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6cell on 15.6" inch screen and 8 hr backup...no freaking way..ultrabooks barely gives 9 hrs..if you intend to do video encoding/rendering go for i5 else i3 2nd gen should suffice for most of the work... also 15"+ screens have become redundant..any specific reason in opting for??
me not travelling mostly. so this lappy is 99% a desktop replacement. thus bigger screen. also i slightly dislike smaller screens except tablets. and the full size keypad which i like. rightnow suffering with a dying 15.4 hp
my need has development. compiling, kernel etc. rightnow, even with a -j4 option in linux terminal, compiling is not too greatly fast. its just ok. So me too thinking of i5 but i need atleast 6hrs backup within 30K! fossible?!
it is a tradeoff..15" would need atleast 8 cell batt to muster 6hrs with i5..within 30k only Dell possible with employee discount.
I am seeing many i5 ones with 15.6, though yes battery may be 6 cell. I guess Linux(Ubuntu) will drain batt slower than windows.
Generally what batt life are 14" ones offering?
Ubuntu sucks in power management and batt. drains like mad..I use Asus U46e with 8cell gives around 8-9h in Win 7 pro and 5-6h in Ubuntu with RC 6 enabled.
thats shocking! I always thought Ubuntu will save more, as it is less graphics intensive, lightweight os than Windows
Was reading some sites about the difference btw Intel Core i3 & i5. Actually ended up with some confusions!
1. This site -> http://www.brighthub.com/computing/h...les/61150.aspx says so
I went to Intel site and found that NONE of the i5(1st, 2nd & 3rd Gen) are Quad Cores! All i5 are just Dual Cores and has 4 Threads.Quote:
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The differences between the processors are clear. The i5 is quad core, the i3 isn't. The i5 has Turbo Boost, the i3 doesn't. The i3 has hyper-threading, while i5 doesn't.
And this - > The i3 has hyper-threading, while i5 doesn't. This is also not true! Both i3 and i5 had Hyper Threading! This is the quality of writing!
2. I was comparing some of i3 variants in Intel site - > http://ark.intel.com/compare/53442,53438,53434,52220
The comparison page has a nice feature. If you click this check box - Highlight rows with differences, it will highlight the rows which has differences in Green color. Under the Advanced TechnologiesIntel option, see the 1st option Turbo Boost Technology, ALL the i3 cores doesn't have this feature and All are indicated NO. But This row is highlighted. One is forced to think is there any differences not mentioned in this page!
3. Was comparing some i7 Lappys at Flipkart -> http://www.flipkart.com/computers/co...MD7NX7YKDSR6NZ
Here the confusion was about price! All the 4 laptops are Core i7 (2nd Generation) Variants. 3 laptops has 2670QM which are priced around 48-52K but 2620M is 68K. Actually this variant 2620M has many features less than the other i7 variants! Check here -> http://ark.intel.com/compare/53469,52231 Even if you leave out minor differences, the other 3laptops has 4 Cores and 8 Threads whereas this had only half! 2 cores and 4 threads which even many i3 cores have! Though there are handful of features missing in the low cost 2670QM, which are present in 2620M, those features are present even in i5 and i3! So if a consumer thinks i7 is the top notch CPU that goes wrong wrt this laptop! I am wondering, on what basis OEMs are pricing Laptops, is there any strategy?!? If there is any clear advantages of buying this costly 68K laptop, they should be clearly, highlighted no?
4. About Turbo Boosting, which is nothing but another confusing name for Overclocking, Se here -> http://mintywhite.com/more/hardware-...ment-512257592
This guy says he overclocks his i5 Desktop to 4GHz! Thats possible but its possible only in Desktops! not in Laptops. So whats great advantage of having an i5 which cannot be much overclocked in laptop!
And intel had put some hardware for virtualization, in i5. Even if assuming this is a needed feature, wondering how many OS virtualization softwares will make use of it! The same Softwares has to run anyways in i3s/core3 duos/dualcores too! I remember an old feature called MMX in intel CPUs which are extra Multimedia instructions which are almost never used by any softwares, fearing backward compatibility issues. Even today, many of features of Graphics Card/Controller, available in hardware level is not made use of, fearing same compatibility issues and all the burden is let on CPU only.
So the bottom line is, I don't see much difference btw i3 and i5 at all! The extra features aren't having much use cases which make them mandatory. Biggest of all is, i5 is NOT quad-core! But some guys are confusing with this Threads! Threads are NOT physical cores and even the i3 has SAME no of threads like i5! Very commonly, advices like, "If you are a Gamer, if you do intensive tasks, go to i5 and it won't get outdated as fast as i3" Thats not true! If you really want high power in laptop, i7 is the only way to go! I don't find much differences btw i3 and i5.
CPU is one of the most important aspect but Intel is not providing things clear cut, which leads some ppl to give misleading facts.
If any corrections, I am more happy to know that!
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Budget 7" Android Tablets In India Below Rs 10,000
A complete list of Android tablets under Rs 10,000 that are available in India.
All the tablets listed below run at least Android 2.3 Gingerbread and have a screen size of 7"
BSNL-Pantel T-Pad IS701R @Rs 3,999: 1 GHz Processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, 256 MB DDR II RAM, 2 GB internal memory expandable up to 32 GB via SD card. Complete spec sheet here.
BSNL-Pantel T-Pad IS701C @Rs 4,999: Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich, 512 MB DDRIII RAM. Complete spec sheet here.
