<p>Are they even worth it? i'm primarily looking at the SZ models, but any other model would be fine as long as it is good. any suggestions. I hear dells are pretty inexpensive, but they tend to not fare so well in the long run. help please</p>
<p>they sound pretty damned good on paper</p>
<p>Sony laptops are amazing however, I'd argue that you can get a Lenovo same quality, for a lower price.</p>
<p>They are nice but way too expensive. </p>
<p>If my parents were footing the bill I wouldn't hesitate, but if I had to pay for it I'd definitely get something else.</p>
<p>"Sony laptops are amazing however, I'd argue that you can get a Lenovo same quality, for a lower price."</p>
<p>From what I've heard Lenovo's quality (Thinkpad division) is definitely better than those of Sony's.</p>
<p>they f*ing rock! i saved a ton of $ so i could buy one for next year (college), and was suprised to find out that my dad (whom i do not live with) would buy me any one that i wanted. Now i can spend that 2K on something else :D</p>
<p>i picked a customized FE model, and should get it in a couple of weeks. but like scarletleavty said, i would think carefully about if you are paying for it (i think they are awesome, and are much much better quality than dells)</p>
<p>I was looking at the FE model, and it seems very good, but the graphics card sucks. I guess this doesn't matter if you're not a gamer, but for someone like me, I need a good graphics card. So I went ahead and bought the Dell e1705. It has solid build quality, an excellent screen, a top of the line graphics card, and the top of the line everything else, for $2500 with an extended 3 year warranty. I would highly recommend the Dell.</p>
<p>You could have just gotten a cheap laptop, and do a custom build desktop for gaming lol.</p>
<p>sony support sucks, and their products do to,</p>
<p>Sony vaios are great. my mom bought one two years ago and it still works like brand new. Get one of the new colored ones, they're pretty too. :)</p>
<p>If you want to save money, buy Dell. If you want good build quality buy Lenovo (I think).</p>
<p>My sony died and sony support stinks. Lots of others have better service and do great things. HP, Dell, Toshiba, etc.</p>
<p>Just to give a different opinon, I have had great support from Sony. My computer was acting really slow and after a few tests, they were out AT MY HOUSE the next day replacing nearly the entire inside of the laptop. It works great now. </p>
<p>... that's better service than I've gotten from Dell.</p>
<p>yea with mine i got a 4 year, onsite (they will come to your house) warranty that covers normal wear and accidental damage...that sounds good to me</p>
<p>You better think what you are going to do with your laptop before buying a Sony Vaio. I don't have a Sony Vaio laptop, but I do have the desktop version. It burned a deep $2000 hole in my wallet. Guess how I used my precious desktop? Yeah, word documents most of the time, and a little bit of gaming. Maybe I shouldn't have bought a fancy one when a regular would do it.</p>
<p>On the other hand, my cousin has Sony Vaio laptop. Don't know what and how he used his desktop, but he really liked it.</p>
<p>I actually think onsite is not so good, due to mist technicians being contrators, and if they screw up yout PC then your screwed.</p>
<p>I'm typing this on a Vaio, and my dad has a Vaio laptop. Great stuff. Sony screws alot of stuff up, but their PCs and Laptops are excellent.</p>
<p>i have a sony vaio fs 742/w laptop, and it was a good price and had what i needed and works awesome</p>
<p>i have a sony desktop and it's awesome. my roommate had a sony laptop and hasn't had any problems with it, it's about two years old. </p>
<p>i have a toshiba laptop and it's a great.. and they're very nicely priced.</p>
<p>a lot of people seem to have problems with dells, however maybe that's because more people have them... regardless, if you get a dell make sure you extend your warranty.</p>
<p>Sony Vaios are hyped. Nothing too special. Theyre over priced. I'd go with Lenovo or Apple anyday.</p>