1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
Around 50k
2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: All except dislike
b. Dislike: Sony,asus
4) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Moderate gaming (medium setting is OK) plus CAD design,Photoshop editing,movies etc
5) What screen resolution(s) & type (glossy/matte) would you prefer?
FHD or HD
6) Anything else you would like to say? (eg: local purchase, ASS,matte/glossy finish)
I have been looking at
1. Lenovo Z500 - i5 + GT645m - HD - 47k
2. Samsung SO4IN - i5 + GT650m - HD + anti reflective - getting at 50k
Also which laptops come under international warranty ? I travel to other countries frequently.
If you are getting so4 in 50k go for it.
Z500 has less powerful gpu but a backlit keyboard and so4 has a good gpu.
I am more tilted towards Z500 becoz of backlit keyboard.S04IN looks good in this price but No backlit keyboard
1.Will the z500 able to run all 2012 released games?
2.Only thing I am worried about is international warranty.
3.Also the SO4IN is FHD or HD ?
None of them provide international warranty. Both will be able to games released in 2012 at mid settings. You can go with z500
Lenovo Support - International Warranty Services (IN)
I just found the above through Google.Lenovo z500 comes under limited international warranty.
Then it could I was in talk with a sales rep and he told me that lenovo does not offer such warranty.
Ok thanks for making the effort.
Also are there any other laptops in this range better than the two I have considered ?
I do not really think that there are many options coz you are under budget for a gaming laptop. If you want dell you can also check out inspiron 14r se, which is a 14" laptop. Or else get the one you like as simple as that.
OK.....I am asking the warranty question in the Samsung thread here.Hope someone replies.
You also have an option as HP m4 1003 tx @ 49000
Specs
-Core™ i5-3230M (2.6 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache)
-Intel® HM77 Express
-RAM=8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
-NVIDIA GeForce 730M (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)[Better than GT 645M]
-HDD=1 TB 5400 rpm
-HP TrueVision 1080p HD Webcam (NOT A 720p)
-Awesome speakers-hear them to believe,without the crappy beats audio
-4-cell Li-Ion Battery
-Weight is 1.98kgs(Measured from digital instrument)
^^Its a great option indeed,bought it yesterday for my dad...However its not fully launched,and we had to make numerous calls at Regional Sales level to source it.Also the mentioned price is the price at which dealer gets it..You may be quoted 1-2 grands higher.
About the performance,since my father had to leave for official tour last evening,I had the laptop only for a few hours with me.The best part I liked was its audio,I could not see any branding on the laptop,but it sounded genuinely nice.I also played Far Cry 3 on it for about 1 hr,and it gave an average 35fps in High Settings(CoolSense ON/Performance PowerMode)...Max Temp for CPU was 72 degrees,and the fan was barely audible.
14"........1366X768.....The standard HP business
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M - NotebookCheck.net Tech
NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M - NotebookCheck.net Tech
GT 730m is almost equivalent to GT 645m,only slight negligible difference.
So the HP model basically has 2gb more ram and 1080p webcam.
Can i consider it as not a deal breaker compared to lenovo Z500.Am I analyzing it right ?
Yeah that HP one looks darn good. Is there any other lappy from HP with such config but 15.6" screen?
A lot of models from hp are coming within one month with good graphics like gt 750, 745 etc
HP has GT730m which is equivalent in performance to GT645m.
So S04IN in this price is more attractive option for me which comes with GT650m > GT730m
I guess its worth if I get GT750m in this price range.Let's wait.
Well as of now 750m is available with lenovo y500 which costs about 65k. So as of now it is quiet difficult for getting 750m in sub 50k budget.
GT750M is difficult in 50k budget.....lets hope....
Does Samsung S05in has ADP and/or onsite/off site warranty ?
