What laptop to buy? not more than 30k

**attyallanlatras** · October 8th, 2009 02:03 PM

I was able to sell my Dell mini 12, and I want to buy a regular laptop. What brand should I buy? I want at least dual core or core 2 duo, with at least 2 gig RAM. I'm not after playing games...But I want to have a faster rig than the mini...please help..TIA

**testament11** · October 8th, 2009 02:08 PM

sir, consider the laptops of NEO. hindi nga lang ako familiar sa mga units nila. pero they cost a lot cheaper than others. if you can stretch your budget up to 35k, i can recommend acer aspire 4736 sir. this is what i'm using now.

specs:
14" hd led lcd
core 2 duo 2.2ghz
256mb video card
2 gb ram
320gb sata hdd
hdmi out
3 usb ports
bluetooth
fingerprint scanner
wi-fi a/b/g draft n

**ghosthunter** · October 8th, 2009 02:20 PM

Acer and Emachine is basically the same computer, just rebranded. BTW, I think the following notebook doesn't have an operating system installed yet.

[SIZE="4"]eMachines D725 Dual Core Notebook[/SIZE]

Acer 4730 (800MHz) oem...
eMD725-432G16Mn
Intel® Pentium®
Dual Core
T4300
2.1GHz, 1Mb, 800MHz
2.0Gb DDR2 800MHz
160Gb SATA Hard Drive
DVD RW
14.1in. WXGA Screen / camera
Wireless LAN BG
multiple card reader
Wired LAN
PhP 23,500.00 cash {pera, pickup*}
PhP 25,500.00 card for 0% DP - 12-mos. to pay BPI / BDO / CiTi

http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4770

**Lucius** · October 8th, 2009 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by testament11

sir, consider the laptops of NEO. hindi nga lang ako familiar sa mga units nila. pero they cost a lot cheaper than others. if you can stretch your budget up to 35k, i can recommend acer aspire 4736 sir. this is what i'm using now.

specs:
14" hd led lcd
core 2 duo 2.2ghz
256mb video card
2 gb ram
320gb sata hdd
hdmi out
3 usb ports
bluetooth
fingerprint scanner
wi-fi a/b/g draft n

I suggest looking at Compaq and Acer laptops. Got my mom a laptop for 28k ata, Acer. Last time I checked, Compaq laptops were selling for 27-35k.

Mura nga NEO kaso sobrang cheap ng itsura. No offense to NEO owners here.

**1997** · October 8th, 2009 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Acer and Emachine is basically the same computer, just rebranded. BTW, I think the following notebook doesn't have an operating system installed yet.

[SIZE="4"]eMachines D725 Dual Core Notebook[/SIZE]

Acer 4730 (800MHz) oem...
eMD725-432G16Mn
Intel® Pentium®
Dual Core
T4300
2.1GHz, 1Mb, 800MHz
2.0Gb DDR2 800MHz
160Gb SATA Hard Drive
DVD RW
14.1in. WXGA Screen / camera
Wireless LAN BG
multiple card reader
Wired LAN
PhP 23,500.00 cash {pera, pickup*}
PhP 25,500.00 card for 0% DP - 12-mos. to pay BPI / BDO / CiTi

http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4770

Ganito laptop ko.. ayos naman... Emachine by Acer... Best of all affordable..

**Mile2** · October 8th, 2009 02:53 PM

Got one of this for P29,500 at PCHUB park square.

MSI EX400X(T64+) No OS
Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2.0Ghz;2GB (DDR2 667)Memory; 14.1" WXGA TFT-LCD Display; ATI Radeon HD3430, DDR2 256MB VRAM; 200GB SATA; SuperMulti DVDRW.

Vista ready, and work really fast on Win XP.

The Blue ray version is plus P10K.

Good for RPG games also

**shotokan** · October 8th, 2009 04:14 PM

i would recommend Acer 4736Z... proven na eto... i have actually bought this...

specs:
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE 2.0GHZ
14" SCREEN (16.9 aspect ratio)
3GB RAM DDR3
320 GB HDD
HDMI
3 USB PORTS
DVD / WRITER

dito ako nabilib sa webcam nya... kahit nasa madilim ka... kita ka parin... very good in chatting...

**Mile2** · October 8th, 2009 04:40 PM

What ever brand you wish to purchase, get the Core 2 Duo and not the Dual Core, there's a big difference.

And one thing get the one that offers bigger L2 cache, this is what you are actually paying for in a processor.

Also stay away from core 2 solo, they are very slow.

**testament11** · October 8th, 2009 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by shotokan

i would recommend Acer 4736Z... proven na eto... i have actually bought this...

specs:
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE 2.0GHZ
14" SCREEN (16.9 aspect ratio)
3GB RAM DDR3
320 GB HDD
HDMI
3 USB PORTS
DVD / WRITER

dito ako nabilib sa webcam nya... kahit nasa madilim ka... kita ka parin... very good in chatting...

may nakita akong 4736 na 4gb ram at nvidia geforce ang video card, costs around 50-55k. nakalimutan ko lang yun video card model na nakasalpak dun eh. pero so far, magaganda ang 4736 nila. the only difference ng 4736 mo sa akin is the ram and processor

**Elroi** · October 12th, 2009 03:38 AM

+3 on acer 4736z..

actually, medyo biased coz i have 3 units of this model, all on windows 7..

2-T4200 and 1-T4300

penryn based ang processor nito kaya nagustuhan ko. slight difference sa performance ng core2duo at a much lower price.. around 28k yata ito ngayon..