Laptop for 1 lakh · DIGIT-ARC

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

1 lakh

2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?

15 and above. Prefer 17 though

3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Alienware (dell)
b. Dislike: Acer

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

Lots of photoshop, designing and gaming

5) What screen resolution(s) & type (glossy/matte) would you prefer?

Higher is better

6) Anything else you would like to say? (eg: local purchase, ASS,matte/glossy finish)

Can buy from India or US(if covered under warranty.) Should be durable and last for 3 years

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Try the Apple 15" MacBook Pro..

or take a look at following list:
TopTen Gaming Laptops 2012

Sony VAIO S Series SVS13A15GN Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Sony Notebook

Dell Alienware M14x i7-2630QM processor

Check out the Dell inspiron 17R special edition <Link>

^That Inspiron looks very cool. Just a query, if I buy Alienware from US, will I get warranty cover in India?

marvelousprashant said:
^That Inspiron looks very cool. Just a query, if I buy Alienware from US, will I get warranty cover in India?

i think no.
Even if dell provides global/international warranty, it means that someone must purchase in US, and if he shifts in india, he can port his warranty too..
If you just buy it from US and make it ship here, no warranty will be entertained..

And i too think inspiron 17R SE would be ideal for you, designing on a 3D screen would be mindblowing..

This thing is pretty awesome
Amazon.com: ASUS G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black): Computers & Accessories

*www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-NP700G7C-S01US-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B006MX0WHU/ref=pd_cp_pc_0

*computers.toptenreviews.com/gaming-laptops/asustek-computer-inc/asus-g74sx-review.html

The DELL Inspiron 17R 3D is your best bet, as others mentioned.

ASUS G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) ---GTX 660m,16 GB RAM,fhd,17.3"er Best buy!!!!Super VFM @1400$(77k INR) if u can get from USA..

Also have a look at this sammy series 7 lappy gaming lappy
*www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-NP700G7C-S01US-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B006MX0WHU/ref=pd_cp_pc_0

^
He won't get warranty on those in India. He wants a laptop with warranty in India/International warranty.

This is a fast laptop: Samsung NP550P5C-S02IN Series 5 NP550P5C-S02IN Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Samsung Notebook

Buy locally.

tkin said:
This is a fast laptop: Samsung NP550P5C-S02IN Series 5 NP550P5C-S02IN Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Samsung Notebook

Buy locally.

haha..

dude, his budget is 1lac, and here in TDF many users have this lap, it's VFM, but not for OP, so please recommend something acc to OP's needs, not anything..

ratul said:
haha..
dude, his budget is 1lac, and here in TDF many users have this lap, it's VFM, but not for OP, so please recommend something acc to OP's needs, not anything..

I know, but come on, its has a extremely fast CPU, a really fast GPU, 8GB RAM, what's not to like? I am thinking to buy this when I move out, for gaming, a one lakh lappy won't be much faster than that(maybe a 660m, a ssd etc).

tkin said:
I know, but come on, its has a extremely fast CPU, a really fast GPU, 8GB RAM, what's not to like? I am thinking to buy this when I move out, for gaming, a one lakh lappy won't be much faster than that(maybe a 660m, a ssd etc).

that's true, but if you see, OP has main needs for photoshop, designing etc.
So a FHD with 17.3" would be ideal.
Then, this samsung has a matte screen, though non-reflective, but gives washed out colors compared to non-matte screens, which is definitely not recommended for graphics work, unless you mostly work in well-lit areas (outdoors, highly lighted rooms, where matte could have an advantage.)
And about the performance, you're right that a 1lac lappy won't have that high performance than this samsung, but considering the above things, this samsung is not recommended to OP..

@OP simply get ASUS G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) ---GTX 660m,16 GB RAM,fhd,17.3"er Best buy!!!!Super VFM @1400$(77k INR)
or
this Sammy
@ Tkin I own That sammy lappy!! But as OP has good budget Y we dont advice him the best under that!!

PS- Both OF the company Provide International Warranty .....Asus Provides for 2 years ...Grab it and FTW!

pratyush997 said:
@OP simply get ASUS G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) ---GTX 660m,16 GB RAM,fhd,17.3"er Best buy!!!!Super VFM @1400$(77k INR)
or
this Sammy
@ Tkin I own That sammy lappy!! But as OP has good budget Y we dont advice him the best under that!!

PS- Both OF the company Provide International Warranty .....Asus Provides for 2 years ...Grab it and FTW!

does'nt international warranty means what i stated above???
i am not sure, but i read it somewhere..

