All the laptops here are decent performers The following is a brand wise list.
All the PCs here are based on second generation Sandybridge CPUs. As buying anything lower, when ivy bridge is around the corner, doesn’t make sense.
HP:
HP Notebook DV6-6155TX Laptop:
Price: 45442
Good:
- Decent enough processor (2nd Generation Core i5 2430M)
- 750 GB HDD
- Low end gfx card (AMD Radeon HD 6490M). Good enough for a non serious gamer.
ASUS:
ASUS X53SC-SX536D
Price: 35801
Good:
- Decent enough processor (2nd Generation Core i5 2430M)
- 750 GB HDD
- Low end gfx card (NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX). Good enough for a non serious gamer. This is similar in performance to AMD Radeon HD 6490M.
- Asus has a reputation of solid build quality.
Samsung:
Samsung NP300-E5Z-S07IN
Price: 35200
Good:
- Price!
- Great Samsung screen. Best in class color reproduction.
- 5 hrs battery.
- Better processor than equivalent HP n ASUS offering. (2nd Generation Core i5 2450M)
- Low end gfx card. NVIDIA GeForce 520M. Same as above.
Samsung NP300V5A-S0GIN
Price: 39563
Good:
- Nice build quality.
- Great Samsung screen. Best in class color reproduction.
- 5 hrs battery.
- Better processor than equivalent HP n ASUS offering. (2nd Generation Core i5 2450M)
- Low end gfx card. NVIDIA GeForce 520M. Same as above
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- 1TB HDD.
Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
Price: 51940
Good:
- ULTRABOOK!
- Great Samsung screen. Best in class color reproduction.
- 5 hrs battery.
- Good processor. (2nd Generation Core i5 2467M)
- 6GB RAM.
- Mid end gfx card. AMD Radeon HD7550M. Best in the list.
- 1TB HDD.
If its possible to stretch the budget, this is the one I would recommend. Its ultra thin n is loaded for its price.
Note:
- For detailed specs, look at the manufacturers website or at the re seller link provided.