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Originally posted by exraver For all disillusioned bitards, I'll share little secret, I took apart tons of laptops in last 3 years. Guess what? All of them are made in China from chinese parts. What's a difference which label it will have glued to the front panel? Apple has only one diff., its same hardware inside, but they have 10-15 models, hence no compatibility problems. Does it worth X2 money? Only to make fashion statement

Fashion statement? If you think never restarting, booting up in seconds, never having to defrag, no viruses and everything just working, then cool, it's a fashion statement.

If you think the only difference is the apple logo, sorry, you're the one that's delusional.

Hell, even windows runs better on a mac than it does on a pc.

I don't even want to get into the PC vs. MAC thing. I was a PC user for a very very long time, until I finally decided to get a mac. The experience is second to none. End of story.

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Originally posted by spiderpig Fashion statement? If you think never restarting, booting up in seconds, never having to defrag, no viruses and everything just working, then cool, it's a fashion statement. If you think the only difference is the apple logo, sorry, you're the one that's delusional. Hell, even windows runs better on a mac than it does on a pc. I don't even want to get into the PC vs. MAC thing. I was a PC user for a very very long time, until I finally decided to get a mac. The experience is second to none. End of story.

ive been a pc/microsoft user since about 1984 until 2009 and now im a mac user.
mac is built on unix. thats enough reason to use mac.
one you go mac you'll never go back. lol

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Originally posted by feelgood just. read. this. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mo...ptops,9102.html

Really good info, i'm prob gonna go with a Vaio or a Toshiba

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Originally posted by malek stay away from Dell.

why do people have beef with dell? had my inspiron 1420 for about 3 years. after the first year (of carelessly lugging it around daily for university) the video card went. they replaced it and the screen, and even the hard drive because i reported it makes the occasional loud click. they used fedex and it took about 4 days total. haven't had any issues since then. tech support is in india but believe the reps are exclusive with dell and very well qualified.

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Originally posted by DaRoZa why do people have beef with dell? had my inspiron 1420 for about 3 years. after the first year (of carelessly lugging it around daily for university) the video card went. they replaced it and the screen, and even the hard drive because i reported it makes the occasional loud click. they used fedex and it took about 4 days total. haven't had any issues since then. tech support is in india but believe the reps are exclusive with dell and very well qualified.

I love my Dell. I bought an XPS 630 and never had any issues with it for as long as I can remember

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Originally posted by RobSt*r Ha ha, good ole sony time bomb. Just like their cameras and cd players and phones I used to have. Never had a Vaio though. The one my friend has is damn nice.

Thats right, it is a time bomb ... right after the one year mark.

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Originally posted by DaRoZa why do people have beef with dell? had my inspiron 1420 for about 3 years. after the first year (of carelessly lugging it around daily for university) the video card went. they replaced it and the screen, and even the hard drive because i reported it makes the occasional loud click. they used fedex and it took about 4 days total. haven't had any issues since then. tech support is in india but believe the reps are exclusive with dell and very well qualified.

because i have an enterprise grade Dell (not the cheaply built they sell to the consumers), and it fucking sucks ass. Had it for 2 years now, and use it 8-12 hours a day minium, more mileage than alot of you poeple on their fancy little mac or hp.

The tech support people at our company, tell me they are absolutely horrid, these guys support a dozen thousand laptops easily... so I think they have a good idea how good/bad these dell are.

On the other hand, I had an IBM thinkpad at my previous job, and had the same usage, even more intensive... and that laptop never crashed, never had to reboot it for weeks at once, etc... difference is blatant!

Lenovo machines are tanks. I would never buy any other laptop (and I haven't in the last 7 years [4 or 5 laptop purchases).

I have to agree with RJ.

Lenovo ftw. I have mine for almost 2 and a half years now and its awesome.

Mac Laptops are nicely designed, but overheating is their problem and the first thing to go is the HD.

I think this is what i'm going to go with, not top of the line but i think its a good price and it will be good for my needs.



Price $1,199.99*
NOW $999.99*

Sony's VAIO� FW-Series Notebook PC featuring Intel� Core� 2 Duo P8800 (2.66GHz) processor with Intel� Centrino� 2 technology in Black

Processor
Type: Intel� Core� 2 Duo processor P8800
Speed: 2.66GHz
Front Side Bus Speed: 1066MHz
L2 Cache: 3MB
Technology: Intel� Centrino� 2 processor technology

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista� Home Premium 64-bit - English only

General
Computer Type: Notebook
Type of Use: Portable
Action Buttons: S1, Volume - / +, Play / Pause, Stop, Rewind, Forward, A / V Mode, WLAN / Bluetooth� on / off
Pointing Device: Electro-static touch pad


Hardware
Keyboard: QWERTY, 86 keys, 19.05 mm pitch, 2 mm stroke - Bilingual
Camera: Built-in 1.3 MP MOTION EYE� camera and mic


Memory
Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Installed: 4GB PC2-6400 (2GBx2)
Maximum: 8GB
Speed: 800MHz

Hard Drive
Capacity: 320GB
Speed: 7200rpm
Interface: Serial ATA

Optical Drive
CD Support: Read / Write (CD/-R/-RW)
DVD Support: Read / Write (DVD +/- R/ +/- RW / +/- DL/-RAM)

Expansion Slots
Multimedia Card Reader: One Memory Stick Duo� media slot with MagicGate� functionality
One ExpressCard� /34 slot
One Secure Digital (SD� memory card) media slot


Audio
Sound System: Dolby Sound Room� Audio


Display
Screen Size: 16.4"
Resolution: 1920x1080
XBRITE� Technology: Yes

Graphics
Processor: ATI Mobility Radeon� HD 4650
Total Available Graphics Memory: 1GB VRAM
Chipset: Mobile Intel� PM45 Express Chipset
Max. External Resolution via VGA: 2048x1536
Max. External Display Resolution via HDMI�: 1920x1080

Inputs and Outputs
HDMI� Connection Output(s): 1
Modem Jack: 1
Microphone Input: 1
USB Port(s): 3 (2.0 compliant)
VGA Output(s): 1
DC-In: 1
i.LINK� Connection: 1 (4pin) i.LINK� connector (IEEE 1394)
Headphone Output(s): 1
Ethernet Connection (s): 1


Networking/Modem
Ethernet Protocol: 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base- T
Ethernet Speed: Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)
Modem Type: Integrated V.92/V.90 Modem (RJ- 11)
Wireless LAN: Intel� WiFi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth� Technology: Integrated Stereo A2DP Bluetooth� Technology (2.1 + EDR)

Power
Battery Type: Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS13/S)
Estimated Battery Life: 2.5 to 5.5 hours Standard Capacity Battery
3.5 to 8.0 hours Large Capacity Battery
Power Requirements: 86W + 10%
Input Voltage: 100-240V


Software
The VAIO� Software Experience: VAIO� Startup Assistant
Click to Disc Editor - Import, Edit, Burn
VAIO� Movie Story - Simple Movie Creation
VAIO� MusicBox - Music by Mood
VAIO� Media plus - Multimedia Streaming Software

*Please access VAIO� Help and Support from your PC for a complete list of software applications and trials.


Service and Warranty Information
Telephone Support: 1 Year
Limited Warranty Term: 1 year limited warranty.


Environmental Information
RoHS�: Compliant
For more information: www.sony.com/vaioeco


Dimensions
Weight: 6.7 lbs (with standard capacity battery)
Measurements: 15.1"(W) x 1.14 - 1.46"(H) x 10.3"(D)


Supplied Accessories
Power Cord
Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGPBPS13/ S)
AC Adaptor

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