Laptop choice despair!!!

manisinghb

manisinghb

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Hey guys, after some reading about and research I have decided to settle down with 2 laptops but I am torn between the 2 as to which way to go. Thought I would share the specs and ask for some opinions as to the best deal. The main differences between the two are that the Toshiba offers blue-tooth whereas no HMDI output or Blu-ray + lower res., but it does offer a better warranty service and OS system (Home vs Pro):

SONY E-SERIES (£709.98 inc. VAT + delivery)
Intel® Core™ i5-430M, 2.26GHz (Max Turbo Boost Speed 2.53GHz)
4GB DDR3 RAM
500GB SATA HDD
W7 Home Premium (64-bit)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Graphics Video RAM memory, 1GB
Blu-ray Disc Player
17.3" VAIO Display with LED backlight; 43.8 Aspect Ratio, 16:9 Resolution, 1920 x 1080 Max Resolution External Display, 2048 x 1536 Graphics
Memory Stick Slot - PRO-HG (Duo Only) / MagicGate(MGR) / SD Card Slot
HDMI out, 3 USB's + 1 e-SATA
Wireless LAN Type - 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth NO
0.3 Mega Pixel Built-in Camera Built-in 'Motion Eye' Digital Camera, Motion Pictures max. Resolution (pixels) 640x480
Battery Life (min) - 155 / Battery Charging Time (min) - 210
1 year standard manufacturer's warranty

TOSHIBA L650-11D (£804.52 inc. VAT + delivery)
Intel Core i5 430M, 2.26 GHz (Max Turbo Speed:2.53 GHz)
4GB DDR3 RAM
500GB SATA HDD (5400 rpm)
W7 Professional (64-bit) / XP Professional downgrade
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 HyperMemory, 1 GB
DVDRW (±R DL)
17.3" TFT / Max Resolution: 1600 x 900/HighBrightness, TruBrite, LED-backlit
Environmental Parameters
Supported Flash Memory Cards: SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard
Expansion Slots Total (Free): 2 ( 0 ) x memory / 2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A ¦ 1
Wireless LAN Type - 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
0.3 Megapixel Notebook Camera
Battery Life 3.2 hours
1 year Manufacturer Warranty / EMEA warranty - 1 year - carry-in
+ 3 year extended carry-in service warranty

Can I get some proper input please? What do you think is the best deal??
Also if any of you do know of a better laptop (within the same price range) please do share :)
 
Loos like the Sony to me - The Sony has a blue-ray player with all other specs the same. There is a £100 difference in price but thats really down to the toshiba's 3 year warranty compared to Sony's 1 year, to extend the sony warranty to 3 years is likely to cost you £100 ish extra.
 
I've ordered the Sony, albeit with 6GB RAM and an i5-520 rather than an i5-430, and am expecting it tomorrow. If you order it through Sony Style you'll get a Blu-ray writer instead of the player. The Sony also has a full HD screen which the Tosh doesn't.
 
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Snapshot said:
I've ordered the Sony, albeit with 6GB RAM and an i5-520 rather than an i5-430, and am expecting it tomorrow. If you order it through Sony Style you'll get a Blu-ray writer instead of the player. The Sony also has a full HD screen which the Tosh doesn't.
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but it will be more than £710 easily won't it?
 
Pukk@pie said:
Loos like the Sony to me - The Sony has a blue-ray player with all other specs the same. There is a £100 difference in price but thats really down to the toshiba's 3 year warranty compared to Sony's 1 year, to extend the sony warranty to 3 years is likely to cost you £100 ish extra.
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do you know where I can get warranty from Sony?
 
Snapshot said:
Yes, quite a bit. If you can get the Sony for that price, it's definitely worth it. A quick spec on Sony Style put it at around a grand.
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Yup my original price bracket was around £500-£600 but found this deal and thought heck put it another £100 and get me a nicer machine =P

You said yours is due tomorrow? Do post back here and let us know how it goes please :)
 
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