Thread: Need a laptop/desktop

Requirements:
1. At least 1GB RAM
2. At least 1 GHz speed

Is there anyone from Madurai, Tamilnadu willing to sell?

Kindly contact me in a couple of days. Otherwise, I'm planning to go for an assembled desktop this week.

Thanks for reading.

pothi, A company made or branded desktop will not cost a lot and would be much better then a locally assembled one and besides being reliable the branded one will come with a warranty.
The cost of an assembled one and a branded one is more or less the same these days.. Get a good brand.. Compaq, HP, Dell or any other reputed brand and you wont regret.

i agree with admin here... you can get a HCL desktop with 3 year warranty just for rupees 22500 now
It is
1 GB RAM
160 HDD
17" TFT
CD/DVD R/W
Intel core 2

i think its worth apart from that if you need a laptop then you can choose one from hp which is starting from 26000 only

I have compaq presario c773tu laptop. If you want it and traveling somewhere in gujarat, u can have it.

Core 2duo 1.83 GHZ
2 gb ram, expandable upto 4gb
160 GB HDD
DVD writer
15" screen
XP OS
Plus i have got all drivers too which u wont get easily for this model.

other config u can check it from HP website.

Selling it for Rs. 38000. Plus i will give you one external mic plus wi-music receiver worth Rs. 4250 free. I bought it on 10th may this year. I wanna have desktop so selling this.

Dear Admin, Smoothvibes and Aprilsagar,

Thank you so much for your time reading my post and replying with your views.

I was about to buy a second hand laptop/desktop, mainly because I've been on budget recently. For the same reason, I've bought an assembled desktop this evening. I've been losing time thus money since last Friday.

I've got the following configuration from a close friend of mine with bills, thus warranty. (I bought an assembled desktop from the same person 5 years back and I didn't have any problem from that PC.)

AMD Sempron 2 GHz
Asus motherboard with nVidia 6100 GPU and 430 MCP (with 128 dedicated RAM. I'm unsure of this, though).
1 GB RAM
DVD Writer
LG 19" WideScreen LCD Monitor
@ 18.5K

I don't think it's a bad deal. May I have your opinion?

The main advantage of branded PC is the MS software that comes preloaded at a nominal price. I already have a branded laptop (that _died_ last Friday) with preloaded XP. I'm going to use this desktop only with Ubuntu (that I use 99% of the time including *now*). Overall I think I made a right decision. I'm open to constructive criticism, though.

Thank you again for reading this long post.

Have a good time.

A good deal i paid 32000 for same with web cam & printer computer table.......................

Hi Parshanth,

Thank you for your views.

In that configuration, I didn't buy keyboard and mouse because I already own the best in that category already (TVS Gold and Logitech). So if I include them in the configuration, it would come to 20K.

Thanking you again,
Pothi.

Decent Laptop/PC >> HP

Best Laptop/Pc >> DELL

Getting a brand name one would be better in the long run!

Originally Posted by pothi

Dear Admin, Smoothvibes and Aprilsagar,

Thank you so much for your time reading my post and replying with your views.

I was about to buy a second hand laptop/desktop, mainly because I've been on budget recently. For the same reason, I've bought an assembled desktop this evening. I've been losing time thus money since last Friday.

I've got the following configuration from a close friend of mine with bills, thus warranty. (I bought an assembled desktop from the same person 5 years back and I didn't have any problem from that PC.)

AMD Sempron 2 GHz
Asus motherboard with nVidia 6100 GPU and 430 MCP (with 128 dedicated RAM. I'm unsure of this, though).
1 GB RAM
DVD Writer
LG 19" WideScreen LCD Monitor
@ 18.5K

I don't think it's a bad deal. May I have your opinion?

The main advantage of branded PC is the MS software that comes preloaded at a nominal price. I already have a branded laptop (that _died_ last Friday) with preloaded XP. I'm going to use this desktop only with Ubuntu (that I use 99% of the time including *now*). Overall I think I made a right decision. I'm open to constructive criticism, though.

Thank you again for reading this long post.

Have a good time.

Cheers ........good choice .....
click
Start->Run->type(dxdiag)

Click on Display tab
The approximate total memory option will tell you whether your Card is 128 mb or not
Dac type will tell you whether your card is Integrated or Dedicated

Dell is really good brand to go for but there are very few service centers in india for dell computers, if it stops working or if there is a problem then it may take few days to get fixed and may take about 14-24 days to go come back from service center
if we talk as whole then you can go for hp laptops and HCL desktops

I think ACER is quit good . as launching newer nice configuration laptops.. price friendly and on top lots of service centers!.. thts wat my thinking is.

ya i understand acer is a good option but still its name is not in top brands
it is a brand but not like Dell, hp, hcl etc. etc. from top list

yes i agree...... smothie.. but like for a middle class man with less budget.. acer goes for the selection.. and its coming up.. on the way.. i think acer will make a difference to the brands like HCL, hp, sony, dell......

Originally Posted by Eddy

Cheers ........good choice .....
click
Start->Run->type(dxdiag)

Click on Display tab
The approximate total memory option will tell you whether your Card is 128 mb or not
Dac type will tell you whether your card is Integrated or Dedicated

Thank you Eddy for your info.

I followed what you said. Wow! It's dedicated.

Thanks and regards,
Pothi.

As a gaming freak, for desktop I always go for an assembled one... It gives me an option to customize my PC as I want... When I assembled my PC in March 2007, it was after a lot of research work about each n every part... and it became an instant hit among my friends... Infact, after taking the cue a couple of them upgraded their PC too... I spent 44 K then on my gaming console...

For laptop, my favorite is Acer... I don't need to take a high configuration laptop as I don't feel comfortable playing games on it... So, therez no need to waste much money on it... and acer is most robust and well-priced... one of my friend is using his acer laptop since last 4 yrs... he just needed to replace his battery once... no other problem... mind you, it wasn't used by him alone...

I purchased Acer 5920 for 33 K in April this yr... It sports a core 2 duo, 2GB RAM and 160GB hdd, Intels 965 Mobile chipset (No dedicated graphics card solution)etc... Basically, it satisfies Intel Centrino's new Santa Rosa Technology... For ur information, Acer is 3rd largest brand in the world in terms of selling... So its not really inferior in any case... I strongly felt Acer should market its product aggressively in India... Recently they have started to do so...

Pothy..u got a good deal...

Dell is the best in India in terms of quality of their hardware and after sale services,customer support ...
But yeah its also the costliest

Dell is best all over the world... especially for after sales service... and they give customization option... I'll really think bout dell when I get over my fetish for desktops... Right now... instead of spending extra on dell... I wud prefer upgrading my desktop... Atlast, it all comes down to one's preferences...

I persally would recommend a Sony Vaio. Best computers I have ever had.