Sony Laptops?
 

Hey guys got a question, do any of you have a Sony Laptop? If so how is it, how long have you had it and have you had any problems? I've been using a Dell Inspirion 1525 that I've had for about 2 years and its literally falling apart, the screan just falls down, its off its hinges and that numerous stress cracks in the case. So I'm in the market for a new laptop in the less than $1000 range. I don't do any heavy computing, and don't store tons and tons of info. Just basic word processing, internet and light gaming. Any recomendations?

One of my three current laptops is a sony vaio. I've owned a lot of laptops, but this one takes the cake for biggest POS.

The best I had would be a tie between my dell and my HP.

Get a Mac.

Gonna pass on the Mac as I need windows

My most recent laptop is a Sony Vaio Z series. Back then, in the days of Core 2 Duo and non-HD laptop displays, it was pretty good. It was light weight, had really good battery life, and looked and felt good.

Of all the laptops I've had, I've also noticed the screen itself has the most "neutral" look to it. Most laptops have some kind of coating to enhance contrast and color vibrance, including this one, and it usually has some strange results when compared to regular monitors.

Something to note, however, is I got this laptop 2 years ago. I have noticed that Sony has drastically changed their laptop lineup, and most of the new offerings appear to be made of cheaper materials than the past. Also, Sony's built in bloatware conflicts with iTunes because they use the same library sorting or something. If you do get a Vaio and use itunes, you may have to look up this issue, because it prevents your library from being saved in itunes.

I would avoid Toshiba right now. I got one for my girlfriend for christmas, and it has issues with its wifi. When we looked it up, literally 90% of the posts on the Toshiba forums involved wifi problems.

:iagree: go with Asus

I will never buy an HP again, they overheat frequently and are poorly built.

I bought a new MacBook Pro 13.3'' and it's the best thing I ever. I hate iTunes though, but overall, I'm quite happy with it. I play CounterStrike: Source and it runs fine on Mac OS X. Microsoft Office 2011 is also available for Mac OS X.

Vmware fusion, lets you run windows virtually or you can use bootcamp?

Even then, spending the premium for a mac just to run windows seems oxymoronic. Not to emntion he wants to keep it at 1000 or under,

Truth.

These have good reviews on cnet:

Samsung SF510-A01
Lenovo ThinkPad T410 2522
Samsung QX410-J01
Dell XPS 15
HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Asus U35JC-A1

I agree, but I was just pointing out it was possible, and you can get a mac for 1K.
I'm on Macbook Air ver1 since feb of 08 and have had no problems.
I use windows XP virtually for work but spend most of my time in snow leopard. ;)

Lenovo Thinkpads are a very good choice

Samsung
Dell
HP

But for a $1,000 you might find a Dell one. Most laptops are over $1,000.

Yeah, I know it's been natively possible ever since Apple switched to intel chips from their own in-house chips. I'm just saying if your goal is specifically to run windows for basic low power use, and Apple is probably the worst bang for buck choice, but it does supply potential for future changes in use.

As for the listed uses, I would lo0ok for something with the i3 or i5 chipset. A lot of companies right now offer mid sized laptops with that chipset along with Radeon HD 5650 or equivalent graphics chips. This will give you a good balance of performance, gaming, and battery life. These laptops generally run from 650-800.

Yeah, but you can get a Hackintosh for cheaper. :p

If you are buying a laptop, seriously consider going with Dell again.

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My father fist had a HP that went now he has a sony and my mother has a sony from last year. Both love them. Pics if needed.

Dells are the lowest computer you can get now a days. Our company has stopped using them because of how you have to get replacement parts when things break. I own a apple my second one and love it well worth the price. If I would have to buy a computer I would go for asus or lenovo

Yup I love my asus.

Overall the asus laptops are rated as the most reliable laptops you can get. Although their market share is smaller than most.

But Dell's, HP's are pretty bad. I mean they are cheap and offer great service for big corporations which is why you see them used there alot, but their not good laptops otherwise.

If you wanna spend more consider:

Asus G73-JH series

Core i7
8gb ram
500gb hd (has two bays so you can add another in raid or get a SSD)
radeon hd 5870 w/ 1gb ddr5
17.3 LED 1920x1080 screen
Light up keyboard
blu-ray drive
Mic/Web Cam
HDMI output

Pretty much is a beast. I paid 1500 for that back last march should be cheaper now days. Also comes with a 2 year warranty and a 1 year accidental warranty straight from Asus.

I think that is overkill considering how heavy it is and how bit it is. Lenovo is the most reliable out of any computer but they are ugly I would say asus maybe a gaming computer they make but not the g73-jh

wat

How you have to get replacement parts when things break?

Dells are the same as literally every other computer on the planet. When/if hardware breaks, you fix it the same way as everything else. If you are talking about their phone support/RMA/etc. services, then I still have no clue what you're on about. Dell has one of the best business support systems out of any large computer company.

Buy a laptop with hardware that works for you. While I suggested Dell before (simply because of your price point), you can buy a laptop from any company and be happy these days.

Dells, however, get a bad rep because people love to hate on them for whatever reason. I have no idea why, but as someone who has previously worked in the tech field -- trust me when I sat the majority of the criticism is by people who don't have an even view of the playing field.

by any of the quality / reliability reports last 2 years Lenovo isnt the most reliable. top was asus followed by Apple.

Although my work laptop atm is a lenovo. Its decent, but the lenovo's are generally overpriced as well comparatively.

The Dell's aren't all bad, just stay away from the bargain basement models. I have a Dell XPS that's almost 5 years old and still running strong. The MacBooks especially the pro models are very solid and well worth the premium price point. The Asus laptops I hear are pretty good...and from my past experience with Sony, they tend wear out easily if that makes any sense. Still a good brand if you plan on upgrading every 4-5 years or so which is normal.

Just an update for those who care, I found a Sony Vaio EB series the way I wanted for a decent price. Seems to be a pretty good computer, takes some time getting used to the layout of the keyboard thought. Thanks for all the help guys!