^Well I started Typing b4 u posted lol But u Posted b4 me :lol:

...I'm on faqin Low Bandwith

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marvelousprashant said:
^That Inspiron looks very cool. Just a query, if I buy Alienware from US, will I get warranty cover in India?

Yes you get. Just got Inspiron 17R SE from US. My friend carried it here to India. It took just 1 day to get the warranty transferred to India. 345 days of my warranty are remaining I suppose.

Check this out.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/laptops-netbooks/161504-dell-inspiron-17r-se.html

You can use this to get the warranty transferred.
*www.dell.com/support/retail/us/en/19/ownershiptransfer/IdentifySystem

tkin said:
I know, but come on, its has a extremely fast CPU, a really fast GPU, 8GB RAM, what's not to like? I am thinking to buy this when I move out, for gaming, a one lakh lappy won't be much faster than that(maybe a 660m, a ssd etc).

Bro? There are other laptops at that budget, way better than Samsung. If you didn't know, Samsung has a 2GB DDR3 Graphics, while Dell 17 has GDDR5 2GB. Where Dell gets an edge. Plus, 32GB SSD for bootup, plus FHD, plus 3D with 2 glasses, plus backlit keyboard.
What more do you expect?
You don't get these things again and again. Well, if you have a 100k budget and utilize just 60k of it, only to feel that, you shouldn't have cut off the budget when you could have got something better. Then well, it's no use.
But, if I were you, I would have got 1 laptop for about 60k, used it for a couple of years. Then would have got a new one of about 60k. So, you wouldn't have to use the same old config again and again.

marvelousprashant said:
^That Inspiron looks very cool. Just a query, if I buy Alienware from US, will I get warranty cover in India?

Yes, you can transfer your address and talk to dell representatives about this, one of the user bought Inspiron 17R 3D recently from US and he gets warranty in India.
For your budget like this I recommend you to get an Apple MacBook Pro 15 MD103HN/A with student discount of 7-8%.
Specs: Intel quad-core i7 2.3GHz/4GB/500GB/Intel HD 4000/GeForce GT 650M 512MB/SD
Price: $1,745 in US or 1.1lac with student discount in India
And for better gaming graphics laptop from US get an IdeaPad Y580 20994HU
Specs: Intel quad-core-i7 2.3Ghz/8GB/1TB/Intel HD 4000/GeForce GTX 660M 2GB/1080p
Price: $1,549 ($1099 with special weekly discount) Not Available in India yet.

^^bro He can get ASUS GAMING LAPPY in this budget then why y580??

@OP simply get ASUS G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black) ---GTX 660m,16 GB RAM,fhd,17.3"er Best buy!!!!Super VFM @1400$(77k INR)
or
this Sammy
@ Tkin I own That sammy lappy!! But as OP has good budget Y we dont advice him the best under that!!

PS- Both OF the company Provide International Warranty .....Asus Provides for 2 years ...Grab it and FTW!

I have MSI GT683DXR @ 1 lakh shipped

MSI Global ? Notebook - GT683DX(GT683DXR)

Specs :

CPU Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Processor (6M Cache, 2.00 GHz)
OS Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
(MSI recommends upgrade to Genuine Windows® 7 Professional)
Chipset Intel® HM67
Memory 8GB DDR3 Slot : 4, Max: 32GB
LCD Size 15.6 FHD (1920 x 1080)
Graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M
Graphics VRAM 1.5GB GDDR5
HDD (GB) 1TB (500GB SATA 7200rpm*2)
Optical Drive Super-Multi / Blu-Ray
Audio 2 HD Speakers+1 Subwoofer
Webcam HD Webcam
Card Reader SD(XC)/MMC/MS/XD
LAN 10/100/1000
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/ n
Bluetooth 3.0+HS
D-Sub (VGA) 1
HDMI 1
USB 2.0 port 2
USB 3.0 port 2
eSATA 1
eSATA/USB Combo N/A
Mic-in/Headphone-out 1/1
Line-in 1
Express Card N/A
Modem port N/A
Keyboard 103-key, Chiclet type
Sensor N/A
AC Adapter 180W
Battery 9 cells
Power Management N/A
Dimension 396 (L)x 269 (D)x 55 (H)mm
Weight (KG) 3.5

Gaming bag and mouse free with it. Its a best gaming laptop at this price range. We have MSI GT780DX @ 1.15 Lakhs shipped
link : MSI Global ? Notebook - GT780DX(GT780DXR)

Both of the above laptops comes with 2 years warranty

SlayerAndy said:
Yes you get. Just got Inspiron 17R SE from US. My friend carried it here to India. It took just 1 day to get the warranty transferred to India. 345 days of my warranty are remaining I suppose.

