I want to share my experience with the Motorola MotoBook 60 to warn others who are considering buying this laptop.

I purchased it around 8 months ago for approximately ₹45,000. It has been used carefully on a desk, with no drops, dents, scratches, or visible physical damage. Recently, the hinge started making a loud grinding/clicking sound every time I open or close the lid.

The display still works, but this kind of issue on a laptop that is less than a year old is concerning.

Warranty denied without physical inspection

I contacted Motorola Support expecting the laptop to be inspected under its standard warranty. However, my warranty claim was denied over the phone and by email without a technician physically examining the device.

Instead of inspecting the hinge to determine the actual cause, support treated the issue as mechanical friction and indicated that it would not be covered.

Told that even a service centre repair could be chargeable

According to the information provided by support, visiting an authorised service centre would not necessarily result in warranty coverage, and I might have to pay for the repair myself.

Spending potentially thousands of rupees on a hinge or casing issue after just eight months is frustrating, especially when the laptop has been used normally.

Previous display-driver issues raise further concerns

Around two months ago, a buggy driver update reportedly caused display problems on MotoBook laptops, including green marks or tints on the screens. Motorola's response was that software-related problems were not covered under warranty.

Concerns about the Lenovo IdeaPad connection

The MotoBook 60 appears to share its underlying design or chassis platform with Lenovo IdeaPad models. Some IdeaPad owners have reported hinge failures involving internal plastic mounting points.

I understand that hardware can fail. What I find unacceptable is having a warranty claim denied before anyone physically inspects the device and determines what actually caused the problem.

A laptop costing approximately ₹45,000 should come with a reasonable expectation of durability and proper warranty support.

My recommendation: Think twice before buying the Motorola MotoBook 60 or MotoBook 60 Pro. Do not evaluate these laptops based on specifications and price alone. Consider the potential repair costs and the quality of after-sales support as well.

How is this purchase...mainly camera ke liye chaiye tha mujhe

If I buy this phone from a local shop, what’s the lowest price I should negotiate for? I don’t have a credit card, but I’m getting a ₹3,000 discount through UPI

Current price for 12/256 is 55k which is nowhere value for money. Can I expect it to come down to 50k any time soon?

It seems like it ticking all the chcekbox of good enough phone. Yeah camera is not flagship level but it's not deal breaker performance. No issue found so far in overall reviews.

If anyone using it or done some research on it, please let me know. I am going to make a huge decision today.

Thankx in advance.

After so much confusion and brainwork, settled with Redmi Turbo 5 and got it today evening... So far its good

I'm genuinely curious about this. Brands like Vivo (X series) and OnePlus , oppo offer some impressive features in their flagship phones, including larger batteries, fast charging, competitive cameras, chargers in the box, and good customer support.

Meanwhile, some Samsung flagships offer smaller batteries and slower charging, and Samsung users have also reported green-line display issues on certain models.

Despite these differences, many people still prefer Samsung over Chinese brands.

Is it mainly because of brand value, trust, software experience, long-term updates, resale value, or something else?

Are people prioritising the Samsung brand name over the actual hardware and value for money, or does Samsung genuinely offer advantages that aren't obvious from the specifications?

I'd like to hear opinions from users of both brands.

I'm confused between the Samsung Galaxy S25 (256GB) for ₹61,000 and the iPhone 17 (256GB) for ₹86,000.

My priorities are long-term use (4–5 years), camera quality, performance, and reliability. I'm also concerned about the green-line display issue on Samsung phones.

Which one would you recommend at these prices? Is the iPhone worth spending ₹25,000 extra, or is the S25 the better deal? I'd appreciate your honest opinions and long-term experiences.

So I was looking at realme gt 7t and poco x8 pro (looking for phone in the same budget) but realme one was unavailable all the time and i was in the wrong impression. I don't trust poco 😔

So plss lend me your expertise and help me buy a good overall all rounder phone with performance on the higher end.

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I planned to buy realme gt7t in the big billion days offer in to Flipkart

I thought the 8 256 variant will be available for 29k but it is available at 33k and that too out of stock

12 256 is available for 34.5k which is above my budget

Should I wait for a price drop after big billion days or should I snatch the deal?

Please Suggest if you think there is better camera phone than 4a under 35k

Camera is my first preference

Which used iPhone Pro should I buy? 🇮🇳
Currently using an iPhone 13 mini and planning to upgrade to a Pro model.
💰 Budget: ₹35k, can stretch to ₹45k for a really good deal.

Which model offers the best value for money?

Looking for genuine advice on battery, camera, performance and long-term use. What would you recommend? 👇

Redmi 15c at 18k inr . Need for daily use not gaming sometimes movies and all

S25fe vs Samsung A56 vs Oneplus Nord 6

small rant but why does every 70-80k laptop thread eventually become

“just get gaming laptop bro”

OP: I need good battery, college, coding, netflix, office, easy to carry

reddit: RTX 👍

not everyone buying a 75k laptop wants to play Cyberpunk ffs 😭

I was checking current Flipkart laptops and Samsung Galaxy Book5 Core Ultra 5 225U, 16GB/512GB is sitting around this budget after the shown offers.

and that's what made me think this segment has changed a lot.

16gb ram, decent modern cpu, thin/light machine, no huge gaming charger to carry around.

For someone doing college + coding + normal work, I'd genuinely take that kind of setup over forcing an RTX laptop just because “more performance”.

Obviously if you game, use CUDA, Blender, local ML stuff, rendering etc then yes. Buy NVIDIA. Different use case.

But if your heaviest task is VS Code + Chrome + Spotify why are we recommending the laptop equivalent of bringing a Scorpio to buy milk 😭

Gaming laptops are great.

They're just not automatically the best ₹80k laptop.

trying to pick a phone around 80k specifically looking for something that feels like a proper flagship.

Things I care about are mainly:

Video, I shoot a lot so camera quality and proper stabilisation would be great
Selfies, wide angle ones since most of my pics are group pics
easy to edit
software support
decent battery

I'm okay with buying an FE model or last year's flagship if that's the better deal. Samsung's S26 FE seems like the obvious option from what I've seen, but what about OnePlus/Oppo/Vivo around this price?

For people who have actually used these phones, which one would you pick?

Basically looking for the best flagship experience for under ₹80k, not necessarily the phone with the biggest numbers.

8-10 hrs between vscode, slack, calls and 30 tabs and i've finally accepted that dining chair + random cushion is not a WFH setup 😭

trying to stay somewhere around 15k.

currently looking at Featherlite stuff and The Sleep Company Stylux. Stylux landed on the shortlist mostly because the lumbar support + adjustable arms look useful for long work days and the SmartGRID seat seems nicer than sitting on another basic foam chair for 8 hours.

not expecting a chair to magically fix my back. just want something that doesn't make me hate sitting by 5pm.

anyone using Stylux or similar chairs for actual 8hr+ dev days?

more interested in how they feel after months of daily use than day 1 comfort.

I'm planning to buy a proper flagship phone soon and honestly the number of good options right now is making the decision harder, not easier. I'm not really interested in which phone gets the highest benchmark score. I'm going to be using this thing every day for the next few years, so I'm more concerned about how it actually feels to live with.

My priorities are roughly:

-Camera

-Battery

-Performance

-Display

Right now I'm looking at Galaxy S26 Ultra, iPhone 18 Pro Max, Pixel 11 Pro XL, Xiaomi 16 Ultra, OnePlus 15 and Vivo X300 Pro.

For people who've actually owned one of these, what made you happy with your purchase, and what do you wish you'd known before buying? Looking to hear from people who've actually lived with these phones for a while and what their experience has been like.