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Originally posted by Ted Promo I dunno, I was looking into this Vaio for reference: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16834117887

I dont really trust the cheap vaios.. there ssomething unnerving about them, dunno, like they're gonna break in half

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If you go Vaio, I suggest getting a Sony card for an easy 300 credit back. Also, there is 4% cashback from various sites like live.com or ecoupon.com. Plus, you're not limited to buying it from Sonystyle. You save 337.96 but you have to sign up for a CC.

Depending on how long you want to wait, there are always good deals for laptops on all the deal sites.

I'm talking...

Lenovo IdeaPads for $500

Specs:
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T6400 ( 2GHz 800MHz 2MB )
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64
- 15.4 " WXGA TFT with integrated camera LCD Glossy 1280x800
- 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz
- 320GB 5400
- DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
- Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 5100
- Bluetooth Version 2.0 + EDR

Getting cheap Dell's that meet your specs is pretty easy too.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov This is what I got six months ago and I've been very satisfied. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16834117895

nah, I want a bit more bang than that. I'll be doing some audio stuff and just want a little bit more bang than that. But I'm thinking of probably going with a more expensive Vaio.

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Originally posted by Scottaculous If you go Vaio, I suggest getting a Sony card for an easy 300 credit back. Also, there is 4% cashback from various sites like live.com or ecoupon.com. Plus, you're not limited to buying it from Sonystyle. You save 337.96 but you have to sign up for a CC.

I'm definitely not signing up for a credit card. As it is, I'm 23 and have 4 credit cards that I never use.

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Originally posted by Ted Promo nah, I want a bit more bang than that. I'll be doing some audio stuff and just want a little bit more bang than that. But I'm thinking of probably going with a more expensive Vaio.

dude, the SR

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Originally posted by Ivand dude, the SR

Nah, I can get more for less if I go with the Vaio VGN FW-390

2.4ghz core2duo
320gig hd at 7200rpm
4gigs DDR2 RAM 800mhz (expandable to 8gig)
blu-ray rom
full-hd display
Vista 64bit
16.4" screen

for 1229.

On the SR the closest thing was for 1339 or something and it was the exact same except the RAM wasn't expandable and there wasn't a blu-ray drive.

My only major complaints with this is the size and the disk-drive isn't a slot-loading one :/

and it has decent ATI Radeon graphics with 512mb memory.

i hate that machine, i think it is one of the ugliest vaios too big and dorky

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Originally posted by Ivand i hate that machine, i think it is one of the ugliest vaios too big and dorky

Yeah, but I'm paying less, getting more, and -- well........ sigh

why is the fucking jew not on today?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...d=1218041150023

Great deal for $699

Product Features
Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T6400
Features 2 processing cores, 800MHz system bus, 2MB L2 cache and 2.0GHz processor speed per core.

4GB DDR2 memory

15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display

320GB hard drive (5400 rpm)

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Features up to 1759MB total video memory for intense detail. HDMI port for connectivity.

Built-in webcam with microphone

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition operating system
With Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled.

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Originally posted by coolestrl http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...d=1218041150023 Great deal for $699 Product Features Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T6400 Features 2 processing cores, 800MHz system bus, 2MB L2 cache and 2.0GHz processor speed per core. 4GB DDR2 memory 15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display 320GB hard drive (5400 rpm) Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Features up to 1759MB total video memory for intense detail. HDMI port for connectivity. Built-in webcam with microphone Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition operating system With Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled.

Processor's too slow and the graphics on it suck

I'm also not too keen on the color choice.