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| Thread ID: 83638 | 2007-10-08 03:14:00 | Anyone have experience with Vaio notebooks? | V3LOCIP3D3 (12897) | PC World Chat |
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| 599171 | 2007-10-08 03:14:00 | I am thinking about buying a new, configure-to-order, Vaio FZ laptop. I'm spending roughly $2,200 on a T7500@2.2GHz, and all the bells and whistles. It apparently has a screen resolution (according to the site) of 1280x800 with an 8400M GT, which I'm a little upset about. Dell's 15.4" has 1680x1050. What would be my best choice in this price range with a 15.4" screen and versatile performance? |
V3LOCIP3D3 (12897) | ||
| 599172 | 2007-10-08 03:21:00 | No personal experience with them but Sony do make a decent looking laptop, next to a MacBook Pro. ;) | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 599173 | 2007-10-08 03:25:00 | Dell's laptops are good. Solidly built (albeit quite plasticy), and excellent bang for your buck. I bought a Dell Inspiron 640m (14.1" screen) earlier this year, and am absolutely loving it. The 9-cell battery gives me between 5-7hrs on a full charge (running Vista Ultimate). I would strongly recommend you seriously consider Dell as an option. | somebody (208) | ||
| 599174 | 2007-10-08 03:32:00 | My top choices are: ASUS and the high end 3yr Toshibas. Not the low-end ones. Dell doesn't even come into it. The Sony only has a 1 yr warranty. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 599175 | 2007-10-08 03:42:00 | I've heard that trying to get Sony to service your laptop is like pulling teeth, that was about two years ago though. I was planning on paying for a 3yr, on-site service plan. 5-7 hours with a Dell laptop is amazing though. that would definitely be something for me to consider, thanks 'Somebody'. |
V3LOCIP3D3 (12897) | ||
| 599176 | 2007-10-08 03:44:00 | I don't know if I could stand such a high resolution on a 15.4" laptop screen. I find 1280x800 about right for my 15.4" laptop screen. To be honest, I find 1680x1050 almost too much for the 20" desktop monitors we have at uni!! |
Sherman (9181) | ||
| 599177 | 2007-10-08 03:50:00 | I use 1440x900 on my laptop 14.4" screen, and everything is really nice and crisp. Took a little while to get used to the smaller text, but now I'm used to it, "normal" screens seem too pixelated to me. | somebody (208) | ||
| 599178 | 2007-10-08 03:51:00 | my 24" is set at 1920x1200 | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 599179 | 2007-10-08 03:52:00 | I'm not saying I would run the laptop at 1680x1050. But since the Dell monitor can go up to a higher resolution than the sony screen, the dot pitch is smaller, and I'm thinking it might be a much better screen. | V3LOCIP3D3 (12897) | ||
| 599180 | 2007-10-08 04:20:00 | Sony after sales service is crap, and parts very expencive. Dell is average all over. I'm with pctek. Get an Asus or Toshiba. HP (not Compaq) is good too. | wratterus (105) | ||
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