Check this out.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/laptops-netbooks/161504-dell-inspiron-17r-se.html

You can use this to get the warranty transferred.
Ownership-Tag Transfer | Dell

Bro? There are other laptops at that budget, way better than Samsung. If you didn't know, Samsung has a 2GB DDR3 Graphics, while Dell 17 has GDDR5 2GB. Where Dell gets an edge. Plus, 32GB SSD for bootup, plus FHD, plus 3D with 2 glasses, plus backlit keyboard.
What more do you expect?
You don't get these things again and again. Well, if you have a 100k budget and utilize just 60k of it, only to feel that, you shouldn't have cut off the budget when you could have got something better. Then well, it's no use.
But, if I were you, I would have got 1 laptop for about 60k, used it for a couple of years. Then would have got a new one of about 60k. So, you wouldn't have to use the same old config again and again.

This? Dell New Inspiron 17R SE 3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB/ 2GB Graphics/ Win 7 HP Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Dell Notebook

pratyush997 said:
^^bro He can get ASUS GAMING LAPPY in this budget then why y580??

Y580 because it costs $400 less than that asus model.

^well I agree but though OP got a good mount of budget and wanted bigger screen thats y I recommended him ASUS and asus also comes w/ 2 year warranty and is a main stream gaming laptop!!
Though I seriously Believe in VFM if OP can sacrifice 17" then Y580 is bang for buck product Available for him ATM!..y580>BD-ROM,i7,gtx660m,mSata 32GB+1 TB HDD,1080p glossy(1080p ain't good for 15"...needs to zoom webpage to see it clearly but aweosme for gaming and movies),JBL!!!......OP Get y580 or ASUS...though Y580 is way better than ASUS and Dell 17R se is just crap if u manage to buy Y580 from USA..Use some coupon codes and get it for 1000$ :wink:

Many people have misconception about 1080p display. I know by default the fonts are smaller than regular but it can be fixed by simply adjusting windows setting.

^^Yeah but 1080p glossy is somewhat ...... If it would be Matte then IT WAS LAPPY OF THE YEAR .......Budget man

pratyush997 said:
^^Yeah but 1080p glossy is somewhat ...... If it would be Matte then IT WAS LAPPY OF THE YEAR .......Budget man

See, both anti-glare(matt) and glossy displays are fine as per the needs. Anti-glare displays are worse in brightness production, it is more recommended to those who do work in outdoor. Even macbook pro's retina display is glossy display with 1800p.

For gaming and movies glossy is more preferable.

^^ Yup, by changing DPI, one major issue I face is with old dvd rips(remember axxo?), those look like cr@p.

rider said:
See, both anti-glare(matt) and glossy displays are fine as per the needs. Anti-glare displays are worse in brightness production, it is more recommended to those who do work in outdoor. Even macbook pro's retina display is glossy display with 1800p.

For gaming and movies glossy is more preferable.

^^ yeah agree man but even indoors and a tube Light ri8 on my back just can't affect my viewing even on mid brightness and w/ 300 nits display (MAx brightness) my eyes will get affected for sure :wink:

For this problem put light on the ceiling or use laptop on other side of light.
And sorry to say that according to the source of #randomuser111 Samsung laptop you have is not 300nit, it is around 225. 300nit version is not available in India.

^^ BRo check this website

LCD---------39.62cm (15.6) SuperBright 300nit HD+ LED Display (1,600 x 900), Anti-Reflective

pratyush997 said:
^^ BRo check this website

That's cool! Yes it is, he is wrong.

^^ I own that !!!Its pretty awesome!

@rider

I didn't say that 300nit one was not available in India. I said the claimed 300 nit brightness is not achieved by the panel as Samsung claims. It's around 250 nits bright only. Only on the Series 9 the Samsung claim holds true. In series 5 and 7 the "300 nit panels" have been measured at quite less than 300 cd/m2 at full brightness.

randomuser111 said:
@rider

I didn't say that 300nit one was not available in India. I said the claimed 300 nit brightness is not achieved by the panel as Samsung claims. It's around 250 nits bright only. Only on the Series 9 the Samsung claim holds true. In series 5 and 7 the "300 nit panels" have been measured at quite less than 300 cd/m2 at full brightness.

so you mean, 300nit is fake advertisement

^^ It ain't I think so!! cuz display brightness is extremely powerful!!

@rider

Yes LOL

@pratyush997

That's because even though its not 300 nit bright, its still brighter than your average laptop which is around 180-220 nits bright.

