We often find the purpose of laptops going far from portability and mail checking. We have moved to an era where one seeks laptops for performance oriented applications like gaming,video editing, graphical designing and what not. So then we basically go hunting for laptops with a high performance rig. This will another stop for you to check out the best laptops you can get when you have money enough to get it.
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Laptops under consideration
- Dell XPS 15
- Sony VAIO C series VPCCB17FG
- Alienware 14x
- Samsung 9 Series 900X3A
- Apple Macbook Pro 17″
Dell XPS Laptops
The Dell eXtreme Performance System laptops have undergone a lot of changes and it seems like they have finally settled down with the XPS 15(z) and XPS 17. These laptops are usually referred to as gaming laptops but they are actually performance laptops as well. Just like all Dell laptops the components of the laptops can be customized to suit the user’s need. I have taken into consideration the XPS 15 in the i7 processor series. It is priced somewhere around Rs.64,800 and can be upgraded further.The specs are as follows:
- 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz
- 15.6″ (39.6cm) FHD (1920×1080) B+RGLED display with TrueLife™
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 4GB)
- 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
- Tray Load Fixed Blu-ray BD-ROM / DVD + /-RW Combo Drive
- 2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M graphics with Optimus
- 6 Cell Primary Battery
- Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 with Bluetooth v3.0+HS
Sony VAIO C series VPCCB17FG
Sony VAIO laptops – a brand well know for the finesse of its laptops , has once again exceeded expectations with this very product. The fine texture on the panel and below keyboard add a… ummm.. lets say a classically rugged finish to the laptops. The keyboard used is outstanding akin to the rest of the VAIO laptops. The looks aren’t the only stunning features of this beauty. The specs are equally appealing too. Take a look for yourself
- Intel® Core™ i7-2620M Processor 2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.40 GHz
- 4 GB (4 GB x 1) DDR3 SDRAM (upgradeable up to 8 GB)
- Hard Disk Drive 640 GB (Serial ATA, 7200 rpm)
- Graphics Accelerator AMD Radeon™ HD 6630M / Intel® HD Graphics 3000 1GB DDR3
- 15.5 (39.37cms) wide (Full HD: 1920×1080) TFT colour display (VAIO Display Plus, LED backlight)
- Bluetooth Bluetooth® standard Ver. 2.1 + EDR
- Bundled Battery VGP-BPS26A Lithium-ion battery: up to 3.5 hours of use(upgradeable to 5 hours)
All this for a price of Rs. 70,000. It may not rank 1st in the value for money category but it is still a very good performer.
Dell Alienware 14x
The Big Daddy of all gaming laptops. You must all be aware its awesomely cool design and lighting effects. My words wont add much to it.
Lets take a peek under the hood
- Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
- 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 2GB)
- 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
- 1.5GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology (Stealth Black)
- Base-Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish Base – for Retail
- AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard (English)
- Slot Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability
- 8-cell Primary Battery
- 14″ (35.6cm) WLED HD+ (900p) display (1600X900)
- Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Internal mini-card
This entire package cost Rs.86,900.You can also go for its brothers… The smaller M11x for Rs.61,000 or the larger M17x for Rs.1,35,000
Samsung 9 Series 900X3A
And another cool looking laptop in the bunch. This seems to be a bit aerodynamic ( have no idea why they would do that to a laptop).This is what you get for Rs.90,000.
Specs
- Processor: 1.4GHz Intel Core i5-2537M
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB solid-state drive
- Optical Drive: None
- Screen: 13.3 inches (1,366×768 native resolution)
- Graphics: Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Weight: 2.9 pounds
- Dimensions (HWD): 0.6×12.9×8.9 inches
Apple Macbook Pro 17″
The best of the best. These laptops are designed for performance right from scratch. Be it video editing, photo editing or graphic modeling the Macbook is second to none. Sadly it is second to none in terms of price too. For a hefty amount of Rs. 1,36,000 this is what Apple provides its customers with
- Weight: 2.99 Kg
- Processor: Intel Core i5 540M, 2.530 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB DDR3
- Hard disk: 500 GB
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT330M + Intel HD
- Screen size: 17-inch (1920 x 1200)
- Connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi N and Bluetooth.
If you ask me to choose one from the above laptops I’ll surely go for the Alienware.. but I’m not one to be considered am I. Go for the one that suits your need so that you don’t regret your choice later …
