Sony is looking like a really good deal!

i had great experience with Toshiba satellite in the past, but just bought the 799 Toshiba deal @ BB and it broke down after 1 month. took it to service center as i can't get a new replacement from BB, it turn out to be motherboard problem and i have to wait a month for the part. i am still waiting on the part to arrive and hopefully get it back by end of november.

anyways, maybe i am being prejutice but it seems now all these manufacutre has moved their production line to china, the quality of the product is not as well built as it once was. to me the brand is important in a way but also the origin of the product as well.

good luck to all getting the 399 499 notebook as i know quality will not be there...

vytautasvaicys said:How does the Toshiba at CC compare with Sony of BB? Considering I'd like to get either one of them, what time would it be wise to show up to wait in line? Best Buy says they'll have at least 15 of sonys, so most likely that number will not exceed 20. How about CC, how many do they usually stock? Sorry about all these questions - never shopped on BF before! Thanks!

In my opinion, it is the ne with the biggest dollar-off coupon

bluelighter said:I've never owned a sony product (Except their walkman and minidisc players long time ago) until I got a BX series Sony Laptop.

I have nothing to say but good words when it comes to their service. They overnight the laptop both ways, and repair is always prompt and fast. One major plus is that they actually perform diagnostic on everything on your laptop, and they replace/fix little things, i.e. tighten loose lcd top, replace broken keyboards, pointers, etc when you don't even specify them.

Although I've sent my laptop in about 3 times, 1 time for major repair, all three times I have had flawless service, and every time, my laptop has come back nearly perfect. In fact, last time I had a major repair, they only not ended up replacing the motherboard (which was the problem), but the lcd screen and also part of the casing. I guess they wanted to be on the safe side, and i don't mind because my laptop looked a lot newer after repair than before.

I haven't dealt with Compaq, HP or Dell but I have dealt with Gateway before, and I think Sony is a notch above these companies, at least in terms of service/repair.

also to note, i have had to deal with them on getting my warranty period adjusted through my receipt (this is from last Sony BX trade-in deal), and both times the CS was very understanding and gave me no problems at all.

I probably would never buy other Sony products because they're overpriced, but when it comes to Vaio products, I know I can buy with confidence of knowing that my product will be well covered for the duration of the warranty.

That's amazing about Sony service. Is that a recent thing? I owned several Sony's in a row up until perhaps 5 years ago when I was finally fed up with the terrible, terrible service. It was truly awful and a giant step down from Toshiba, Dell, etc. and on a par with Averatec. Yes, I mean that. I tried Toshiba and it was adequate; I tried HP and at the time it was stellar so I kept buying.

But my current computer is a DV9000 that has been in to be repaired twice, both times for a failing wireless card. The service was hideous. Very slow, no updates on status, hopelessly Byzantine phone menus, and terribly accented customer service that was able to do nothing but read a script and repeat back to me the incorrect status from the web site. This on top of the fiasco with my former HP ZD7000 whose power plug melted and failed 3 times; that $2200 computer is now propping my office door open.

I'm looking for a new brand of computer but it would be tough to go back to Sony after what they did to me before.

UPDATE: HP has come through and treated me very well. Stuff happens with any big company but they have come through big time. After a second failed repair attempt, they are sending me a brand new computer, not even a refurb but brand new and the newer model too. Even better, after lamenting the old ZD7000, they are repairing that for free also. Kudos to HP. I shall continue to indulge my laptop computer jones with HP.

So right now we are all still waiting to find out if Office Max and Depot will have laptop deals?

BB is going to be murder (see my story in the BB scan thread on how i got $&%^ even though I did get one of the first 10 cheap laptops 2 years ago).

Here is hoping that there will be a few more places with deals or it will mean even longer lines at BB, CC, and Staples.

Toastyone said:Ruger said:Couldn't get the Staples link to work...404 error.

Of the other three, the Tosihba @ CC...although none of them meet my needs. I need more performance than any of these models provide. Chances are they all use slow PC-4200 RAM, the HDD are likely 4200 RPM drives, 5400 at best.

The Sony's hard drive is 5400, though the ram is only PC-4200

According to the specs on the Compaq page for the C700 series, the drives are 5400 and the memory is pc-5300. I am thinking the Staples one will meet my needs and is the least expensive one I have seen.

What is the best laptop deal for gaming (under $800 or so)? Thanks.

Any idea what model the Sony might be?

arbntmare said:so this may be a stupid question.. but do laptops these days still have a dialup port?i travel to middle of nowhere place

i can't seem to find anything on the web sites of these products.
I just purchased a Dell Vostro 1500, which is Dell's newest line of laptop released approximately half a year ago, and it has a built-in dial-up port. Hope this helps.

lithdoc said:mastavic said:What is the best laptop deal for gaming (under $800 or so)? Thanks.

For gaming you will need a fast GPU. In laptops, generally, fast GPUs dont come in Laptops For Less than $1500. So for around 800 you mind something that will play some low end or some 2-3 year old games.
Thanks for the information, but the laptop doesn't have to run the newest games or games that require a lot. I guess I am trying to get the best laptop for around $800 while having a bit of gaming in mind. If anyone can help me with that, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!