I’m trying to get a new laptop but I don’t know which is the better deal. Here are a few please tell me which you think has the best deal. I will be using the laptop for school work and watching movies (is blu ray really worth it?) also maybe a bit of gaming such as Pokemon Online or 9Dragons. This is greatly appreciated since I’m not too good with laptop/computer specs. Thank you so so much!https://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto…
Same laptop as above with different specs:
Intel® Core™ i5-520M processor (2.40GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
500GB hard disk drive (5400rpm)
4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1066
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD (Intel® Wireless Display Ready)
Blu-ray Disc™ player
Adobe Bundle: Adobe Premiere Elements 8.0, Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0, Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.0
Microsoft® Office 2010 Home & Student
Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30 Day Trial)
APPROX: $939.48http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+La…http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Sa…
The last two are refurbished Sony laptop from the Company:
REFURBISHED – VPCEB190X CTO Customized Notebook
Features:
# Channel : Channel
# Base Unit : C50877045
# Display : 15.5″ VAIO Display (1366 x 768)
# Graphics Card : ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 GPU (512MB VRAM)
# Color : Gunmetal Black
# Processor : Intel® Core™ i5-520M processor (2.40GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
# Hard Drive : 320GB Hard Disk Drive (5400rpm)
# Optical Disc Drive : Blu-ray Disc™ player
# Warranty : 1 year Limited Standard Warranty with In-home service
# Operating System : Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
# Software Optimization : No Fresh Start
# Software : Microsoft® Works
# Software2 : Works w\HST C50877182
# Photo Software : No additional Photo Editing Software
# Video Software : No additional Video Editing Software
# AntiVirus Software : Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30 Day Trial)
# Keyboard Skins : No Skin
# Memory : 4GB (4GBx1) DDR3-SDRAM-1066
# Battery : Standard Capacity Battery
# Limited Warranty Term : 90 Day Limited Warranty
*The price is $739.95
REFURBISHED – VPCEB190X CTO Customized Notebook
Features:
# Optical Disc Drive : Free Blu-ray Disc™ player with Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Includes eCoupon good for $90 in Blu-ray movies in box.
# Channel : Channel
# Base Unit : C50877045
# Display : 15.5″ VAIO Display (1366 x 768)
# Graphics Card : ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 GPU (512MB VRAM)
# Color : Gunmetal Black
# Processor : Intel® Core™ i5-520M processor (2.40GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
# Hard Drive : 320GB Hard Disk Drive (5400rpm)
# Warranty : 1 year Limited Standard Warranty with In-home service
# Operating System : Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit
# Software Optimization : No Fresh Start
# Software : Microsoft® Works
# Software2 : Works w\SBT C50877183
# Photo Software : No additional Photo Editing Software
# Video Software : No additional Video Editing Software
# AntiVirus Software : Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30 Day Trial)
# Keyboard Skins : No Skin
# Memory : 4GB (4GBx1) DDR3-SDRAM-1066
# Battery : Standard Capacity Battery
# Limited Warranty Term : 90 Day Limited Warranty
APPROX:$$849.95
Which Laptop Is The Better Deal?
July 29th, 2010
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I think that the $739.95 refurbished Sony Vaio is the best. Compared to the Best Buy laptops and the new Vaio this one has discrete graphics which means you can do graphically intense things like gaming or graphic design. Even though you may not do these things it is always good to have just in case. Compared to the more expensive $849.95 VAIO there really isn’t a difference between the two except that the more expensive one has Windows 7 Professional and an eCoupon. You probably will not need Windows 7 Professional (unless you need XP mode and more extensive workgroup connectivity; if you don’t know what I just said then you don’t need it) and there are better ways to get Blu-Rays than with the $90 coupon. So the price difference is not worth it. Also, Blu-Ray is a great technology but isn’t really necessary unless you are watching on a large TV because on computers most video is streamed from the internet.