Laptop @30-40K · DIGIT-ARC

1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
30-40K

2) What size notebook would you prefer?
c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen

3) Which country will you buying this notebook? Also state that if Amazon.com or Newgg.com ships to your country (Only if you know this info)
India

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Dell, HP, Sony
b. Dislike:

5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Surfing, Movies and other multimedia purposes(Gaming will be secondary usage)
My Dad is buying a laptop so he can do share-marketing on the go

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

7) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?
AC, NFS, BF, COD, etc.

8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
~4

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?
If there is noticeable price difference

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista or Windows 7), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
Win 7 (maybe also Mint and Hacktonish)

Screen Specifics

11) What screen resolution(s) would you prefer?
720p would do

Considering These(suggestions are welcome) -
Asus P Series P53E-SO059D - Price:Rs. 32053
i5 2430M, 2 GB DDR3, 750 GB(5400RPM),15.6" HD

Asus K Series K43SA-VX040D - Price:Rs. 39081
i5 2430M, 4 GB DDR3, 6730M, 750 GB(5400RPM),14" HD

Do these Laptop has USB 3.0?
Should I look at laptops from other companies?

Few Questions For Asus p and k series Owners :-
1)How are the viewing Angles?
2)How is the Keyboard?
3)How is the Battery life?
4)Any heating issues?

Get Asus K series laptop you have mentioned above.
Yes it has a USB 3.0 port.
The batter life is pretty decent,around 3hrs.
No heating issues,it is having an ice cool technology which is pretty good

^Thax for reply
Which asus laptop you have(or you don't?)
Answer these

1)How are the viewing Angles?
2)How is the Keyboard?

@all
Can you suggest some best laptops from other companies just in case dad doesn't allow ASUS.

I don't own any Asus laptop.The laptops which I own are listed in my singnature(it is clearly visible in every post of mine).
If you are not gonna game then you can check out Sony Vaio E series EG2A as it lacks a graphic card.

www.thinkdigit.com/forum/laptops-netbooks/151540-asus-k53sv-sx521v-sx521d-thread.html

most of the asus queries are answered here by owners.

aroraanant said:
I don't own any Asus laptop.The laptops which I own are listed in my singnature(it is clearly visible in every post of mine).
If you are not gonna game then you can check out Sony Vaio E series EG2A as it lacks a graphic card.

I also suspected it by looking at your siggy
BTW how did you assume battery life?(just by looking at i5 2nd gen. ?)

Freedom.Forever said:
www.thinkdigit.com/forum/laptops-netbooks/151540-asus-k53sv-sx521v-sx521d-thread.html

most of the asus queries are answered here by owners.

Thanx
was looking for it but couldn't find it

Niilesh said:
I also suspected it by looking at your siggy
BTW how did you assume battery life?(just by looking at i5 2nd gen. ?)

There are a couple of guys here on TDF who own it and they reported/told about the same

Hey Guys which one should i choose?

Asus K Series K43SA-VX040D - Price:Rs. 39081
i5 2430M, 4 GB DDR3, 6730M, 750 GB(5400RPM),14" HD, DOS
or

Asus K Series K53SV-SX520R - Price:Rs. 42582
i5 2430M, 4 GB DDR3, 540M, 750 GB(5400RPM),15.6' HD, Win7 HB

PS: IIRC 6730M is better than 540M

aroraanant said:
There are a couple of guys here on TDF who own it and they reported/told about the same

okayy

S

Hi,
I own an ASUS K53sv-sx520d, bought from flipkart @38.2k in nov 2011.

1)How are the viewing Angles? : Descent screen quality but not much wide viewing angle
2)How is the Keyboard? : Smooth keys but right and left clicks make noise
3)How is the Battery life? : 4+ hours if you use on power saver mode, i have tested it by playing movies as well.
4)Any heating issues? : No heating issues, normal operating temparature is 45-50. When I play FIFA 12 on high performace mode the temperature goes to 85+ C.

Performance wise and build wise it the best laptop if you are a budget gamer.
But i would suggest you to take following problems into consideration before buying it.
Link1
Link2
I have not faced any of the above issues and I wish I would never....

^
85+ C in winters :shock:

and i know about those issues (I am a active member)

The battery life was 4 hours while playing movies?

BTW Thanx for reply

S

Niilesh said:
^
85+ C in winters
and i know about those issues (I am a active member)

The battery life was 4 hours while playing movies?

BTW Thanx for reply

If you are playing games on high performance mode then yes it reaches 85+, if you play games on Power saver/Balanced the temparature will not go beyond 80C.
(Power saver, High performance, Balanced are battery power modes.)

