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mberan42:
Ok, well, that was constructive...
What about this comparable one from Gateway?
[*]Intel? Core? 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.00GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache)
[*]Genuine Windows Vista? Business (32-bit)
[*]Microsoft? Office Small Business Edition 2003 (Basic + PowerPoint & Publisher)
[*]2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024MB modules)
[*]NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS Graphics w/ 256MB DDR
[*]17.1" WUXGA TFT Active Matrix (1920 x 1200 max. resolution)
[*]100GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive
[*]8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer (DVD?R/ ?RW/ CD-RW)
[*]Notebook Value Service Plan -- 1 year parts/ labor/ no on-site/ 1 year technical support
[*]Primary 8-Cell Lithium Ion Battery w/ 1 Yr. limited battery warranty
[*]McAfee? 15-month Internet Security Suite with VirusScan, Personal Firewall Plus, SpamKiller & Privacy Service (for Genuine Windows? Vista?)
All that for $2,211 - cheaper than the Sony. Thoughts?
Will:
Vaio's have always been a little bit out of my price range (and by a little bit, I mean a lot.) All I know is that I got my little Compaq Presario last year for just over $600 and it does everything I've asked it to do so far except run San Andreas well. The Vaio's sure do look pretty though...
Dimmukane:
--- Quote from: mberan42 on 20 Feb 2007, 13:23 ---Ok, well, that was constructive...
What about this comparable one from Gateway?
[*]Intel? Core? 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.00GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache)
[*]Genuine Windows Vista? Business (32-bit)
[*]Microsoft? Office Small Business Edition 2003 (Basic + PowerPoint & Publisher)
[*]2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024MB modules)
[*]NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS Graphics w/ 256MB DDR
[*]17.1" WUXGA TFT Active Matrix (1920 x 1200 max. resolution)
[*]100GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive
[*]8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer (DVD?R/ ?RW/ CD-RW)
[*]Notebook Value Service Plan -- 1 year parts/ labor/ no on-site/ 1 year technical support
[*]Primary 8-Cell Lithium Ion Battery w/ 1 Yr. limited battery warranty
[*]McAfee? 15-month Internet Security Suite with VirusScan, Personal Firewall Plus, SpamKiller & Privacy Service (for Genuine Windows? Vista?)
All that for $2,211 - cheaper than the Sony. Thoughts?
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I'd pick that over the Sony, but only because it's cheaper. Truth is, if you want one that's going to last, you gotta cough it up. Most Dell's have the absolutely shittiest insides in a name-brand PC I've ever seen, but then their XPS lines offer things like water-cooling (not in their laptops. most laptops have cramped innards, as a rule). If you do decide to get the gateway, you might wanna throw in an extra sixty bucks or so and get one of those chill pads you stick on the bottom to keep it from overheating, just to be safe.
mberan42:
I checked out Toshiba, but the website doesn't allow customizing. I'm not buying a Dell - everything my family has bought has been a Dell and they're fraught with problems.
Here's a Compaq:
[*]Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo T7200 (2.0GHz/4MB L2Cache)
[*]Windows Vista Business
[*]17.0" WSXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1680x1050)
[*]256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
[*]2048MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
[*]120GB 5400RPM SATA
[*]LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
[*]Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth
[*]High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
[*]Microsoft(R) Office Small Business 2007
[*]Norton Internet Security(TM) 2007 - 15 Months
[*]1-year HP Accidental Damage Protection with Express Repair extended service plan
All that for $2,107 w/ 12 months no interest, no payments.
mberan42:
Sorry for the double post, but I want to sum up the three lappy's pros and cons.
Pros
Sony:
[*]Looks awesome
[*]Great brand reputation
[*]Longest standard anti-virus subscription
Gateway:
[*]Highest screen resolution of the three
[*]Fastest Hard Drive
Compaq:
[*]Cheapest
[*]LightScribe burner
[*]Cheap high-capacity battery
[*]Great warranty / service plan
Cons
Sony:
[*]Buttfucking expensive
[*]Slowest processor
Gateway:
[*]They sit wrong with me. I couldn't tell you what it is, but they just don't seem reputable.
[*]Smallest HDD size
[*]Ugly
Compaq:
[*]Smallest screen resolution
[*]Ugly
Anybody have anything else to say about this? I'd love to have the Sony, but I'm probably going to go with the Compaq, unless people think otherwise.
Thanks, as always, for the help.
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