Some softwares won't run in hp, compaq. I have tested in hcl and it works good. I brought hcl for 32500 rupees 3gb ram and 320gb hard disk.
If you are looking for cheap then its hp if you need battery time and worthy then accer time line is the best.
Go for HCL or Lenevo. i have used them for last 5 years, working fine for me. Acer laptops are good too, but in my opinion go for HCL (service is very nice).
just add on, looking for the laptop that can be access direct to the heatsink. easy to maintain, remove dust and avoid your lappy from overheat thus prolong the life of your notebook.
Dont buy loptop in online. If you are using personal purpose try to buy from any laptop delar with out os. If you buy os, is comes with 6000/- to 7000/- inr extra. Home purpose the license OS is not require. If you r buying any official purpose , u need to buy license from Microsoft.
I use Acer core i3 and it so good for me. If you want to have a cheap laptop but it has high configuration, you should choose Acer
dell for me... been using dell for quite sometimes already, its latitude and inspiron series are my favorites.
According to SquareTrade 1 in 3 Laptops fail over 3 years: Netbooks fail 20% more than laptops; ASUS & Toshiba the most reliable. I cant post a direct link but the report can be found at: www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf
When you choose a laptop,first you choose a configuration how much RAM do you need,And how much Hard disk do you need.Now a days laptop of Sony,Compaq,HCL,Acer and Apple are all good in Market.
Dear friend Go for AMD processor with dell laptops. Speed and processwise they are hundred time better than intel.
i think your 1st choice should be DELL because i am use dell laptop and i know its best to personal use
get a well known brand, youll know youll get support, and presumably more reliable, i suggest going to ebuyer.com they do really good deals
See if you can find reviews for the computer you want. Here's a video for a Sony Vaio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKN_zFGg3iA