Buying A Laptop

crackmax · May 2, 2012, 9:59am

I haven't formatted, but I've partitioned by Drives into 4 from the default 2. Would this make me lose my warranty, too??

Also, isn't 50 GB too much of disk space to lose?

The explanations given above to your query might be the reason for your 50GB loss. Also, how long have you been using it?
In case it has been used for too long(time period), then there might be a case of disk fragmentation. You can defragment your disk and can recover some diskspace. I do it time to time and recover around 15-20GB space. Hope it helps.

nidhinak · May 2, 2012, 10:00am

I haven't formatted, but I've partitioned by Drives into 4 from the default 2. Would this make me lose my warranty, too??

Also, isn't 50 GB too much of disk space to lose?

Any storage device you buy, will not give you the complete space that you expected by its spec.. Say, a 4GB pendrive will give you maximum 3.95GB. (may be 3.6 GB also, i have seen such instances).

Not sure what is the exact reason for this, but even if you format the recovery partition, you are not going to get 500GB full.

venkataramanr · May 2, 2012, 10:04am

The explanations given above to your query might be the reason for your 50GB loss. Also, how long have you been using it?
In case it has been used for too long(time period), then there might be a case of disk fragmentation. You can defragment your disk and can recover some diskspace. I do it time to time and recover around 15-20GB space. Hope it helps.

Any storage device you buy, will not give you the complete space that you expected by its spec.. Say, a 4GB pendrive will give you maximum 3.95GB. (may be 3.6 GB also, i have seen such instances).

Not sure what is the exact reason for this, but even if you format the recovery partition, you are not going to get 500GB full.

The 50 GB lag was there even before I partitioned. Well, around 5GB loss in understandable but 50 GB.

lkoraj · May 6, 2012, 6:00am

suggest good lenovo laptop under 26000rs

magnumopus22605 · May 6, 2012, 6:09am

Suggest me a small,light weight business laptop? budget ~70K
following 2 laptops are currently under my radar
lenovo x220
macbook pro 13

ra10 · May 10, 2012, 1:43pm

friends plz suggest a good laptop

my considerations are

0. budget from 22,000 to 27,000 [ not more than 30000 in worst case]
1. screen size 14 inch or less
2. good battery backup
3. preferably in DELL TOSHIBA SAMSUNG or any other good brand or model

4. which can run successfully for next 5-6 years [ dell runs but its battery is pathetic ]

layne · May 10, 2012, 3:24pm

Suggest me a small,light weight business laptop? budget ~70K
following 2 laptops are currently under my radar
lenovo x220
macbook pro 13

Dell XPS 13 ultra book, nothing beats it.

coolg219 · May 10, 2012, 3:27pm

VenkataramanR Says
The 50 GB lag was there even before I partitioned. Well, around 5GB loss in understandable but 50 GB.

even i gt 450 GB. what mite be the reason?

ra10 · May 10, 2012, 4:26pm

layne Says
Dell XPS 13 ultra book, nothing beats it.

DELL XPS others look like toys [ except offcourse mac ]

shattered15 · May 11, 2012, 11:25am

hi all..i am going to join my b school next month..so planning to buy a laptop in the range of 30 to 40 k..plz help me..considering battery power..heat up problem.and all other things..and it should look good as well...i want white laptop..

ra10 · May 11, 2012, 4:43pm

no one replies here . this is dead thread . no use of posting here . guys i m moving to diff tech forum for computer related queries

vishal.das · May 11, 2012, 7:10pm

shattered15 Says
hi all..i am going to join my b school next month..so planning to buy a laptop in the range of 30 to 40 k..plz help me..considering battery power..heat up problem.and all other things..and it should look good as well...i want white laptop..

Go with Sony Vaio..you will also get in white color..price will come around 35k

piyush_singh_25808855 · May 14, 2012, 9:23am

please suggest a laptop..
Specs required:
-13.3 screen (max 14)
-good battery life (a must)
-light weight.
-good performance n shud not have heating prob.
budget 35-40 k ( good machine with max specs)

P.S --dont wanna go for samsung,HP,acer

mbajamesbond · May 14, 2012, 5:05pm

Puys is it a good way to buy 2nd hand laptop??

My budget is just 10K and i need it for cat preparation....?

cricketfancy · May 15, 2012, 5:21am

Guys

Need to buy a laptop for B-school purpose.
Gaming is not a priority.
Do the B-school curriculum need a powerful m/c ?
I mean are there any heavy applications needed to be installed ?

Also which are the good brands for laptops.
Need a durable one. Should last for "at least" 5 years.
Battery life is a priority. Meaning it should last longer in one charge.
And yes will like to have an economical one.
Guys please help.

