Topic: 20-25k budget laptops HELP!

[ButtGravy]

my sister is in need of a laptop ranging from 20-25k..

will be mainly using for internet, ms office stuff.

any choices you can suggest guys?

ok ba MSI wind?

[manoyihay]

kung 'yan lang ang gagamitan niya para sa akin puwde na yang MSI Wind... 20 - 25k lang ba 'yan?

kasi tumingin ako sa specs niya puwede na.

[ButtGravy]

kung 'yan lang ang gagamitan niya para sa akin puwde na yang MSI Wind... 20 - 25k lang ba 'yan?

kasi tumingin ako sa specs niya puwede na.

may nabasa akong reviews nag kikiss daw ung keyboard nya sa lcd which can lead to scratch in prolonged use.. but still im eyeing on this for my sister.

any other suggestion espiya's ? i need it very badly kc bibili na bukas..july 16,2008 

[sinnerman]

ipon ka pa ng konti... buy a macbook.

[ButtGravy]

ipon ka pa ng konti... buy a macbook.

the cheapest mcbook is about 50k i guess. so this is never an option.

i'll stick to 20-25k budget..tnx anyway

any other suggestion will be appreciated..tnx..

[jaybesguerra]

MSI Wind is more than enough if it would be used primarily for MS Office and internet.
I was able to tinker with one unit. OK sya generally. Major plus is its very light, para ka lang may dalang extra book sa bag mo. Unlike sa normal laptops na sasakit ang likod mo pag dinala mo for a whole day. Ang ayaw ko lang is medyo dumihin, kasi yung white version ang nagamit ko, and if you like reading lengthy documents, expect to do more scrolling, kasi nga maliit ang screen. It is also not advisable for use if you have poor eyesight. You'll have to invest though on an external optical drive since it is not included.

You can also try Neo Basic B2165 na Dual Core if you want a bigger screen. Around 25K din ang range pag cash purchase. Ang ayaw ko lang naman dun ay yung card reader, pwede mo ma misplace yung rubber na cover, and you'll have an open card port near the touch pad. It doesn't come with a Windows OS (MSI Wind already have a licensed MS WIndows Home OS), but they do provide you with the Open Source alternatives loaded into it like Ubuntu, Open Office and Firefox.

In terms of reliability, I cannot comment conclusively kasi new units pa pareho. If its for a lady, major consideration yung weight nung unit pag mobile computers.

[lyer]

bumili ako ng router nong isang araw sa gilmore tumingin tingin ako ang pinakamura dun ay NEO na brand parang 19k lang ata....

[deck05]

bumili kami ng laptop dis week ng gf ko astone UMPC 60gb tablet..  at whooping 17500 price!

[baste04]

last week bumili ako sa www.openpinoy.com  (18,400)

LG Xnote LM50 Intel Centrino Dothan

Processor  Intel Mobile Pentium M 1.8Ghz (2Mb L2 Cache, On Die, ATC, Full Speed, Dothan Core)
Graphic Card  ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (dedicated 64Mb Video Memory)
Memory  512Mb DDR SODIMM (PC2700, 2 slot, 1GB MAX)
Hard Drive  80Gb (2.5' IDE PATA, 5400rpm, 8Mb Buffer memory)
Cdrom  Combo Drive (DVDROM 8X+ CDRW 24/24/24)
Sound Card&Speakers Stereo Speaker
Networking  3COM 3C920 (10/100 LAN) + 56K MODEM V.92 + 802.11a/b Intel ProWireless 2200BG
Lcd  15"  SXVGA TFT (1400 X 1050pixels @ 32bits)
Interface Monitor port X 1
USB 2.0 X 3
PCMCIA X 1
Mic-in X 1
Headphone-in X 1
Parallel + IRDA + IEE 1394 + SD/Memory Stick Card Reader X 1
Weight/Size
 2.4Kg / 331 X 274 X 26.4mm
Voltage Support
 AC/DC Auto Volt Adaptor (input=100~240VAC / output=18.5VDC)

http://openpinoy.com/shop/step1.php?number=1669

[ButtGravy]

i got my sister a..

MSI  S430 AX2

AMD Athlonâ„¢64 X2 Mobile Technology
AMD athlon â„¢64 X2 TK-57 1.90Ghz Dual Core
nVIDIA Geforce 6100 256MB
MSI Wireless 802.11G
14" WXGA ACV LCD Display
1GB DDR2-667 Memory
60GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
Super-Multi DVD&RW Drive
1.0GB Lan, 56k Modem
4 x USB 2.0, PCI Express Card Slot
Weight: 2.1kg
Battery: 6-cell

= P 25,999   ( 1k more from my orig budget )

With lotsa freebies.. not bad for an entry level.