Thursday 19 December 2013

Top 5 Best 4th Generation Core i5 Laptops Under 50,000 INR in India

Intel released it's 4th generation Haswell processors a few months ago. This latest generation offers improved performance and energy efficiency over the 3rd generation processors. For a price of 50,000 INR, you can purchase a laptops with decent specifications. Some people want the latest chips added to their computer so these people tend to choose a laptop with the 4th generation core i5 processor. Another reason for the selection of core i5 processor is the fact that not many laptops with an i7 processor is available within the price range of 50,000 INR so the next mobile CPU which gives the most performance in the Intel 'i' series is core i5. An advantage of the core i5 is that it has got turbo boost technology allowing to increase the clock speed of the processor that will result in an increase in overall performance. Here we are listing top 5 best 4th generation core i5 laptops available in India under 50,000 INR. This will help you to select a laptop according to your needs.

1. Lenovo Essential G510 (59-398452)

Top 5 core i5 laptops under 50k
Among the list of best 4th generation core i5 laptops, we think this Lenovo model is one of the best. You will understand why if you take a look at the features of Lenovo G510. It comes with a 4th generation core i5 with clock speed of 2.5 GHz and it can be increased with turbo boost technology up to 3.1 GHz. The performance of a computer does not depends only on the generation or the series/model. Clock speed is a very important factor determining the overall performance of a CPU. Lenovo packed this model with a CPU with greater clock speed when comparing it with competitors in same price range. All other features of this laptop looks decent to us. So Lenovo G510 is one of the best laptops to buy under 50,000 INR.

Key specifications

  • Intel core i5 (4th Generation)  processor with clock speed of 2.5 GHz (with Turbo Boost Technology Upto 3.1 GHz)
  • 4 GB DDR3 (Expandable up to 16 GB)
  • 500 GB HDD rotating at 5400 RPM
  • 2 GB ATI Sunpro 8570 DDR 3 GPU
  • 15.6 inch LED display with 1366 x 768 Pixel resolution
  • 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0 ports
  • 6 cell battery with 3 hours back up
  • Windows 8 operating system
Pros: CPU with relatively high clockspeed
Final verdict: If you are looking for a laptop with good performance and a GPU with nice gaming capabilities, then go with Lenovo G510

2. HP Pavilion 15-n012TX

HP was one of the first manufacturer to produce laptops powered by 4th generation core i5. The Pavilion 15-n012TX is one of the best laptops you can consider from HP especially if you are a gaming freak. We are interested to say about the GPU in this laptop rather than it's CPU. It comes with an Nvidia GeForce GT 740M which is a really good GPU. You can play almost all games released till the date in high or ultra settings. Coming to the processor, It is an Intel core i5 4200U. One of the very small disadvantage we found while comparing to it's competitors is that this CPU's clockspeed is 1.6 Ghz - 2.6 GHz which is a little bit low. All other features looks great. 

Key specifications

  • Intel core i5 (4th Generation) 4200U CPU with 1.6 - 2.6 GHz clock speed
  • 4 GB DDR3 (Expandable up to 8 GB)
  • 1 TB HDD with speed of 5400 RPM
  • 2 GB DDR 3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M GPU
  • 15.6 inch HD BrightView LED Backlit Display with 1366 x 768 Pixel resolution
  • 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0 ports
  • 4 cell battery
  • Windows 8 operating system
Pros: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M GPU, 1 TB HDD
Final verdict: If you need a laptop for heavy gaming but relatively less CPU speed, then select HP Pavilion 15-n012TX

3. HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-n007TX

Top 5 core i5 laptops
As the name indicates, this is a core i5 laptop with a touchscreen. So you can enjoy both the performance of i5 processor and the fun of using a touchscreen. This model is similar to the above described HP 15-n012TX. The only noticable difference is that the display is touchscreen. Both laptops have same processor, HDD, RAM and only the GPU model different. This one has AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8670M GPU.

Key specifications

  • Core i5 (4th Generation) 4200U CPU with 1.6 to 2.6 GHz clock speed
  • 4 GB DDR3 RAM (expandable up to 8 GB)
  • 1 TB HDD with 5400 RPM speed
  • 1 GB DDR 3 AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8670M GPU
  • 15.6 inch HD BrightView LED Backlit Display with Multi-touch Enabled and 1366 x 768 Pixel resolution
  • 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0 ports
  • 4 cell battery
  • Windows 8 operating system
Pros: Touchscreen
Final verdict: If you need a touchscreen laptop with core i5 under 50,000, go with HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-n007TX

4. Dell Inspiron 15

Inspiron 15 is one of the successful models from Dell. The Inspiron series laptops are available in a wide variety of specifications. This particular variant have a 4th generation core i5 4200U processor in it. While comparing, we found that the RAM is 6 GB which none of the other models in this comparison have and the operating system is Ubuntu which is free. The free OS will help you save some money. All other features looks nice and we didn't find any big disadvantages.

Key specifications

  • Core i5 (4th Generation) 4200U CPU with 1.6 to 2.6 GHz clock speed
  • 6 GB DDR3 RAM (expandable up to 8 GB)
  • 1 TB HDD with 5400 RPM speed
  • 15.6 inch HD LED Display with True Life and 1366 x 768 Pixel resolution
  • 2 GB DDR 3 AMD Radeon HD 8670M GPU
  • 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0 ports
  • 6 cell battery with 3 hours back up
  • Ubuntu operating system
Pros: 6 GB RAM, Free OS
Final verdict: If you don;t like to pay for operating system or you want Ubuntu OS and relatively greater RAM, select Dell Inspiron 15

5. Asus X550LC-XX039D

Best 4th gen laptops under 50k
The Asus X550LC-XX039D is a laptop in which you get 4th generation core i5 at a low price of 41,990 INR. This laptop offers pretty much everything that the other models in this era offers. Asus have included all the features needed for daily computing purposes. The CPU is 4th generation core i5 4200U which most of the other high priced laptops have. The GPU is Nvidia Geforce GT 720M. This is a new GPU from Nvidia. You will be able to play most of the games in it but high detailing will not be available because it is not a high end graphics processor. The OS provided is DOS which we think is one of the factors that helped in reducing the price.

Key specifications

  • Core i5 (4th Generation) 4200U CPU with 1.6 to 2.6 GHz clock speed
  • 4 GB DDR3 RAM (expandable up to 8 GB)
  • 750 GB HDD with 5400 RPM speed
  • 15.6 inch HD TFT LCD Glare Display with LED Backlit and 1366 x 768 Pixel resolution
  • 2 GB DDR 3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M GPU
  • 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0 ports
  • 4 cell battery
  • Free DOS operating system
Pros: Low price
Final verdict: If you need a 4th generation core i5 laptop at a low price, then select Asus X550LC-XX039D