Confused between laptop and tablet plz help.

1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
45k INR

2) What size notebook would you prefer?
b. Ultraportable; 11" - 12” screen
c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
any of the above. it should be light and sturdy.

3) Which country will you buying this notebook?
India

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: ASUS
b. Dislike: DELL

5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
college work , little gaming , HD movies , Music , storage solution

6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?
computing on the go

7) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?
FPS mainly cs , maybe some new games i dont mind a low res.

8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
6~8

9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?
Yes.

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista or Windows 7), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
XP.

If portable and rugged looks are your main concern.Then have a look at Lenovo ThinkPad X Series X220.
Other options you have are:
Sony VAIO E Series VPCEG38FN
Asus U Series U36SD-RX010V
And there are Thinkpad laptops with 14" screen size, you can have a look at them here
And if you can extend your budget to 55k then you can have a look at Sony S series, which is also very good and also Acer Aspire S3 Aspire S is an option

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Extend your budget and get Sony CB45.

Even you can have a look at Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN

So I would suggest you to first decide that you want a 14" or a 13" or a 12.5" laptop.It will be easy for you then to choose a laptop.

sarthak said:
Extend your budget and get Sony CB45.

Thats a great laptop but OP wants a light and small laptop, have a look at OP's requirements.So it is not the right laptop for him

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^^^ Didn't see the screen size

But that laptop would be good seeing his primary tasks.

Ya I know, but screen size matters.....

Can extend my budget to 60k. link to cb45 please?

just to clarify light means <3kgs..

aroraanant said:
Even you can have a look at Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN

So I would suggest you to first decide that you want a 14" or a 13" or a 12.5" laptop.It will be easy for you then to choose a laptop.

Thats a great laptop but OP wants a light and small laptop, have a look at OP's requirements.So it is not the right laptop for him

The cpu clock is slow.... can i increase it ? and how long does the battery last..? seems like a good laptop but sad GPU. Wrong section probably but you have any idea about the asus transformer prime tablet? tf201?

NoasArcAngel said:
The cpu clock is slow.... can i increase it ? and how long does the battery last..? seems like a good laptop but sad GPU. Wrong section probably but you have any idea about the asus transformer prime tablet? tf201?

well, since you mentioned you need 6-8 hours of battery life, only that thing will come close. Reason is - that has a Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) processor. That's the reason why it has "low" clocks.

Sad GPU? No laptop with a discrete GPU will give you 6-8 hour battery life.

Time to tweak your priority.

I'd suggest you to wait for AMD Trinity laptops. Couple of months away. Only that will meet your priority perfectly - fast enough CPU, great built-in graphics (no discrete) and better battery life than Intel i5/i7 "suitcase" powerhogs.

i obviously dont require 6-8 hours life on a battery pack for gaming, but yes it should last 6-8 hours. Also when will these apus be launched ? i have to buy in some time...

NoasArcAngel said:
i obviously dont require 6-8 hours life on a battery pack for gaming, but yes it should last 6-8 hours. Also when will these apus be launched ? i have to buy in some time...

AMD Trinity is for you then. Me as well. made for gamers on the go.

They're coming on 15th this week, I heard. Indian availibility of laptops should take ~2 months.

Check out how last year's AMD Llano fared against i5-2520M in power consumption (lower is better). Not to say that it was running a 3D workload - and obviously performing ~1.5X faster as well (because of better built-in graphics.)

*media.bestofmicro.com/M/K/296300/original/Power%20-%203DMark.png

What will be the expected price?

NoasArcAngel said:
What will be the expected price?

35-45K. These will be mid-range laptops.

And entry level will be around 25k IMO.

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NoasArcAngel said:
link to cb45 please?

Here.

NoasArcAngel said:
i obviously dont require 6-8 hours life on a battery pack for gaming, but yes it should last 6-8 hours. Also when will these apus be launched ? i have to buy in some time...

Only Trinity can give good proccy and graphics with a good battery life. But as ico said it would take atleast 2 months, and we don't know if they will launch their top-of-the-line apu here.
Llano A8 never came to India

CB45 costs around 51k in local market