Dell has got some good creativity while painting laptops. There are some limited edition laptops available in dell which have some exotic designs designed by artists. They look really very cool and create an impact. Dell calls this as ‘Artwork’. There are artworks (design name) like seaweed, sunburst, red swirl, etc. and they look really fantastic design. Dell rocks in colour combination.
Dell XPS M1530 is a nice good looking deign laptop. Although you have choice about selecting your RAM and HDD if you buy it online but i would here write about ‘Recommended’ Version of it.
Intel Centrino Processor technology – Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 2.6 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache and 800 MHz FSB. RAM options up to 4 GB. You can go for 2 GB or 3 GB one. Graphics cars is Nvidea 256 MB (also 128 MB available). 250 GB HDD. You can have DVD writer/player or even go for Blu-Ray Disc option. Integrated 2.0 MP Webcam. Also has media buttons. Blue tooth as additional feature you can have it if you order online. Supports Wi-Fi. On another feature is remote control option and ear buds also given to reduce noise so only you can listen silently.
15.4 ” TFT screen. 8-in-1 memory card reader. 6 Cell lithium ion battery. Weights around 2.7 Kg.
Operation system – Windows Vista Home/Premium/Business (whatever..you have options for that).
You have colour options as Flamingo Pink, Tuxedo black, Midnight blue and crimson Red. Colours do matter. A lot of Indians are stuck on deal with their dealers because of colour thing.
Round off price – Will cost around Rs. 58,000 ($ 1300) exclusive taxes.
HP does have some high-def notebooks in range of $1000-$1500. HP Recently announces 2 best configuration notebooks. HDX X16 and HDX X18.
HDX X16 has 16 inch diagonal Ultra bright view, Intel Centrino 2 processor, Nvidea GeForce 9600M GT graphics card (512 MB dedicated), 320 GB HDD and RAM upto 4 GB. 8X DVD Writer/player. 5 in 1 Digital media card reader.Costs about $1300. 6 Cell lithium ion battery. Pretty good piece and this one is best for heavy use too. But lets see HDX X18.
HDX X18 has 250 GB plus another 250 GB SATA and Blu-Ray ROM. 8 cell lithium ion battery. Priced at $1550.
Both models, especially later one are designed for users who need a LOT out of their notebooks. I suppose if you finally want to have a nice one, just pay a bit more and go for HDX X18 model.
One thing about gateway is that its laptop aren’t costly. Max. price is $1500 of C-143XL model of C series with pretty impressive specs. C series is gateway is the last series with costliest 2 models than rest of all other series. These notebooks are actually tablets.
There are 2 models, C-143X and C-143XL in C series. This one is for C-143X model :
Operating System – Windows Vista Business Ultimate 32-bit SP1
Configuration – Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, 400 MB L2 cache and 800 MHz. 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM. Non-expandable RAM. Actually it has 1 slot of 1 GB and another one of 2 GB. 160 GG ATA HDD. 14 inch TFT screen. DVD Writer/Player.
Intel GMA X3100 Graphics up to 384 MB Shared memory. In C-143Xl, Processor is 2.4 GHz, 200 GB HDD and 4 GB RAM with two 2 GB slots. The graphics card is dedicated one with 256 MB. Here Graphics card is of ATI Radeon X2300 and 14 inch screen.
Price – C-143X at $1200 while C-143XL at $1500.
In Gateway laptops, Gateway t 6836 model is also quite better one.
Sony Vaio SZ series has some nice configuration. There are 2 models in SZ series of Vaio, i.e SZ 79 and SZ 96. Not much major difference in specs is there between both.
Operating System – Windows Vista Business.
Configuration – Intel Core 2 Duo 2.50 and 2.40 GHz . 250/200 GB HDD. 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, extensible up to 4 GB RAM. 13.3 inch WXGA LCD screen. Dedicated Video Memory of only 64 MB. So quite less. Not even 128 MB RAM. NVIDEA GeForce 8400M Graphics accelerator. DVD writer/player. Has Bluetooth feature. Built in webcam and Microphone.
