Laptop Sony Vaio or Dell???

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 30 Nov 2002 2:53 pm

With comparable features,,,hard drive,Processer speed and sound card,,etc etc.

Which would be the better choice of the above
mentioned???

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 30 Nov 2002 6:29 pm

Jody, I don't know anything about laptops...and it looks like those who do are afraid of commitment!

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 30 Nov 2002 7:57 pm

Hi Jody,
I like Dell, I have a Dell Lap top I use for BIAB, works great, my hm puter is a dell, I have had 4 in the past 6 years, I try to up date them every two years or so...

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 1 Dec 2002 6:39 am

Jody, you can take what David says to the bank....because he also owns a Harley!

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 1 Dec 2002 8:23 am

If you're going to be moving it around a lot, the Sony Vaio is lighter. The reason why it's lighter is because almost all the peripheral items (CD-ROM, expansion slots, etc.) are external clip-on items. I own a Dell and use an IBM ThinkPad at work, and I much prefer the Dell. Other than the Apple Powerbook, Dell currently makes the best laptops in my opinion.

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 1 Dec 2002 10:22 am

Thanks Brad
Thanks Gene
Thanks Dave

And thank you Mrs.Calabash wherever you are.

I'll get the Dell..now back to my Harley.I go

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 1 Dec 2002 10:24 am

Im back

How is a Micron PC desktop??

I have to know.

Bill Gates.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 1 Dec 2002 11:01 am

I have had zero problems with my Dell machines. The Forum server is a Dell, and my main computer at work is a Dell laptop.

My wife has a Sony Vaio, and it is tempermental. She doesn't do anything wierd with it - just email and Family Tree Maker - but lately it's refused to boot several times. We had to go back to the "Rescue" CD. I wouldn't buy a Vaio today, based on our experience with one.

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Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 1 Dec 2002 11:06 am

Brad mentioned the Apple PowerBook. I have been using one for a few months, and it's really a sweet little machine. It startled me one day by automatically discovering my wireless access point and connecting to it. Very cool! I don't know of any other laptop that does that without an extra card and software.

Kenneth Kotsay · Post by **Kenneth Kotsay** » 1 Dec 2002 2:51 pm

JODY - Take my H.P.computer and bury it in the Staten Island land fill.

My 2 Compaqs are the last I'll ever own.

BUT........My new Dell Laptop is the way to go. Hopefully I can say this again in the year 2004,5,6,7,8,9.
KEN

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 1 Dec 2002 4:15 pm

My thanks to all of you for your expertise.
I will take your advice and do it right now.

Thanks again

Jody (Ding Dong DELL)

Ken,I think the Staten Island fill is overfilled with the former members of the
Mafiosa.I dont think there is any more room.

I'll take a look and let you know if I can move a few "goombahs" over

This is why I hide my e mail address,Im in the Witness Protection Program. They used to call me Joe Bananas I was one of the bunch of Bananas.

They let me go,I got too soft for the gig.

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 01 December 2002 at 04:16 PM.]

Bob Shilling · Post by **Bob Shilling** » 2 Dec 2002 9:24 am

Lot of good Dell testimonials here. My 2 cents. My home 'puter is a vaio, and my work 'puter is a micron. They've both been pretty good, and I've had each for over a year.

As for the Harleys -- they're OK, but I'll stick to my Beemers. They are both at about 100,000 miles and should last forever. Great touring bikes, especially when the pavement stops.

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Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 2 Dec 2002 12:13 pm

Jody,

I'm a Dell man... and was recently able to get a better deal through the employee purchase program (at GE) than through the home purchase site.

The pricing was about the same and the Employee site collected the sales tax -- saves me having to claim that in my income tax...

. The biggest difference is that when equipment upgrades are offered, e.g. flat screen monitor upgrade, the employee site offers cash rebates in lieu of the upgrade. I think on the home purchase site it's pretty much take the equipment upgrade or leave it. I received hundreds of $$ in rebates that way.

I don't know if your a corporate employee, but if you are you might see if your company has a plan with Dell.

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Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 2 Dec 2002 3:43 pm

Thanks Ron
Appreciate the info.[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 02 December 2002 at 03:44 PM.]

Geoff Brown · Post by **Geoff Brown** » 8 Dec 2002 12:05 am

I have a SONY Vaio w/ a PIII 650 processor, and most all of the bells and whistles. I was going to be on the road, and I needed to get something quickly. In retrospect, I wouldn't buy from Dell, SONY or any of the other major manufacturers. Instead, I would spend my money with one of the many independent, private manufacturers who don't make you pay for a name. I have several friends who own computers made by a company named Sager, and they are very nice laptops. Every bit as nice as anything the big boys are making, and at very competitive prices. You can order them in virtually whatever combination of features you wish. You can order them without an OS if you wish and install something you already have. With the major manufacturers, you are stuck with whatever OS they are currently loading on their systems. My Vaio for example, came with Win ME installed. I like Win 98, but it can't be installed on the system without going thru major tweaking (of course, if I want to upgrade the OS, that's no problem since it's assumed that I will have to go out and buy it from MS.) In addition, SONY, Dell, and so on all come with bundled software. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't use most of the bundled programs, so they are taking up valuable space on my hard drive. Try to re-install the OS without all the bundled garbage. You can't. The big companies have contracts with these software manufacturers to put their programs on your computer. And they configure the software in such a way as to make it virtually impossible for the average user to do a clean install with just the OS itself. It's also the reason why you can't put an older OS on your system without great difficulty. I don't like the idea of spending a lot of $$ on a system and being limited to what I can do with it. Smaller manufacturers don't get caught up in contractual obligations with software makers, so the consumer is free to have whtever he/she wants on their system. I'm not plugging Sager. There are many other independent manufacturers out there who make reliable computers that are an excellent value, without attempting to manipulate or limit how you use them. It's worth looking around a little bit before you just hand your $$ over to one of the major manufacturers.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 9 Dec 2002 8:14 am

My Dells didn't come with bundled software, except for the OS. I think there were options for software packages, but I declined because I already have all of the software I need.

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