Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondaracer
imo the added price that comes along with the Vaio's are justified in build quality
my Vaio is almost 3 years old and running windows 7 it runs better than a toshiba a buddy bought 3 months ago, out of the 15+ computers ive owned in my lifetime, the Vaio has been handsdown the most reliable computer ive ever owned
|
I'm with you there. Their top end laptops are quite expensive and niche laptops, but I'm really liking their current mainstream line.
I do really learned to appreciate a lighter laptop that has an insane battery life. you could charge it up and bring it to school and not have to worry about it dying through the day.
that said, if you do actually want to play games, the UL80VT won't give you good performance, even with the dedicated graphics. I'd go with the Sony if you want decent performance... but make sure you just uninstall all the bloatware that comes on it (albeit less that what they used to have).
I'm not a huge fan of buying laptops used. They're different from desktops in that if a part fails, it's usually not worth replacing it as it could cost you as much as the laptop itself. warranties are worth paying that extra bit, and if you're actually clumsy - buying accidental damage coverage might actually be worth it.