HP or Vaio??

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beachbum3534

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Looking at these two models don't do no heavy gaming

Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Notebook with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Model: dv9260nr
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat103700050015&id=1166236072160

Sony VAIO Notebook with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Model: VGN-AR350E
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat103700050015&id=1169857637254

is the 4200 rpm hardrive gonna be that much slower than the 5400 rpm on these core 2 duo's

the price is not that much different and i do kinda like the Sony

Thank you very much in advance for any input given
 
i would personally go w/ the hp, it has the ultimate 64 bit edition. hd dvd rom, gigabit Ethernet, faster hdd

i never really liked sony laptop except for the lcd screen
 
1440x900 is an awfully low resolution for a 17 inch laptop IMO...make sure you go to a store and look at a 17 inch with that resolution to make sure you like it

also if you want a media friendly non-gaming laptop the qosmio series are hard to beat....check those out
 
i really like the sleek design of the HP and the build type.

HDDVD with hp is hands down HP
 
pates03 said:
i would personally go w/ the hp, it has the ultimate 64 bit edition. hd dvd rom, gigabit Ethernet, faster hdd

i never really liked sony laptop except for the lcd screen
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What makes you think it's 64 bit edition?
 
I have owned the Sony VGN a690 i just sold it to my sister, I just wanted to get something newer thats why i sold it I really loved the screen on it the resolution was 1900x1200 so is the one on this sony gonna be that much different sony does make some nice screens and the only other thing is the hardrive speed
 
b/c im just cocky like that..

no really I work at best buy and i'm the supervisor @ geek squad, the other day customer bought spy sweeper and when I was installing it, the unit came up w/ an error stating "This Version of Spysweeper does not work on a 64bit Os"

something along those lines...so I do know.
 
Ive had a few Vaios including the S360P which I loved and my current SZ360P/C which I REALLY love. The Vaio design is classy and stands out. Since I use my laptop on the road, thats a nice perk. I like pulling out a PC notebook and having Mac guys shoot a glance over clearly thinking "DAMN! those Vaios do look pretty good... ARGH!"

Sony is on the high side price wise though. But I found that in the thin and light category, they didnt really have competition. The S and now SZ series are the only 4lb or less ~1" thick notebooks that have good procs and discrete GPU. My S had the Mobility 9700Pro which ROCKED and the SZ has the Go7400 which rocks less, but is still decent.

HP is ok and half the guys at work have them, but they all look longingly at the Vaio and want to know how they can get one. Of course I sacked it up and bought it myself, so they are out of luck ;)
 
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