Sony VAIO Notebooks
 

Any one else have one? Im about to pick this one up today for a really good price.


Any comments are welcome


http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&oid=87649

pick me up one while you out

not yet...looking at them too. let me know how it goes for ya

Go custom with an OEM...more bang for your buck

that ones garbage, get this one..

http://www.dynamism.com/x505/webfile...09.jpg.800.jpg

mmm... carbon fiber..

i bought a Vaio (3 or 4?) years ago when they first came out, 450MHZ processor i believe.

liked the machine, hated that i could only buy Sony components and periphs for it......as they are expensive and didn't offer many extras at the time. they might offer more now, but check into that before you buy it. :winkwink:

I'm on one now that I bought two years ago and I love it. I do all of my work on it and reserve another computer for just video editing.

man, that looks sweet greentea

I HAD one.... The screen was for shit... sent it to sony 6 times and they said it was normal... yet the ones in the stores looked perfect. I ended up getting a refund and buying a Toshiba :thumbsup

Aah I love the VAIO's, so slim and stylish. Hmm, your even has a 16.1 inch tft, kick ass! :thumbsup

I bought one about 3 years ago. I don't know if those models all sucked, or if I just got a lemon, but I have had lots of problems with it.

Yes this thing is friggin sweet, it has tv tuner in it, dvd burner, 80 gig hd. Im getting such a good deal i cant pass it up. I might put it up on ebay or something if i dont use it.

I had an SR17 a couple years ago (P3-700mhz, 10.4" screen, .75" thick, etc)... Loved it, miss it.

I hear the G5 powerbooks are going to be insane, I can't wait. :glugglug

i use mine for 8 months now and i lvoe it
nothing to complain about

sony anything is crap.

thats just my opnion though.

sony hasnt rubbed me right,... ever.

anything i ever bought Sony was crap and broke , never owned a laotop from them though.

I'm using one to to type this. They kick ass.

I'm going to buy another one in a year or two when this one is obsolete.

nice :thumbsup

Truly one of the best laptops you will ever have unless of course...

ALIENWARE

Not too bad, I got a Sager coming in a few weeks once they get the 16" screen in. Pretty simliar to yours there.

I have had one and like it a bunch mostly used it for graphics and some on the fly video editing!

Alienware seems to be kiddie computers for video games. Lots of unneccessary expensive components you don't need on a business machine. And anyone that pays $3-4k for a computer to play video games on is a dumbass. Get a $200 X-Box and modchip...you'll probably have a better gaming experience.

I looked at buying a Vaio. It simply was too expensive for the purposes I needed a laptop for. I will only use it a few times per year when I am at conventions or on holiday.

I bought the Dell Inspiro 5100. Got it on Monday and I love it. Only used it for 10 minutes but I still love it anyway :)

:thumbsup :thumbsup Go for it! You can't go wrong with a VAIO. I just got the GRT260G and it's smokin!

http://www.naughtyallie.com/guestare.../newlaptop.jpg

"Lots of unneccessary expensive components you don't need on a business machine. "

- Define a business machine. The Alienware systems depending on choice configurations have the best parts for the strong media head. AlienWare systems are built for advanced 3D Modeling and also focus in video editing.

"And anyone that pays $3-4k for a computer to play video games on is a dumbass. "
- Any State of the art system not infused with cheap parts will fall in that price range. On another note the gaming industry is huge, so intensely huge you have no idea and for intense gamers 3-4K is well worth the investment for entertainment. Basically what your saying in similarity is why would anyone buy porn? Porn is an activity for dumbasses...
Truth is people buy what they can afford or in some cases can not afford however knowing competitive or better options is better then compulsively buying by word of mouth.

So...
Sony Vaio is awesome have no doubts but many parts in those systems are proprietary, while Alienware systems are fabricated with state of the art parts that conform to standards.
Not to mention the Lifetime guarantee's AlienWare offers on there PC's.

So before ya open your pie hole do a little more reading on Products and try and give an honest evaluation.
Sure both systems are expensive but appearently when having a budget of 3-4K one oughtah look at whats out there and understand their options.


In my opinion SONY does not compare to AlienWare PC's.
AlienWare smokes SONY systems and have the Guts inside to prove it.

Configured an outstanding LapTop system on AlienWare as they allow you to customise your order with complete detail of what your needs are.
A basic low end Laptop is not so bad only about 1700.00.

But here I configured a start of the art laptop system:

3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Depot Service
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Alienware Exclusive Sentia Case - Conspiracy Blue
Intel® Pentium® Processor M with 1 MB Cache - 1.7GHz 400MHz FSB
Intel® 855GM+ICH4M Chipset DDR
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 network connection
1024MB DDR PC-2100 - 2x512 SO-DIMMs
80GB 5400 RPM ATA100
14.1"SXGA+ 1400x1050 LCD Display
Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 technology
Sound-Blaster Pro Compatible 3D Audio
8X DVD-ROM w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
Integrated 10/100Mb Ethernet NIC
56K Modem with V.90 Technology
Alienware® Premium Backpack
Secondary Lithium-Ion Smart Battery - Optional
Lexmark X5150 All-In-One with 6' USB Cable
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Conspiracy Blue
Verbatim DataLifePlus CD-R 52x 80 Minute 50-Pack Spindle
Alienware? USB 2.0 256MB Flash Drive
Microsoft® Office 2003 Small Business Edition
Norton Internet Security ? 2004 Professional Edition
Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - XL Only

For
$3,311.00

Now does SONY give you a cool T-Shirt also?

:Graucho

I like SONY!!!
I have Sony GRX-560 and my old FX-170, and i think buy another one :)