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19-04-2008, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by arpitzwurld  1.1330 is a smaller screen laptop...the electronics semiconductor technology goes advanced with a smaller size...thats y its slightly costly.
2. 6 cell is enough...9 cell battery is costly too.
3. if you do partition yourself, vista license may become void and u lose ur warranty | adding to this. you can't partition laptop drives that easily. as the recovery drive is linked by a hash-table index to the primary drive. so for partition, to link to the other drives, a new index has to be formed. its done by a simple software, so if anyone has that its an easy job, that why they charge just 516 rs for it.
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19-04-2008, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by coolroy Hi Everyone ! I am a newbie in terms of the knowhow of a laptop. Although I've used the IBM Lenovo Thinkpad T-60 and T-61, I dont have much knowledge about the value for money pieces.
I was shown this piece at a retail store and I was pretty impressed with it. Details :
HP DV 6767 TX.
Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo (1.86 GHz)
3 GB DDR2 RAM.
250 GB.
15.4''
Vista Home Premium
Nvidia 256 MB.
51K + taxes.
Kindly give me your feedback regarding it. This was the asking price. I did not negotiate. Also, could you suggest me similar configs in the same price range (45-55)?
Regards. | its an awesome config. 3 of my friends have bought this model in college. good performance. sturdy computer, and really really good audio. the price is pretty ok. on total not more than 54k (taxes included). thats the price in bhopal. bargain a bit if reqd, and if they dont decrease price, ask for accessories. i amsure they would be ble to fit in those in their price.
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19-04-2008, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sauravs007 and the customise option asks for partition, i mean one can do it ourselves isnt it? should we shell out extra money for partitioned hard drives is there a catch? | Quote:
Originally Posted by arpitzwurld 3. if you do partition yourself, vista license may become void and u lose ur warranty | Quote:
Originally Posted by get_amazed adding to this. you can't partition laptop drives that easily. as the recovery drive is linked by a hash-table index to the primary drive. so for partition, to link to the other drives, a new index has to be formed. its done by a simple software, so if anyone has that its an easy job, that why they charge just 516 rs for it. |
afaik .... incorrect partitioning "technically" voids ur warranty ... but then.. there's always the "restore to factory settings" option .... where u go through the entire "backup-partition-format-install" process .... and get back to the state ur lappy was when u first took it out of the box .... so when u need support ... the service center has no way of knowing what u've been doing with ur lappy  ..... of course, u need the rescue disks provided by dell..
also .... if u intend installing other operating systems (GNU/Linux, mac OSx86) ... then a little knowledge about partitioning and a LOT of fiddling-around helps !! 
.... or .. if u just intend optimizing ur partitions, u can resize the drives ... with a tool windows provides (check attachment)..... (this way, u don't void the warranty, u have ur restore partition, and u get partitioning the way u want it!!) 
u only need to take care that u don't cause any physical damage to the HDD ..  ....
edit : i have partitioned my hdd dunno how many times ..... opened my lappy, cleaned the heatsink-fan .. etc ... and i can still go to sony-service ......... cuz they don't know i've done it  ... and they dunno i've posted on this forum
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19-04-2008, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by coolroy Hi Everyone ! I am a newbie in terms of the knowhow of a laptop. Although I've used the IBM Lenovo Thinkpad T-60 and T-61, I dont have much knowledge about the value for money pieces.
I was shown this piece at a retail store and I was pretty impressed with it. Details :
HP DV 6767 TX.
Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo (1.86 GHz)
3 GB DDR2 RAM.
250 GB.
15.4''
Vista Home Premium
Nvidia 256 MB.
51K + taxes.
Kindly give me your feedback regarding it. This was the asking price. I did not negotiate. Also, could you suggest me similar configs in the same price range (45-55)?
