Toshiba L850 or any laptop under 55k

K

Hey Guyz,

I am currently looking to replace my desktop and get a laptop which i can use at work and home for mainly listening to music, browsing, mails, and movies. I will be using it to play games ocassionally (CS, FIFA, NFS, etc..)

I have a budget of about 55k +/- 10 K depending on the laptop ... Also the laptop should look a little decent...

Was looking at the Toshiba L850 or u840... Are they good or can any1 suggest alternatives any brand is oka as long as it has a good audio as i will be connecting it to my TV to watch movies and listening to music when at home ... Was looking at the Asus with the Bang & Olufsen but they are pretty expensive and have the second gen processors

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All the mainstream laptops carry almost same grade on board audio. MacBook leads the list. My suggestion: Buy CB45 @ 53k and spend the rest amount on a decent DAC such as Audinst.

And I guess the Asus model you are talking is N55S(X) series.

I won't suggest you to get Toshiba, it was good sometime back but not anymore.
Apart from that I suggest you to wait for sometime and let other/all brands come up with IVB processor laptops.
Or get the dell inspiron with IVB processors.
And if you can compromise on the latest IVB processors then surely Sony CB45 is a very good option.

K

I really wouldnt mind waiting for a week or 2 ... i did check the Sony but i really never liked sony laptops... have seen many suggesting the CB45 on this forum... so will def give it a try thanks guyz but suggestions and alternatives are welcome

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thanks a lot both of you ...

Go for asus ks3 or dell insperon 15r se

K

hey guyz howz the VPCEB3AGG/BI ??? Sony Vaio E Series/?????

karanthakkar said:
hey guyz howz the VPCEB3AGG/BI ???

lol its first gen CPU laptop, don't even consider it.

Vaio E series performance is just OK, not so good and not so bad

@OP if you wants looks in your laptop, then you can't ignore SONY and MACBOOK

i think sony cb45 will suit your needs and if you want a more powerful graphic card with a sexy look here it is

Sony Vaio SVE14A15FNB,Corei5, 4 GB, 640GB, 1GB Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium | eBay

Product Details & Speacification

Laptop Model Sony Vaio SVE14A15FNB
Processor Discription Intel Core i5-2450M Processor 2.50 GHz
Cache Memory 4 MB (L3 Cache)
System Memory (RAM) 4 GB (4 GB (SO-DIMM) x 1) DDR3 SDRAM*2 (upgradeable up to 16 GB*3)
Flash Memory 640 GB HDD
Optical Drive DVD SuperMulti Drive
Display Features 14 (35.56 cms) wide (WXGA++: 1600 x 900) TFT colour display (VAIO Display, LED backlight)
Video Graphics 1 GB DDR3 AMD Radeon™ HD 7670M
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Warranty Period (Year) 1 Year manufacturer Warranty
Bluetooth Yes
Wireless Network Yes
Web Cam Yes
Speakers Internal, Stereo speakers
Digital Media Card Reader SD memory card
Colour As Per Available Stock
Battery Lithium-ion battery
Weight 2.30 kg (including the supplied battery)

best thing what i liked about this laptop is its looks :hyper:

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Sony Vaio SVE14A16FNH ,Corei7, 4 GB, 750GB, 1GB Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium | eBay this one is same but with 2nd gen i7

K

RON28 said:
@OP if you wants looks in your laptop, then you can't ignore SONY and MACBOOK
i think sony cb45 will suit your needs and if you want a more powerful graphic card with a sexy look here it is

Sony Vaio SVE14A15FNB,Corei5, 4 GB, 640GB, 1GB Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium | eBay

Thanks a lot dude loved the suggestion shall keep it in mind ... can i have suggestions on the acer timeline ultra M3 as well

... thankss again ...

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Hey thats a beautiful laptop.

acer timeline is my personally favorite laptop, specially its chiclet keyboard(isolated keys), it has a great battery backup of 5 hours with GT 640M, but don't know how much it cost and is it available in india?

so can't comment on it, but yes it is the most beautiful laptop released by Acer recently

Oh Niceeee looks !!

BTW is Dell a reliable company ? I ask this because Dell is asking a hell lot more(5-6k) for the extended warranty while sony charges only 2.5k.

And the Acer looks awesome !! But its a Acer

K

hey guyz,

have heard that the IVbridge processors are heating up so u think its a good idea to settle for dell inspiron 15se ?? and also wanted to know is it really worth going for a SSD in the laptop ??

I think im now to shortlist between the Sony E Series (which has good looks but a second gen processor and no SSD) or Acer Timeline Ultra M3 (which has a second gen processor with SSD) or Dell INspiron SE (third gen processor but no SSD) ..????

That was the first lot of IVB processors which was on testing and that never came out in market infact.
The one which are coming right now don't have such issues.
And yes having a SSD obviously increase the performance of laptop.
About which model of Acer are you talking about, can you give a link please.
And its not worth to get the Sony E series with older processors, today only Sony launched a new series of laptops.

K

aroraanant said:
That was the first lot of IVB processors which was on testing and that never came out in market infact.
The one which are coming right now don't have such issues.
And yes having a SSD obviously increase the performance of laptop.
About which model of Acer are you talking about, can you give a link please.
And its not worth to get the Sony E series with older processors, today only Sony launched a new series of laptops.

