Top 10 Laptops under Rs 50K

Here's a list of the hot laptops that you must consider before buying one for yourself this season

Dreaming about buying a new laptop this New Year? Confused about which laptop to buy? Think no further. We have done the tedious work of comparing laptops from top brands for you. Here's a list of top 10 under Rs 50K laptops you must see before you buy:

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At number 10 is Dell Inspiron M101z (T541113IN8):

CPU: AMD Athlon II Neo K125 (1.7 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 1 core)
Memory: 2GB (1 X 2 GB) 1 DIMM DDR3 1333MHz
Display: 11.6" Widescreen HD glossy WLED display with TrueLife
HDD: 250GB 5400RPM SATA
ODD: No Optical Drive
Graphics: Integrated ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225 (For K125)
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Starter 32-bit (English)
Warranty: 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Price: Rs.20,900
Pros: Ideal for travellers, Lightweight, Good for office work and entertainment

At Number 9 is Dell Vostro V13 (T520792IN9):

CPU: Intel Celeron 743 (1.3GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800Mhz FSB) ULV
Memory: 2GB (2GX1) DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM, 1 DIMM
Display: 13.3" Wide Display HD (1366 x 768) with anti-glare
HDD: 320GB 7200RPM SATA
ODD: No Optical Drive
Graphics: Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Professional
Warranty: 1-Year Limited Warranty (Next Business Day On-site Service)
Price: Rs.32,900
Pros: Ideal for travellers, Light Weight, Sleek, Rugged body, Good for office work and entertainment

At number 8 is Compaq CQ62-112TU (WP716PA):

CPU: Intel Core i5-430M 2.26 GHz
Memory: 2 GB DDR3 (1 x 2048 MB)
Display: 15.6" High-Definition LED HP BrightView Widescreen Display
HDD: 320 GB SATA 7200 rpm
ODD: SATA LightScribe SuperMulti DVD RW with Double Layer Support
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
OS: FreeDOS
Warranty: 1 year, parts and labour
Price: Rs. 33,600
Pros: Ideal for home users looking for a full fledged laptop at an economic price, Powerful CPU, Good for office work, entertainment and running mainstream applications

At number 7 is Dell Inspiron 14R (T541008IN8):

CPU: Intel Core i3-370M (2.4GHz, 4Threads, 3M cache)
Memory: 4GB (2 X 2 GB) 2 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz
Display: 14.0" Widescreen HD WLED Glossy Display with TrueLife (1366x768)
HDD: 500GB 5400RPM SATA
ODD: DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit (English)
Warranty: 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Price: Rs.35,400
Pros: Ideal for home users looking for a full fledged laptop for running 64-bit OS, Large HDD, Large memory, Good for office work, entertainment and running 64-bit mainstream applications.

At number 6 is Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 (59-051888):

CPU: Intel Core i3-370M (2.4GHz, 4Threads, 3M cache)
Memory: 3G DDR3 1066MHz
Display: 15.6" HD LED Glare
HDD: 500G 9.5mm 5400rpm SATA
ODD: Rambo Tray in 12.7mm
Graphics: 512 Mb Nvidia GeForce 310M
OS: FreeDOS
Warranty: 1 yr Warranty Parts & Labour 
Price: Rs.36,990
Pros: Ideal for home users looking for a full fledged laptop for casual gaming, Large HDD, Good for office work, casual gaming, entertainment and running mainstream applications

At number 5 is Compaq CQ42-176TX (WR657PA):

CPU: Intel Core i5-430M 2.26 GHz
Memory: 4 GB DDR3 (2 x 2048 MB)
Display: 14.0" High-Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display
HDD: 500 GB SATA 7200 rpm SATA
ODD: SATA LightScribe SuperMulti DVD RW with Double Layer Support
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430 with 512 MB dedicated GDDR3
OS: FreeDOS
Warranty: 1 year, parts and labour
Price: Rs. 37,000
Pros: Ideal for home users looking for a powerful laptop for running 64-bit OS, Powerful CPU, Large HDD, Large memory, Good for office work, 64-bit gaming, entertainment and running 64-bit mainstream applications.

At number 4 is Dell Inspiron 15R (T541109IN8):

CPU: Intel Core i5-460M (2.53Ghz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 2.8GHz, 3M cache)
Memory: 4GB (2 X 2 GB) 2 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz
Display: 15.6" Widescreen HD WLED Glossy Display with TrueLife (1366x768)
HDD: 500GB 5400RPM SATA
ODD: DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v - 1GB
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit (English)
Warranty: 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Price: Rs.41,900
Pros: Ideal for home users looking for a gaming laptop for running 64-bit OS, Powerful CPU, Powerful graphics, Large HDD, Large memory, Good for office work, 64-bit heavy gaming, entertainment and running 64-bit mainstream applications.

At number 3 is Lenovo Y560 (59-045806):

CPU: Intel Core i3-370M (2.4GHz, 4Threads, 3M cache)
Memory: 4G DDR3 1066MHz
Display: 15.6" HD LED Glare
HDD: 500G 9.5mm 5400rpm SATA
ODD: Rambo Tray in 12.7mm
Graphics: 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bits)
Warranty: 1 Year warranty Parts & Labour
Price: Rs.46,590
Pros: Ideal for home users looking for a rugged gaming laptop for running 64-bit OS, Powerful graphics, Large HDD, Large memory, Rugged body, Good for office work, 64-bit heavy gaming, entertainment and running 64-bit mainstream applications.

At number 2 is HP dm4-1041tx (XJ416PA):

CPU: Intel Core i5-450M 2.4 GHz
Memory: 3 GB DDR3 (1 x 1024 MB + 1 x 2048 MB)
Display: 14.0" High-Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display
HDD: 500 GB SATA 7200 rpm
ODD: SATA SuperMulti DVD R/RW with Double Layer Support
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 Graphics (switchable) with 1 GB dedicated
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Warranty: 1 year, parts and labour
Price: Rs. 48,500
Pros: Ideal for travelling users looking for a gaming laptop for heavy gaming and good battery backup(while not playing games), Powerful CPU, Powerful graphics which can enhance battery backup by switching to onboard graphics while not playing games, Large HDD, Good for office work, heavy gaming, entertainment and running mainstream applications.

And finally at number 1 is Dell XPS 15 Laptop (T541105IN8):

CPU: Intel Core i5-460M (2.53GHz, 2Core/4Threads, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 3M cache)
Memory: 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 4G) (operates at 1066MHZ for Core i5 processors)
Display: 15.6" HD (1366x768) WLED display with TrueLife
HDD: 500GB 7200RPM SATA
ODD: Tray Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability
Graphics: 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M graphics with Bluetooth (with WIDI)
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
Warranty: 1-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover
Price: Rs.49,900
Pros: Ideal for home users looking for a gaming laptop for 64-bit heavy gaming, Powerful CPU, Large HDD, Large memory, Powerful graphics, Good for office work, 64-bit heavy gaming, entertainment and running 64-bit mainstream applications, CompleteCover warranty covers accidental damage.