BSNL-Pantel T-Pad IS703C @Rs 6,499: Cortex A8 1GHz, 1GB DDRIII RAM, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Complete spec sheet here.
BSNL-Pantel T-Pad IS801C @Rs 9,499: 8 inchHD 1024x768 Capacitive Touch Aspect Ratio 4:3, Cortex A8 Processor 1 GHz, Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Complete spec sheet here.
Champion W Tab 7.2 @Rs 4,899: 1.5GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, 17.8-cm capacitive display, front camera.
Go Tech Funtab Fit @Rs 6,999: Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS, 1 GHz processor, DDR3 512 MB RAM. Complete spec sheet here.
GoTech Funtab Fusion @Rs 3,999: Android 2.3, 256 MB RAM. Click here for complete spec sheet.
HCL ME Tablet X1 @Rs 7,999: 1 Ghz CPU, Multiple Connectivity options – USB, Wifi and 3G/CDMA USB Dongle, Capacitive Multi-touch Screen, Play Full HD 1080p videos & Seamless Display Quality, In-built Flash Player, 24x7 HCL Touch Support. Click here to know more.
HCL Me Tab U1 @Rs 7,999: Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), High-performance Cortex A8 1GHz Processor, Multiple Connectivity options – USB port, Wifi and 3G USB Dongle, Capacitive Touch Dispaly,7 inches 800x480 pixels, 24x7 HCL Touch Support. Click here to know more.
HCL My Edu Tab @Rs 8,999 to 10,999: Educational tab from HCL. Technical specifications are same, price depends on the education content. Click here to know more.
iBerry Auxus AX03G @Rs 9,990: 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor with dual Mali-400 GPU, Android 4.0, 1GB RAM. Full spec sheet.
ICE Xtreme @Rs 6,999: Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Allwinner A10 SoC. Click here to know more.
Karbonn Smart Tab 1 @Rs 6,990: Upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 1.2 GHz Xburst processor, 2 MP front camera. Full spec sheet.
Mercury mTab @Rs 9,499: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 1.2 GHz ARM 11 processor with OpenGL 3D accelerator and VPU for 1080 hard encoding. Full spec sheet.
Micromax Funbook @Rs 6,499: 17.8-cm capacitive touch screen, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 1.2 GHz Cortex-A8, Dual Mali-400MP GPU, 512 MB. Full spec sheet.
Micromax Funbook Pro @Rs 9,990: 25.8-cm (10-inch) capacitive touch screen, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, 1GB RAM. Full spec sheet.
Swipe 3D Life Tab X74 @Rs 5,999: 17.8-cm TFT capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800x480. The device is powered by Allwinner A13 Cortex A8 CPU clocked at 1.2GHz-1.5GHz and also has the Mali-400 GPU along with 512MB of RAM.
Swipe Float Tab x78 priced @Rs 6,999: 17.8-cm capacitive touch screen, metal shell chasing, 1.5GHz Boxchip A13 processor, Mali-400 GPU, 512MB of RAM, 2.0MP front facing camera, Wi-Fi and support for an external 3G dongle.
Swipe Halo TabX74S @Rs 8,999: 17.8-cm TFT capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 480x800, an Allwinner A10 Cortex A8 processor clocked at 1.2GHz-1.5GHz, Mali-400 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 4GB built-in storage expandable up to 16GB via microSD card, 1080p HD video playback support, 1.3MP front camera and a 2.0MP rear camera.
WishTel IRA Thing 2 @Rs 6,500: Android 4.0 (Ice-cream Sandwich), 1.5 Ghz Processor and 512MB RAM, 4GB Nand Flash, supports upto 32GB MmicroSD Card and 32 GB USB Stick.
Xtab A10 4GB @Rs 5,490, Xtab A10 8GB @Rs 6,990: Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Click here to know more.
Zen UltraTab A100 @Rs 5,999: 1.2 GHz processor / MALI 400 , Android 4.0.3 OS , 1.3 MP front camera with digital zoom.
Zync Z919 @Rs 6,490: Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread1.2 GHz Processor512 MB DDR3 RAM2 Point Multi-touchDisplay -7 Inches Resistive Touch Screen800 x 480 Pixels ResolutionHardware -Front CameraG-SensorStereo SpeakersMemory -4 GB Internal StorageExpandable upto 32 GBConnectivity -External 3G SupportUSB v2.0WifiHDMI. Full spec sheet.
Zync Z909 Plus @Rs 5,190:Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread1 GHz Processor256 MB DDR3 RAM2 Point Multi-touchDisplay -7 Inches Resistive Touch Screen800 x 480 Pixels ResolutionHardware -Front CameraG-SensorStereo SpeakersMemory -4 GB Internal StorageExpandable upto 32 GBConnectivity -External 3G SupportUSB v2.0Wifi. Full spec sheet .
Zync Z990 Plus @Rs 6,990:Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich1.5 GHz Processor1 GB DDR3 RAMVivante Gc430, run 3D games smoothly5 Point Multi-touchDisplay -7 Inches Capacitive Touch Screen16 Million Color Depth800 x 480 Pixels ResolutionHardware -Front Camera - 0.3 MPG-SensorStereo SpeakersMemory -4 GB Internal StorageExpandable upto 32 GBConnectivity -External 3G Dongle Support *USB v2.0WifiHDMI.
Full spec sheet.
Sakala, your best pick(s) from the above list and reasons? Thanks.