looking for laptop under 30k

[african888]

any suggestions? i am looking for a laptop under 30k. i saw an asus k401j at 27k. ok na ba ito?

[Horsepower]

no, that model only comes with Intel integrated craphics (it really sucks).

If you're really on a tight budget, you might want to look for its better sibling, K40IN (it comes with c2d; Nvidia videocard). It's decent enough.

But, if you've got extra 3-4k to spare, you should get K42JR. It comes with the Core i3 processor and ATI HD 5470 (dedicated 1Gb Gddr3) its price ranges from 34-38k.

[african888]

thanks sa replies
when you say it sucks, does that mean hindi siya durable?

laptop will be given to my daughter who will be going to highschool this school year. so more of office, internet,chatting and probably watching videos and some photoshops.

netbook sana, kya lang baka maging underpowered kng mag photoshop siya.

although meron asus 1201n na naka nvidea, at 27k din. parang in between daw sya ng netbok and notebook, sabi sa gigahertx

[Negus]

no, that model only comes with Intel integrated craphics (it really sucks).

If you're really on a tight budget, you might want to look for its better sibling, K40IN (it comes with c2d; Nvidia videocard). It's decent enough.

But, if you've got extra 3-4k to spare, you should get K42JR. It comes with the Core i3 processor and ATI HD 5470 (dedicated 1Gb Gddr3) its price ranges from 34-38k.

HP, yung Asus K42JR compared to Acer AS4740, alin ang mas maganda?

[Horsepower]

thanks sa replies
when you say it sucks, does that mean hindi siya durable?

laptop will be given to my daughter who will be going to highschool this school year. so more of office, internet,chatting and probably watching videos and some photoshops.

netbook sana, kya lang baka maging underpowered kng mag photoshop siya.

although meron asus 1201n na naka nvidea, at 27k din. parang in between daw sya ng netbok and notebook, sabi sa gigahertx

It is durable being Intel but it's incapable of doing anything beyond displaying text that even playing HD will be a monumental task for it. What more with photoshop.

Netbooks are best used as disposable computers (like trekking to a mountain or perilous areas) or 24/7 downloading machines. They were not meant to be used as a primary productivity tool. The slowness alone will drag you to a halt often that you'd rather smash it to bits or set it on fire.

Don't believe the salesmen. They often do not know what they sell. For school use, I'd get at least Core2 Duo or i3/i5, 4GB ram esp if your child is a bright student.

[Marvintl22]

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[Horsepower]

HP, yung Asus K42JR compared to Acer AS4740, alin ang mas maganda?

Negus, I'm a believer of the durability of ASUS notebooks and their excellence in keeping the whole computer cool to touch despite long hours of operation. Acers suck at those departments. Their products often disintegrate to bits after a year or two. I know because I was foolish enough to buy two. hehe.

Acer has a slightly better processor, Core i5 but the Asus K42 series will also have Core i5 soon if you can wait for it.

[Elroi]

MSI CR400 / CX420 series

CR420:
Intel® Core™i3-330m 1Gb DDR3 160Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw Intel® HD Video - 26,500
Intel® Core™i3-330m 2Gb DDR3 250Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw Intel® HD Video - 27,500
Intel® Core™i3-330m 2Gb DDR3 320Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw Intel® HD Video - 27,995

CX420:
Intel® Core™i3-330m 2Gb DDR3 320Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw ATi Radeon HD5470 - 30,995
Intel® Core™i3-330m 4Gb DDR3 500Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw ATi Radeon HD5470 - 36,995

[CVT]

MSI CR400 / CX420 series

CR420:
Intel® Core™i3-330m 1Gb DDR3 160Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw Intel® HD Video - 26,500
Intel® Core™i3-330m 2Gb DDR3 250Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw Intel® HD Video - 27,500
Intel® Core™i3-330m 2Gb DDR3 320Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw Intel® HD Video - 27,995

CX420:
Intel® Core™i3-330m 2Gb DDR3 320Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw ATi Radeon HD5470 - 30,995
Intel® Core™i3-330m 4Gb DDR3 500Gb modem lan wifi 14in. camera dvdrw ATi Radeon HD5470 - 36,995

Bro, where are these available, please? TIA.

We're buying within the next few days....

9505:spam:

[Horsepower]

CVT, if I may, I'd suggest you stick with ASUS among these.

MSI, like Acer, has crappy build quality. Owners will attest to that. It works but the body structure will be your problem after some time (±1yr).

[Elroi]

Bro, where are these available, please? TIA.

We're buying within the next few days....

