Tn gov Laptop HCL vs Lenovo

Tamil Nadu Government Free Laptop Complete Review :

The Laptop given by our TN Government has nothing to blame. It was configured to give students a great experience in education. It lacks a DVD-RW/DVD drive as a part to prevent students from diverting from studies. It basically has a Linux BOSS and Windows 7 Ultimate OS. 

HCL

The Config of Free TN GovtLaptop 2012 : 

Model : HCL
Display : 1366x768, 14" Inches, 16:9 wide screen
Processor : AMD Turion x2 Dual Core 2.6 GHz
Video Memory : 1 GB ATI Mobile Radeon HD 4250
Main Memory : 2 GB DDR 3 (Upgradable to 8 GB)
Hard Disk : 160 GB (No DVD Drive,Webcam,Wifi)
Operating System : Windows 7 Pro & Linux BOSS 4.0
Weight : 2.6 Kg
Battery : 6 Cell Li-Ion (4400mha) Minimum 3 Hrs

---

Review : (HCL)

Display:
          
              Has a HD standard LCD 14 " inch Display with 1366 x 768 pixels with 16:9 ratio Wide Screen which is equivalent to 1280x720 with 16:9 ratio Wide Screen. You Might Experience little Glare while viewing at a different angle but still It is a good Display.

Processor:
          
              Everyone might think AMD is weak ! But you are wrong this AMD Turion x2 is equivalent to Intel Dual Core except for the cache memories. Still it has a faster clock speed (2.6GHz) than the Intel Pentium's 2.3 GHz. Ideal for mid range computing. But Gaming in this machine might be a head ache but dont lose hope yet this thing can play games which where released before 2010 (Tested Major games by me) cos it is backed up by a GPU of 1 GB of video memory. Trust me this AMD has lot of potential.

Main Memory (RAM) :
          
            It has a 2 GB DDR3 RAM which can be upgraded to 8 GB at the price of Rs.1200 - Rs.1500. Its Clocked around 1060 MHz which really fast ! but there are still 1330 MHz one which you can get if you love multitasking. Running on the 2 GB is ideal if you are not a gamming fan or Multi tasker lol get 4 GB and you will love this Laptop.Want to know more about increasing RAM Click here. (I currently Have 6 GB RAM)

Hard Disk:
          
            They shrunk the Hard Disk capacity from 320 GB to 160 GB this year thats little disappointing but we can blame it cos its FREE.If you are wondering "I have only 120 GB, where the hell is the other 40 GB! " thats cos Linux BOSS 4.0 occupies 40 GB :P if you want to know how to get that 40 GB back and how to remove LINUX BOSS Click Here. Its a standard SATA drive which can be replaced with a new hard disk with higher capacity but who wants to lose a original Windows 7 Pro.

Video Memory (Graphics Card) :
            
            It has a onboard memory of 1 GB ATI Radeon HD 4520 which is awesome. This is almost pretty basic but still you can play many games if you upgrade your RAM to 4 GB. Totally this one is Awesome i just tested some major games like GTA IV which ran smoothly with Medium Graphics Config.

Operating System:
            
            The laptop is preinstalled with Windows 7 Pro & LINUX BOSS 4.0. Lets start with linux, LINUX BOSS is really old but has lots of educational softs I am not interested in LINUX so i just deleted it. Want to delete yours Click here. Now windows, This thing has a Windows 7 Pro which is freaking awesome and the best part, it is original so you can get free antivirus from Microsoft and more updates, and as it is ultimate all softwares are supported, people who think WINDOWS XP SOFTS dont work in Windows 7 are wrong Windows 7 32 bit now supports 90 % of Win XP softs so go get used to Win 7 and you will love it.

Battery:
            
              Has a brilliant battery that lasts 3 Hrs. Its a 6 cell Standard Li-Ion battery with 4400 mha which is lower than that of lenovo's 47 Whr but uses less power than lenovo so Both batteries are equivalent.

