vaio

seremarcus · 08-03-2009, 08:58 PM

Anyone have a Vaio for college? Pros or cons? Majoring in business, it seems to hav everything, including a built in webcam that the lenovo doesn't have.

Elaine

OperaDad · 08-03-2009, 09:01 PM

For business, you don't need a powerful computer. Basically you want to run MS Office. Sony's are good. They are available at BestBuy, and you can have them serviced there.

SingDanceRunLife · 08-03-2009, 11:25 PM

Overpriced.

For what you get in terms of specs, they're at least $50-100 more than other brands. They also have shorter battery lives. But they do last well.

aforautumn · 08-03-2009, 11:53 PM

theres nothing special about vaios in general. they do tend to be overpriced, but prices tend to equalize at brick and mortar business like best buy. its a solid brand. not many bad things to say about them, but their lower end consumer line products dont have anything unique about them.

nj_azn_premed · 08-04-2009, 01:01 AM

Everything said is essentially true. I just bought the Vaio Z (higher end model) for quite a lumpsum, but it's a really solid computer and worth every penny. It has huge battery life (5+ hrs), excellent build quality, tactile keyboard, an incredible screen (1600x900, by far the best resolution on a screen of its class), massive power (2.66 GHz dual core on the one I got), sleek looks, and EXTREMELY light. I like to think of it as a netbook on roids'

. The one major negative of course is the price, but if you have the money to shell out, you won't regret it for a second.

aforautumn · 08-04-2009, 11:37 AM

their higher end laptops are basically the macs of the windows world.

ab2013 · 08-05-2009, 11:31 AM

Oh yeah: If you order direct from Sony, you can support the US manufacturing industry because they actually put together those laptops in California. (I know, it's weird to point out)

I believe they're also having a sale right now, so those Sony's are a better value than they normally are.

scan · 08-08-2009, 01:43 PM

Right now Vaios are priced very well during this promotion. I was able to get the FW series for $1,400 which included 3 year warranty, case, flash drive, and a very nice laptop. To get the extra $250 just add a warranty and two accessories. I shopped around and found that the FW was the cheapest compared to every major retailer with the same specs. The only problem with Vaios might be their support as i think it is not the greatest and you need to get rid of the bloatware.