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asus k55vm / samsung np550p5c-so2 / envy 4 (1002tx-ultra)

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amee Original post #1
Aug 19, 2012 at 6:25 PM
am new 2 dis forum,,,
seek urgent help frm u guys... :| am gonna buy a lappy within 4-5 days...
And am fully confused with so many models around ...
the purpose of d lappy is for- designing in matlab ,,, for my projects and other stuffs including gaming n movies...
i like asus coz it hav gud cooling capabilities & powerful spec but fuzzy display and graphics z not dat gud...

samsung 550p-so2 on the other hand has a bluray and nvidea650m with sumwhat better display (1600x900)... but hearing sum speculations abt its throttling problem(or sumthing like dat)

envy-4 ,,, on d other hand had got i5 with gud graphics and also gud display(its not that bad)... but has no dvd writer

asus costs- 53000 rupees
samsung- 60000
envy-4- 57000

plz guys help me... and answer quick :-(
RON28
RON28 #2
Aug 19, 2012 at 8:45 PM
please give the link for following laptops so that we can see technical specs and suggest you, give link of hp and asus.
aroraanant
Aug 20, 2012 at 7:04 PM
Get the Samsung one
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amee #4
Aug 24, 2012 at 3:43 AM
please give the link for following laptops so that we can see technical specs and suggest you, give link of hp and asus.

ASUS K55VM-
ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS K55VM
Asus K55VM-SX086D / 3rd Generation Core i7 / 8 GB / 1 TB / DOS Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Asus Notebook

ENVY-4(1002TX)-
HP Envy 4-1002TX Ultrabook 3rd Gen Ci5/4GB/500GB/Win 7 HB/2GB graphics with 32GB mSATA (upto 8hrs backup): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review HP Ultrabook

SAMSUNG NP550P5C-S02IN-
Samsung Series 5 NP550P5C-S02IN 3rd Gen Ci7/8GB/1TB/2GB Graphics/Win 7 HP: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Samsung Notebook
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amee #5
Aug 24, 2012 at 3:53 AM
Get the Samsung one

i too want this,,, but i heard it has some throttling issues when in full load (like gaming) for around 20-30 mins... :(

and has heating issues whereas asusK55 remains cool...
more over there is not a confirmation any where dat dis samsung model has switchable graphics ,,, confused!!!

starting to get irate by searching so much on net and getting no conclusion... :(
aroraanant
Aug 24, 2012 at 4:10 PM
You can also have a look at the new Inspiron 14R and 15R from dell
S
Aug 24, 2012 at 7:38 PM
i too want this,,, but i heard it has some throttling issues when in full load (like gaming) for around 20-30 mins... :(

and has heating issues whereas asusK55 remains cool...
more over there is not a confirmation any where dat dis samsung model has switchable graphics ,,, confused!!!

starting to get irate by searching so much on net and getting no conclusion... :(

it definitely have switchable graphics ever heard abt nvidia optimus?
A
amee #8
Aug 25, 2012 at 10:00 PM
it definitely have switchable graphics ever heard abt nvidia optimus?

i cant wait no more...
monday am gonna buy anything...

my budget is within Rs 60000 (2-3k up or down is managable)
main purpose- multimedia (games{all new ones}, videos , matlab programmings)

plz hlp!!!

* dell lappy config dats showing in its site are not available in local market... (and i dont prefer online buying)