Hahahaha... talk abt the LAPTOPS again..... ppl do what u feel... take it thru institute or take it frm market... but remember if u take it frm home... there might be some problem regarding the service incase the a problem arises in the system... although it is communicated that u'll get service across the globe.... but to make that happen huge efforts r reqd..... so even if u wanna take a so called "PERSONALIZED" laptop.. try to take it frm pune in order to avoid unnecessary trouble..... rest depend on u.... .....
......- hello hannah...great to know that u ppl had a good time meeting ...!!
- yeah we all eager to chek out ur snaps..and same goes for the mumbai ,delhi and bangalore gang wich is meeting soon...do have a good time frnds..and put the pics on the yahu grp..!!
- varghese good info about computers...it will help many of us ...!!
- manu...akshay..amal...good to see u all after that loong break..and yeah the F1 race was fantastic..hope to see more action soon..!!
- praveena..got ur name...see..me spelt it rite..so u will be staying in hostel..cool..!!
- yeah iceguy & partyguy sir..well said..
- and yes anythin technologically viable will do ppl...desktop..laptop.....!!nothing too elaborate or cumbersome required..!!
- the whole thing is..if u can get it before hand..its fine..otherwise...lets go to SIMS and then get the best quality machine..!!
- seniors another query...any accomodation for us wen we reach a day before the joining date at SIMS...??
- plzz throw some more light on this...!!
hi
suddenly the thread is rocking great guys
bout thishostel thing seniors plz tell if i want to change my accomodation during my 2nd year am i allowed to do that? guys i read bout this delhi meet wts the current status plz tell
ayush
hi aman, aditya, akshay, alisha, apeksha, atul, bharti, mathew,
deepti, digi, dipti, giri, manisha, manu, sahil, nitin, priyam,
raghav, ruby, bunny, sonal, sakshi, saurabh, sunil, taj,
zubin...............
(phew!!! i guess hello everyone should have been fine.. hehe)
so hows everyone doing??? guys the weather is getting hotter with
each passing year.. wonder whats it going to be like after say 15 yrs
from now.. looking forward to pune!!
@sahil:: hey so sorryyyy ... how could i forget to wish u for the
exams!! ALL THE VERY BEST.. do well.....
so delhi meet this weekend?? great!!! have a nice time .. and ENJOY!!
take care..
hannah deborah
Something is clarified now ( talking of Rainbowsparks name )
Yeah agree with the senior on the laptop thing , its just a matter of personal choice rather than seeing others and imitating them in buyin . Hardly makes sense .
The wait for study material is not subsiding nowdays ,dont know when it ll turn up fnally .
ANything new on the sims front , the site too is not updated on admissions for a long time now
Take care all u people
Raghav
Sonal ( check this font size now ,hope its readable now)
well sonal,,, if ur coming a day in advance then acco. can be arranged in hostel [ u being a gal]... if u wanna come much more in advance then there are many hotels in the city as well...hahaha...
for ayush,,, u have to pay the hostel & mess fee.... u can live n eat newhere in the world u feel like... so its ur call completely.....
Hi people,
I thnk i hooked off the pagalguy for smetime and the discussion for whch i ws really lookin frwd is happenin nw.
I hve been doin a small research for smetime nw on laptops(Goin to nehru place,Tlkin to dealers etc..) and here are my findings---
First of all- there were 2 basic categories of comps available in the sense tht u cn choose either of the 2 types of laptops:
The standard 1.4-1.6 Ghz(Mostly INTEL),256 DDR,40 GB harddisk+the regular WIFI card,stereos,15 inch monitor etc.The lowest among all models in ths category happens to be a compaq around 37K.
The second category being talked about is what we call higher end models-1.7 GHZand higher(INTEL and also AMD),512 DDR,40-80GB hrd disk+WIFI+standard regular speakers etc. The price range of these laptops is well above 53k.
Nw the most important part-Aftr speakin to a senior and also my personal opinion is tht the fundamental thng to be looked at is the BATTERY BCKUP. The reason as also clarified by a lot of people is tht we dnt need very fast machines cause most of our wrk involves using MSOFFICE wch tkes very less resources of the PC.Unless nybodys interstd in hard core gamin or well heavy software,the lower end comps are fine.The battery bckup becomes important cause there wuld be times wen u r in the college and ur prsntation is 2-3 hrs away so u need good bckup to edit the prsntation and wrk on it till the last moment.Gves u tremendous utility.
