the best amongst the "cheaper" laptops

[hammieko]

:bye2:HELOOOOOO EVERYONE!

[hammieko]

Gusto mo makamura surf the net o pabili ka sa US. Madami cheap notebook cgurado branded pa. Yung 80K dito U can have it for a half price. Kung may kakilala ka doon padal ka. Pwuede pa e customize mo. Shipping only cost 3K.

[userfriendly]

Hammieko,

Yung 3000 shipping, anong shipping company? Safe ba? Magkano kaya tax and duty sa customs?

[Mguy]

guys, me nakita akong

Asus A8HE
intel core duo processor T2060
1.6Ghz, 2Mb L2 cache, 533Mhz FSB
Intel 945 chipset
512mb DDR2(1gb if cash)
80gb HD
DVD super multi drive
built-in 1.3Mpixel webcam
no OS

39,900

ok na ba, o mahal? mas mura ba pag sa HK?[/QUOTE]

You could compare this with an Acer Gemstone 4520

AMD Turion X2
1.8Ghz
1GB memory
20gb HD
DVD super multi drive
5 in 1 card reader
Dolby Stereo
1.3 MP built in webcam
USB/Firewire
Wifi
Linux OS

P39,900 rin

[archangel_1911]

I am not familiar with the specs and prices but maybe some of you guys know if the prices are fair or maybe say a bargain to one of the popular electronic store here in the US. Heres there website
http://shop4.outpost.com/search;jses...pType=pDisplay

[mackoto]

If going back to the choices, I'd go with Neo.

Just bought a Neo Endura 531NL from PCX Gilmore. Core Duo, 1GB Ram, 80GB HDD, USB, Card reader, wifi, modem, and integrated camera. May libre ka pang printer at 1GB na flash drive for 34K.

Nakagamit na rin ako ng mga ECS at older Neo models. So far la pa namang big issue except so onting ingat lang sa lock ng screen. May isa akong model nun na nagamit na di na naglalock pag close ng lcd dahil naforce kong buksan one time, nabali na. Hehe...

Pero if you really compare it with known brands like Dell, Acer, HP, and Toshiba (my favorite), iba talaga ung quality ng materials. The touchpad is a very good point of comparison, some Neo/ECS laptops have rather rough touchpads, tipong di mo malipat finger mo from point a to point b. Another good point of comparison is ung heat dissipation. Sa mga known brands kung maginit man sa baba lang talaga ng unit mostly napapadpad. Sa mga Neo/ECS umaabot hanggang sa patungan ng palad. Haha... pero so far so good naman. La pang bumibigay in terms of hardware, ung lock lang ang nayari ko for my experience with these "cheap" laptops.

Mahirap din kasing bumili ng mamahalin knowing na may Taiwan made na mas mura pero halos same lang spec. I can do with warranty din if ever this should be a risk with the cheaper Taiwan ones, but haven't encountered such so far kaya sige lang. hehe.. palit din naman ng palit after a while due to the trend of unending improvements in computer hardware and software.

swerte mo sir, i got mine for 39k - wala pang freebies non. siempre ilang buwan na rin nakalipas. may i dea ka ba sa worth ng adaptor? i lost mine. on my experience, i regret buying this one cause of their crappy after sales service and the heat. if i was able to save more, i rather buy the macbook that i can dual boot too

[mackoto]

guys, me nakita akong

Asus A8HE
intel core duo processor T2060
1.6Ghz, 2Mb L2 cache, 533Mhz FSB
Intel 945 chipset
512mb DDR2(1gb if cash)
80gb HD
DVD super multi drive
built-in 1.3Mpixel webcam
no OS

39,900

ok na ba, o mahal? mas mura ba pag sa HK?

