text: i wanted to buy a laptop for my studies. can anyone help me with selecting the model/company  etc.? hi i am a student of btech computer science at iit guwahati. so the laptop must have all the features/hardware a computer engineer will need as well as it should be economical.  i live in india. can try lenovo.if looking for cheaper one try compaq(athlon processor).if want a good one,try ibm thinkpad