AGK 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2007 Hi planing to buy computer for home use.Pls advice me which one is better desktop or laptop? which one has more speed and less maintainence cost? pls also tell me about the required configuration for both desktop n laptop for home use.I would also like to know abt broadband connection.Tarif n service wise which one is better?i know a little bit abt reliance,tata,bsnl n airtel.wat abt hathway youtele? Iam from chennai.Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted August 2, 2007 If you do not have much travelling to do, then defenitely a desktop is better... more speed and lesser maintenance cost. An Intel Core 2 Duo or Intel Dual Core 3 Ghz processor.... with Intel 965 mother board... 2 GB DDR 2 667 Mhz RAM... 250 GB SATAII Hard Disk will rock (more than enough for home use actually and you can use Windows Vista on the above configuration without any issues). Since you are in Chennai, I guess AirTel Broadband will be good... go for an unlimited 256 connection at Rs.1000 + tax per month. If you have a BSNL landline, then you can try BSNL DataOne's Home 500 plan, Rs.500 + tax /month for 2 mbps connection (2.5 GB data transfer per month during day time and unlimited between 2 AM to 8 AM). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dj 25 Report post Posted August 2, 2007 consider it as a flowchart... IDENTIFICATION OF NEED/USAGE | BUDGET | DESIRED/RELEVANT/AVAILABLE CONFIG | ASSEMBLED/BRANDED now once u have these in mind... make your decision... adding to what arun has suggested above, buying whats 'IN' or 'LATEST', instead buy what u can exploit(read put to full use)... there are a lot of great things... depends whether their greatness applys and aligns to ur need... so give us an insight into how u plan to use the comp and everyone here would be willing to help u decide then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted August 2, 2007 If portablity is not really required than a desktop is way better than a laptop for several reasons. The most important factor for me is that I can asseble the rig with the best known components ...and also maintain it myself. I dont know about chennai ...but I'v had a VERY, VERY bad experience with Hathway here in Poona. Im currently using BSNL and while it works it rocks (downtime is almost nil) ...but support is very bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrajiv 1 Report post Posted August 3, 2007 If you r a frequent traveler than Laptop is a must otherwise Desktop PC. keep in mind a desktop PC has a better life than a Laptop. For the internet connection u have many choices i would suggest Reliance & Tata Indicom based on my experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AGK 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2007 Hi friends thank you all for ur advice n suggestion.i think i will go for a desktop.Thanks again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
