Laptop for college use (need ASAP)

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1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
30 to 35k

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

Mainstream.

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

Ms office, HD movies, little programming, Moderate gaming(Mainly FIFAs/TF2), softwares like MATLAB,Pspice, etc.

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

Something that can hopefully last me at least 2 years

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
No

6) Anything else you would like to say?
Screen resolution ( 768p (HD) / 900p / 1080p (Full HD) )768p
Battery back up ( normal (3-4hrs) / extended (5-7hrs) )3-4 hours
Purchase place ( Online (eg - flipkart, infibeam) / Local / Abroad (do mention the country) ) local/online

get Lenovo G510

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Okay, I initially had my heart set on
Flipkart.com: Page Not found
But sadly I can't find it anywhere

Will the lenovo one be similar in performance?

Confused_user said:
Okay, I initially had my heart set on
Flipkart.com: Page Not found
But sadly I can't find it anywhere

Will the lenovo one be similar in performance?

Link not working.

Amazon.in: Buy Lenovo Essential G510 Laptop (4th Gen Ci3/ 2GB/ 500GB/ DOS/ 2GB Graphics) Online at Low Prices in India | Lenovo Reviews & Ratings

I'd say similar if not better.

as for the 2 gb RAM, add another 2 gb stick to make it total 4 GB.

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$hadow said:
Link not working.

*www.flipkart.com/samsung-np300e5v-s02in-laptop-3rd-gen-ci3-4gb-750gb-dos-1gb-graph/p/itmdk6ybagjja64z

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About the RAM... Heard it only takes ddr3l sticks, is that true?

SaiyanGoku said:
Amazon.in: Buy Lenovo Essential G510 Laptop (4th Gen Ci3/ 2GB/ 500GB/ DOS/ 2GB Graphics) Online at Low Prices in India | Lenovo Reviews & Ratings

I'd say similar if not better.

as for the 2 gb RAM, add another 2 gb stick to make it total 4 GB.

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Samsung NP300E5V-S02IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 750GB/ DOS/ 1GB Graph) Rs.32627 Price in India - Buy Samsung NP300E5V-S02IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 750GB/ DOS/ 1GB Graph) Sleek Silver Online - Samsung : Flipkart.com

Ah this
nah G510 is better

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Confused_user said:
About the RAM... Heard it only takes ddr3l sticks, is that true?

can anyone confirm or deny that?
Can i just throw in a 4gb 1600mhz module and be done with it?

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How come G510 is better.The Samsung NP300 is better in terms of gaming.The 8570 is just a waste.

The G510 is available while NP300E5V is OOS :lol:

also the 8750M in NP300E5V is 1 GB DDR3 version not the 2 GB DDR5 one

given the @op's requirements, he should buy a better CPU (haswell vs ivy bridge) instead of a fractionally better GPU.

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G510 also has 2 USB 3.0 + 1 USB 2.0 ports compared to 3 USB 2.0 ports in NP300E5V

+1 to Samsung.
Even though Haswell is slightly better than Ivy Bridge, 8750m is a huge boost over 8570m.
Also
-1 to Shamesung after sales service.
Proceed with caution.

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SaiyanGoku said:
The G510 is available while NP300E5V is OOS
also the 8750M in NP300E5V is 1 GB DDR3 version not the 2 GB DDR5 one

given the @op's requirements, he should buy a better CPU (haswell vs ivy bridge) instead of a fractionally better GPU.

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G510 also has 2 USB 3.0 + 1 USB 2.0 ports compared to 3 USB 2.0 ports in NP300E5V

The DDR3 version is higher clocked than DDR5.Therefore they both despite being DDR3 and DDR5 versions,offering the same performance.

HD 8570 is class 3 card while Radeon HD 8750 is a class 2 card.

Also Haswell has very little advantage in terms of performance boost over Ivy Bridge say 10%

Aakarshan said:
The DDR3 version is higher clocked than DDR5.Therefore they both despite being DDR3 and DDR5 versions,offering the same performance.

HD 8570 is class 3 card while Radeon HD 8750 is a class 2 card.

Also Haswell has very little advantage in terms of performance boost over Ivy Bridge say 10%

It's a shame you can't overclock trash AMD laptops cards. Nvidia supports unmodified OC.

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So the hd 8570 is less powerful than even the 820m?
If so, how about this one?
HP 15-R032TX Sparkling Black with Laptop Bag:Amazon:Computers & Accessories

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If anyone could reply within the night... Would be really grateful... Planning to get it by tomorrow if possible

Confused_user said:
So the hd 8570 is less powerful than even the 820m?
If so, how about this one?
HP 15-R032TX Sparkling Black with Laptop Bag:Amazon:Computers & Accessories

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If anyone could reply within the night... Would be really grateful... Planning to get it by tomorrow if possible

very weak processor.

