Choosing between two laptops

[mhosny]

Stuck between choosing two laptops with simillar specs

The first is a Dell Studio a core i5 2.26ghz and a HD 4570
The other is a Sony VAIO with a core i3 2.13ghz and a geforce 330m

I heard from benchmarks the 330m is better. I will be using this laptop to play older and less demanding games. I don't expect to play the latest games on the highest details or anything. Which would be a better choice

 

[Triple6]

The 330M is faster then the HD 4570, but depending on what game both may be more then enough if you are playing only older games at low resolutions.

On the other hand the i5 2.26 Ghz is faster then the i3 2.13Ghz, faster clock speed and higher class of the Core i family.

Dell support and quality is also better then Sony.

Radeon HD 4570: http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4570.13885.0.html

Geforce 330M: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-330M.22437.0.html

 

[Compiler]

This Dell, the studio 15 for $919 (or so) http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst..._6=DISGRPC&mo=6~DISGRPC&kc=laptop-studio-1555

Check this page out:http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...-category-id=536DDAD2272C43B4B4EFE41A7A5D7192

IdeaPads with ATI 5730 w/1GB GPUs - 4GB of RAM. i3 for $950, i5 at $1050, HD sizes 320~500GB
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...-category-id=536DDAD2272C43B4B4EFE41A7A5D7192

The 5730 would blow the doors off those others.

 

[loserOlimbs]

I would personally buy anything but a Vaio...

You should be able to match or beat any Vaio specs for less from Dell, or Gateway easily.

 

[mhosny]

Iam still leaning more towards the Dell Studio due to their price. Problem is I would have to wait a while since they have a large backorder (at least in my region), and the only cards they have is the 4570.

 

[loserOlimbs]

What region/ price?

Maybe we can help you find another comparable system.