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Guide me for Laptop

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bevybeast Original post #1
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Hi Friends,
Im currebtly residing in mumbai, planning to by a Laptop with

"Corei5 Processor, 4GB Ram, 500GB hard Disk, 1GB Graphic Card, 15.6 Screen with HD LED Display, Dos Operating System, wifi, Usb 2.0, etc.."

Pls advice me except "HCL and Samsung Laptops". visited Lamington road, mumbai. every shop have their own price, MACIT Solutions offered me the cheapest price for above config
DEll-Inspiron 15R: 31,000
Acer-5742: 29800
Hp-G62: 30,600
Lenovo-Y560: 32,000
Toshiba-660: 30,600
Asus-A540: 30000

Friends please guide me which shop in Mumbai and Chennai is cheap & best to buy Laptops and which product gives a good battery life and support like DELL.

Thanks in Advance :smile:
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desiibond
Jun 9, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Pick either Dell or ASUS or Toshiba. and do provide the model numbers of these laptops and full specs please.
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Jun 9, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Hi frn I have updated with the model no, please guide...
xtremevicky
Jun 9, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Get Dell Inspiron 15R.

What is your basic requirements ?

PS: Thread in wrong section I guess !
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net7 #5
Jun 9, 2011 at 1:18 PM
i have always been a bit biased to asus since my first netbook was an asus 1... i found it to be a decent 1....so guess u can go in for asus!! their stuff usually has good style, nd their batt life is quiet good!!!!
pulkitpopli2004
Jun 9, 2011 at 2:00 PM
i would prefer lenovo or Asus..
with Dell i dont like 1 thing.. body color gets faded after a use of even 1 yr.. and splly touchpad..
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Jun 9, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Thank you friends, what about Hp and Acer, What about the service of Asus. and please also suggest me the shop where i could get the best(not the grey market product).
Is there any laptop with dust proof keyboard, USB 3.0.