Weights less than 2 KB. Battery life about 6-7 hours. Only SZ and TZ series have best battery life of all Vaio series. Rest have only average battery life like 4-3 hours. But bottom line is that it is priced very much high. SZ 79 at Rs. 1,25,00 while SZ 76 at Rs. 80,000. I don’t understand why there is huge difference between 2 models, as much by $1000. This series is best for business users and especially for portability use.
I never thought much about colour and all those gorgeous skin craze in notebooks, i only aimed for my real purpose than all this extra stuff. But i got to be wrong, people do have a choice of colour while buying laptop in India. Dell offers various laptop skins. While Vaio too has some cool and trendy design as skin. Its shiny body attracts really looks cool. No one i suppose other than dell offers wide array of colours in notebooks. I just met my dealer and he said one of his laptop deal was stuck due to skin colour unavailable in that particular notebook model.
I will share official battery life details of various models in Sony Vaio series.
Vaio BZ 15 – 3 hours
Vaio CR 37 – 4 hours
Vaio CR 363/353 – 4 hours
Vaio 343/323/313 – 4.5 hours
Vaio FZ 35/32 – 2.5 hours
Vaio FW 13/12 – 2 hours
Vaio NR 38 – 3.5 hours (Sony Vaio NR 430)
Vaio NR 37 – 4 hours
Vaio TZ 38/37 – 11/12 hours battery life
Vaio SR 13 – 3 hours
Vaio SZ 79/76 – 7 hours and 6 hours respectively.
Vaio Z 13/14 – 5.5 hours
The best battery life in Vaio notebooks in TZ 38/37 series with massive 10 hours battery life.
There are several series in Vaio, one of them being BZ series. Even in BZ there are few models, like BZ 15GN.
Configuration – Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8400 2.26 GHz. Intel Mobile GM45 Express Chipset. HDD of 200 GB ATA at 5400 rpm. 2 GB DD2 SDRAM with another 2 GB expandable slots. TFT 15.4 inch widescreen. Also has DVD Writer/player (Nowadays common). Memory Stick. Battery life of up to 3 hours. Built in web cam. Weights about 2.7 Kg.
Operating System – Windows Vista Business edition.
In higher-end costly models, you can get 10 hours battery life models. Battery life in Vaio don’t suck as much as Compaq (and even HP i suppose) in india does considering high configuration of VAIO laptops.
MRP at Rs. 65,000.
Sony Vaio are one of the most attractive configuration laptops in India starting from Rs. 50,000 price and stops somewhere at Rs, 1,45,000 ( I suppose i saw this one). So it mainly targets high-end rich people who can really afford it plus who are really fans of Blu-Ray disc technology, available and trademarked exclusively in Vaio laptops. Sony has both of its product, handycam and laptops fantastic (I know they have other products too). Not many people use Vaio except who can really afford it. Believe me, people who know about laptops and have standard budget, never go for Vaio. Most people i feel in India who go for Vaio must be either Sony brand lovers of really don’t mind spending huge for some really good configuration. 2.4 GHz processors and 4 GB RAM, Sleek and trendy slim look apart from shiny and durable body, what else can you say !
Dell Vostro is another good laptop you can go for. Although i cannot tell you exact specs of this model because as you order it from online, you have wide array of choices even in processors. There are 4 packages for this model according to price range. Starts from $500 having Intel Celeron processor. Then rest all have Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz as processor. (Only Sony Vaio laptops go above 2.0 GHz) in Core 2 Duo.
OS – Windows Vista. Can downgrade to XP professional. Has 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM. 250 GB and 160 GB HDD option. Graphics card is Intel Integrated Media Accelerator X3100. 6-cell lithium ion battery. 15.4″ as usual TFT wide screen. The higher end model has 1.3 MP webcam. Has Wi-Fi connectivity. At Dell site, you can always get some sort of good discount on occasions even on cheaper model laptops.
You can get a standard model for around $800.
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