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| Thread ID: 114904 | 2010-12-22 10:42:00 | Which computer to buy? Toshiba Satelitte L640/01H or Sony VPCEA25? | Bigfulla (16144) | Press F1 |
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| 1164250 | 2010-12-22 20:52:00 | Yes. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1164251 | 2010-12-22 21:29:00 | Thanks very much guys sounds like the Toshiba is the one to get. Just went into Sony Style and the Sony laptop has come down to $1099 (from $1599) and DSE will do the Toshiba for $1199 (from $1299). Would you still go for the Toshiba? Technically there is nothing wrong with Sony laptops. Good build quality. Most of us here on PF1 would put ASUS first, then Toshiba as a close second. But Sony is good as well. At $1099 the Sony is attractive, especially with 4 Gb RAM. And I believe it is 64 bit compared to 32 bit with the Toshiba. So I would go with the Sony. Bigfulla, personally I would leave it up to your partner to decide - on what they 'feel' is better. Whatever you do, stay away from ACER. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1164252 | 2010-12-22 21:36:00 | Id have a Tosh over any other laptop period, then HP, then ASUS..... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1164253 | 2010-12-22 21:48:00 | Unless you are planning on the laptop as being a total surprise..........and while personally I would go for the Toshiba........ladies being ladies, said tongue in cheek of course, can be a bit fashion fussy sometimes, colour, looks, keypad layout, glossy screen, etc. My wife for example, has several pink portable drives, she hates the black drives. Same with her own personal Toshiba, what I thought was the best laptop for her wasn't the one she wanted, she wanted the one with brighter screen and glossy cover, not that there was much difference between the 2 toshiba's but............ |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1164254 | 2010-12-22 21:52:00 | Personally I would go for the Toshiba, because it has the better CPU. However, both are good laptops, and have slightly different strengths and weaknesses. Both are good brands, with good backing and generally low failure rates. And hey, if the $100 difference is a big deal to you, you probably won't be disappointed with the Sony. However, personal preferences come into it like the feel of the keyboard, the look, weight, etc. Also, what it will be used for has an effect, as does your willingness to spend a bit extra down the road to upgrade, e.g. the RAM in the Toshiba. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1164255 | 2010-12-22 22:10:00 | My wife did like the colour of the Sony's but we decided that after awhile the colour would be annoying and eventually would "date" (like the avocado green bathrooms of the 1970's). Um. it's a laptop, it won't last long enough to date. (As in specs, not hardware failure) And she liked the colour??!!! :groan: Best not let her buy a car then! Oh look, that ones a pretty colour........ |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1164256 | 2010-12-22 23:03:00 | the onboard graphics was pathetic (14 Mb I believe!). BUT it worked really good for everyday use - hard to believe but it is true. I think that would still be able to drive a windows desktop at 1920x1200@32bit colour Id have a Tosh over any other laptop period, then HP, then ASUS..... I'd say the top ones (in no particular order) are Toshiba, HP Elitebook/Probook, Dell Latitude and Apple Macbook Pros. With the exception of the Apple, you won't find these in shops and they're also popular with businesses (which need notebooks to be reliable and last several years). Most IT departments issue the above because they need them to last several years. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 1164257 | 2010-12-22 23:17:00 | At $1099 the Sony is attractive, especially with 4 Gb RAM. And I believe it is 64 bit compared to 32 bit with the Toshiba. So I would go with the Sony. I've supplied & setup quite a few Toshiba laptops this year with not one complaint or come back. I also have a 4yr old satallite which I often use - no complaints there either. The 32bit or 64bit OS can be selected on first start /setup normally. Pity they're supplied with the Nortons install option rather than a good free AV tho. (the power of marketing eh!!) |
Paul Ramon (11806) | ||
| 1164258 | 2010-12-22 23:19:00 | Um. it's a laptop, it won't last long enough to date. (As in specs, not hardware failure) And she liked the colour??!!! :groan: Best not let her buy a car then! Oh look, that ones a pretty colour........ x2 lol:lol::lol: |
Paul Ramon (11806) | ||
| 1164259 | 2010-12-23 00:13:00 | Id have a Tosh over any other laptop period, then HP, then ASUS..... Why HP? They had the highest failure rate in that review... (www.engadget.com) I'd definitely get the one with the fastest CPU, which just happens to be the Toshiba, which I also like. Upgrading the RAM and HDD after purchase is no problem, in fact probably cheaper. |
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