The Laptop Thread: Configs, deals & questions

chetan · 11th October 2006, 00:33

one of my friends is working for a ad agency company and also does lots of free lancing i have zero knowledge on laptops i need some help from all the experts, i thought i would get some replies from that no good techenclave.com but not even a single reply i hope guys here can help me out in choosing a laptop for the mentioned price

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Sam Kapasi · 11th October 2006, 00:44

You can find all your answers by doing a little reading here.

sujaylahiri · 11th October 2006, 02:42

Get the ones which have the AMD Turion 64 or 64 X2 processors. Those are good.

khanak · 11th October 2006, 04:25

i doubt ud get a turion 64x2 in india for under 60k.

speedzak · 11th October 2006, 05:58

Try the Compaq Presario 6102. It has Turion64, 1gb ram, 100gb hdd, nvidia goforce 6150 based graphics, very attractive design and a KEWL price tag of 54k.

Or try compaq 3029 with same config but 512 ram and 80gb hdd. Price is 42k. You can easily upgrade to 1gb ram for 3k.
Now, beat it!

speedzak · 11th October 2006, 06:09

Guys, if anybody is looking for a sub 50k laptop, here's a great one from Compaq. The model is 3029. It comes with Amd Turion64, 512mb ram, 80gb Hdd, goforce 6150 graphics, wifi, blutooth and a glossy black design. The price is just 42k. And upgrade ram to 1gb for 3k and it'll beat anything on that price range. Ain't it?

Saw anything better? Keep us updated!

goldsun · 11th October 2006, 06:26

Try Acer Laptops. We have been using it for more than a year and these laptops are performing at par with Compaq. We have been with Compaq till a year back and have shifted to Acer laptops for official use.

normally_crazy · 16th October 2006, 14:45

Guys ,

There is a problem. Just got the new dv6114tx from HP - the problem is it has an Express Card slot and not a PCMCIA card slot. I cant plug in my Relaince data card now . So what do I do ? I asked Reliance and they do not have data card in the Express card style.

Are there PCMCIA to USB adapters / cables that I can use ? What is the way out ?

noviceDriver · 16th October 2006, 15:15

Hey NC, there are USB adapters for PCMCIA cards.

Just curious, is the Reliance data card a part of the HP laptop deal? If yes, they are supposed to provide you with external Internet data card, not a PCMCIA card along with dv61xx HP laptops.

normally_crazy · 16th October 2006, 16:38

novicedriver,

The data card is not a part of the laptop deal , I had taken the card more than an year ago. Where can I get the USB adapters , links please ??

rsjaurr · 16th October 2006, 17:55

NC,is this what u r looking for?

http://cgi.ebay.in/PCMCIA-TO-USB-2-0...QQcmdZViewItem

revtech · 17th October 2006, 01:25

i need to get a laptop asap.i actually needed one a week back but as i was out of town i was not able to purchase it.i need to get one fast can some one gimme a few model nos. i belive the new HP ones are really good.

i need a 15 inch screen minimum.good, fast processor, min 80 GB HDD 512 mb ram. DVD writer...

noviceDriver · 17th October 2006, 11:32

NC, sorry for the delay....

Though the USB to PCMCIA adapters are available, they are not so common. I am yet to find any online shop selling them. You can start looking at the following URLs to get some info.

http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/usb/u111.php
http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/adapter/usb.php

I'll keep you posted thru' PMs if I find anything.

khanak · 18th October 2006, 04:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsjaurr

NC,is this what u r looking for?

http://cgi.ebay.in/PCMCIA-TO-USB-2-0...QQcmdZViewItem

thts a pcmcia to usb i think nc is loooking for a usb to pcmcia converter

khanak · 18th October 2006, 04:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by revtech

i need to get a laptop asap.i actually needed one a week back but as i was out of town i was not able to purchase it.i need to get one fast can some one gimme a few model nos. i belive the new HP ones are really good.

i need a 15 inch screen minimum.good, fast processor, min 80 GB HDD 512 mb ram. DVD writer...

whts ur budget?

get the hpdv6000 series. iv got a hpdv6040ca nd am really happy with it.

i think n_c's laptops a dv6000 too

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chetan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 487 Thanked: 11 Times	whick laptop for 60k! one of my friends is working for a ad agency company and also does lots of free lancing i have zero knowledge on laptops i need some help from all the experts, i thought i would get some replies from that no good techenclave.com but not even a single reply i hope guys here can help me out in choosing a laptop for the mentioned price Note from mod: Threads merged, please use the search feature before posting new threads Last edited by tsk1979 : 11th October 2006 at 12:10.
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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	You can find all your answers by doing a little reading here.
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sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Get the ones which have the AMD Turion 64 or 64 X2 processors. Those are good.
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khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	i doubt ud get a turion 64x2 in india for under 60k.
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Try the Compaq Presario 6102. It has Turion64, 1gb ram, 100gb hdd, nvidia goforce 6150 based graphics, very attractive design and a KEWL price tag of 54k. Or try compaq 3029 with same config but 512 ram and 80gb hdd. Price is 42k. You can easily upgrade to 1gb ram for 3k. Now, beat it!
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11th October 2006, 06:09	#531
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Guys, if anybody is looking for a sub 50k laptop, here's a great one from Compaq. The model is 3029. It comes with Amd Turion64, 512mb ram, 80gb Hdd, goforce 6150 graphics, wifi, blutooth and a glossy black design. The price is just 42k. And upgrade ram to 1gb for 3k and it'll beat anything on that price range. Ain't it? Saw anything better? Keep us updated!
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11th October 2006, 06:26	#532
goldsun BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 230 Thanked: 48 Times	Try Acer Laptops. We have been using it for more than a year and these laptops are performing at par with Compaq. We have been with Compaq till a year back and have shifted to Acer laptops for official use.
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16th October 2006, 14:45	#533
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Guys , There is a problem. Just got the new dv6114tx from HP - the problem is it has an Express Card slot and not a PCMCIA card slot. I cant plug in my Relaince data card now . So what do I do ? I asked Reliance and they do not have data card in the Express card style. Are there PCMCIA to USB adapters / cables that I can use ? What is the way out ?
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noviceDriver BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 75 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey NC, there are USB adapters for PCMCIA cards. Just curious, is the Reliance data card a part of the HP laptop deal? If yes, they are supposed to provide you with external Internet data card, not a PCMCIA card along with dv61xx HP laptops.
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16th October 2006, 16:38	#535
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	novicedriver, The data card is not a part of the laptop deal , I had taken the card more than an year ago. Where can I get the USB adapters , links please ??
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16th October 2006, 17:55	#536
rsjaurr BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Batala Posts: 777 Thanked: 28 Times	NC,is this what u r looking for? http://cgi.ebay.in/PCMCIA-TO-USB-2-0...QQcmdZViewItem
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17th October 2006, 01:25	#537
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	i need to get a laptop asap.i actually needed one a week back but as i was out of town i was not able to purchase it.i need to get one fast can some one gimme a few model nos. i belive the new HP ones are really good. i need a 15 inch screen minimum.good, fast processor, min 80 GB HDD 512 mb ram. DVD writer...
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17th October 2006, 11:32	#538
noviceDriver BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 75 Thanked: 0 Times	NC, sorry for the delay.... Though the USB to PCMCIA adapters are available, they are not so common. I am yet to find any online shop selling them. You can start looking at the following URLs to get some info. http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/usb/u111.php http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/adapter/usb.php I'll keep you posted thru' PMs if I find anything.
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