Looking To Buy This Laptop - Help Me Out

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Well, looking for a laptop. have my eye set on these two

Newegg.com - HP ProBook 4530s (XU015UT#ABA) Notebook Intel Core i3 2310M(2.10GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 320GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi Intel HD Graphics 3000
($450 - approx 20250/-)

Newegg.com - lenovo IdeaPad Z560 (0914-42U) Notebook Intel Core i3 380M(2.53GHz) 15.6" Wide XGA 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics
($400 - approx 18000/-)

i like the first one. but my question here is it a good deal at that price.
i consider it bad deal if i am not saving atleast 9-10k if bought from india as i will be loosing warranty and goodies(laptop bag basically)

also advice regarding specwise whether its good for atleast 1year or should i avoid i3 altogether. and also about GPU.
so what you guys suggest. If you can post link to similar devices in india with price, it will be very helpful.

this laptop will be used for surfing/document editing/watching dvd rips/bit of gaming

Thanks in advance.
 
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personally i would not buy a laptop from abroad if it does not come with global (indian) warranty. laptop parts die fast. and you would probably make use of the warranty within a year or two. if the warranty is only for one year, and you do not plan to pay for extended warranty, then it makes sense. :D
 
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^^ i have never purchased a laptop from india. been getting from US since early 2007 and not a single laptop died within 1 year and i never go for extended warranties. earlier it was no brainer as the price difference was huge(atleast 15k) but now i feel its not like that anymore, hence the thread.

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Also, they come with global warranties but not honored in india with some lame excuse so i call it no warranty in india.
 
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the only laptop i bought for myself was purchased in the USA. i bought it with 2 years extended warranty. Dell honored it just fine here in india. the condition when i purchased the laptop was that... three year warranties would be honored globally. less than that would not. of course the price difference was very high at that time. i think my configuration was around 40K higher in india... so bought it from the states. today? i would probably only buy a macbook from abroad. because their warranties are at least honored here in india and price difference is somewhat reasonable.
 
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Other things are just fine for mediocre usage, but yeah I had like 500 GB HDD over 320 GBP.S Any specific reason for 15.6''
 
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Personally, I feel that 15.6'' is for designers and professionals who need some screen space.I don't know your usage, but I would have gone for a 14'' as apart from portability and showbazi, what else one uses laptop for heh :)
 
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^^ well webdevelopment will be done on this machine but 14' and 15.6' comes with 1366x768 these days so that doesnt matter. just that 14 inch looks congested
 
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