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TRDood · 07-13-2009, 12:03 AM

Situation:

Going to grad school in September, wanting to buy a laptop since I will be at school for 12 hours a day...

Purpose for laptop: Homework, read journal articles, do research, webcam with gf, surf the net, and i would like to play the new StarCraft.

now, i know the Vaio is probably too pricey for my purpose, except playing StarCraft...

if i get the Vaio, it will be with HD display, should i get the bluray rom as well?

is that laptop any good? i don't want a HP/Compaq, i had 2 of them and the power cord/battery always have issues after 1 year.

im split between:

1. buying this VAIO for $1720 taxes in. i will be using this for school and the new StarCraft.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home 64-bit (English only)
Black
4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)
320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm]
DVD +/- R DL / DVD +/- RW / DVD-RAM Drive
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD4650 graphics card with 1GB vRAM
LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™)
WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
Standard Battery

OR

2. Buy a cheap $800 15.4" Laptop or even a $500 Eee PC + build a $1000 gaming computer. (the problem is, i have a $399 desktop that's perfectly fine)

What i have now: $399 refurb HP desktop that i like + $900 compaq laptop that's going to die anytime.

suggestions? or experience with the VAIO FW series 16.4"?

07-13-2009, 12:03 AM	#1
TRDood I answer every Emotion with an emoticon Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: V Posts: 7,849 Thanked 656 Times in 326 Posts Failed 190 Times in 91 Posts	Laptop VAIO FW490 16.4" Situation: Going to grad school in September, wanting to buy a laptop since I will be at school for 12 hours a day... Purpose for laptop: Homework, read journal articles, do research, webcam with gf, surf the net, and i would like to play the new StarCraft. now, i know the Vaio is probably too pricey for my purpose, except playing StarCraft... if i get the Vaio, it will be with HD display, should i get the bluray rom as well? is that laptop any good? i don't want a HP/Compaq, i had 2 of them and the power cord/battery always have issues after 1 year. im split between: 1. buying this VAIO for $1720 taxes in. i will be using this for school and the new StarCraft. Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz) Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home 64-bit (English only) Black 4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2) 320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm] DVD +/- R DL / DVD +/- RW / DVD-RAM Drive ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD4650 graphics card with 1GB vRAM LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™) WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology Standard Battery OR 2. Buy a cheap $800 15.4" Laptop or even a $500 Eee PC + build a $1000 gaming computer. (the problem is, i have a $399 desktop that's perfectly fine) What i have now: $399 refurb HP desktop that i like + $900 compaq laptop that's going to die anytime. suggestions? or experience with the VAIO FW series 16.4"?