Regards. | Thats great config.Hey jsut wanted to know how it looks..means colour n all...bcos few weeks back I Just checked in Croma there was one HP lptop model with 3GB RAM(forgot the model no.)....the colour available was only the copper one  ...I didn't like the colour...so one that you have mentioned is it availlable in black colour.....  | | | | | The Following User Says Thank You to b.akshay For This Useful Post: | | | | | |
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19-04-2008, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by b.akshay Thats great config.Hey jsut wanted to know how it looks..means colour n all...bcos few weeks back I Just checked in Croma there was one HP lptop model with 3GB RAM(forgot the model no.)....the colour available was only the copper one ...I didn't like the colour...so one that you have mentioned is it availlable in black colour..... | As far as I remember, the piece that he showed me was in black. It was a designed piece, somewhat more like an artists's edition on the inside. Any other feedback ?
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19-04-2008, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by peekay2n afaik .... incorrect partitioning "technically" voids ur warranty ... but then.. there's always the "restore to factory settings" option .... where u go through the entire "backup-partition-format-install" process .... and get back to the state ur lappy was when u first took it out of the box .... so when u need support ... the service center has no way of knowing what u've been doing with ur lappy ..... of course, u need the rescue disks provided by dell..
also .... if u intend installing other operating systems (GNU/Linux, mac OSx86) ... then a little knowledge about partitioning and a LOT of fiddling-around helps !!
.... or .. if u just intend optimizing ur partitions, u can resize the drives ... with a tool windows provides (check attachment)..... (this way, u don't void the warranty, u have ur restore partition, and u get partitioning the way u want it!!)
u only need to take care that u don't cause any physical damage to the HDD .. ....
edit : i have partitioned my hdd dunno how many times ..... opened my lappy, cleaned the heatsink-fan .. etc ... and i can still go to sony-service ......... cuz they don't know i've done it ... and they dunno i've posted on this forum | well wt u r saying is absolutely right...but vista gives u these problems and ur warranty will become void if u partition a licenced vista hard disk | | | | | The Following User Says Thank You to arpitzwurld For This Useful Post: | | | | | |
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19-04-2008, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by b.akshay Thats great config.Hey jsut wanted to know how it looks..means colour n all...bcos few weeks back I Just checked in Croma there was one HP lptop model with 3GB RAM(forgot the model no.)....the colour available was only the copper one ...I didn't like the colour...so one that you have mentioned is it availlable in black colour..... | unfortunately, hp6767 is available in only that weird copper finish. thats why even i havent bought it. else everything is quite fine with the mc.
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Originally Posted by coolroy As far as I remember, the piece that he showed me was in black. It was a designed piece, somewhat more like an artists's edition on the inside. Any other feedback ? | the artists edition is hp2700 series. the 6767 is just available in copper i think.
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19-04-2008, 05:05 PM
Dell Latitude D630
Intel® CoreT 2 Duo T9300 (2.50GHz) 6M L2 Cache, 800Mhz Dual Core
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media
LCDs 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
Memory 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Graphics 128MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 135MT
Hard Drives 120GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM (Free Fall Sensor)
New Dell USB Optical Mouse with Scroll, All Black Design
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 360 Bluetooth Module for Windows XP
AC Adapter 90W A/C Adapter
Media Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVDT
Wireless LAN (802.11) Dell WirelessT 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Battery 9 Cell Primary Battery
Carrying Cases Dell Nylon Corporate Backpack
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Limited Warranty and 3 Year Mail-in Service
Ship Group US - System Documentation, Power Cord
Additional Power Cords / AC Adapters 90 Watt Additional AC Adpater with 3' Power Cord
OS Labels Windows XP Label
Lexar 2 GB JumpDrive Firefly USB Flash Drive
All this for Just 1400$....highly reccomend ppl to get thier Lappies from abroad if they can... | | | | | The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Forkaran For This Useful Post: | | | | | |
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19-04-2008, 08:56 PM
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i heard that acer laptop display strains the eyes bit.. and dell is eyes friendly....
can anyone comment on this?
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