m lukin to buy a new laptop.........my budget say is limited........upto 35k
i got 2 options today.......pls suggest

1) Acer Aspire 4530

Specs:
processor:AMD Athlon QL 60 (1.9GHz, 1MB cache) supporting AMD Power now technology and AMD Hyper transport technology
OS :DOS (well i will take care of the OS myself)
chipset :NVIDIA GForce 9100MG
RAM :2GB RAM DDR2 667MHz (extendable upto 4GB)
HDD :160GB (5400 rpm)
ODD :8x DVD Multi dual layer drive
Screen :14.1'' WXGA Crystalbite with 2000 Nits High brightness screen with 16ms response time
resolution : 1280 x 800
Graphics :NVIDIA GForce 9100MG (256MB dedicated system menory, upto 640MB of shared system memory) supprt MS DirectX 9, PCI Express
WEBCAM :Integrated 0.3MP acer crystal eyesupporting enhanced Acer Primalite technology
Sound:2 bulit in speakers
LAN: gigabit 10/100/1000
Modem: yes
Wifi: 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth: enhaced 2.0 + EDR
Battery: 6 cell Lion
Warranty: 1 yr internatioanl

PRICE: Rs 31,000
(free: 2GB pen drive, carry case)


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2) Lenovo
model: Y410
Intel® Core 2 Duo T5750 2.00GHz
Win VIsta
1 GB RAM
160 GB Hdd
2.00GHz
14.1"
1280x800
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
56K V.92 designed modem
Lenovo 11b/g Wi-Fi wireless,
Bluetooth Version 2.0 + EDR
DVD re writer
multimedia keys, which can play music from DVD (not from HDD) when system is completely shut. noneed to boot OS.

Free: Poloroid digital camera 5 megapixel
Price: Rs 35,000

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3) Lenovo G430
1 gb ram
160 hdd
14.1
Pentium 2GHz and approx similar config as above

Price 33,790 + taxes according to city
(got this deal from call centre)







so now..........plz tell me what u think .... which 1 shud i go for. i use photoshop and such kind of software jst as a hobby not work.
plz give ur priceless suggestions.

anyone using any of these can kindly tell if the laptop gets heated up or smthin...or nay prob that occurs...

i'll be really glad....it a considerable investement for me at this momnet.....

lenovo as a brand is more reliable than acer.

2nd option

well rather thn going for lenovo or acer .. why don't you try Dell or HP ... I must say these are far better thn Lenovo.

lenovo is an expensive brand actually...I got myself a vaio last year and very satisfied with it

as i said i am lukin gto spend smwhere arnd 35k ! this same config in dell is goin to arnd 39K........so not goin for it and i personally had a bad exp with HP so thats out of Qs.


is anyone using ACER's laptop...........want to know if theres a prob with its chesis gettin heatong up on conntinuous use for 2-3-4 hrs...... can sm one be kind enuff to tell !

This post has been edited by gatoria: Oct 23 2008, 10:34 PM

lenovo mate...I wouldnt suggest acer.

ok guys.......as not even `reply is in favour of acer...........so its out. let me chk with lenovo..... !!
will ckh dell too......anybdy aware of any schemes that can avail a lil discount.....due to festive season maybe