Weight:
            
              Weight is not a matter if you dont travel with your Laptop or if you dont use it on your lap, but some colleges ask students to bring the Laptop to college everyday so weight does matters. Lenovo weighs about 2.8 Kg and HCL weighs just 2.6 Kg but still 200 g does not make any major difference.
Speakers:    
                
                Speakers are not loud enough but its better than nothing. There is a software to boost Audio by a lot to download that soft click here. or you could just use a Headphone or Earphone :P

Other:

            The laptop comes with 67 GB of installed educational software and books which might be useful for some and useless for others.It has lots of contents and i am sure it will be quite usefull for lots of people before deleting any of it take a look and see if anything could be useful for you. HCL has a slot for Webcam and a space for DVD Drive and has a connecter for it(Lenovo does not have DVD connector) many students have attached DVD Drives in HCL. HCL has a lot of space in it so I am considering to add Wifi and Data card (internal) to it. If i succeed i will post them here in my site.To learn more about adding Hardware Click here.

---

Pros:

• HD Display with 16:9 Ratio.
• AMD Turion has better clock speed than Intel Pentium.
• RAM can be upgraded to 8 GB.
• Has ATI Mobile Radeon HD 1 GB(Even laptops with price
  range from Rs.25000 - Rs.30000 have only 1 GB).
• Windows 7 Pro, Linux BOSS(Linux BOSS is not the best but can be used to learn about LINUX platform, Click here to learn how to remove Linux).
• Brilliant Battery which lasts 3 Hrs.
• 67 GB of education softwares.
• HCL Laptop has lots of space in to upgrade it with Webcam,DVD Drive,Wifi,Data Card etc..
• The Dimension of this laptop is smaller than lenovo making it more compact.
• What else ? its freaking FREEEEEE.

Cons:

          First i would like you guys to know that this Laptop has nothing to blame cos it got lots of features, its not completely outdated and its a Gift from our govt. I am mentioning few cons just for review, But still This laptop ROCKS \m/.

• HardDisk capacity was reduced to 160 GB.
• Speakers are not loud(Can be made loud with this soft or by using External Speakers(Rs.450++)/Headphones/Earphones).
• Partitions are not organised(Click here to see how to change partition spaces).
• Adding stuffs to your laptop voids warranty.
• The body is more platic and the rear side is almost open so must behandled with care.
  

Summary:

            I did not add the lack of webcam,DVD Drive,Wifi to cons cos they were purposely not added to prevent students from misusing the laptop, but they can't stop us lol Click here and learn more.Its the best laptop you can ever get for free so Use it for your studies and whatever you do dont sell and waste it. Well studies is not the only thing you can do with it now here is where my site kicks in :D I collect the best softs for your laptop to make it awesome(Adding contents slow so dont expect them fast).

Overall i give this Laptop a 4.9 star. Cos its Hard Disk space was reduced to 160 GB.

---

Final Summary:

HCL vs Lenovo

CPU  :  Tie
GPU  :  HCL
HDD  :  Lenovo
OS  :  Tie
RAM  :  HCL
Battery  :  Tie
Speakers  :  Tie
Others  :  HCL

---

Lenovo

The Config of Free TN Govt Laptop 2011 :

Model : Lenovo B460e
Display : 1366x768, 14" Inches, 16:9 wide screen
Processor : Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4500 2.3 GHz
Video Memory : 896 MB Intel HD Graphics
Main Memory : 2 GB DDR 2 (Upgradable to 4 GB)
Hard Disk : 320 GB (No DVD Drive,Webcam,Wifi)
Operating System : Windows 7 Pro & Linux BOSS 4.0
Weight : 2.8
Battery : 6 Cell Li-Ion (4400mha) Minimum 3 Hrs

---

Review : (Lenovo)

Display:
          
              Has a HD standard LCD 14 " inch Display with 1366 x 768 pixels with 16:9 ratio Wide Screen which is equivalent to 1280x720 with 16:9 ratio Wide Screen. You Might Experience little Glare while viewing at a different angle but still It is a good Display.(Same as HCL)

Processor:
          
              Lenovo has a Intel Pentium Dual core 2.3 GHz which has lower clock speed than HCL's AMD Turion x2 which has 2.6 GHz but still has good Cache memory.Ideal for basic computing and other good stuffs. Gamming is not the best but you can play Games released before 2010 without lag.But Pentium is little outdated.