9505:spam:

here it is... MSI CR400 / CX420 SERIES

an ASUS K42JR would be a better buy (as Sir Horsepower suggested)...
Asus K42JR Intel® Core™ i3-350M Processor (3M Cache, 2.26GHz), 14in. HD 16:9 (1366x768) LED Display, 2Gb DDR3 Memory, 320Gb 7200RPM, ATI 5470 1.0Gb DDR3 VRAM - 35,500

a bit cheaper alternative is this..
Acer Aspire AS4740G-332G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3-330M + 2Gb DDR3 + 320Gb + NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M with 512Mb of dedicated DDR3 VRAM - 34,300

but imho, if she's not into gaming, a unit with integrated graphics would suffice..

HTH

[Gen. Miting]

sa'min i bought all three model series all below 30K, dell inspiron 1440 series, asus k40 series and compaq cq series. gave it to my wife and my dad respectively.

6 months and counting no problems whatsoever, built-in vid lang yan na intel ha na dual-core. kasi puros surfing and photoshop , downloading, emailing, wordprocessing, social networking lang naman kami.

among the 3, my top favorite is the dell inspiron 1440 series ganda neto uses the same LED as the k40ij pero mas maliwanag at mas matagal battery life. the compaq is our least favorite. the asus k40ij in terms of heat, grabe okey ang ICE technology ng asus. talaga hindi umiinit. the dell is warmer. pero yun compaq grabe nakakapaso talaga yun pag tagal sa lap mo

always buy the 14" not those more expensive 13.3 or 12 or even the 10". i still have a 10" hp mini hayun tambak, magkakamigraine talaga ako sa liit ng screen nun

instead na nag-dodown ako sa tsikot na bago. pinagbibili ko na lang mga kapamilya ko ng laptops. yes, i shouldered all the bill kasi pag hitech & smart sila, mas ok relationship namen, hence, better income in the future for our family. kapatid ko nga eh yabang pa, ibibili ko din siya kasi 100K budget meron na kami lahat, eh ang yabang bumili ng sarili nyan acer na tig 28k. ok din namna LED, pero hayun mukang planggana nga lang, irreg shape

[african888]

thank you for your replies. bka sa friday bili na ko Asus

[Gen. Miting]

eto yun inspiron 1440 series. i got the blue one. ganda noh

[Monseratto]

Sa PCHub may Asus K42JR-VX050. Selling at 33900.00 cash. Price is for confirmed tipidpc.com members only.

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=5297228

[Negus]

bought K42jr from the Asus store at SM North as a replacement notebook for my sister. also upgraded the memory to 4GB. Thanks for the inputs guys.

[Elroi]

bought K42jr from the Asus store at SM North as a replacement notebook for my sister. also upgraded the memory to 4GB. Thanks for the inputs guys.

if i may ask Sir, magkano price nila ng standard package and yung with upgrade.. with licensed OS na ba? cash or terms?

i'm considering replacing my ageing hp before mawalan ng value.. i'm leaning kasi on the k52jr coz of the numeric pad plus a 4gb ram, 500gb hdd and bigger screen for 36.5k

TIA

[alwayz_yummy]

eto gamit ko.. lenovo g450 ung gloss na may win7 home premium, 2.0ghz core2 du0, 320gig hard drive, 2gig 1026mhz(tama ba--not ung 8-something) ddr3 na upgradable to 8 gig..and has on-board 512mb video ram. di ko nga nagagamit ung shared vram. may bluetooth at HDMI out pa.

down side lang-- 0.3mpix ang cam and hindi lightscribe ang drive...pero for me, its a compromise i can live with.. maaya ako sa win7 HP and 512mb..

price--originally this costs 39,000..pero nagsale---35,000....pero nakipagtawaran ako, 33,000 sagad..cash only..wala na ung freebies--ok lang kasi smart bro prepaid usb stick, 2gig usb flash drive, generic optical mouse and pad lang naman mga free--dagdag kalat sa akin.

sa gigahertz 5th flr ng sm annex ko nabili last 3/13/2010...kainis lang utol ko bumili din ng same...magkamukha tuloy kami ng laptop...tanong nalang nyu kung may stock pa...

[Horsepower]

Lugi kayo ng utol mo, Core i3 na ang ASUS e, ATI Radeon HD pa (independent 1GB video ram).

[Negus]

if i may ask Sir, magkano price nila ng standard package and yung with upgrade.. with licensed OS na ba? cash or terms?

i'm considering replacing my ageing hp before mawalan ng value.. i'm leaning kasi on the k52jr coz of the numeric pad plus a 4gb ram, 500gb hdd and bigger screen for 36.5k

TIA

Php 34,900 yung standard package (wala pang OS). nabigyan ng 1k discount kasi cash. forgot to ask kung magkano nagastos sa upgrade.

ok na ok daw performance sabi ng sister ko, kaya na ang 1080p videos sa youtube/VLC player thanks to the i3 processor and ati 1gb video.