vaio or mac?

Question

I want to buy a laptop? I would be using it for mostly work but also for gaming. The work I would be doing would be for school but at school they have a pc not mac. However I heard that mac is great for work. So I would like a laptop that has quite big amount of storage for work and gaming. I would also like the laptop to be very fast. I have had a laptop before so I dont want anything that overheats and freezes and also that does not get viruses. I dont want anything thats crap or sucks. What laptop should I get then and which model. The price DOES NOT REALLY matter. But then what laptop should I get then?

Answer 1

if the price doesnt matter than get an alienware. i would recommend toshiba or acer over the sony vaio though

Answer 2

Truthfully, you aren't going to "get it all" the way you want to. You'll have to compromise somewhere -- either in hard drive storage (since macbooks don't have a huge hard drive) but DO have the most virus-free environment.

However, hard drive space is a relative "non-issue" anymore since there are so many external storage solutions out on the market that are excellent alternatives to adding hard drive space on laptops.

Overheating is not so much of an issue anymore-- that was 'back in the day' when the processors were large and hot and there wasn't adequate cooling built in.

If you're somewhat computer-savvy, you could benefit from a mac since you can load a full version of the Windows OS of your choice (XP or Vista - any edition) onto the machine through 'Bootcamp' -- which is now a supported part of the new Mac OS. In that environment, you could load the Windows-based programs that you would want to use (i.e. games, etc.)
However, be aware that since you would be using Windows, that part of the computers' hard drive WOULD BE VULNERABLE to the SAME VIRUSES, ETC., that ALL WINDOWS OS COMPUTERS ARE. So you would need A/V software, firewalls, etc., to protect that partition of the hard drive.

Since you appear to want to use mostly Windows-based games and programs, a Windows-based pc would be more logical. Depending on the size screen you want, and how "tricked out" you want it to be (graphics card, audio -- "bells and whistles" wise, you could spend up to a good $3,000 on one. Toshiba has a couple of nice 'gamer' type notebooks out there, as does Alienware. I'd avoid the Sony for the same reason the previous poster noted -- but they are nice (and you pay for it!)

I guess it boils down to how "portable" you want it to be (desktop replacement notebooks are out there, and the screen size is up to 20" now) and how much performance you want from the video/processor/audio/ram, etc.

Compare specs, customization options and deals out there from Alienware, Toshiba and as a last resort, Dell (ugh!).

Good luck!

Maggie B

Answer 3

I like the Sony Vaio better than Mac.

Answer 4

MacBook or MacBook Pro
FAQs about Macs
http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20071115/heres-a-mac-faq-if-youre-looking-to-buy-a-computer/
Reviewed
http://www.trustedreviews.com/apple/review/2007/11/28/Apple-MacBook-Pro-17in/p1
and here
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204203975
and here
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135062-page,1/article.html

Answer 5

dell, gateway, or hp. the two you picked are sorry at something.
The sony is full of rootkit files. sony hates piracy, so their burner might give you problems burner sony music cd's. macs are way over priced for the same thing that sony would offer. that is how mac re-built their sorry empire. their markup on prices are sad.

Answer 6

Mac.