Nw mixing the bth thngs tht i hve said==I cn surely say tht there r 2 options for all of us who r plannin to buy a laptop:
1.Go for a lower end comp and simply add a 256 DDR RAM internally thru the addtional slot provided in the Laptop.Ths is a standard procedure and nthn to worry about.Ths wuld cost addtional Rs 3000 producin a gud speed on a lower end comp whch u wnt, at a TOTAL price of around 41-43K.
2.I hve a model of higher end prices chalked out whch if few people buy turns out to be 47k and i m serious!!its COMPAQ M2254,1.8Ghz(AMD Processor),512DDR,60 GB hrddisk,DVD RD/WR(BTH),WIFI,and the standard rest of the thngs.
Watever Mr. Iceman,Mr. partyguy wrote makes a lot of sense cause we dnt need highly advnced machines to run simple MSOFFICE.
Mathew and Manu been tryin to gt a lil info so i hope ths is of sme help to hm and also others who hve been ponderin over ths.
Phew tht ws long!!
All those who feel ths info will help thm and are intersted in buyin a laptop cn cntct me so tht all of us cn gt a gud deal if we buy the laptops together.
Hopin to gt a quick reply.
tk cr
amal
PS:The price on COMPAQM2254 model is only applicable till 30 may and only if 3 or more people r buyin it so please be prompt in ur replies!!.
thax for that info sir
- hey amal..nice job man...wonderful...!! :bigups:
- so frnds this is the kinda info we all were looking for rather than hitting in the dark..!!!:satisfie:
- this article is bang on target.. :2gunfire:..it will definetly help us all..
and those who have done their part of research n survey like amal..should also post in here about the laptop.....:) - so now the work is more efficent and focussed..!!
it will save a lot of time and efforts...great informations like these are worth sharing..!!good...!! 8-) - hope we all get the laptops of the best types..!! :angel:
- and partyguy sir..yes...just reaching a day in advance..so whom to contact for that accomodation then?...do let us know..

(PS:- raghav ur font is better now....forgot to mention that..so editing & writing it...!!)
just call them a week in advance .. thats it.. won't be a prob... tc ... bye
I've been trackin d lappie discussion n feel dat instead of racking our brains bout dis lappie n dat lappie...general lappie's n personalized lappie's.........v r missin d point all together.
D fact here is dat most of us r gonna pik it up thru d companies cumin 2 d instii itself once v get 2 pune.....so v need d seniors here 2 tell us wat configrations r ususally offered or were offered last time, so dat v cud get a fair idea bout wat v r in for.....instead of speculating unnecessarily....coz d configrations offered r gonna b fixd n 1 wud hv 2 choose frm thm only.
Callin partyguy n othrs of d ilk 2 throw sum light on dis............
Till thn
Ciao
Amal gud job dude....it'll help me def..cant commit rite now though...but 47k is a guuuud deal man.....
Sonal girl i talked to the officials once and a lady outrightly refused me!!! well its gr8 if partyguy is correct and u do get an accmdtn ...otherwise DO NOT WORRY....when manu darrrrrrrrlin here..u can stay with me in the mess!!! ...okies pal....
Thanks Amal for that enlightment on the Laptop . M in the thinking mode now
Yeah agree with Sahil that if we can a bird eye view of the configuration avaialbe last year then it wud be a deciding factor here
M thinking of another thing ,if partyguy can confirm that
Raghav
Hi Everyone
Thanks Amal for that enlightment on the Laptop . M in the thinking mode now
Yeah agree with Sahil that if we can a bird eye view of the configuration avaialbe last year then it wud be a deciding factor here
M thinking of another thing ,if partyguy can confirm that
Raghav
COMPANY SALES OFFICIALS COMES IN THE CAMPUS.... GIVES U A PRESENTATION.... CLEAR UR DOUBTS IN A OPEN HOUSE SESSION..... GIVES YOU TIME TO THINK & CONSULT UR FRIENDS & PARENTS & RELATIVES... TAKES DRAFT FROM U..... DELIVERS THE LAPTOP WITH IN SOMETIME... THIS DELAY IS COZ THE LAPPIES COMES DIRECTLY FROM OVERSEAS MANUFACTURING UNITS.....SPECIALLY DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE CONFIG BOTH THE PARTIES AGREE UPON.....
WITH ALL THIS DISCUSSION GOIN ON...... U SHOULD NOT FROGET THAT LAPTOP/DESKTOP IS NOT COMPULSARY..... WE HAVE A LAB WITH 100 COMPS.. WHICH IS OPEN FRM 8 AM TILL 10 PM...