Hi aroraanant, the link to the laptop is Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 Ultrabook Price in India, 15-inch Laptop

or the thinkdigit site link Hands on with Acer's Kepler-powered Ultrabook Ultrabook | Ultrabooks | ThinkDigit Features

need some views asap .. thanks

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K

aroraanant said:
That was the first lot of IVB processors which was on testing and that never came out in market infact.
The one which are coming right now don't have such issues.
And yes having a SSD obviously increase the performance of laptop.
About which model of Acer are you talking about, can you give a link please.
And its not worth to get the Sony E series with older processors, today only Sony launched a new series of laptops.

hey aroraanant ... its the acer timeline ultra m3 you can find it on the acer official site and also on the thinkdigit search... also wanted to check if any1 out here is using Acer aspire S3 ????

I was able to find S3 on flipkart but M3 was not there.
All I can say S3 is lil costly.

K

aroraanant said:
I was able to find S3 on flipkart but M3 was not there.
All I can say S3 is lil costly.

Aspire TimelineUltra M3 | Product Series ------ thatz the link to the m3 ....

i think M3 has many problems, specially its USB ports are at back side :-?

K

RON28 said:
i think M3 has many problems, specially its USB ports are at back side

thanks for the updates RON

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I think i will just settle for the NEW Dell Inspiron 14z when it launches

... seems to have everything that im looking for ... the 3rd Gen processors .. an SSD ... good audio and a good brand ...

^^good

how much does it cost?

Dell inspiron 15r se should fulfill his needs and for audio it comes with skullcandy speakers

K

its yet to launch RON but i expect it to be within 50k to 60k. ...

pratyush i aint going for the 15r SE coz its not got an SSD ... rather wait for inspiron 14z which will have 3rd GEN ... SSD .. skull candy ... intel's WIDI ... etc etc and will def cost less than the XPS 13z

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what say ????

SSD in 60k? :shock:

nice VFM product

I don't think the price will fall in that price bracket that too with a SSD

60k is obviously possible, club any laptop with i3, it will MAX cost 40k, now you have 20k just for upgrades, this is what company gives.

K

RON and aroorant 60k is possible coz the inspiron 14 & 15R SE are available at just 48k onwards so obviously the only change being the SSD its possible to get it at 60k.. Anyways we shall wait for the launch ... hoping its sooon coz i really cant wait any longer to get a new lappy ...

^^^15R SE at 48k? where? :shock:

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At dell website dude

One can get discounts too like corporate discount or a govt employe.

K

RON 14R SE on Dell Website is 51k ... and when ordering frm US its cheaper ... i got some1 coming dwn frm the US in july ... soooo obviously the 14z would be costing nothing more than 60k when it launches in US ...

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Dell 15R SE with 3rd Generation i7-3612QM (8GB RAM) will cost you 62K and with corporate discount will be approximately 59K

Dell 15R SE with 3rd Generation i7-3612QM (4GB RAM) will cost you 59K and with corporate discount will be approximately 56K

K

the inspiron 14z launched on the US site for 699$ with 2nd gen processor and u can upgd to the 3rd gen paying 100$ more .. so about 800$ which is roughly 46k inr ... and keeping in mind duties i think they would launch it in india at about 55k... what say guyz ?? is it worth the money ?? or shld i go for ASUS which ppl say has better reliabiltiy ...

astro said:
Dell 15R SE with 3rd Generation i7-3612QM (8GB RAM) will cost you 62K and with corporate discount will be approximately 59K

Dell 15R SE with 3rd Generation i7-3612QM (4GB RAM) will cost you 59K and with corporate discount will be approximately 56K

The difference is of only RAM???
If yes then get the one with 4GB RAM

K

hey guyz the new inspiron 14z is out

Inspiron 14z Ultrabook Details | Dell India kindly update with your views on the laptop plzz ...

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14Z are supposed to be much better than 15/14R
The one for 52k looks quite good in the above link.BTW you are planning to get which one?

K

aroraanant said:
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14Z are supposed to be much better than 15/14R
The one for 52k looks quite good in the above link.BTW you are planning to get which one?

Planning to get the one with the i5, 500 GB + 32 GB SSD ... i think its arnd 52k ... looks like a good deal acording to me ...

It seems to be good to me too.Go ahead.

K

hey guyz,

Need help just compared the two Inspiron 14z and inspiron 14r SE ... dont find much of difference except processor and graphics card ... can some1 help me decide which one is better plzzzzzz...

14r se

Just add an SSD later...

Have a look at this Sony VAIO S Series SVS13112EN if you want a good and a portable laptop

K

hey aroraant... the question here is not the portability the reason i shortlisted the 14z was the SSD but now i see that there is a SSD only for Cache and stuff not a full SSD ... so now the question is are the processor and graphic cards better on the 15r se or the 14z ...

Dell is taking 14 days to deliver 14r se and 7 days to deliver 15r se and the 14z also 7 days .. need the laptop by next week ...

thanks for the help

Buy any laptop and replace the HDD with a SSD yourself.
And its not worth spending money on 14Z.