Need an advice for buying a laptop.

[hamza_93]

Hello friends.
i am a student of mechanical engg. my 4 year bsc engg is going to start from aug 2011.
i want to buy a laptop which is one of the top line model .these days im confused in following

SONY VAIO E series model
core i5 2.53
500 gb hdd
4 gb ram
1 gb ati card (5650)
15.5" (full hd;1920x1080)
blu ray combo drive
PRICE. 1300 US $

DELL XPS
core i7 (740Q) 1.7 ghz with turbo boost //// core i7 2620 2.7 ghz 2nd gen. currently not available.
640 gb hdd
ram 6gb
Nvidia 435m 2 gb
15.6" led
super drive
PRICE.1240 US $


HP new unibody desighned dv6t
core i7 (740Q) 1.7 ghz with turbo boost
500 gb hdd
6 gb ram
ati 1 gb 6570
15.6" led
super drive
PRICE . 1150 US $



plz give me authentic suggestion because im spending a lot of money so make sure any laptop u suggest should cover a min period of 4 years. u can also suggest other laptops than i mentioned above. CANT afford MACBOOK so suggest it.

 

[cadder]

If you buy something with SandyBridge, make sure it has been fixed. Everything SandyBridge got a big recall last month because of a flaw in the chips.

I run AutoCAD and various engineering software. It doesn't need anything special to run but usually the fastest processor you can get the better, and if you are using a 32-bit OS then get 4GB of ram. The video card doesn't matter at all, at least with 32-bit operating system. If you get a machine with 64-bit operating system then you may have problems with drivers for the video card.

 

[hamza_93]

actually in my country sandybridge is not lauched so should i go with core i7 740qm and im going to keep it for min 4 years . waiting for ur reply

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Take reliability recommendations with the proverbial "grain of salt". I have oft seen peeps rate one brand high and another low when in fact both were made by the same ODM (original design manufacturer). Most brands you'd recognize don't actually make laptops....they have them designed and built by 3rd parties and just slap their name / logo on them.

The vast majority of laptops on the market are manufactured by a small handful of Original Design Manufacturers (ODM). Major relationships include:

* Quanta sells to (among others) HP/Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, Sony, Fujitsu, Acer, NEC, Gateway and Lenovo/IBM - note that Quanta is currently (as of August, 2007) the largest manufacturer of notebook computers in the world.
* Compal sells to Toshiba, HP/Compaq, Acer, and Dell.
* Positivo Informatica sells to Samsung, Sony, Siragon, Toshiba, HP
* Wistron (former manufacturing & design division of Acer) sells to HP/Compaq, Dell, IBM, NEC, Acer, and Lenovo/IBM.
* Flextronics (former Arima Computer Corporation notebook division) sells to HP/Compaq, NEC, and Dell.
* Itautec sells to Siragon, LG, Samsung, Sony
* ECS sells to IBM, Fujitsu, and Dell.
* Asus sells to Apple (iBook), Sony, and Samsung.
* Inventec sells to HP/Compaq, Toshiba, and BenQ.
* Lanix sells to Sony, Compaq, Toshiba, Siragon, Itautec
* Uniwill sells to Lenovo/IBM and Fujitsu & PC World UK own brand Advent.
* Clevo sells to Sager and many other boutique brands.

The recommendation for the Sager which is just a "branded" version of the Clevo P151HM is reasonable. You can read up about Clevo and who is selling them in your country here:

http/forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/91510-clevo-guide-v2-0-faq-reseller-info.html

As far as the SB defect, it's not quite as critical w/ laptops as it was w/ desktops, reason being the defect affected 2 out of the 6 SATA ports. Given the limited expandability of laptops, a vendor could simply build the machine and not use the two affected ports. Still, it's worth asking how your vendor addresses the issue and you should be comfortable with that answer.

Here in the US, the P151HM "starts" at $1,172 US. You can have it customized to your liking. What GFX you choose will depend upon what you are doing. If a lot is 3D rendering, a Quadro card should be considered.

However, as a college student, personally I'd be looking for a bigger screen and Optimus video technology so that when you don't need that big GFX power it's not sucking your battery dry. As far as choices, when I write specs for CAD kaptops for municipalities, I write them with the specic intent to eliminate many of the brand names mentioned here from consideration.

I own an engineering consulting firm and this is what I'd buy for use by office field crews needing extended battery life.

http/www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=W170HN

17.3" 1920 x 1080 Full HD (16:9) LED Backlit Glare Type Display
Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor, 2.2 GHz, 6MB Smart Cache
8GB, PC3-10600/1333Mhz DDR3 - 2 x 4GB
Switchable! nVidia GeForce GT 540M 1GB GDDR3 with Optimus Technology
500 GB / 7200rpm GB Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive w/4G SSD
8X Max. DVD±R/RW Writer/Reader / 4X Max. +DL Super-Mulit Drive
Windows 7 Professional Edition 64-bit
6 Cells 62.16WH Li-ION Battery
Integrated 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth V3.0 Combo
1 Year Premium Parts Warranty + 3 Year Labor
# Built-In 2.0M Pixel Digital Video Camera
# Built-In Gigabit Ethernet LAN Card
# Built-In 3-IN-1 Flash Memory Reader(SD/Mini-SD/SDHC)
# 2 USB 3.0 Ports
# 2 USB 2.0 Ports
# 1 eSATA Port
# 1 HDMI Output
# 1 CRT port
# 1 Kensington Lock Port
# Built-in Microphone and 2 Speakers
# 3 Audio Jacks for Line-Out, Microphone-In, and S/PDIF-Out
# 100/240V Autoswitch AC Adapter
# Standard Carrying Bag with Strap

$1,384 here in US .... I can't determine who the Clevo dealers are in your country as I don't know where you live.

 

[spidy]

Does Asus not use their own product? i'm sure it's assumed that asus being an ADM and a brand that they would use their own parts.

 

[hamza_93]

i live in Pakistan and sager and clevo is not available .please suggest some other

 

[spidy]

Asus! what happened to the Dell XPS you had settled on earlier in the post?

 

[RetiredChief]

While what Jack said about individual Brands do not make their Laptops/computers, they do provided a the specs and put it out to bid - reason one model comes from one manuf while a 2nd model may come from a diff manuf. Also reason that internal parts for say a Dell (HDD/DVD drive) will vary even with in the same model. On reliability - yes take with a grain of salt, but I do tend to lend some credance when when I see a simular pattern from diff sources suc as PCMag and engaget ect. One of the biggest problem with these is the date - by times they are published the reliabilities Rating could shift drasticly.

 

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