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Forget MACBOOK get SONY VAIO NS series Laptop- New-Sony: Entry-level Vaios are best

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Taken from engadget:
Sony's 18.4-inch Type A VAIO laptop was already impressive enough when it made its debut in Japan earlier this month, but it looks like the slightly revised VAIO AW just announced for the UK has now taken things one step further. Of course, there's not much room to upgrade that 1,920 x 1,080 18.4-inch display, but you can expect to get a slightly speedier T9600 Core 2 Duo processor and, most notably, a 128GB SSD drive that's joined by a 500GB SATA drive in a RAID arrary, something Sony describes as a "world's first." Also, it looks like prices for this monster actually start at a fairly reasonable £999 (or just over $1,700), but you can pretty safely bet that any "world's first" features will demand a hefty premium.

Man, give me an 18.4 inch macbook pro with similar specs and 8 gigs of ram and I'm sold! :D
 
Consultant said:
Forget SONY VIOS, MACBOOK or MACBOOK PRO are the laptops to get.

"Mac laptops have moved to a 20-percent market share (for June/July brick-and-mortar sales), with a near 65-percent market share in measured dollars."

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/desktop_mobile/the_great_windowsmac_laptop_war.html
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There are many reasons to buy Apple's products. This is not a good one. Maybe if you didn't act like sheep Apple might feel less inclined to rest on its (well-flattened) laurels.
 
apple2E said:
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Taken from engadget:
Sony's 18.4-inch Type A VAIO laptop was already impressive enough when it made its debut in Japan earlier this month, but it looks like the slightly revised VAIO AW just announced for the UK has now taken things one step further. Of course, there's not much room to upgrade that 1,920 x 1,080 18.4-inch display, but you can expect to get a slightly speedier T9600 Core 2 Duo processor and, most notably, a 128GB SSD drive that's joined by a 500GB SATA drive in a RAID arrary, something Sony describes as a "world's first." Also, it looks like prices for this monster actually start at a fairly reasonable £999 (or just over $1,700), but you can pretty safely bet that any "world's first" features will demand a hefty premium.

Man, give me an 18.4 inch macbook pro with similar specs and 8 gigs of ram and I'm sold! :D
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Im not a fan of large laptops (17" macbook pro included). Can we get some dimensions and wieght of that (windows:() beast?
 
NT1440 said:
Im not a fan of large laptops (17" macbook pro included). Can we get some dimensions and wieght of that (windows:() beast?
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I can understand not being a fan of large laptops...I just bought one of those acer apsire netbooks and it's awesome how portable it is.

I need a larger notebook due to being on the go as a motion graphics/post production editor. Sometimes I need the larger screen for after effects or FCP along with other software.
 
lamadude said:
Or linux! First thing I do when buying a pc laptop is installing ubuntu
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And you can guarantee the wifi card will work seamlessly? HSDPA? Blu-Ray Drive? Finger print reader? Microphone? Video Camera?

It's a very noble thing you are saying, but for the average consumer it is just not practical yet to run Linux on a laptop (although it is getting better almost every day). For tech orientated people — it is fine.
 
apple2E said:
I can understand not being a fan of large laptops...I just bought one of those acer apsire netbooks and it's awesome how portable it is.

I need a larger notebook due to being on the go as a motion graphics/post production editor. Sometimes I need the larger screen for after effects or FCP along with other software.
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exactly, i was referring to me personnally having no need for a huge powerhouse laptop, even the current macbooks would be fine for my useage. I'm just waiting till I have money, and by then the new ones will have been out for some time :p
 
even if i think they are great, my response is still nevaaaa

you know what, if Apple wouldnt exist, i would get Sonys but... too bad:D
 
riz78612 said:
i am a fan of macs and macbook pros. Reason i posted here, i think it would be a good consideration instead of a Mac.

Im between 2 thoughts buying this or new macbook pro.

Im going to wait next month and see how the macbook pro is. But the price is going to be around above 1000 pounds.

For similar spec Sony Vaio NS series is a good deal and it has BLU ray...wooowww...lol

for 450 pounds you get 3Gb ram, 320Gb hardrive. Now thats sweet for 450 pounds what you mac fans reckon.
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I'll pay a premium for quality and software thats designed for the hardware it runs on. I'm sick of hearing how "proprietary" Apple is. Guess what? Thats why they work so well. BTW, every computer company has proprietary software.
 
elppa said:
With the entire MacBook range approaching EOL, now is just about the worst, most pointless time to compare them with anything.
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QFT

I'd even say it's more fair to compare the rumored MacBooks with these Sonys. 16:9, improved specs, better GPUs, etc...
 
econoline06 said:
I'll pay a premium for quality and software thats designed for the hardware it runs on.
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If only that was all the premium was for - rather than also paying for hype, marketing and excessive profit margins.
 
bplein said:
Can a moderator please move this thread to the relevant section of the board, such as This Section?
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Get a life! Does the sight of it upset you? Are you scared you might give in and buy a computer that, shock horror, you can justify for reasons other than just that it comes from Cupertino?
 
DSG said:
More accurate, certainly! But which one can I go and buy?
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This one if you want it. It's a good, no, great notebook and I doubt anyone who buys it will be disappointed.

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But anyone considering between a VAIO and a Mac (who is reading this) should probably at least be aware in under two weeks Apple will bring out new MacBooks.
 
ChrisA said:
OK so a buy the Sony. How do I run Aperture on it?


Not matter what the specs and what the price if it does not run the software you use it's useless.
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That's not the point. The point is that if Sony can manage to maintain a range of well-priced and well-built computers that are updated in a timely fashion in line with the availability of components, then why can't apple?
 
Meh, forget Sony.

Head over to HP.

$1128.99 will get you a 13.3" notebook, 6 cell battery with similar REAL WORLD battery life compared to the MacBook, 2GHz Penryn Core 2 Duo on the Montevina platform (something HP has been offering for months now, why hasn't Apple moved up?), 3GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, 512MB GeForce 9300M GS, memory card reader, fingerprint reader, ExpressCard, VGA, HDMI (HDCP certified!), 3 USB, backlit keyboard, and 1 eSATA. Just a few dollars over $1100 without the backlit keyboard. Tack on an extra $100 if you want a LED backlit display.
 
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