Main Memory (RAM) :
          
            It has a 2 GB DDR2 RAM which can be upgraded to 4 GB at the price of Rs.1200 - Rs.1500. I guess this should be clocked around 600 MHz - 800 MHz. Running on the 2 GB is ideal if you are not a gamming fan or Multi tasker lol get 4 GB and you will love this Laptop.To know more about adding RAM Click here.(Same as HCL)

Hard Disk:
          
            The hard disk capacity is 320 GB higher than the HCL's 160 GB. If you are wondering "I have only 220 GB, where the hell is the other 100 GB!" thats cos Linux BOSS 4.0 occupies 100 GB :P if you want to know how to get that 100 GB back and how to remove LINUX BOSS Click Here. Its a standard SATA drive which can be replaced with a new hard disk with higher capacity but who wants to lose a original Windows 7 Ultimate.

Video Memory (Graphics Card) :
            
            It has an onboard memory of 896 MB Intel HD Graphics which is enough to play games that where released before 2010. This is almost pretty basic so dont experiment this machine with brand new games. Totally this one has enough potential for mid ranged gamming,video editing and other mid ranged stuffs.

Operating System:
            
            The laptop is preinstalled with Windows 7 Pro & LINUX BOSS 4.0. Lets start with linux, LINUX BOSS is really old but has lots of educational softs I am not interested in LINUX so i just deleted it. Want to delete yours Click here. Now windows, This thing has a Windows 7 Pro which is freaking awesome and the best part, it is original so you can get free antivirus from Microsoft and more updates, and as it is ultimate all softwares are supported, people who think WINDOWS XP SOFTS dont work in Windows 7 are wrong Windows 7 now supports 90 % of Win XP softs so go get used to Win 7 and you will love it.(Same as HCL)
Battery:
            
              Has a brilliant battery that lasts 3 Hrs. Its a 6 cell Standard Li-Ion battery with 47 Whr which is higher than that of HCL's 45 Whr but both Laptops last full 3 Hrs so Both batteries are equivalent.
Weight:
            
              Weight is not a matter if you dont travel with your Laptop or if you dont use it on your lap, but some colleges ask students to bring the Laptop to college everyday so weight does matters. Lenovo weighs about 2.8 Kg and HCL weighs just 2.6 Kg but still 200 g does not make any major difference.
Speakers:    
                
                Speakers are not loud enough but its better than nothing. There is a software to boost Audio by a lot to download that soft click here. or you could just use a Headphone or Earphone :P But Lenovo seems to be bit louder than Hcl but that does not make any big difference.

Other:

            The laptop comes with 67 GB of installed educational software and books which might be useful for some and useless for others.It has lots of contents and i am sure it will be quite usefull for lots of people before deleting any of it take a look and see if anything could be useful for you.To learn more about adding Hardware Click here.

---

Pros:

• HD Display with 16:9 Ratio.
• RAM can be upgraded to 4 GB.
• Has Intel HD Graphics 896 MB(Even laptops with price
  range from Rs.25000 - Rs.30000 have only 1 GB).
• Windows 7 Ultimate, Linux BOSS(Linux BOSS is not the best but can be used to learn about LINUX platform, Click here to learn how to remove Linux).
• Little Bit louder speaker than HCL.
• Solid Body makes is feel more solid and less Flex.
• 320 GB Hard Disk.
• Brilliant Battery which lasts 3 Hrs.
• 67 GB of education softwares.
• What else its freaking FREEEEEE.

Cons:

          First i would like you guys to know that this Laptop has nothing to blame cos it got lots of features, its not completely outdated and its a Gift from our govt. I am mentioning few cons just for review, But still This laptop ROCKS \m/.

• Not enough space to add more components.
• It has space to hold DVD Drive but lacks an Extra SATA Connector.
• Little Bit bigger than HCL making this less compact.
• Speakers are not loud(Can be made loud with this soft or by using External Speakers(Rs.450++)/Headphones/Earphones).
• Partitions are not organised(Click here to see how to change partition spaces).
• Adding stuffs to your laptop voids warranty.

Summary:

            I did not add the lack of webcam,DVD Drive,Wifi to cons cos they were purposely not added to prevent students from misusing the laptop, but they can't stop us lol Click here and learn more.Its the best laptop you can ever get for free so Use it for your studies and whatever you do dont sell and waste it. Well studies is not the only thing you can do with it now here is where my site kicks in :D I collect the best softs for your laptop to make it awesome(Adding contents slow so dont expect them fast).

Overall i give this Laptop a 4.9 star. Cos its not compact as HCL

---