Recommend a laptop please.

[TenX]

Although most people dislike Acer.. here is a good deal, for about the price of a second hand one...

Price: 33K

Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T2370 (1.73GHz, 1MB, 533MHz),2 GB DDR II RAM, 14.1"
WXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800, 16.7M colours,Intel 960GL Express chipset,New
Santa Rosa Architecture,160 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive, DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer
drive (DVD+/-RW),Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Dolby®-certified surround sound
system with two built in stereo speakers, Acer Crystal Eye Webcam supporting Primalite
Technology, Modem-56K ITU V.92, 4x USB 2.0 ports, Consumer Infra red Port, 5-in-1 card
reader,Built in Microphone, ExpressCardslot, IEEE 1394port, Svideo/TVout (NTSC/PAL) port,
Headphones/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth®
2.0+EDR(Enhanced Data Rate), Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g solution supporting Acer SignalUp™
wireless technology, 6-cell Li-ion battery pack,Linux,1 year International Traveller’s Carry-in warranty

[Brainiac]

Mack The Knife,

There is nothing wrong with Acer except their after sales service is poor but so is that of others. I am writing this on an Acer and have a couple more Acers at home. Keeping your requirements in mind I would definately go for the machine tenX has recommended over the used one. In any case the used machine you mention is nowhere near the market price for a used machine today. If you are looking for a longer warranty pay a little more and Acer will sell you one. The result will still be within your budget of 40k.

Cheers,

Brainiac

[Mack The Knife]

Once again, thanks for all the responses. Would I be right in assuming that I should not being pay more than Rs. 25,000.00 for this particular laptop, assuming the remaining two years of warranty is transferable or should my offer be lower still?

Incidentally, should one take the CNET (Asia) reviews with a pinch of salt or are they a reliable source?

Thanks.

[striker]

Mack The Knife
i am Using Acer 4520 for my Cad drawing Preparation and for the Browsing/photoshop works.

It is very Good in terms of Budget and Performance when compared to other Brand with same spec.Acer have the Admin Head office in Bangalore to attend the Faults.3 yr warenty is available with extra money.



Cheers
Sankar

[lazybones]

Hi Mack The Knife:
I was out scouting today and saw a Compaq Presario that seems to fit your bill.
Presario C773T2 with a core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Disk and all the usual etcetras.
It has DOS as the operating system so you can load XP or Linx.
It's on sale new with warranty. The sticker said 36,999/- I'll PM you the dealers location/take you there if you want.

Ashok

[Mack The Knife]

Hi Ashok,

Do let me have the dealers details.

Thanks.

Mack The Knife

[Mack The Knife]

Ashok, are you sure about the model number? I cannot get a match on Google. Any idea about the processor details?

Thanks.

[lazybones]

Mack The Knife: I think I got the model number right (I wrote it down there itself). Still, shall cross check at the Reliance Mall on Cunningham Road tomorrow.
I saw the Presario at SPAR - a hypermarket on Bannerghatta Road, quite close to the Dairy Circle.
It was a Core 2 Duo Processor, didn't get the Mhz.
The C700 series is mentioned on the Compaq India website.
Shall update you tomorrow.

Ashok

[Mack The Knife]

No worries, Ashok and don't go out of your way because I sure as hell ain't going to Bannerghatta Road to look it up.

[lazybones]

Mack The Knife:
I've mailed you a link to the specs. The model number is
C773TU (not 2). There's nothing special in the Bannerghatta Road price, any dealer should be able to match it.

Ashok

[TenX]

Spoke to a dealer I know at SP Road on model number C773TU. Apparently, he could not source feedback on this model yet. WIll talk to a couple more guys I know and see what info I can get on this...

[lazybones]

I took a short stroll through the Croma Mall today to figure out the mystery of the mysterious C773TU

It appears Compaq/HP is trying to push the newer,more expensive, CQ40-145-TU. the latter is retailing for 42 K rupees (versus the earlier 37 K) and boasts a 2.0 gig Core2 Duo processor (vs 1.8 gig)/a 200GB hard Disk (vs 160 GB)/ Vista Home as OS (vs DOS) and an addition Bluetooth reader.
Compaq and Acer had the best value-for money Core 2 Duos around.

Hope everything is now clear as mud

Ashok

[TenX]

I took a short stroll through the Croma Mall today to figure out the mystery of the mysterious C773TU

It appears Compaq/HP is trying to push the newer,more expensive, CQ40-145-TU. the latter is retailing for 42 K rupees (versus the earlier 37 K) and boasts a 2.0 gig Core2 Duo processor (vs 1.8 gig)/a 200GB hard Disk (vs 160 GB)/ Vista Home as OS (vs DOS) and an addition Bluetooth reader.
Compaq and Acer had the best value-for money Core 2 Duos around.

Hope everything is now clear as mud

Ashok

... frankly, the way you put it, Mack The Knife would have gone back to the cathode-ray-tube-diode radios

[Mack The Knife]

Thanks Ashok and everyone who pitched in on this thread with their suggestions.

I have decided to go with the Dell Vostro 1510 configured to my needs.

Mack The Knife

[TenX]

A good choice Mack The Knife. All the best .jst make sure the short fella sqeezes out the best deal