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Is matching of ram in pairs needed for laptops??

 

It is recommended to keep it in pair(s), yes. Considering this is a DDR3 unit, just get another 4GB stick. Notebooks do not require a whole lot of RAM unless you are doing something intensive with it.

Also any option to increase the inbuilt shared video memory ??

I looked at bios buy couldn't find the setting

 

If you do not have an inbuilt iGP, maybe the GPU chipset has its own separate set of V-RAM to go along with it.

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^ It is pretty okay, not exactly a value purchase agreed but then we do not have any competition at that price-point, so make hay while the sun shines. =]

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  • 4 weeks later...

today had a short demo of iball's new mini laptop - the 'compbook'. nice little laptop. comes in 2 sizes - 11.6" & 14". rest specs same - http://www.amazon.in/iBall-Excelance-CompBook-11-6-inch-Integrated/dp/B01FHE9L7Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463253141&sr=8-1&keywords=iball+compbook

 

touchpad seemed good - responsive & not finicky. display also pleasant (screen reso 1366x768). will be buying one (11.6") this Monday for parents for casual use.

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So I was doing some time pass by looking at Alienware laptops and something struck me as odd, very very odd:

 

Take a look at the specs I got from the US website and the India website and then look at the prices:

 

India website

US Website

Display Size (in inches)

15.6 Inch

15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare 220-nits Display

Screen / Display Type

15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Panel Anti-Glare 220-nits Display

Maximum Resolution (in Pixels)

1920 x 1080

 

 

Processor

6th Gen Core i7

Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)

CPU Speed (in GHz)

Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost

Architecture

*

 

 

 

 

AntiVirus

McAfee Live Safe 12 Months

 

 

 

 

RAM Type

Dual Channel DDR4 2133MHz (8GBx2)

16GB Dual Channel DDR4 at 2133MH

RAM Size in GB

16GB

 

 

 

HDD Type

7200RPM

256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

Hard Disk Drive (Storage)

1TB + 256GB PCle SSD Boot

 

 

Graphic Card Model

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5

 

 

Optical Drive

NA

 

 

 

 

Type of Batteries

*

8-cell Lithium Ion (92 Wh) Battery

Lithium Battery Energy Content (in Watt-Hours)

92

Number of Lithium ION Cells

8

 

 

 

Wireless

Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi

Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 4.1

Connectivity

Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1

 

 

US Price: 2418 USD ~ 162537 INR as of July 21st, 9:30 am

India price: INR 157990

 

Am I missing something? Is Dell actually competing at par prices with US? Or is it a case of "Kuch to gadbad hai Daya"

 

PS: How do I paste tables? I lose the format here

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^ DELL can get the components of the individual SKU disassembled into India separately and put them together locally, thereby save on tax or they have a single SKU pricing worldwide which they have implemented to prevent purchase of the SKU internationally and loss of revenue.

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So my Dell Laptop is now 4.5 years old.Its started giving me HDD Problem now.Every now and then i have to reinstall OS and get constant pop up for HDD problem.Any cleanup or any software can help me with this?Can i do some maintainance activity on HDD or is it time to replace the HDD.

 

A new HDD costs a Bomb :(

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@Alpha17

 

Would it be better to buy an Intel Core i3 5th Gen or Intel Core i5 4th Gen?

 

Basic Usage like watching movies(HD),MS Word.

 

Budget- 25-30 k

 

Shortlisted,

 

1)http://www.hpshopping.in/HP_Notebook_-15-AC650TU

 

2)http://www.hpshopping.in/HP_Notebook_-_15-ay019tu

 

3)http://www.flipkart.com/hp-ac-15-ac122tu-core-i3-5th-gen-4-gb-1-tb-hdd-free-dos-notebook-n8m18pa/p/itmeb9zgczhv6pjk?pid=COMEB9ZGRKFE5JG4

 

Please help :)

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How do you know that?BTW,got lappy fixed for bad sector issue few months back.So Logical?

Go into the PC, right click on a partition > Properties > Tools > Error checking.

 

How did you fix the issue last time?

@Alpha17

 

Would it be better to buy an Intel Core i3 5th Gen or Intel Core i5 4th Gen?

 

Basic Usage like watching movies(HD),MS Word.

 

Budget- 25-30 k

 

Shortlisted,

 

1)http://www.hpshopping.in/HP_Notebook_-15-AC650TU

 

2)http://www.hpshopping.in/HP_Notebook_-_15-ay019tu

 

3)http://www.flipkart.com/hp-ac-15-ac122tu-core-i3-5th-gen-4-gb-1-tb-hdd-free-dos-notebook-n8m18pa/p/itmeb9zgczhv6pjk?pid=COMEB9ZGRKFE5JG4

 

Please help :)

 

Go for the newer Core i3, should serve you fine.

 

Any particular reason for sticking with HP only?

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brands like acer and razor released 970m and 980m powered laptops in June even though gtx 10 series desktop cards had been released. How long do you think it will manufacturers to come out with laptops powered with say gtx 1070m or 1060m

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I want to buy a laptop, preferably in the range of 50-55k.

Purpose is everyday use, watching movies and light gaming. Not gonna use it as a major gaming device but would like to play CS GO, Football Manager, Cities Skylines at medium settings.

 

Looking for Windows 10, 8 GB RAM and a decent 2 GB GPU.

 

Kindly suggest models for the same.

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