What buy?

[XDye]

Acer Aspire

Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium
TFT LCD Widescreen 15.6 "WXGA Acer CrystalBrite ™
Intel ® Core ™ i7-620 - 2.40 GHz
Bus 1033 Mhz
4 MB L2 Cache
Memory 4 GB - DDR3 (2 x 2048 MB)
Hard Drive 640 GB SATA
Wireless Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n ™
Cable Network: 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit
Built-in WebCam
ATI ® HD 5650 - 1GB
Audio Systems HD Audio 5.1
Built-in speakers
Built-in Microphone
2:45 Weight Kg
Dimensions 421 x 86 x 310 mm (WxHxD)
Warranty 24 Months

Price: 900$

vs

Sony Vaio

Windows Operating System 7 ® Home Premium - 64 bit
Screen X-black LED 14 "- WXGA 1366 x 768 pixles
Intel ® Core ™ i3-330M - 2.13 GHz
Bus 1066 MHz
3 MB L2 Cache
4 GB Memory - DDR3 1066MHz (2 x 2048MB), up to 8 GB
Hard Drive 320 GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
Drive DVD Super-Multi DVD-RW DL
Wireless Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/Draft n
Ethernet: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T
Integrated Bluetooth ® 2.1 + EDR
Web Cam Incorporated
NVIDIA ® GeForce ® GT 330M - 512
Interface Card reader (Memory Stick / SD)
1 x Firewire
1 x HDMI
1 x VGA
3 x USB 2.0
Built-in speakers
Built-in Microphone
Audio System Intel ® High Definition
Weight 2.40 Kg
Dimensions 341 x 39 x 233 mm (WxHxD)
Warranty 24 Months

Price : 800$

 

[khoikn]

Well, the Acer does has an i7 and a Radeon 5650, so I think it's considered a "desktop replacement."
But it depends on what your preference is really, if you're going to play high-end games, take the Acer.
Otherwise, take the Vaio because Sony Vaio's always have had a higher resale value than any other brand of laptop besides Apple.

 

[jarlmaster47]

go with the acer. its a better overall laptop

 

[DMGrier]

The Sony was built better from the manufactor, plus I have lost count the amount of complaining on this forum about acer tech support, so when it does break enjoy dealing with them.

 

[spsfinest212]

exactly what DMGrier said go with the Sony. Don't let the specs of the Acer trick you into buying it.

 

[OverClocker]

Sony is a good brand but I have always been a bit suspicious about Acer.

 

[kansas]

go with Sony, it is a good brand, and their after-sale is better.