Guys how about this one

Buy Lenovo Z50-70 59420313 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) with Laptop Bag Online at Low Prices in India - Amazon.in

1.7GHz Intel Core i5 processor
4GB DDR3 RAM
1TB Hard drive
2GB Nvidia N15S GT DDR3 = NVIDIA GeForce 840M

As per notebook check,

According to our benchmarks, the GeForce 840M is about 30 percent faster than the old GT 740M and just slightly behind a GeForce GT 750M (DDR3 version). Many games of 2013/2014 can be played fluently in WXGA resolution (1366 x 768) and medium or high detail settings. However, very demanding games such as Crysis 3 or Battlefield 4 will require lower resolutions and/or details.

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So the 8570m is the max performance I can get under 35k? Even compared to this apu model?
HP Pavilion 15-n006AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A4/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph) Rs.33400 Price in India - Buy HP Pavilion 15-n006AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A4/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win8/ 1GB Graph) Imprint Mineral Black Horizontal Brush Pattern Online - HP : Flipk

Lenovo Essential G500s(59-383022) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci3/ 2GB/ 1TB/ DOS/ 1GB Graph) Rs.32400 Price in India - Buy Lenovo Essential G500s(59-383022) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci3/ 2GB/ 1TB/ DOS/ 1GB Graph) Online - Lenovo : Flipkart.com

This one has core i3M and GT 720M.
PS:GT 820M and GT 720 are essentially the same cards just re branded.

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Sorry for OT but urgently need to buy netbook or laptop for medical study purpose.

1. Light weight
2. Thin
3. Max Battery usages
4. Optical drive must to burn/read educational CD/DVDs. Better if can get Card slot too.
5. Long hours reading so good screen quality
6. Handy & easily handle any where I.e. travelling, class etc.

matrixx said:
sorry for ot but urgently need to buy netbook or laptop for medical study purpose.

1. Light weight
2. Thin
3. Max battery usages
4. Optical drive must to burn/read educational cd/dvds. Better if can get card slot too.
5. Long hours reading so good screen quality
6. Handy & easily handle any where i.e. Travelling, class etc.

budget -_____-

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+ or - 50k.(flexible)

matrixx said:
+ or - 50k.(flexible)

Best is Mac book air if you can live with no DVD drive(use external).
Otherwise look at Dell Inspiron 15R wth core i5U/core i7U. It should last at least 6-8 hours. Screen is slightly poor in quality.

Go for mac and also try to get student discount if possible.

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seamon said:
Best is Mac book air if you can live with no DVD drive(use external).
Otherwise look at Dell Inspiron 15R wth core i5U/core i7U. It should last at least 6-8 hours. Screen is slightly poor in quality.

$hadow said:
Go for mac and also try to get student discount if possible.

Thanks bro.

Mac for sure. Any festive offer I should watch and grab with student discount... Any current offer!?....

Edit:- a bit confused - 11" or 13"?

matrixx said:
Thanks bro.

Mac for sure. Any festive offer I should watch and grab with student discount... Any current offer!?....

Edit:- a bit confused - 11" or 13"?

Bigger is always better.

matrixx said:
Thanks bro.

Mac for sure. Any festive offer I should watch and grab with student discount... Any current offer!?....

Edit:- a bit confused - 11" or 13"?

go for 13"

Macbook seriously?
Apple is money sucking company.....
although you can flaunt apple products in front of friends

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abhigeek said:
Macbook seriously?
Apple is money sucking company.....
although you can flaunt apple products in front of friends

Though I agree with u, but the OP wants a thin, light laptop with a good screen and battery life. For that nothing is better than the mac experience. He doesn't want to game or wud like a value for money laptop. Macbooks are the best for strictly educational purpose and coding work.

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abhigeek said:
Macbook seriously?
Apple is money sucking company.....
although you can flaunt apple products in front of friends

agreed but ops needs are best on a macbook air

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matrixx said:
Thanks bro.

Mac for sure. Any festive offer I should watch and grab with student discount... Any current offer!?....

Edit:- a bit confused - 11" or 13"?

my friend paid 51k locally for a base 11"
13" is too big and pricey

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$hadow said:
Go for mac and also try to get student discount if possible.

yeah i was offered the macbook air 11" for 45k through my college
nearly got it instead of my beast-inspiron turbo 15R(7520)
the 7520 literally flies for gaming etc

13'' isn't too big but ideal and 11'' would too small for a laptop...