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Sony V-series or Macbook Pro 13"?

  • Macbook Pro 13"

    Votes: 83 76.9%
  • Sony Z-series

    Votes: 25 23.1%

  • Total voters
    108
Interesting argument though I think it's stronger than you'd first think. For instance how many Mac users here would be willing to pick up their MacBook/MacBookPro's like this?

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The screen is bending slightly, although I understand your point.

I don't think I'm going to vote, because I have a Mac bias and I've never used a Sony computer.
 
1920X1080 on a 13" screen is retarded, period.


I just got a DSLR. The LCD is sharp, but it's 3". A true HD 13" laptop screen would be much better to work with.

Software that comes with the camera allows the user to plug in a USB cable and control live view shooting through the computer. Focus and snapping pictures. This is useful for tripod work with telephoto distance shots and night shooting with long shutter speeds. Pressing the shutter introduces some movement and thus distortion even with a good image stabilized lens.

A small light laptop is appreciated if you have other things to carry as well.

Also, in Windows you can set your fonts to 150%, and you can increase the size of pictures and fonts (or one or the other) in your browser by holding down the CTRL key and then clicking the "+" key to enlarge and the "-" to decrease in size.

I get no distortion even enlarging to huge sizes on my 23" HD monitor.

I believe OSX can do this as well can it not?
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I just got a DSLR. The LCD is sharp, but it's 3". A true HD 13" laptop screen would be much better to work with.

Software that comes with the camera allows the user to plug in a USB cable and control live view shooting through the computer. Focus and snapping pictures. This is useful for tripod work with telephoto distance shots and night shooting with long shutter speeds. Pressing the shutter introduces some movement and thus distortion even with a good image stabilized lens.

A small light laptop is appreciated if you have other things to carry as well.

Also, in Windows you can set your fonts to 150%, and you can increase the size of pictures and fonts (or one or the other) in your browser by holding down the CTRL key and then clicking the "+" key to enlarge and the "-" to decrease in size.

I get no distortion even enlarging to huge sizes on my 23" HD monitor.

I believe OSX can do this as well can it not?
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Yes, you just use the two finger enlarge or shrink or rotate swipe feature with the trackpad, just like you would with an iPhone. No clicking any keys needed.
 
Oh, I won't vote here, cause it's unfair for the vaio Z in this Mac Forum. Here everyone has Mac bias. If you put this vote in a vaio Forum, you know the result. :cool:
 
I know a friend who did just that because he said his top 3 requirements for a laptop were:
1. Small form factor but sturdy in build quality
2. user-friendly; capable of running Office, checking email
3. battery life

I told him that there were hundreds of notebooks with i3/i5's, much less C2D's, and for hundreds of dollars less. However, he still opted the MBP 13" due to those 3 things he felt were most important to him. Plastic-framed laptops were out of the question, and most 3rd party batteries sucked. To my friend, because internal specs weren't a priority, the MBP won him over - even when I showed him the Sony Z (which was beyond his budget)

I agree that some (maybe most) ppl. won't care, but it def. was a deal-breaker for me (well, that and no AG screen).
 
Is this a new sort of conspiracy? Are you suggesting that 95% of computer buyers who buy Windows-based computers are somehow coerced into choosing Windows over OS X?

Are you suggesting that the over 90% of people who purchase Windows-based computers have actually used Mac OS X enough to establish a true preference for one over the other? Or is it more likely that people mainly buy Windows PCs because 1) they are dirt-cheap commodity items, 2) it's what they are forced to use at work, 3) they simply don't know any better. Likely a combination of all three, then again I'm sure you realize that, but the truth doesn't make for good trolling.
 
Interesting argument though I think it's stronger than you'd first think. For instance how many Mac users here would be willing to pick up their MacBook/MacBookPro's like this?

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A more telling point would be that no Mac user would be stupid enough to pick up their laptop like that. :rolleyes:
 
A more telling point would be that no Mac user would be stupid enough to pick up their laptop like that. :rolleyes:

Because the pinnacle of humans use macs and the dumbasses use everything else...

I tend to believe that the average Linux user is more computer savvy than the average Mac user. you know that to run linux you have to buy a PC right?
 
