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Need advise for two new laptop

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ebuyer Original post #1
Nov 7, 2014 at 11:53 AM
Hi Fellas,

Need to purchase couple of laptops, one for me which will be mid range gaming and programming and another for my gf for infotainment and moderate coding, PFB the detailed questionnaire for two.

For me:

1) What is your budget? INR 40k(Thats the upper limit)


2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer? Either of these two, currently I own a 14"

Thin and Light; 12" - 14" screen
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen




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

Gaming, HD movies and coding


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

One with good graphics card(possibly of GDDR5 memory)

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like:
b. Dislike: HP (Current one I own giving me a lot of headache)


6) Anything else you would like to say?
Screen resolution: 1080p (Full HD) ---if possible
Battery back up: normal (3-4hrs)
Purchase place ( Online (eg - flipkart, infibeam) / Local

For my GF:

1) What is your budget? INR 30k


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

Thin and Light; 12" - 14" screen


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

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
With good processor power

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: NA
b. Dislike:HP (from my own experience)


6) Anything else you would like to say?
Screen resolution: 768p (HD)
Battery back up : normal (3-4hrs)
Purchase place ( Online (eg - flipkart, infibeam) / Local

Please suggest me choices, I will buy these two within a week.

Thanks,
Suman
SaiyanGoku
Nov 7, 2014 at 1:06 PM
For you: lenovo z50
For her: lenovo g50/b50

[MENTION=32490]krishnandu.sarkar[/MENTION], see almost the same budget and requirements. :|
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ebuyer #3
Nov 7, 2014 at 1:14 PM
For you: lenovo z50
For her: lenovo g50/b50

Are you saying this z50 Error 500 Server Error

And for B50 is this the one Error 500 Server Error

Could you please let me know if the extended warranty can still be availed if i purchase this weekend?
krishnandu.sarkar
Nov 7, 2014 at 2:23 PM
For you: lenovo z50
For her: lenovo g50/b50

[MENTION=32490]krishnandu.sarkar[/MENTION], see almost the same budget and requirements. :|

Yeah. Almost all the threads have same requirement. This is the reason, I didn't create a new thread.

Anyway, I selected this one Error 500 Server Error

You can suggest any other model too. I don't mind going for 1 one with Graphics Card and Win 8.1. But just selecting DOS model, as price is lower and Graphics Card won't be needed for programming.
seamon
seamon #5
Nov 7, 2014 at 2:30 PM
I guess this means I should update my guide soon.....
Too damn busy with life. :/
SaiyanGoku
Nov 7, 2014 at 7:17 PM
Are you saying this z50 Error 500 Server Error

And for B50 is this the one Error 500 Server Error

Could you please let me know if the extended warranty can still be availed if i purchase this weekend?

Z50:
Lenovo Z50-70 Notebook (4th Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Free DOS/ 2GB Graph) (59-420313)

Z50:
Lenovo Z50-70 Notebook (4th Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win8.1/ 2GB Graph) (59-436412)
Pros over the above Z50: FHD screen and comes with Windows 8.1

B50:
Lenovo B50-70 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Free DOS/ 1GB Graph) (59-427748)
Pros: 1 TB Hdd
Cons: DOS OS, you'll have to install Windows on your own

G50:
Lenovo G50-70 Notebook (4th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win8.1/ 2GB Graph) (59-422406)
Pros: Comes with Windows 8.1 (though might be single language version :mad: )
Cons: 500 GB hdd as compared to B50

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Yeah. Almost all the threads have same requirement. This is the reason, I didn't create a new thread.

Anyway, I selected this one Error 500 Server Error

You can suggest any other model too. I don't mind going for 1 one with Graphics Card and Win 8.1. But just selecting DOS model, as price is lower and Graphics Card won't be needed for programming.

in that case, B590 would be better for you as it has i5 3230M compared to i5 4210U in recent laptops and well within your budget
Lenovo B590/59-409293 Notebook (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Free DOS/ 1GB Graph) (59-409293)

Has full keyboard with numpad, don't go by failkart's images :wink:
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SAT tomorrow.

all the best :D
krishnandu.sarkar
Nov 7, 2014 at 8:23 PM
Thanks :)

It's hard to choose a laptop nowadays. So many models. Few things makes me confused more, like a exact same configuration of Dell Vostro and Dell Inspiron have different price. So what's the difference?
SaiyanGoku
Nov 7, 2014 at 10:02 PM
Thanks :)

It's hard to choose a laptop nowadays. So many models. Few things makes me confused more, like a exact same configuration of Dell Vostro and Dell Inspiron have different price. So what's the difference?

Build quality and looks. The names are easier to remember for lenovo laptops, while hp, dell, acer and asus have long and confusing names (low and mid range laptops). Lenovo has different configs for same laptop, while dell has same configs for different laptops as you said. :lol:
krishnandu.sarkar
Nov 8, 2014 at 9:08 AM
Build quality and looks. The names are easier to remember for lenovo laptops, while hp, dell, acer and asus have long and confusing names (low and mid range laptops). Lenovo has different configs for same laptop, while dell has same configs for different laptops as you said. :lol:

Yeah, that's where I got confused first. Which one to buy Vostro or Inspiron then I noticed both of them have i3 and i5 version, Ubuntu and Windows version, Graphics Card and No Graphics Card version all with same model name. That's ok. But how would one figure out whether to take Vostro or Inspiron. Just by looks I guess, as you said.
kg11sgbg
kg11sgbg #13
Nov 8, 2014 at 7:09 PM
Yeah, that's where I got confused first. Which one to buy Vostro or Inspiron then I noticed both of them have i3 and i5 version, Ubuntu and Windows version, Graphics Card and No Graphics Card version all with same model name. That's ok. But how would one figure out whether to take Vostro or Inspiron. Just by looks I guess, as you said.

Always go by specs...,not by looks.