IN OUR BATCH ABT 160 PPL HAVE LAPTOP.... OUT OF WHICH 8-10 PPL MUST HAVE PURCHASED IT FRM OUTSIDE.... I HOPE I'VE MADE THE ISSUE A BIT CLEARER NOW...... HAVE I????
Getting your own machine would of course make things a lot simpler and easier.Plus as far as the comfig we'd require for the coll purposes, I believe would be minimal...say cause mostly we'd be using MS OFFICE....correct me if I am wrong...and ya also surfing the net to get as much info to make presentations...again you really don't need that gr8 a processor or RAM to do that.
As far as I am concerned apart from providing me with the above uses my lappy would be my source of entertainment...to watch movies,play games,store n listen to music etc etc....that is of course in whatever lil time we get.Plus the fact that anyways I will have to spend abt 45 Grnds atleast to get a lappy,So I am of the opinion that why not put in abt 10 grands more and buy the lates version with a good config that stays with me for abt another 3 years to come.and trust me its not that easy and cheap to upgrade ur laptop.Its my point of view though.....
Well in any case I am giving the cmplete config of two HP Pavilion Laptops that I really found amazing.
HP Pavilion dv 1624 TN
Centrino Technology /Intel Core Solo Processor [email protected] GHz /Intel 945 GM Express Chipset/2MB L2 Cache/667 MHz FSB/512 MB PC2700(333MHz)DDR/80 GB HDD ultra DMA(ATA100)/8X Double Layer ( 8.5Gb0DVD RW/R writer /14"Widescreen (WXGA) with bright view technology /Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with DVMT 3.0 /Win XP home/ Integrated Bluetooth HP module IEEE 802.15 Standard/Integrated 802.11 a/b/g,Intel Pro wireless 3945 ABG Network/Altec lansing Stereo Speakers /6 in 1 digital memory reader/Integrated 56 K modem /2 headphone jacks,wired Headset /HP Quickplay /HP Mobile express card/Remote Control/Integrated Microphone express card/54 Slot/MS works 8.0/Acrobat Reader 6.0/Microsoft Money/HP quick play direct software /Quick play for Windows version 2.0 Muvee Auto producer/Sonic Digital Media Plus 7.0 /HP Games/HP photo Smart premier /Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet security 2006 (60 Days live updates)
1 year limited global warranty
Weight is 2.4 kgs and 3-4 hours of battery backup.
Cost - 55990 plus taxes.
HP Pavilion dv 5118 TX
Centrino Technology/Intel Core Duo Processor [email protected] with /Intel 945 PM Express Chipset /2 X 1Mb L2 Cache /667 Mhz FSB /1Gb PC2-5300(667 GHz) DDR2 /100 Gb Serial ATA 150 Mb /sec@5400 RPM /8X Double Layer(8.5 Gb) DVD RW/R Writer/NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 Dedicated Video Graphics with 256 Mb/1715.4" Widescreen (WXGA) with Brightview Technology/Win XP Home/Altec Lancing Stereo Speakers/Integrated Bluetooth HP Module IEEE 802.15 Standard /Integrated 802.11 a/b/g , Intel Pro Wireless 3945 ABG Network /6 in 1 digital media reader /Integrated 56K modem /2 headphone jacks,Wired headset /HP quickplay ?HP mobile express card/Remote Control/ Express Card/ 54 slot/Win XP home/MS works 8.0/Acrobat Reader 6.0/ Microsoft Money/HP Quick Play direct software/Quickplay for windows version 2.0 Muvee Auto producer/ Sonic Digital Media plus 7.0 /HP games/HP photosmart Premier /Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security 2006 (60 Days live updates)
1 Year Limited Global Warranty.
Weight is 2.6 kgs and battery backup of about 3-4 hours..price in the mrkt - 64990 plus taxes.
Awesome arn't they...well actually the frst one that is the 1624 TN is really good and at a decent engh price...The 5118TN is a more hi fi version.
and from all the research that I have put in HP offers the best after sales service and also if you pay a lil sum extra at the time of purchasing it you get a 3 years warranty...now what else do you want.I personally am going in for 1624TN...
Again its your pick though.......
cheers
Akshay
COMPANY SALES OFFICIALS COMES IN THE CAMPUS.... GIVES U A PRESENTATION.... CLEAR UR DOUBTS IN A OPEN HOUSE SESSION..... GIVES YOU TIME TO THINK & CONSULT UR FRIENDS & PARENTS & RELATIVES... TAKES DRAFT FROM U..... DELIVERS THE LAPTOP WITH IN SOMETIME... THIS DELAY IS COZ THE LAPPIES COMES DIRECTLY FROM OVERSEAS MANUFACTURING UNITS.....SPECIALLY DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE CONFIG BOTH THE PARTIES AGREE UPON.....Thnx a ton 4 d insight........
