Compaq - Presario V6608AU

[bad_till_bones]

Planning to buy a Compaq - Presario V6608AU notebook. Budget is Rs 35k. Any other model (irrespective of brand), plz suggest.

Thnx.

[codename_romeo]

What will be the primary use of laptop???????

[bad_till_bones]

Can actually say multi-purpose.... A bit work (no heavy graphics though), gaming, but again not that big ones, but yes may go to Cricket 07, FIFA 08 etc.

But, the budget is 35k only....

[gopz]

Check out Acer 4520, it is real VFM around 30k only.

Also, Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook with Core 2 Duo for 36k -You can call Dell and bargain.

If I had a budget of ~35k, I would buy Dell Inspiron 1420 Notebook (with nVidia 8400GS graphics) - cannot beat the value at 36k. Go for it, and if you have any friends working at Dell, they can get you a good discount...

[juggler]

Originally Posted by gopz

Check out Acer 4520, it is real VFM around 30k only.

Also, Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook with Core 2 Duo for 36k -You can call Dell and bargain.

If I had a budget of ~35k, I would buy Dell Inspiron 1420 Notebook (with nVidia 8400GS graphics) - cannot beat the value at 36k. Go for it, and if you have any friends working at Dell, they can get you a good discount...

1.dell inspiron 1420 with 8400GS would go around 40k
2. Acer 4520 though value for money comes without a operating system (the 30k version) and drivers for winxp are missing

[bad_till_bones]

Thnx 4 the suggestion guys,

Firstly, is Compaq - Presario V6608AU a good deal?

Secondly, if I go towards Dell Inspiron, which model to select btw 1420 or 1525 or some other? And wht wud be the cost?

Budget arnd 35K.

Thnx

[juggler]

Originally Posted by bad_till_bones

Thnx 4 the suggestion guys,

Firstly, is Compaq - Presario V6608AU a good deal?

Secondly, if I go towards Dell Inspiron, which model to select btw 1420 or 1525 or some other? And wht wud be the cost?

Budget arnd 35K.

Thnx

for 35k Compaq v6608au is a very good deal
Go for dell if u have a bit higher budget and u want a graphics card

[bad_till_bones]

Thnx @juggler, however, if talking about DELL -

Dell Inspiron 1420 or 1525? Also, prices for both wud help.

[ravi_9793]

Originally Posted by bad_till_bones

Thnx @juggler, however, if talking about DELL -

Dell Inspiron 1420 or 1525? Also, prices for both wud help.

Compaq - Presario V6608AU is a good choice below 35k.

Between Dell 1420 and Dell 1525, go for Dell 1525....if you dont have money problem.

For latest price visit www.dell.co.in

You can do little barging also with their sales person on phone.

[bad_till_bones]

Firstly, both the Dell's, 1420 n 1525 r crossing 40k with Tax.

And, in 1525, only Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, is being shown as graphics card option. No nVidia 8400GS.

[juggler]

^^ thats the problem with 1525

if ur budget is only 35K better go with compaq 6608au
Note:- compaq does not provide official drivers for winxp for 6608au

[gopz]

Originally Posted by bad_till_bones

Firstly, both the Dell's, 1420 n 1525 r crossing 40k with Tax.

And, in 1525, only Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, is being shown as graphics card option. No nVidia 8400GS.

Dell Inspiron 1420 (with 8400GS) costs 36k excluding taxes. If you bargain with the rep on the phone, most probably they will adjust the tax amount within 36k itself. I know many people who have got this price.

And, if you know anybody working at Dell, they can purchase it thru EPP for you, and you can expect further discount.

Originally Posted by juggler

1.dell inspiron 1420 with 8400GS would go around 40k

2. Acer 4520 though value for money comes without a operating system (the 30k version) and drivers for winxp are missing

WinXP drivers are available, I can give you the links for that, and I confirm everything works fine under XP because one of my friends owns this laptop and is running XP.

[bad_till_bones]

Thnx 4 the suggestion guys, talking abt Compaq 6608.

It has AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 processor and nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS card.

Firstly, how is AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 in comparison to Core2Duo? And what about the performance of nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS?

[bad_till_bones]

Originally Posted by bad_till_bones

Thnx 4 the suggestion guys, talking abt Compaq 6608.

It has AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 processor and nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS card.

Firstly, how is AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 in comparison to Core2Duo? And what about the performance of nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS?

How is AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 in comparison to Core2Duo? And what about the performance of nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS?

[juggler]

Originally Posted by gopz

Dell Inspiron 1420 (with 8400GS) costs 36k excluding taxes. If you bargain with the rep on the phone, most probably they will adjust the tax amount within 36k itself. I know many people who have got this price.

And, if you know anybody working at Dell, they can purchase it thru EPP for you, and you can expect further discount.




WinXP drivers are available, I can give you the links for that, and I confirm everything works fine under XP because one of my friends owns this laptop and is running XP.

The drivers are available (though not bundled) on various websites do not work all the time
for reference: http://priceguru.in/archives/features/895/8

[gopz]

Originally Posted by juggler

The drivers are available (though not bundled) on various websites do not work all the time
for reference: http://priceguru.in/archives/features/895/8

I can confirm that everything works fine, because I know a friend who is using this laptop and EVERYTHING works fine and all devices function properly and there is no exclamation mark in device manager.

[bad_till_bones]

Originally Posted by bad_till_bones

Thnx 4 the suggestion guys, talking abt Compaq 6608.

It has AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 processor and nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS card.

Firstly, how is AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 in comparison to Core2Duo? And what about the performance of nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS?

How is AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 in comparison to Core2Duo? And what about the performance of nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS?

Someone answer this too....

[juggler]

Originally Posted by bad_till_bones

How is AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58 in comparison to Core2Duo? And what about the performance of nVidia GeForce Go 7150M GS?

Someone answer this too....

Coe2Duo r better performer than AMD Turion 64x2 TL-58

[Cerebral Assasin]

I have got the same model, its quite good, can play most of the games.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by bad_till_bones

Planning to buy a Compaq - Presario V6608AU notebook. Budget is Rs 35k. Any other model (irrespective of brand), plz suggest.

Thnx.

keep that laptop, as its one of the best available.
Unless you got some friends at dell who can whip you up a nice discount, go with compaq V6608AU.

[bad_till_bones]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

keep that laptop, as its one of the best available.
Unless you got some friends at dell who can whip you up a nice discount, go with compaq V6608AU.

Thinking the same way....

[juggler]

Just heard a rumour that compaq V6608AU has been discontinued

[bad_till_bones]

Originally Posted by juggler

Just heard a rumour that compaq V6608AU has been discontinued

Can someone confirm this plz....

[Pathik]

^^ Officially yep. But it is still available in shops. Go get it fast.

[Cyclone]

Since the v6608's been discontinued, how low can i expect to get it for? What would a good bargain price for this laptop be? With 2gb ram, preferably...

[Pathik]

27-28k.

[latino_ansari]

The lappy is good for 35K and as far as the 7150M with Turion goes u cant play fifa 08 if u r using vista but it can play it nicely in XP(I own a pavillion with same config) and u can play game like DOOM3, COD4, Bioshock... etc at low resolution....

[MetalheadGautham]

doesn't it have a successor with a 1" smaller screen and an added webcam as the changes ?

[Cyclone]

Yep....V3749.....buggers here are quoting 34.5 for the 1 gb version.....

[juggler]

Try to find v6608au as some vendors may have some stock still left
u can get a good deal on it as pthik mention 28k would be a good deal. Be sure to ask for 2 GB ram. I am using this model currently with vista and xp in dual boot and everything is working fine