VAIO for Gamers...

...why doesn't this brand of Sony exist?
They are dominant in the "Next Generation" of Games consoles, with the Playstation 3 (I'm lucky enough to own one) being a fantastic machine that is slowly killing of the Xbox 360.
In the Handheld market they have the Playstation Portable (PSP, which I also own ) which is fighting along with the Nintendo DS, maybe not doing as well there.
Why not attempt to take over the Laptop Gaming market?
The AW Series is the perfect base for this - Massive screen, slick looks and very high specifications (up to 8GB Ram in the US) could be awesome.
I think they should start their bid with a special AW series when the i7 cores come out from Intel, one of those runs at 3.2GHz :O
Anyone dissagree?

 

I disagree with other part-PS3 looses(sales) tp Wii,XBox 360,PS2,DS

 

I don't think Sony can compete with the likes of Alienware, Dell XPS, Northwest Falcon, etc. They target mainstream and multimedia users..

PS3 the most dominant console? Have you heard of the Nintendo WII? Its been running out of stock in stores for 2 years running and has beaten sales of Microsoft & Sony combined. (sorry I couldn't resist )

IMHO, the AW is directed more to multimedia users and casual gamers, as it has a 16:9 screen and 9600M GT. Oh and its rather expensive, wouldn't you agree?

 

I'd say the problem with gaming laptops is that they are a waste of money - even if you buy specialist gaming laptops.

Theoretically a computer could be used until the components fail (which has to happen).
Still, many people buy a computer every few years.
Why? The reasonis that newer software needs more calculating power, but:
Office 2007 runs fine on my SZ7 and also ran fine under my old Medion.

The few times I played games on my SZ - it beats the Medion hands down (if it works - Empire Earth 2 actually ran worse...)

I.e. what really makes a computer age is games.
Thus offering a gaming laptop would mean offering a high end laptop with the highest specifications.
Then you have excessive heat due to the components, as well as a horrendous price.
Then:
On a desktop you just loosen a few screws and swap out an old piece for a new one if your computer is too weak - on a laptop this requires faer more work, also because it hasn't got slot everywhere.

In the ned it basically boils down to money:
A gaming laptop isn't worth the bother. Its a specialist market which would first require a lot of research. And then, laptops aren't really built for gaming in the first place.

Does Dell offer a true gaming laptop? The XPS probably gets close, but is it really?
Does Lenovo? No.

 

I agree with you DetlevCM, but hey, desktops are a burden to carry to LAN parties.. Desktop Replacements FTW!

 

well, me personally, a 2.8ghz CPU, SLI'd 8800m-gtx's, a terabyte of HDD space, and a BR drive would qalify as a gaming laptop...

in regards to the gaming laptop debate, the greatest advantage is definitely that you preserve a good deal of mobility without sacrificing (too much) power.

 

Well, you could get a more powerfull "all in one" PC.
These are sort of "scaled down" desktops and far more suited oreplace a gaming PC han a laptop - also because heat management is that much easier.
And they would fit into a large briefcase, or at least a suitcase.

 

I wasn't including the Wii because that doesn't count as next generation, it is a Gamecube with a silly controller. Yes its expensive yoseph, but you pay for quality, and it would take much to stick in a 9800M GTX in there would it.
Maybe just a whole new model with a big *** case to hold all this stuff, but it could be awesome.

 

@SonyVaioAW

Dude, the WII is considered as a 7th gen console, but yeah I agree with you; its a gamecube with a silly controller, and the graphics s***!

Okay lets say Sony has awesome build quality, well, it does, but isn't the performance more important to gamers? a 9800M GTX would blow the 9600M GT out of the water, but I don't think the Sony can handle the heat, or even fit one in there; it doesn't have an MXM slot ( http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/Table.html)

@DetlevCM

What do you mean by these scaled down desktops? Asus eee Box?

 

No, Something like Sony Vaio JS or L series.

I saw a, I think Dell, which had a screen a normal keyboard and a mouse and a scaled down "desktop tower" stuck on the back of the screen. That was at Ford - renting a Van from Arnold Clark

Not as stylish as the above mentioned Sony, but easier to cool (more space also between "box" and screen) and possibly user upgradeable.

 

Sony probably want you to buy a PS3 instead (just my opinion).

 

Yeah I agree with you speed, but why? There are lots of PC specific games that Sony are not really tapping into, but I guess "exclusives" dont exist on PC's.
Yoseph, I know that the Wii is a 7th gen console, but "Next Gen", i.e. the leap from PS2 to PS3 and Xbox to 360, I don't think the Wii fits in. It is the ultimate casual gamers device, there is a GPU the size of a nats scrotum in there and its a kiddies console.
/rant
Ok then, keep the AW's screen size and quality but build it around a much bigger chassis.