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    Help choosing Vaio S or Vaio EA !!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by BigBo, Feb 18, 2011.

  1. BigBo

    BigBo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am thinking about buying Vaio S (13 Inches) or Vaio EA (14 Inches). S series come with Nvidia and EA series come with ATi. Which one I should choose if all the specs are the same? Please help me. :confused:
     
    BigBo, Feb 18, 2011
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  2. Gracy123

    Gracy123 Agrees to disagree

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    The one better suiting your needs and usage pattern !

    2 quite different laptops. One is a pure business series one, the other tends to be more multimedia. You are the only one to know what you are going to use it for.
     
    Gracy123, Feb 18, 2011
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    BigBo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Honestly, I don't know the difference of Business and Multimedia. I just wanna use it for light gaming, portability and Student purpose.
     
    BigBo, Feb 18, 2011
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    Generally:

    Business notebooks:

    + robust construction
    + numerous connectivity features
    + light and portable
    + optimized for documents/reading/writing
    + elegant design
    - average or below average sound
    - average or below average GPU
    - average or below average webcam

    Multimedia:

    + above average sound quality
    + above average screen quality
    + above average webcam
    + above average GPU
    - cheap plastic construction
    - not necessarily light and portable
    - lack of connectivity options
    - rather "teenage" design


    The fact you don't know the difference makes me think you would be more happy with a multimedia notebook, so among those two you might want to buy the EA.

    Look at the S and E owners threads for more information about both.
     
    Gracy123, Feb 18, 2011
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    Get the EA if u plan to use it for gaming. Get the 1 GB AMD 5650 GPU.
     
    avmaxfan, Feb 19, 2011
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