i want a sony vaio help me sony fans

General Questions

1) What is your budget?

less than $1200 w/ tax

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen


3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator.

Canada

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

a. Like: Sony, Dell, Lenovo,Apple
b. Dislike: Hp, Gateway,LG,Asus, toshiba

5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
word, browsing, viewing HD videos w/o stutter, lots of multitasking

for some reason i always open 7+ tabs in firefox , have adobe reader going while doing something on word all the while listening to music ( its how i study and do work... i dunno)


6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? home to class to the library and back again

7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games?
i want to say no because im 22 and think i should stop... but i think you need a decent gpu to run OS's and various programs...

if i had to play something it would be diablo 3, starcraft2, batman arkham asylum and mw 2 all of which would be optimized well enough.


8) How many hours of battery life do you need?

more than 3 hours considering id be using wifi or doing something while not being plugged in


9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?
id like to test it out before hand just so i get the feel for it

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

Windows 7 upgrade preferably

Screen Specifics

11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?

this is an issue for me i dont like large things on the screen makes doing something very tedious


1366x768 or 1600x900 please

b. WXGA+ – 1440x900; A modest bump over WXGA. Text and icons are a bit smaller. A little more stuff fits on the screen.
c. WSXGA+ – 1680x1050; The middle ground. Again, text and icons are smaller than WXGA+, and more stuff fits onto the screen. Good for having applications open side by side, like a web browser while playing a video.


12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?

im not sure what this means so choose the cheapest for me

Build Quality and Design

13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
i dont want something with a logo splashed on it like how hp has its name all over with werid designs...

i like the vaio and some of those studio dells


14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?

soon i hope

Notebook Components

15) How much hard drive space do you need; 80GB to 500GB? Do you want a SSD drive?
250 +

16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?
dvd burner


**** this is a must ****
i had an hp g60 couple months ago and sold it this is why:
-it was 16inch but the weight was too much for at times and it was bulky to move around in the library cubicles
- the cooling fan was irritating it would just sound like a vacuum and this was due to the excessive heat it would give off just idling when id be using it for video, browsing, etc it would get extremely hot

to sum it up i need something light weight but powerful but within my budget

**also just make comments on warranties im not sure if i should invest**

please help me and thank you in advance

 

I currently own the Sony Vaio CS. And Although i don't have the optional Blu ray, i would say that this notebook would suit you well since it basically meets your criteria, it has a 14.1" screen which makes it portable enough and the weight isn't too much of an issue, in my personal opinion. The screen is one of the best on the market for the price (X-Brite Eco). The physical appearance of this notebook alone is worth the price, with an exquisite paint job and matching interior, since most color schemes only involve the Screen cover.

 

how about the sony SR series? It is a little bit over your budget but you'd get switchable graphis (Intel GM45 with ATI HD 4570 512MB). There is an hdmi port that allows you to output HD signal. It also only weighs 4.1 lbs so you can carry it more often.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...Id=8198552921644570898&parentCategoryId=16154

 

this is really expensive in CANADA the bareboned version is $1400 and customized is $1600

 

Sony FW490. Check here.
It comes with ATI HD4650 graphics core so that should be able to handle Diablo3 and SC3 just fine I think.