WITH ALL THIS DISCUSSION GOIN ON...... U SHOULD NOT FROGET THAT LAPTOP/DESKTOP IS NOT COMPULSARY..... WE HAVE A LAB WITH 100 COMPS.. WHICH IS OPEN FRM 8 AM TILL 10 PM...
IN OUR BATCH ABT 160 PPL HAVE LAPTOP.... OUT OF WHICH 8-10 PPL MUST HAVE PURCHASED IT FRM OUTSIDE.... I HOPE I'VE MADE THE ISSUE A BIT CLEARER NOW...... HAVE I????
Gr8 2 hear dat d lappies dat v wud finally get wud b configrations decided by us.
Can u also tell us which companies(IBM,HP,Compaq,Dell??) send their officials,so dat v cud get a fair idea of wat v r in 4???
also arnd wat time aftr joinin wud dis exercise take place??
Hey ppl by d luks of it dis seems 2 b d best bet.....as a bulk order wud definitely get us d best prices complementd wid d best features....wat says???
yar zyada ho raha hai.....i mean partyguy HAS mentioned that we'll have ample time ...dun u think we are dragging it far too much.....
Frieden Leibe Saysyar zyada ho raha hai.....i mean partyguy HAS mentioned that we'll have ample time ...dun u think we are dragging it far too much.....
Hey Manu...what you said reflect my emotions too...I mean all we need to decide is whther to get a laptop from here or in Pune.And trust me its just a matter of choice.There's no harm in either of the ways....
If ypu plan to take it b4 hand to SIMS then all you need to do is contact some dealers and they'll give you all the info that you need...its only after that incase you have any small doubts that we shld discuss it...cz right now i am just getting a sort of feeling that its more of a useless discussion that we keep havng......So frst do the field research and then maybe talk abt the config that u are getting and stuff........
people CHILL its no big deal....its just a laptop afterall.....wats the big fuss all about.....
Right Manu..???
Lotsa info exchng goin on ..huh? seen ur pics at the yahoo group.must say they r just fantabulous!!!
Partyguy Sir ..got lotsa things to ask
So here they go one by one.
1.If a person wants to take up International business whatz the foreign language s/he can opt for?m dying to know
Moi dabbled a wee bit in German earlier.
2.Whatz this major minor thing in dual specialization. Say if a person is doin Finance(major) & marketing(minor) does that mean s/he won't have to study all the sub in marketing.Can u just explain a lil bit.
3.Why is this M.A programme frm Pune university being offered?
Whatz the relation between M.A & HR?
Iam already doin M.com(1st yr ) frm Pune univ so can I still go in for this M.A thingieI mean will the university allow me to do two Masters prog at the same time???
4.Do we need to get a mattress to the hostel.I know .....sounds queer but yeah I honestly wanna know.
5.I have also hrd that seniors also take some lectures in the beginning.Is this true?
6 Do u all get a break only on Sundays?i.e is just one day in a week?
what specialization have u & Iceguy sir taken up?
Must say u r doin an amazing job by answering our queries.
- very well said.. manu,sahil,akshay,rainbowsaparks,raghav..:)
- Laptops can be looked for n put into demand once we r into SIMS...so wait n be patient ppl...!!
- good research work akshay& amal..!! :Fade-col:
- as far as my Laptop is concerened..it is HP nx6110 (model can be looked up at the HP website)...currently priced at Rs.48,000...
- when i bought it last year it was much costlier...the rates of these Laptops/Notebooks is coming down due to the abundant demands...!!
..... - I am very much satisfied n happy wid this product..!!It is..Wi-Fi-,Bluetooth..enabled... I have loaded it wid the most heaviest of Civil Engeeniring Softwares,Games,loads of music...still lotsa space n speed..wat else required..!!
- I mean all products r good...!!just should suit ur requirements..!!
- .....and Partyguy Sir..great insight into the 'Laptop Ordering n Buying Scenario'..!!
- good questions rainbowsparks...thats a new lease of fresh air..wid some best kinda queries...
- so.. now time again for Partyguy Sir ..or any SIMS senior...to broaden our horizons towards another " most wanted " questionnare rainbowsaprks has put here..:satisfie: ...
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