Cheap Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/W Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) White

I purchased this computer in March 2009. First of all, it's over priced, you should get at least 120gb hard drive! Half the space is already gone before it's delivered to your door. The screen is pretty small, it's really hard to read at times, you can increase the screen size on Windows Explorer but that makes it hard to navigate through the pages. Secondly, I can never use it for an extended amount of time because it freezes. I have to shut it down and reboot ! I haven't loaded anything on it because there isn't room so I'm not taking up any space. It also crashes and reboots on its own, I'll get some kind of crazy blue screen. Also, regardless of where I am, when I'm using the internet, it decides to disconnect or give me a limited connectivity messages. Lastly and worst of all, the screen cracked! Not sure if the dog or one of the kids stepped on it but I opened the screen and it looks cracked with broken pixels. Called Sony, because I figured it would still be under warranty and was told it's not covered! Had the same thing happen with my Dell computer and they fixed it with no problem, no questions asked! Then, these people at Sony had the nerve to tell me that a new screen would cost around $600!!! That's over half of what I paid for this piece of garbage! Oh well, you live and learn. Don't buy anything because it's "CUTE". That's really the only reason I did. I guess I'll buy one of those $400 netbooks!Get more detail about Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/W Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) White.

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A 15.4-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive) Order Now

Mac is a good OS with better user interface and integration than Windows. Better tech support than some of the larger sellers like Dell, Lenovo and HP. Smaller target from worm/virus attacks compared to Windows (this doesn't make Mac more secure, by the way). Better multimedia apps which are already part of the OS. Nice and hip design. I can see why so many people gravitate toward Apple products these days. Personally, though, I can't justify the extra cost for having a "cool" laptop. And those extra features I mentioned are not enough to sway many seasoned PC users away from Mac unless one has money to burn....so to speak.

I recently bought Dell Studio XPS16 with following configuration for my wife: 15.4-in screen, 2.53 ghz w/ 1033 FSB, 4 GB memory, 500 gb hard drive @7200 rpm, ATI graphic card with dedicated 512 mb memory. I paid about $1250 including tax (free shipping). My wife needs a solid performance to run memory-guzzling applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD and Autodesk Ravit.

Similar MacBook pro on Apple website (with smaller hard drive and integrated graphic card) comes out to about $1860 with tax (based on CA sales tax). One listed here on Amazon.com has lesser hardware specs than current one listed on Apple website, but is still selling for $1500. You can do the math. Cool design matters, but not for extra $250 to $600.

Apple makes good products and made mundane computing products into something fashionable. And it also knows people will pay premium to get it. I may decide to get Mac one day, but definitely not at its current pricing. It's simply overpriced for what it actually delivers.Get more detail about Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A 15.4-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive).