Sony Vaio Z detailed hands-on

[jordanfrazierful]

which is better for gaming: this one or macbook, or is there any other good, stylish, thin notebook out there??

[TheMayoboy]

if the price came down abit, this would be a great laptop, the 7 hours battery life would last me a full day of college, and the power media dock would allow me to play all my games when i got home on pretty high res, what more can you ask for apart from a lower price?

[SmellsLikeNirvanna]

@iApna few things, this uses a regular laptop core i7 processor, instead of MBA's core i7 ultra low voltage, which is way less powerful, this has a way better screen than the MBA and also the fact that it has a plug in graphics card included in the price is also a huge plus. Dont get me wrong, id still prefer a MBA as i prefer iOS and all its benefits, price wise its more affordable too.

[cenkaetaya]

@Dleger13 its more like 4lb, considering the dock in your bag

[macuser]

@koolaid20100 I agree with you somewhat but let me correct you on one part. It's not that the people buying this laptop have the money to do so, it's just that they have disposable income and will waste their money on this machine. I'm not hating on The Vaio Z, it's a decent computer but you're forced to buy it with the PMD. WIthout the PMD this Z isn't worth what Apple is asking for their cheapest Macbook Air.

[SpartanDara]

@TVperson1 i really do like the thunderbolt ports more thought. They have nicer connectors. I hate the USB 3.0 and charge input whatever u call it combo that you have to use.

[ObliviuxProductions]

@HolyWhisp
Look it up.
i7 is 2.7ghz which is crazy fast for a laptop. My dekstop has 2.8 and it can chew more than I can handle.
The graphics card is an intergrated intel 3000 hd but the media dock has a 6650M radeon which is good enough for gaming. The hard drive is a 256 solid state drive (these are very fast, the difference is greatly noticable) and you get the idea. There are fact sheets like these all over the internet. He is just supposed to advertise to the average consumer.

[srprimeaux]

Would love this for school this Fall, but am afraid it'll be out of my budget.

[KeitelStevele]

@whoisthis159 look at lenovo laptops, specifically the x series and t series laptops. they can allow up to 30 hrs. with a slice battery.

[writerinpearls]

@iApna Hmmm... even the new MacBook Air pales in comparison to the Vaio Z. Sure, the Vaio *is* more expensive, but simply because it has far more to offer.

[MylesC]

this vs m14x vs m17x from alienware? answer plz?

[koolaid]

@macuser5555 But to be honest though....there are so many sony Z channels...how do you manage to do it? LOL

[GuitarTECH]

Light Peak by Intel my arse... THUNDERBOLT was created in conjunction with Apple. I must admit though, that dock is awesome!

[koolaid]

@macuser5555 It's not stupid comparison. The people that are looking to buy this laptop want the best. They obviously have enough money and wouldn't care if it's twice the cost of any other laptop. If you have to think about the price, then you probably can't afford it. Sony is not targeting you.

[SmellsLikeNirvanna]

@MylesC1234 The Vaio Z wouldnt able to handle those without that seperate graphics card connected, whereas the m14x would easily handle that those games at medium to high graphics. the m17x is an overkill for those games and its big and heavy so i suggest not getting it. If i were u id pick the m14x, its cheaper and relatively portable and came play those games without lugging that dock around. The Vaio Z is meant to be a full on business machine.

[koolaid]

@macuser5555 Apple computers are not known to be expensive...they are known to be over-priced. There's a difference. Over-priced means that you're charging people a high price for inferior or slow components...and that's what Apple's doing. Besides...most of apple's laptops are below 2k...they're not even up to the same league as sony. The max config for the Z can go up to like 4k$ with raid ssds.

[SmellsLikeNirvanna]

@MylesC1234 3 totally different machines. Depends on your gaming needs.

[writerinpearls]

@iApna Hmmm... I don't like operational systems that assume I'm dumb and can't properly use a computer. Not that Windows hasn't been leaning towards that assumption as well, but I've always felt the Mac OS crosses the line in limiting what I can and can't do with it much more often. Besides, there's nothing stopping me from modifying a Vaio more to my liking with an OS of my choice, whereas a Mac will do what it can to hinder me from doing anything of the kind. :\

[MylesC]

@SmellsLikeNirvanna thanks alot for helping me out on my decision.

[koolaid]

@macuser5555 Sorry....MBA is made from cheap aluminum (you know the one from soda cans)...the comparison stops there...lol