You could compare this with an Acer Gemstone 4520

AMD Turion X2
1.8Ghz
1GB memory
20gb HD
DVD super multi drive
5 in 1 card reader
Dolby Stereo
1.3 MP built in webcam
USB/Firewire
Wifi
Linux OS

P39,900 rin[/quote]

i havent buy anything from HK pero ang price parang dikit lang, depende sir sa purpose. ang asus ata is 2 years global warranty - im not sure with amd; though it can run vista in (i rather boot xp ) but then i'll pick the turion since im into graphics

[mazdamazda]

any more cheaper laptops? at around the 30K mark?

[nicolodeon]

any more cheaper laptops? at around the 30K mark?

Well, if you don't mind yung mga brands like Blue, Apex, Twinhead, Neo, Portable One, BenQ, Chembook and a few others...medyo may mga pagpipilian pa. Some of these brands offer models less than 26K.

May mga non-name brands kami dito sa office e.g. NEO, Blue, Apex...so far okay naman sila.

[niwde11]

any more cheaper laptops? at around the 30K mark?

kung di ka nagmamadali at cash naman bayad mo, sms mo si ild. i think nakuha nya Asus core 2 duo nya at less than 40K while its counter part are around 6+,+++. tyempuhan nga lang.

[hammieko]

Gusto mo makamura surf the net o pabili ka sa US. Madami cheap notebook cgurado branded pa. Yung 80K dito U can have it for a half price. Kung may kakilala ka doon padal ka. Pwuede pa e customize mo. Shipping only cost 3K.

Hammieko,

Yung 3000 shipping, anong shipping company? Safe ba? Magkano kaya tax and duty sa customs?

MACRO INT'L CARGO - Main Office: 3501 Hilario St. Palanana, Makati City
Tel. (632) 831-2758/55-9055. Safe ang package mo dito. Maraming beses na kaming nagpapadala rito. You can get a very cheap laptop at $400 converted to peso at P 47.00 will be something 19K plus shipping ipagpalagay na lang natin 5K your computer will only cost about 25K mabilis na yan masyado compare dito. 'yong 5k shipping net na yon.

[hammieko]

Acer Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor
#8397291
$499.99

Windows Vista™ Home Premium, 1024MB DDR2 memory and 160GB hard drive. Reads and writes dual-layer DVDs and CDs. 14.1" CrystalBrite™ Widescreen. (AS5570-2067)

Reg. Price $649.99 - $150 Best Buy Instant Savings = $499.99
Limit 1 per household.

Kung may kilala ka sa States pabili ka shipping only cost 3 to 5K including custom & duties.
$500 converted to peso 23,500 + 5000=P28,000.

[nicolodeon]

Hmm..do I sense somebody spamming adverts on this thread?

[Jun aka Pekto]

I just bought a Toshiba Satellite A-215 for $900

AMD Turion X2 1.8ghz dualcore
2gb ram
250gb SATA 4200rpm hard drive
ATI X1200 Mobility Radeon
15.4" TruBrite widescreen 1280x800 WXGA
8x Pioneer DL DVD Writer
SD card / 5 in 1 reader
ExpressCard slot
4 x USB2
1 x 4-pin FW
1.3mp Webcam
VGA Out
S-Video Out
Atheros WiFi-b,g
modem
10/100 LAN

Vista Home Premium
Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5
Toshiba CD/DVD Suite equivalent to Nero/Roxio
Restore discs
Bloatware I don't care for

Not a bad system at all. It takes around 2-2.5 hours average to convert a DVD movie .vob to a 700mb Xvid avi via AutoGK. Then, it takes around 30 min average to convert that Xvid file (via Videora for iPod) to an iPod mp4 for use on my PSP. No lag issues even with a 4200rpm hard drive.

Gaming performance is better than the GMA950 but not as good as the X3100. Games like Dawn of War and Rome: Total War ran just fine. OpenGL is slow though. So, no Doom3/Quake4 and other 3d-intensive FPS. That's ok. I didn't really intend to game with it.