For brightness, it doesn't matter for me personally. I use f.lux and keep brightness at 0 almost everytime. But having good brightness is good for outdoor use.

randomuser111 said:
@rider

Yes LOL

@pratyush997

That's because even though its not 300 nit bright, its still brighter than your average laptop which is around 180-220 nits bright.

yup, that could be true as matte uses some special coatings, which not only reduces glare, but also contrast, colours and brightness of the screen, samsung may have a 300nit panel, but matte coating may have reduced it..
See the pic below for comparison (MacBookPro Left:Glossy, Right:Matte):

*rmaspero.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/compare-mac-book-pro-1.jpg

rider said:
For brightness, it doesn't matter for me personally. I use f.lux and keep brightness at 0 almost everytime. But having good brightness is good for outdoor use.

same for me, brightness @0, except for gaming..

^^glossy looks good outdoor!

True. I too rarely use full brightness on my phone/laptop.

So max brightness is almost irrelevant for most purposes.

R

This Samsung series NP550P5C-S02IN with i7 quad core processor is really good and is a good looking.

randomuser111 said:
True. I too rarely use full brightness on my phone/laptop. So max brightness is almost irrelevant for most purposes.

Yea, for me contrast and sharpness.. that matters.

^

BTW See this

*i.imgur.com/GLuWu.jpg

*cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/20613497.jpg

jk LOL

^^I can't Lol here bro!!! but can I rofl here ???????????

Sorry

OP can look into this also
MSI Global ? Notebook - GT780DX(GT780DXR)

Comes at price tag of 1.15 Lakh and with 2 years local warranty. We have this one in stock in Pune

^
Hmm second gen CPU. Do you have anything with 3rd gen i7 ?

randomuser111 said:
^
Hmm second gen CPU. Do you have anything with 3rd gen i7 ?

No buddy.. MSI has two gaming laptops in India GT683DXR and GT780DX and both has high end sandy bridge CPU ie 2670QM and it is comparable to ivy bridge cpu too. BEst thing is that it has GTX570m gpu and hdd in Raid0 with hell huge room for cooling as gaming lapy must have good cooling design.

We have Asus lapy also with Radeon5870M GPU and same CPU

How about increasing the budget and getting the monster Retina MBP?

Why buy a MBP, hardware wise other configs will beat it black and blue even at half price.

^
Hahahaha +1.

D

which company offers retina display at half price?
anyways i don't think mbp suits op's requirements.

^
There is nothing special about the REtina display apart from resolution. It can't even cover sRGB color gamut fully !!!!

^^OP can't play games in Retina display lol Maybe!

H

I am thinking of getting Dell Inspiron 17R Special Edition as per Indian prices. Initially I was planning on getting Alienware M17X but then the prices soar high and there is a huge difference between the price of US and India (online price). Now the next thing I need to do is look for the official Dell Showroom in Mumbai

Ho guys i want to buy a laptop with full hd screen and narrowed on sony SVS15116GN/B, any inputs on this machine guys

havoknation said:
I have MSI GT683DXR @ 1 lakh shipped

MSI Global ? Notebook - GT683DX(GT683DXR)

Specs :

CPU Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Processor (6M Cache, 2.00 GHz)
OS Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
(MSI recommends upgrade to Genuine Windows® 7 Professional)
Chipset Intel® HM67
Memory 8GB DDR3 Slot : 4, Max: 32GB
LCD Size 15.6 FHD (1920 x 1080)
Graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M
Graphics VRAM 1.5GB GDDR5
HDD (GB) 1TB (500GB SATA 7200rpm*2)
Optical Drive Super-Multi / Blu-Ray
Audio 2 HD Speakers+1 Subwoofer
Webcam HD Webcam
Card Reader SD(XC)/MMC/MS/XD
LAN 10/100/1000
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/ n
Bluetooth 3.0+HS
D-Sub (VGA) 1
HDMI 1
USB 2.0 port 2
USB 3.0 port 2
eSATA 1
eSATA/USB Combo N/A
Mic-in/Headphone-out 1/1
Line-in 1
Express Card N/A
Modem port N/A
Keyboard 103-key, Chiclet type
Sensor N/A
AC Adapter 180W
Battery 9 cells
Power Management N/A
Dimension 396 (L)x 269 (D)x 55 (H)mm
Weight (KG) 3.5

Gaming bag and mouse free with it. Its a best gaming laptop at this price range. We have MSI GT780DX @ 1.15 Lakhs shipped
link : MSI Global ? Notebook - GT780DX(GT780DXR)

Both of the above laptops comes with 2 years warranty

if you have 3rd gen lappys, then suggest him that also. btw, do you have Asus G75?