A more telling point would be that no Mac user would be stupid enough to pick up their laptop like that. :rolleyes:

No windows PC manufacturer has felt the need to produce a cable that connects to the laptop via a magnet so as to allow a cable to be laid across a floor where people will trip on it.
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No windows PC manufacturer has felt the need to produce a cable that connects to the laptop via a magnet so as to allow a cable to be laid across a floor where people will trip on it.
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Quite presumptuous of you to say something you know nothing about. Did those PC manufacturers call your cell phone and tell you that they weren't interested in creating a "Magsafe-like" connector for their PC notebooks or did you neglect to read on several places on the web including Apple stating it outright that they patent that technology? That's probably why you don't see your Windows machines with a Magsafe-like plug. :p I haven't seen a PC manufacturer that hasn't felt the need to copy Apple because they have and they've all done it loudly.
 
I am beginning to hear rumours that the next Vaio Z will be EVEN SMALLER! Something tells me that Sony may have seen something that prompted it to make such a move. In other words, the next MacBook Pro 13" may finally get dedicated graphics (possibly ATI) to make nice with Sandy Bridge!! All this while keeping the form factor unchanged. I could be wrong, but that's my hunch.

Here's the link:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/545391-sa-discussion-next-generation-vaio-z-34.html
 
The 13 inch MBP has always favored mobility and price over graphics so I don't know about the dedicated GPU. With Intel and Nvidia finally playing nice, who knows what will happen. Perhaps this is why the MBP hasn't been updated yet??? The Z Series is an amazing laptop, BUT your price is starting at almost 2 grand ($1995.00 IIRC) and you can spend up to $6,000 on a Z :eek:

Speed wise the available processors aren't much different from the 15 inch MBP, neither is the memory (size+speed+capacity), or storage options. The Vaio has a better screen resolution, but it it's too damned small at nearly 1900x1100. It is no more 'sharp' than the MBP but it does have a better anti-glare capability. I really like the glossy MBP screen far more. Like the MBP, it lacks Blu Ray (unless you buy it as a $1,000 option and at the time of his purchase, you could not get it with a certain upgrade which was IIRC the processor). It has an unusual cooling system like the MBP and utilizes the case itself as a heat dissipation tool and so it feels hot to the touch like the MBP. Like the MBP, it is also lacking some standard features that less expensive laptops have and so it can use an update like the MBP. The MBP and Vaio Z are both trend-setters, and in a few ways are competitors, although most users know which one they will buy before even looking at other models. Their styling is unique and without a doubt it adds to the computer's overall character. It is a beautiful laptop and definitely as durable as the MBP, but it is as much a statement as it is a laptop, and you only buy a Z if you want to spend money and get numerous luxuries that many users may not find important. Also, I do not know anyone who has a Z that has NOT had a Vaio prior that was not nearly as expensive. If I went with a Windows system, I would go for the Vaio Z.

Things it has which differs it from the MBP: Verizon and Sprint internal mobile broadband card, a PC AND SD slot on a 3lb computer, best current Blue Tooth, handsome color customization options, a VGA port (for the old tymers?), an i7 on a 3lb computer, HUGE amounts of free software, and HUGE amounts of 'junk' programs such as 30-day starter this and 'try this' programs that you don't want on a new computer as you bought a computer and not an advertisement.

Overall, it is probably the most powerful 3lb computer on the market and is one of the, if not the, best Windows based laptops money can buy. With that said, I like OS X more, feel the MBP has a more 'modern' style, and between OSX and the MBP hardware, the Mac has more features that I find to be 'necessary' and that in itself makes it the better choice for me. Is the Z really worth the cost of two to FOUR 13 inch MacBook Pros? I guess that comes down to personal opinion, but I know which one I prefer ;)
 
I've used both and the sony z was superior. If it was the same price as the mbp 13" I would get in a heartbeat. Apple wins out with their fantastic price point.
 
I've used both and the sony z was superior. If it was the same price as the mbp 13" I would get in a heartbeat. Apple wins out with their fantastic price point.

I have to disagree. The Z is a great computer, but its level of refinement and durability are not superior to the MBP. Performance? Absolutely as the i7 kills the C2D, but as far as reliability goes, the MBP is still champ.
 
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Why dont the PC users just use Linux? It's probably as close as they will ever get to OS X. That way, the get their hardware benefits ($600 PC probably has the same hardware specs as $1100 Mac) and also get a pretty elegant OS. No, it's not the same, but I think it's a good alternative for the PC users that want to use OS X. Oh, and Linux is also based on UNIX.
 
Why dont the PC users just use Linux? It's probably as close as they will ever get to OS X. That way, the get their hardware benefits ($600 PC probably has the same hardware specs as $1100 Mac) and also get a pretty elegant OS. No, it's not the same, but I think it's a good alternative for the PC users that want to use OS X. Oh, and Linux is also based on UNIX.

Resistance to change. 60% of PC users still use Windows XP and another 10% are using OSs that are as old or older.
 
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