Looking for a laptop

I am thinking of buying a lappy. Right now I only have 2 choices so I would like some suggestions from you Geeks :D . I am looking into Dell Inspironâ„¢ 6400 and HP Pavilion dv5100 series . Nemi suggested me to go for Dell 6400 as it can be upgraded anytime into a much powerfull system but I have a strong reason to go for soura’s suggestion, HP dv5100 as it has almost everything that I need for a much cheaper price. But still,you never know what might come into your hands ;) .

My Budget is 75,000 INR (1704 USD) and I need the usual things with good battery life. WiFi, DVD-RW, Bluetooth….. I dont mind if its a bit bulky as I dont roam that much. A link to the suggestion would be appreciated :D .

So, What say ?

Filed under Sreejith | | Monday, May 1st, 2006

23 Comments to “Looking for a laptop” »

  1. Deep says:
    May 1st, 2006 at 9:57 pm

    Why not try lenovo (IBM)? I guess they have come up with some good ones recently…

  2. Jeevan says:
    May 2nd, 2006 at 5:03 am

    Why don’t you try the new Yahoo! Tech - http://tech.yahoo.com/

  3. Vivek Singh says:
    May 3rd, 2006 at 12:39 am

    I do believe it was I who suggested the 6400 to you :P

    Anyway, I’ll stick with my choice. Just for the record, remember that whatever upgrades you want on the base system need to made when you place the order. Don’t count on being able to upgrade a few months after getting the laptop. Very few laptop components are upgradeable. So buy the best within your budget - that will last you a long time. :)

  4. Vishnu says:
    May 3rd, 2006 at 12:39 am

    dude go for dv 5100 its the most complete laptop available in India below 70k. its config is cheaper than a similar one from dell.
    Plus comes with a remote control and headphones :D
    bought it last week only.. extremely satisfied as of now.. :D

  5. Sreejith says:
    May 3rd, 2006 at 11:04 am

    Sorry about that, Nemi :p .

  6. Srijit says:
    May 3rd, 2006 at 2:00 pm

    Try acer laptops. Also bear in mind that spare parts might not be easily available.
    Take a look at Acer Aspire 1691. abt 45K i believe :)

  7. anish says:
    May 3rd, 2006 at 4:13 pm

    How about buying a VAIO?
    SONY FS840/W Centrino 1.73GHz; 15.4″WXGA XBrite; 512MB; 100GB; DVD-RW, 802.11b/g, XP Home, 6.3lbs
    1300$ + taxes 3 months back (must have come down). It is a bit bulky, otherwise really good (till now)

    Thanks,

  8. EgOiStE says:
    May 4th, 2006 at 6:43 pm

    Why not get a macbook pro and run both windows xp and MacOS X =]

  9. Sreejith says:
    May 4th, 2006 at 10:49 pm

    Thanks to all of you for the suggestions, but still I don’t have anythig better than HP dv5100 series :/ .

    Anish, Sony Vaio is great but if you compare the features with HP its not even close.

    Eg0iStE, That is something amazing but the same model costs lot more here. :(

  10. varun says:
    May 8th, 2006 at 12:29 pm

    Dude ..Get HP dv5118… best in its class..

    Dell sux big time. you have to wait as well.

    minimum for a month.

    I got a DV5118tx.

    http://varun.vk123.com

    do check.all the best

  11. Jeba says:
    May 8th, 2006 at 10:19 pm

    Best of luck…

  12. Sharran says:
    May 10th, 2006 at 9:20 am

    Hi there! I just happened to visit your page looking for new WordPress themes… there are a lot of great laptops out there, but after a long search I went with the new MacBook Pro. Its absolutely amazing, and now you can run Windows on it as well :) So there is no reason not to get this awesome piece of hardware!

    Good Luck!

  13. nathan says:
    May 11th, 2006 at 5:49 am

    I love my Dell Inspiron 6000. The E1505 is an upgrade to that. and it’s cheap. Great system. I have used the hp business models and they were really good too. Two good choices.

  14. Kapil says:
    May 12th, 2006 at 8:01 am

    Hi stumbled across your site looking for data on the DV5118.Nice to know many people in similar predicamanets :)

    Yes,the sum of the matter is that the 5118 is the best out there .Look at the 1 GB Ram,100 gig disk and 15.4” screen.My only concern is the weight,as I travel a lot…
    Better to get the additional 2 yr global warranty for 6500 Rs. It saves you a apcket later on as any part which conks,costs at least 6k.

    I am getting the laptop for 67k all inclusive plus extra for the warranty.

    Also theres a lower speced DV1624 model which has a built in webcam and 512 ram,80 gig disk.But the 5118 has the 1 gb/100 gig and nvidia combi…decisions,decisions…

    Am about to finalise in a day or two :)

    Happy hunting

  15. Grace says:
    May 28th, 2006 at 4:53 pm

    My bro just bought a Dell Inspiron E1405, read more about it here.

  16. Jatinder says:
    June 7th, 2006 at 10:15 pm

    Hi…came here looking around for 5118tx. I am also in the same dilemma of choosing between the Inspiron 6400 and the dv5118TX. But if you compare the specs HP is clearly the winner. Also remember that the Dell does not come with a media card reader which is nowadays an imp accessory if you wish to transfer data from memory cards easily.

  17. X-Oxide says:
    June 16th, 2006 at 6:09 pm

    i heard that the dv5118 has compatibility issues with XP Pro. also it’s bios needs sum kinda update…!!! can som1 clarify plz

  18. umesh says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 7:02 pm

    Hi,
    Please compare Lenovo 3000 N100
    06895KA also. 80 gb/ 512 ram

  19. niru says:
    July 23rd, 2006 at 4:52 pm

    sir
    can u suggest me a dell laptop within 30-40thousand rate…i’ve been lookin through all dz days but m confuse,with bluetooth feature
    i’ll hope 4 the reply

  20. Ashu says:
    July 23rd, 2006 at 5:07 pm

    Hp 5100 series or Sony viaos within the 70,000 range ? HP’s config and features are way better. But Ive heard sony has got alot of other features like build quality and all which really beats Hp in those angles. Is that true or is Sony just exp bcuz of its brand. Is Hp long lasting ?

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  23. Soumya Balan says:
    October 21st, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Hi!!

    If you are looking to purchase a dell Laptop please contact me at the below numbers.
    080 2510 6017

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