vostro 3300 or Vaio VPCEA1X5E decision please

Ok. I’ve decided to Hold fire on my Dell XPS 16 purchase till all these talk about new graphics or even a redesign surfacing in the next coming month

SO Ive decided on a compromise till then to tie me over. Luckily it will be purchased as a company expense

So I have to make a decision between these two laptop today as sony offer on free blu-ray ends today

I am aware that getting parts to fix sony's are a lot more harder than dell. I am also aware that the lead time for delivery on sony sytems is also a lot longer


So Here are the specs. The Vaio has options for downgrades that could bring the price down even further

Sony Vaio VPCEA1X5E
windows 7Home
Intel i5 430M(2.26GHz) (subtract £50 if going with Intel i3 330M(2.13GHz))
14"
320Gb HDD
4GB 1066 RAM
Blu-ray drive (read Blu-ray, write DVD)
BlueTooth + Wireless
ATI 4570 (512MB) card
hdmi port
16900x900 0.3mp Webcam LED display (subtract £20 if going with 1366x768)
£659


Dell Vostro 3300
windows 7Pro (subtract £35 to downgrade to win 7 Home)
Intel i5 430M(2.26GHz)
13.3"
320Gb HDD
4GB 1066 RAM
8X DVD RW
BlueTooth + Wireless
Integrated graphics
hdmi port
1366x786 2mp Webcam LED display
£674


on the vaio, downgrading cpu to i3 and the display resolution to 1366 will lower the cost further to about £590


So which will be the better option ?


cheers

css_jay99

 

I would go with the Dell, Sony is usually good quality, but I've never found their computers to live up to their other electronics' reputation.

Another key difference here is that the Sony is 14" and the Dell is 13". 13" would be excellent for portability, but 14" would be a litle better for everyday use. I would definately recommend taking a look at the Latitudes, including those from the Dell Outlet as well. The Latitude would be a step up from the Vostro.

 

get the vostro but up the graphics