Laptop from US < 50K

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My friend will be carrying a laptop for me in August. My budget is 45-50K Rs. (to be converted into $ in India, including exchange rates etc)

Requirements :

minimum 6-8 GB RAM
Decent capacity Hard disk ~ 750gb to 1TB
Extra battery (8-9 hrs)... is that 9cell battery?
Screen size 12-14 inch
Decent display and sound (no gaming but will be watching movies on it with headphones on a very regular basis)

Please suggest some good models (I am a dell fan but open for other options) and deals on net (US sites).

Budget is strictly under 50k. Cant extend it even a bit.

Thank You.

Choice 1: SONY VAIO SVS13118FXB Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 13.3" 8GB Memory 750GB HDD 5400rpm Slot Loading CD/DVD Player / Burner Intel HD Graphics 4000

2: SONY VAIO SVS13112FXW Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 13.3" 6GB Memory 640GB HDD 5400rpm Slot Loading CD/DVD Player / Burner Intel HD Graphics 4000

3: SAMSUNG Series 7 NP700Z3A-S06US Notebook Intel Core i5 2450M(2.50GHz) 14" 8GB Memory 1TB HDD DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6490M (PowerXpress)

Go only for Ivy bridge.

Thanks. What is the advantage of Ivy bridge?

dashing.sujay said:
What you get in IB:

HD4000, most significant thing in IB. Leaves all mediocre dGPUs in dust.

A bit of TDP saving !?!

Marginally better battery life

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My friend bought SONY VAIO SVS13118FXB from US to his girlfriend in France. They said that they were very satisfied with the laptop. I personally think that Sony is one of the best laptop brands.