It handled Vista Home Premium on par with RC1 on my X2 4200+ which is quite well. No driver issues. Video driver is the full-blown ATI Catalyst, not the lame MS one. All the software issues I had with RC1 are gone with the retail version of Vista.

[spidey1211]

hi guys,

im planning to get this by tom...
msi vr320 h2
intel pentium dual core t2080 1.73ghz
ati radeon x200 graphics
13.3wxvga
1gb ddr2 mem
80gb
super multi dvd rw+-
firwire,wifi, card slot
2.1kg
all this at 33999...32806 if cash.

wat do u thnk? good buy?

[badkuk]

has anyone seen/bought the asus eee pc? i've been reading good feedback from it, even though bitin talaga ung flash memory. incredibly light, portable. sort of like your kid's first "serious" laptop

[Amihan]

I've been using a Neo 540 NX for the past seven months. Economics dictated the choice. Biglang bumigay yung Dell ko. Before the Neo, I used a Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop (circa 2003, bought in the US) which performed well for four years. Ok na ok yung unit ng Dell, ang weakness niya eh yung power adaptor at baterya. Una, sobrang mag-init ng adaptor (sticker says it was made in Thailand) tapos yung cord niya closest to the adaptor broke, exposing the wires. Wear and tear siguro dahil parati kong bitbit yung laptop at napunit yung insulation dahil parating nabe-bend. Pero when the problem first arose (yung overheating ng adaptor), I surfed the net for info and found out that it's a common complaint by Dell users. In fact, nag-recall dati ang Dell ng adaptors dahil may factory defects.

Seven months di nagamit ang bagong battery ng Inspiron. When my brother finally had the adaptor "fixed" (a technician cut off the black tubular thing and reconnected the cord to the adoptor), ginamit ko na siya. May problem number 2 na lumabas: the battery was already dead, as in hindi na talaga kumakarga ng juice. Seven months di nagamit yung baterya so baka normal yun. So, parang PC na ngayon yung Inspiron, although na-revive siya at na-save ko mga lumang files.

Anyway, one day, ginagamit ko yung Dell, ayaw nang magkarga ng power kahit kakapalit pa lang ng baterya. Usual suspect ang power cord. Ayun, biglang nag-spark. Pinatay ko na. I searched for seven months for a replacement. Walang available locally. Nagpahanap pa ako sa Singapore, China. Talagang wala.

Kaya napabili ako ng Neo. Got it for P36k, six months 0% interest. I'm not impressed pero it's a reliable work-horse at DVD player when I'm on the road. Mas magaan. May tendency na mag-init kasi manipis yung unit, ramdam mo yung release ng heat sa keyboard.
Silver ang finish niya. After seven months of use, at hindi naman ako abusadong gumamit, medyo faded na yung silver finish around the touchpad (where the heels of my palm rest) so hindi na siya 'pogi' kahit less than a year old pa lang.

Neo is a good buy if you're on a tight budget. Mabilis, mura, reliable at saka dahil pino-promote pa siya ng Neo dito sa Pinas, may mga credit card deals that ease the burden of payment.

Problema ko with US-bought laptop is that it's hard to source replacement parts, especially for Dell na though may local dealer na eh walang service center. Thailand is the closest service center ng Dell. Okay ka kung may contact ka sa US na pwedeng pakisuyuan bumili ng baterya, power cord/adoptor. Pero kung wala at nagtitipid ka rin, major hassle siya.

[akal]

Kung may kilala ka sa states na uuwi ngayon pasko, magpabili ka na lang ng branded. Nakapag-order na ako ng HP DV2500t customized: $1,325 lng compare sa price dito na P88,800. Dadalhin na ng auntie ko this 18 Nov.

Ito yung specs:

[SIZE=2]HP Pavilion dv2500t notebook[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 14.1" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- HP Imprint (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- FREE Upgrade to LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support!![/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- No TV Tuner w/remote control[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Microsoft(R) Works 8.0[/SIZE]