decent GAMING laptop in Rs.35k

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

35,000 Rs (+/- 5,000 Rs)

2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
Netbook; 11" - 10” screen or less
Thin and Light; 12" - 14" screen
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen

14 inch if possible in budget, but 15.6 will also do

3) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?

HEAVY browsing, MID level gaming, typing A LOT

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?

i3 or similar CPU + decent GPU + 4 g RAM + 500 g or 1 t HDD :chinscratch:

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

a. Like: HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Dell
b. Dislike: Sony, Toshiba

6) Anything else you would like to say?

Screen resolution ( 768p (HD) / 900p / 1080p (Full HD) )

any

Battery back up ( normal (3-4hrs) / extended (5-7hrs) )

2hrs

Purchase place ( Online (eg - flipkart, infibeam) / Local / Abroad (do mention the country) )

local (mathura, agra, delhi)

one thing more guys, this laptop is for my little sis who has been just introduced to rts gaming and will be looking to play games like that. they dont require much and gt 820 will do, so will 8670m.

she'll be doing a lot of photoshop and typing.

i have had an amazing experience regarding the recommendations of the forum members here. i was helped immensely regarding the purchase of my HP Pavilion dv6121tx :2subs:

. And i wasnt mistaken.

thanks in advance and hopin for another stellar laptop buy

I would suggest Lenovo G500s or Lenovo Z510 if you can make it there.

HP 15-d103TX 15.6-inch Laptop (Sparklingblack) with Laptop Bag:Amazon:Computers & Accessories

HP d103tx. this one is the best laptop that you can buy at ~35k. the price now quoted is ~39k but believe me this was selling for ~35k till yesterday. i have been keeping an eye on the price for a week and the price has been ~35k for most days. I was about to buy this one but had to postpone the plan.

It has i5 4200M (not ULV) with HD 4600.
This is the best you can get. You can't get an FHD display in this price bracket though.

Buy this when the price touches ~35k ( just keep checking the page).

Update : The price is 35,765 with Amazon fulfilled.

sksundram said:
HP 15-d103TX 15.6-inch Laptop (Sparklingblack) with Laptop Bag:Amazon:Computers & Accessories

HP d103tx. this one is the best laptop that you can buy at ~35k. the price now quoted is ~39k but believe me this was selling for ~35k till yesterday. i have been keeping an eye on the price for a week and the price has been ~35k for most days. I was about to buy this one but had to postpone the plan.

It has i5 4200M (not ULV) with HD 4600.
This is the best you can get. You can't get an FHD display in this price bracket though.

Buy this when the price touches ~35k ( just keeping checking the page).

Yea that's a good laptop.
It also has GT 820M dGPU.
This is still better though(if you can make it):
Lenovo Ideapad Z510 (59-405848) Notebook (4th Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB 8GB SSD/ Win8.1/ 1GB Graph) Rs.46899 Price in India - Buy Lenovo Ideapad Z510 (59-405848) Notebook (4th Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB 8GB SSD/ Win8.1/ 1GB Graph) Dark Chocolate Online - Lenovo: Flip

^^Definitely better with a price difference of 10k.

[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] and sksundram - thanks guys. will definitely check the HP 15-d103TX, but the lenovo is well above my budget.
[MENTION=158370]sksundram[/MENTION] - where did you check the prices? which city?

more suggestions are welcome especially from existing users of laptops in the same range. so i can be more sure-minded.

^ I was referring to the price on Amazon.in. It keeps fluctuating, you know.
I would say Buy It Now.

Uh, have you looked upon AMD based models? My friend has this model: Lenovo Ideapad Z585 (59-347937) Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2.5GB Graph) Rs.36900 Price in India - Buy Lenovo Ideapad Z585 (59-347937) Laptop (APU Quad Core A8/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2.5GB Graph) Metallic Grey Online - Lenovo: Flipkart.com and it was pretty decent for gaming. AMD APU based solutions are worth considering here. I can't recommend anything with Intel graphics for this.

all right guys - thanks for the responses. i have this one as the top contender -

Dell Vostro 14 V3446 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Windows 8.1/ 2 GB Graph) Rs.35900 Price in India - Buy Dell Vostro 14 V3446 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Windows 8.1/ 2 GB Graph) Black Online - Dell: Flipkart.com

DELL VOSTRO 14 3446

i3-4005U
14.0 inch LED Backlit Display with Anti Glare and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 820M 2GB DDR3L
4GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx1)

Locally for Rs. 32,500.

any thoughts?

Bad choice. why are you choosing an inferior model over a superior one?

Prongs298 said:
all right guys - thanks for the responses. i have this one as the top contender -

Dell Vostro 14 V3446 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Windows 8.1/ 2 GB Graph) Rs.35900 Price in India - Buy Dell Vostro 14 V3446 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Windows 8.1/ 2 GB Graph) Black Online - Dell: Flipkart.com

DELL VOSTRO 14 3446

i3-4005U
14.0 inch LED Backlit Display with Anti Glare and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 820M 2GB DDR3L
4GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx1)

Locally for Rs. 32,500.

any thoughts?

No. Just no.

S

Prongs298 said:
all right guys - thanks for the responses. i have this one as the top contender -

Dell Vostro 14 V3446 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Windows 8.1/ 2 GB Graph) Rs.35900 Price in India - Buy Dell Vostro 14 V3446 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Windows 8.1/ 2 GB Graph) Black Online - Dell: Flipkart.com

DELL VOSTRO 14 3446

i3-4005U
14.0 inch LED Backlit Display with Anti Glare and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 820M 2GB DDR3L
4GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx1)

Locally for Rs. 32,500.

any thoughts?

That laptop is quite a looker, but honestly, you are better off with a Snapdragor 800/nvidia Tegra 4/K1 tablet rather than having an ULV i3(a bad comparison, but yeah, ULV i3 is fail). HP one is a better deal.

Who the hell came up with the idea of pairing a 820m with a ULV i3?

S

geek_rocker said:
Who the hell came up with the idea of pairing a 820m with a ULV i3?

It is the new trend, pair up an ULV with a decent GPU to increase battery life, and 820M is actually well suited for starting end ULVs, considering it's a fermi chip well into Maxwell generation.

Siddhartht said:
It is the new trend, pair up an ULV with a decent GPU to increase battery life, and 820M is actually well suited for starting end ULVs, considering it's a fermi chip well into Maxwell generation.

The thing is manufacturers often pair ULVs with poor rated batteries so their is no increase of battery life over their mainstream counterparts. A money laundering scheme imo.