Dell/sony/Lenovo/HP/Acer ? which one ?

harpr33t · May 15, 2012, 9:54am

Puys, need a doubt cleared.

I have a Dell Inspiron 15R laptop. The specification says 500 GB, but when I total my disks, I get only 450 GB. Why is this, and should I ask for professional help for this?

coolg219 Says
even i gt 450 GB. what mite be the reason?

IT guy to the rescue 😛

That's the correct amount of disk space which you've got.
All of the hard drive manufacturers use this particular standard notations(this goes even with pendrives,cd's, dvd's memory card... actually every data storage device.)

Calculation goes like this :

1KB = 1024 bytes (real conversion values)
1MB = 1024 KB (real conversion values)

but what manufacturers use:
1KB= 1000 bytes
1MB= 1000 KB

So,everything is clear from here.

500 GB X 1000 = 500,000 MB
500,000 MB X 1000= 500,000,000 KB
500,000,000 KB X 1000 = 500,000,000,000 Bytes (this is what u get from manufacturer)

Now our Windows OS(every OS may be its linux, unix,windows, mac etc) actually use real conversion values.

So,
500,000,000,000 bytes / (1024 X 1024 X 1024)= ~ 465 GB

This makes everything clear.
Try this calculation with any other data storage product (memory card, pen drive etc), you will get my point.

champa · May 15, 2012, 10:07am

Puys please advise me , which laptop to buy

My requirements are :-
1.All MS office stuff.
2.Internet
3.Little bit of Gaming (Maybe heavy gameing)
4.Genuine OS.

the budget contraint is not more than 32-34 k.
I have shortlisted few from Sony and Dell. I am not sure of Toshiba and others while HP is out of consideration.
Please suggest some to choose from , quite confused

harpr33t · May 15, 2012, 10:16am

Puys please advise me , which laptop to buy

My requirements are :-
1.All MS office stuff.
2.Internet
3.Little bit of Gaming (Maybe heavy gameing)
4.Genuine OS.

the budget contraint is not more than 32-34 k.
I have shortlisted few from Sony and Dell. I am not sure of Toshiba and others while HP is out of consideration.
Please suggest some to choose from , quite confused

Cant really suggest as per the model no. but you can prefer going with Dell or HP (only because of their exceptionally well after sale services)
Sony is just for the elites (IMO) coz they always charge extra money for the similar configuration offered by any other company at lower price.

You can visit any Dell/HP showroom to look at currently available model along with their specifications and price.
Whichever suits your budget and preference, buy that one.

As far as gaming is concerned, make sure to get a faster CPU(i3 or i5) and make sure it has discrete graphics(any ATI/Nvidia) coz gaming demands a lot of CPU and GPU(graphics) power.

timons · May 15, 2012, 10:40am

Puys please advise me , which laptop to buy

My requirements are :-
1.All MS office stuff.
2.Internet
3.Little bit of Gaming (Maybe heavy gameing)
4.Genuine OS.

the budget contraint is not more than 32-34 k.
I have shortlisted few from Sony and Dell. I am not sure of Toshiba and others while HP is out of consideration.
Please suggest some to choose from , quite confused

If you're interested in Lenovo, there's a great deal you can get out of the G-series. I bought a G570 - 4GB RAM/500GB HD and dedicated ADI Radeon 1 GB graphics. Cost around 33k. It's an i5 with no OS but there are variations with an OS - might cost a bit more

HTH

champa · May 15, 2012, 11:12am

Cant really suggest as per the model no. but you can prefer going with Dell or HP (only because of their exceptionally well after sale services)
Sony is just for the elites (IMO) coz they always charge extra money for the similar configuration offered by any other company at lower price.

You can visit any Dell/HP showroom to look at currently available model along with their specifications and price.
Whichever suits your budget and preference, buy that one.

As far as gaming is concerned, make sure to get a faster CPU(i3 or i5) and make sure it has discrete graphics(any ATI/Nvidia) coz gaming demands a lot of CPU and GPU(graphics) power.

Hi, I will surely consider because I liked dell, although as I stated HP has a lot of heating issues and parts stop working after 3-4 years due to this.
Thanks

If you're interested in Lenovo, there's a great deal you can get out of the G-series. I bought a G570 - 4GB RAM/500GB HD and dedicated ADI Radeon 1 GB graphics. Cost around 33k. It's an i5 with no OS but there are variations with an OS - might cost a bit more

HTH

Configuration seems pretty good and i5 at this cost is quite cheap but Original OS is what is the primary requirement and I am not able to shell out more than 32-34 k.

I have BTW shortlisted one Sony Vaio (Windows 7, 320GB, Ci3,nVidia 512,2GB DDR3) for 32k. It is little low on RAM but I can get it upgraded because RAM's are quite cheap these days.
Puys what your take on this.