so you are within that limit I guess (though I got my XPS m1330 within 9 days)

[devarshi84]

If I were you, I would demand extra freebies and upgrades. XPS is their premium line and such service is certainly not acceptable. Tell them you will cancel your order.

[Beemer]

Thanks for the replies gops and devarshi .

gops - I sent the e-mail on sat afternoon and i should be getting the reply by monday . Its been more than 21 days now .. how come you got it in 9 days and howz the overall experience ?

devarshi - ya i 'll try to get the best possible freebies . I 've asked for the refund ..

[woof]

I have a three year old Dell Laptop - Inspiron 9300. I am planning to upgrade its RAM from 1GB to 2GB (the manual says that 2gb is the max it supports). Where can I get this done in Delhi? And how much it is going to cost?

I could have asked Dell Support, but based on my previous experiences, I know they will charge 50-60% more than the market rates.

Thanks!

[alto99]

Guys, which laptop in 25-30K range would be best. basic prioritized requirements are
1. max possible RAM and HD memory
2. max battery life.
3. wifi enabled.
4. at least 15 inch monitor.

[iraghava]

Woof (And no I ain't barking!!) - PM me for details of a good place to get it done. But IMO it's a simple DIY job once you get the correct RAM.

[khanak]

Just came across the Asus EEE PC.

Weighs just .98 kg
7" Screen
3 USB Ports
VGA port capable of 1600 x 1200
3.5 hours of battery
8GB SSD HDD
512mb-1gb RAM
900mhz celeron processor
Webcam
Wi-fi
SD/MMC card reader
Available in quite a few colours.


All this for just $350/$269(without the webcam) I think I remember reading in one of the other threads that Croma sells it for 17,000 in India.

Buy a nice 22" widescreen lcd and an external HDD to use at home and IMO it does pretty much everything you need it to.

[devarshi84]

Originally Posted by alto99

Guys, which laptop in 25-30K range would be best. basic prioritized requirements are
1. max possible RAM and HD memory
2. max battery life.
3. wifi enabled.
4. at least 15 inch monitor.

get the cheapest notebook pc in the market. Get the ram upgraded to 2gb. Enjoy it while it lasts. Get a new one as replacement.

[clevermax]

I am expecting delivery of my new notebook this week. Here are the specs

Pentium Core2 Duo 2.1 GHz, 3Mb L2 cache, 800MHz FSB *
4GB Dual channel DDR2 RAM *
160 GB SATA High performance HDD (7200 rpm) *
15.4 inch widescreen TFT with 1440*900 res. with TruLife *
8 in 1 Media card reader
8X DVD+/-RW with Dual layer writing capabilities
Bluetooth stereo headset
Plus the usual stuff like webcam/usb,hdmi ports etc etc.

*Upgraded from the stock parts

Make: Dell Inspiron

And with all these, it's still a budget laptop when it comes to the price!

[gopz]

Originally Posted by clevermax

I am expecting delivery of my new notebook this week. Here are the specs

Pentium Core2 Duo 2.1 GHz, 3Mb L2 cache, 800MHz FSB *
4GB Dual channel DDR2 RAM *
160 GB SATA High performance HDD (7200 rpm) *
15.4 inch widescreen TFT with 1440*900 res. with TruLife *
8 in 1 Media card reader
8X DVD+/-RW with Dual layer writing capabilities
Bluetooth stereo headset
Plus the usual stuff like webcam/usb,hdmi ports etc etc.

*Upgraded from the stock parts

Make: Dell Inspiron

And with all these, it's still a budget laptop when it comes to the price!

Thats a nice config...how much did it cost you?

[given2fly]

Not quite Funny, Vivek Buddy! May be, with Mainframe's blue, black and white text, you have forgotton how a functional computer feels. :P

Originally Posted by vivekiny2k

macs are for elite class people like writers, doctors, professors, artists....in short not for us blue collar techies.

[clevermax]

Originally Posted by gopz

Thats a nice config...how much did it cost you?

gopz, it is 55K. Had I opted for 3 GB single channel RAM, it would've been 4.7K less.

[vivekiny2k]

Originally Posted by given2fly

Not quite Funny, Vivek Buddy! May be, with Mainframe's blue, black and white text, you have forgotton how a functional computer feels. :P

it's black, green, and blue, in that order.

now, what do you mean I have forgotten the feel of a functional computer? FYI, today mainframe works on a emulator on one of very functional PCs, the days of dedicated mainframe terminals are gone.

how does it relate to Mac not being favorite of most of the hardcore programmers? and why is it not funny?

[low_bass_makker]

Originally Posted by khanak

Just came across the Asus EEE PC.

Weighs just .98 kg
7" Screen
3 USB Ports
VGA port capable of 1600 x 1200
3.5 hours of battery
8GB SSD HDD
512mb-1gb RAM
900mhz celeron processor
Webcam
Wi-fi
SD/MMC card reader
Available in quite a few colours.

It is for 16k in india with B/W and I am posting this message from it

[khanak]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

It is for 16k in India with B/W and I am posting this message from it

What colour did you buy LBM?

And a newer version is out now with a 9" screen instead of the 7". The rest of the features are pretty much the same. I believe the new Intel Atom processor will be included by July or something.