Watch your favourite HD movies on these amazing laptops


An often overlooked brand of computers is the Lenovo range which provide excellent value for money with a vast array of specs.  Two such models are:

Lenovo G575L (1699AED)

  • AMD Dual_Core E-350 Processor 1.6 GHz
  • AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics
  • Genuine Windows 7 Basic
  • RAM – 4Gb DDR3
  • Hard drive:  500GB

Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (2199AED)

  • AMD Quad-Core A6-3400M APU
  • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
  • RAM – 4 GB DDR3
  • Hard drive 750GB
  • 15.6″ High Def. Glare with intergrated camera

These laptops can be found at Carrefour.

6 stores with the best laptop prices in Dubai

If you’re looking for the best laptop prices in Dubai you can’t go wrong with these 6 mega electronic stores.  Prices are pretty much the same across the board for laptops.  It’s best to talk to one of the many sales people to understand what laptop best fits your needs. 

1. Sharaf DG

2. Plugins

3. Jackys

4. CompuME

5. Carrefour

6. Jumbo

The last three stores can be found in the Mall of the Emirates.

What to look for when buying a laptop in Dubai

Laptops are an essential asset for most people especially students and business people.  Laptops are used for different reasons and therefore buying one depends on what you want its primary function to be.  However, there are few basic things that you need to look out for in order for the laptop to function best.

Good screen resolution should be checked.  Most laptops do not offer great color production and this is never an issue for someone who just wants to do word processing and surf the internet.  If you love good gaming, watching videos and editing photos, a laptop with good color production is best for you.

You should get an excellent processing speed that you can afford. Whatever the purpose of the laptop is, a good processing speed is best for optimum functioning of the device.  Intel Pentium processors are the best as they also enhance a longer battery life.

You should select a laptop with the screen size that you deem fit. For movie lovers, mini-laptops are not the best. A 17 inch laptop is standard and ideal for most people. vWide-screen laptops offer sharper and clearer images.

A laptop with ample memory is the best.  This is for storage of your software like the operating system and office package.

The memory should also allow storage of other miscellaneous applications. If you are a student or a busy businessman, ensure that you have ample memory for storage of documents and files.  RAM should be enough too. An ideal RAM capacity is 1GB. This is to enhance proper gaming, video editing, your graphics work and image editing.

Slots for all reasons are ideal.  These will enable you to connect a variety of compatible peripheral devices. You can at least connect your laptop to a TV, a projector, your phone or your digital camera.

The type of keyboard should be considered.  As laptops reduce in size, so does the keyboard.  It is important to check where important keys like the control, shift, space bar and delete keys are.  Laptops purchased in Dubai will most probably have Arabic characters. 

 Laptop keyboards have a touch pad which functions as a mouse.  Test the functionality of the touch pad.

Laptops with Local Area Network and a wireless connection give you a whole new dimension in surfing the web.

Battery life should be looked at.  A good laptop should have a long-lasting battery. The best battery is the Lithium-ion batteries.  These have replaced the nickel-cadmium batteries.

Top quality laptops in Dubai can be bought from a number of electronic stores.

HP Pavilion DV6 Range

Take a close look at this laptop range available now.  The specs look exactly the same, but the price is considerably different.

And that’s because the 3170s hold a powerful Quad core processor (i7-720QM) that is super fast when using software that will make use of it’s four cores and 8 threads.  For instance during HD video encoding and high end gaming.

If you want a laptop for everyday use then go with the cheaper 3140.

3170/71/72/73   3,999AED

  • Intel Core i7-720QM Processor 1.6GHz
  • Windows 7 Home 64bit
  • 4Gb Ram
  • 500Gb SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200rpm
  • 15.6″ High Definition LED display
  • Microsoft Office Starter 2010

3140/41/42/43   2,999AED

  • Intel Core i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz
  • Windows 7 Home 64bit
  • 4Gb Ram
  • 500Gb SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200rpm
  • 15.6″ High Definition LED display
  • Microsoft Office Starter 2010

Both from Jacky’s Electronics.

Sony Vaio Xmas Deals

Sony Vaio laptops in dubai

The latest 64bit Sony Vaios are out and they come in a variety of colours and speeds.

The VPC-S135FA/B comes with Windows 7  Home Premium 64 bit, loaded with 4Gb of Ram and a 320gb Hard drive.  With a 13.3″ screen it’s a steal at 4,195 AED.

If you prefer a larger screen then check out the VPC-EB36FA.  It houses a 15.5″ screen, Windows 7 64 bit, 4Gb of Ram and a 500GB hard drive.  Available in Black and White and priced at 3,595AED.

Or if you’d like something inbetween, the 14′ Sony Vaio VPC-EA35FA is available for 3,495AED and comes with a 14′ screen, Windows 7 Home 64bit, 4Gb of Ram adn 320gb hard drive. 

Available in Black, White, Pink.

These Sony Vaios are all available from Jacky’s Electronics.

Apple IPAD – Laptop replacement?

apple ipad in dubai

Although strictly not a laptop, the Apple IPAD is fast becoming the gadget of the year.  Light weight and a speedy boot up, the ipad coupled with a wireless keyboard (or fold out keyboard) is an excellent laptop replacement. 

Some favourite and useful apps to download and install (particulary if you’re a frequent traveller) on the ipad are:

Citrix receiver (excellent for business enterprise use)

Evernote (store, record, search for notes, business cards, upload files, photos and sync across multiple platforms)

Pages (Apple’s Word document equivalent)

Zinio(a fantastic app to download magazine subscriptions).

Where to pick up an IPAD in Dubai:  all major electronic stores stock them.  The 32Gb with 3g is currently going for 3600AED at CompuME, but check out the small kiosks doted around the Mall of the Emirates for even cheaper prices. 

Apple Keyboards can be bought at the same places for around 380 AED.