Buying A Laptop

[abhishek1711]

thnks pratik.ill check thm out.

[funkypratik]

Originally Posted by abhishek1711

thnks pratik.ill check thm out.

one more thing.. now that u r so keen abt the cd-writer i say i go in for a combo drive. it will be quiet helpful as dvd are fast becoming the de-facto media.. besides it wont cost a lot over a cd-writer

cheers

[Neo2000]

Originally Posted by funkypratik

of course AMD is preferred for gaming but does it make a difference if u plan to have a good dedicated graphics card ?

The whole architecture of AMD(A64) is different when compared to Intel(P4s). The AMD chips kicked ass!! and currently wear the crown of best price/performance or performance/price (whichever way u want to look at ) Of course Conroe apparently kicked ass! at the CeBit but that's still 6months away fm hitting the stores so wait and watch.

As for performance with a top notch graphics card, unless you are one of those hard-core professional gamers who overclocks their chips and RAMs,you'll notice only a slight performance when it comes to AMD over Intel

My personal recommendation? Unless you already have an Intel system, dont buy anything for a while say 6months. Then Intel's Conroe hits the market and we'll see a definite cut in prices for the regular chips

[funkypratik]

Originally Posted by Neo2000

The whole architecture of AMD(A64) is different when compared to Intel(P4s). The AMD chips kicked ass!! and currently wear the crown of best price/performance or performance/price (whichever way u want to look at ) Of course Conroe apparently kicked ass! at the CeBit but that's still 6months away fm hitting the stores so wait and watch.

As for performance with a top notch graphics card, unless you are one of those hard-core professional gamers who overclocks their chips and RAMs,you'll notice only a slight performance when it comes to AMD over Intel

My personal recommendation? Unless you already have an Intel system, dont buy anything for a while say 6months. Then Intel's Conroe hits the market and we'll see a definite cut in prices for the regular chips

i was not aware of the conroe chip.. read it up. sounds good. but 6 mnths maybe too long a wait given that most b-schools start by june end. is intel listening !

well i am not that hardcore a gamer.. but i do play a lot of racing games which are graphics hungry. besides even if amd does not offer a significant advantage, it will be cheaper.. wat say ?

i am currently using a 2.4ht desktop and am pretty happy with the performance

cheers

[franki_rulz]

guys
Have a look at this website
http://www.zenith-india.com/2005/interest_buy.asp
what do u have to say abt the 38 k laptop.
Its got a intel centrino processsor,wifi enabled 256 ram n so on.
I think its a gr8 deal considering the fact that a similar acer laptop would cost u around 43k and an hp compaq cums for around 48 k.
Hows the after sales services?
I am planning to buy the 38 k laptop,I think its called stratergist,what do ya guys say?

[Neo2000]

Umm, looks like a decent laptop. They havent mentioned anything about weight or battery life , again 256Mb is a tad low and so is the 40GB disk. Also I am not sure Zenith has great products. I know they are decently priced and all that but I distinctly remember a friend telling me that the Zenith Desktops used to overheat quite a bit. There still havent been any benchmarks for the Zenith laptops atleast as far as i know and since Intel processors the FSB seems kinda low though good going with the 2Mb cache!
How about a low end Toshiba prolly only slightly more expensive than this and almost the same config?

[The Gr8 One]

Originally Posted by franki_rulz

guys
Have a look at this website
http://www.zenith-india.com/2005/interest_buy.asp
what do u have to say abt the 38 k laptop.
Its got a intel centrino processsor,wifi enabled 256 ram n so on.
I think its a gr8 deal considering the fact that a similar acer laptop would cost u around 43k and an hp compaq cums for around 48 k.
Hows the after sales services?
I am planning to buy the 38 k laptop,I think its called stratergist,what do ya guys say?

http://www-604.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...356&langId=356

check out these options, a lil exp but nevertheless...

h2H,

SAM

[harshg]

Any idea about the cost of Laptops if one buys them from mainland China ... Xinxiang Provience.

And are the brands available there along with the Global Warrantee.

[funkypratik]

Originally Posted by harshg

Any idea about the cost of Laptops if one buys them from mainland China ... Xinxiang Provience.

And are the brands available there along with the Global Warrantee.

no idea of prices in china but i know that there is lots of bargaining.. and i guess since most of these products are manufactured in china it shud be cheap out there. quiet a few brands offer global warranty.. thought they might charge u an extra amount for that..

cheers

[harshg]

any clues on the Brands which retail in the mainland.... most of the brands have a website which has a page in Mandarin but .. I could really not get a quote for a configuration.