Yes for the second question if you use power saver mode while playing movies.

Niilesh, both laptops you mentioned are of different sizes, haven't you decided which size to go for?

Actually okay with both
15'6 for movies
14' for portability(and battery life?)

Actually still have to confirm from dad he will make the decision
Made him ready to buy asus but will have to make him agree for the GPU

Also what's the best overall lappy with just i5(no graphic card)

Niilesh said:
Also what's the best overall lappy with just i5(no graphic card)

Sony VAIO E Series EG2A

^
What makes it best?

^I was also thinking the same? :chinscratch:

I was about to suggest you thinkpad Edge series, but they'll cost just a few bucks more than your budget (1k or so). IDK why thinkpads are so overpriced. But they're gonna last long for sure.

What's so great about thinkpads?
IMO if you treat your lappy properly every lappy can last at least 5 years

Will have to go to the market for surveying.(will have to check which laptops have USB 3.0)

^Thinkpads are

To be very fair, the only + point I can count is their sturdiness. (one of my bro has some 7-8 yr old thinkpad, still running very fine)

Niilesh said:
What's so great about thinkpads?
IMO if you treat your lappy properly every lappy can last at least 5 years

Will have to go to the market for surveying.(will have to check which laptops have USB 3.0)

Yes I've HP Laptop that was bought in 2003 (It has been ran more than 10 hours daily for years) Still it is working flawlessly. :wink:

^Old is gold!

dashing.sujay said:
^Thinkpads are To be very fair, the only + point I can count is their sturdiness. (one of my bro has some 7-8 yr old thinkpad, still running very fine)

MyGeekTips said:
Yes I've HP Laptop that was bought in 2003 (It has been ran more than 10 hours daily for years) Still it is working flawlessly.

Even i know a person who has an hp lappy and has not encountered a problem for 4 years

I just don't know how their(thinkpads) prices are justified

MyGeekTips said:
Yes I've HP Laptop that was bought in 2003 (It has been ran more than 10 hours daily for years) Still it is working flawlessly.

I am sure that particular HP model is not their Pavilion series.
HP probooks were always good, it is their consumer oriented Pavilion series, which is responsible for their ill repute.

Thinkpad,Latitudes or elitebooks are entirely from different segment.
It is not possible for a busy executive to take care of his laptop like a baby, there are bound to be some amount of negligence or even mild abuse.
This is when these laptops come handy. They are extremely well made, usually do not have discreet graphics and not at all vfm.

M

How about the Toshiba P755DS5378?
Featureing AMD A8 Quad Core CPU,750GB HDD,ATI RADEON HD6620G,6GB RAM and 15.6" Lcd!!!
I think its around 40k.Search if anyone sells it. Its great! :windows:

Mr.V said:
How about the Toshiba P755DS5378?
Featureing AMD A8 Quad Core CPU,750GB HDD,ATI RADEON HD6620G,6GB RAM and 16.6" Lcd!!!

At least suggest according to OP's requirement. 16"6

M

dashing.sujay said:
At least suggest according to OP's requirement. 16"6

ERR..........Sorry! actualy it was 15.6

What's so spectacular about it? :chinscratch:

Mr.V said:
How about the Toshiba P755DS5378?
Featureing AMD A8 Quad Core CPU,750GB HDD,ATI RADEON HD6620G,6GB RAM and 15.6" Lcd!!!
I think its around 40k.Search if anyone sells it. Its great!

Umm..
isn't i5 + 540M/6730M a better deal?

^Of course.

build vs muscle ^^

M

dashing.sujay said:
What's so spectacular about it?

err... you get a quad core instead of a dual core i3?

Mr.V said:
err... you get a quad core instead of a dual core i3?

In terms of CPU performance, i3>A8-3500. The later goes ahead in graphics though.

M

dashing.sujay said:
In terms of CPU performance, i3>A8-3500. The later goes ahead in graphics though.

Core i3-2350M Vs AMD A8-3500M | Compare Processors
Not much difference!

[B said:
5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?[/B]
Surfing, Movies and other multimedia purposes(Gaming will be secondary usage)
My Dad is buying a laptop so he can do share-marketing on the go

Since its multimedia,A8 is way to go!

^I know buddy. But if Llano is the way to go, why not this ?

M

dashing.sujay said:
^I know buddy. But if Llano is the way to go, why not this ?

Wow! thats a great Laptop buddy! :hyper:

yea and after that he can upgrade the ram! (warning!!! should only be done by professionals!

)

Hey man if i can get i5 then why should i go for a8?
540M FTW

Hope this will help you
*i.imgur.com/m5hkg.png

^Ask them who are suggesting Llano

It was meant for them only