Sony's Vaio More Powerful Than MacBook Air From Apple

If you're prepared to spend top dollar - about $2,000 - you can get one of these sleek and light cutting-edge laptops.

[InMyOpinion]

Like comparing apples to oranges...

[doodle]

but seriously who would prefer MAC OS over XP/VISTA

I am a PS3 fanboy but i love XP /VISTA too

MACBOOK is a ripoff just like every other apple product

[PeeboDaKilla]

who are you and what have you done with the real doodle??

[Shaka2K6]

I hate apple products specially the ipod and iphones they are huge ripoffs.

Sony VAIO will always be the number laptop in the world, nobody will ever beat that.

[JoelR]

and yet the macbook pro for the same price as the Viao eats it alive...
If you want to compare Apple products - compare the system to it's logical target.

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Specifications

2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8X (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English

[decapitator]

Who's idea was it to not include a drive in the Apple Mac ?

[Monteblanco]

I think this is the best feature of the Mac Air. Why I need a built in hieroglyph reader -- or any other obsolete media reader -- if I can save weight? Anyone who have to carry a laptop all day long would gladly save weight, especially in exchange to a reader that it is rarely used in the field.

[Pain]

Until Apple remember to tell everyone that Macbooc Air is a Blogger type Laptop.

-ment for being light to lug around.
-Only do the things u would need it to do wile u away from a Desktop.
-More or less be a Wi-fi based laptop. thus no need for solid drive.
-Memory stick's or usb drives, 2 gig stick for $50 can hold alot of stuff.

i was messing around with one WOW! Nice no dought about that.

@ v1Yes Over priced or just Expensive however u look at it, but heh More people wake up and get Mac cheaper they get yea?

[v1c1ous]

Go!

[Massacre]

I'd rather pick the one with a drive and more usb ports though.

[Kaneda]

hmm.. why are they comparing macbook air to vaio? they should compare it to macbook pro or macbook... macbook air is ultra portable laptop... not regular laptop...

[zonetrooper5]

The Macbook Air is so overpriced though and its only a little bit lighter than other laptops, I suppose if you got the money to throw around then do so.

[HarryEtTubMan]

I've seen Gears of Bore played on its highest setting on a Duo Core Vaio.... NO JOKE MAN.

[heyheyhey]

macbook air is so cool

my friend has one, but then again- he owns 2 islands in the Maldives, and nobody else does- so yeah it's pricey

[Diabloz]

But then again.. apple = mac which is better then sony = windows.

[ben hates you]

i think they both suck along with linix

[ben hates you]

well here is my trump card in power

Gateways P series is awesome and expensive

ntel® Core™2 Extreme Processor X7900 (2.80GHz, 800MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache)1

3072MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (1-1024MB & 1-2048 MB module)
· 400GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive w/ 16MB Cache (2-200GB)2

NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8800GTS with 512MB of GDDR3 discrete video memory

17.0" WUXGA TFT Active Matrix (1920 x 1200 max. resolution)

Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Web Cam

Fingerprint Reader

(3) USB 2.0, VGA Connector, V1.2 HDMI Connector, IEEE 1394 Firewire Port, e-SATA and Kensington Lock Slot

$2,699.99

Gateway® P-171XL FX Edition

[JoelR]

Completely different market segements

Air 3lbs
Viao 6lbs

Air - a second computer meant to be useable anywhere
Viao - Complete home office.

Air - battery life and weight are primary optimizations
Viao - Power for Price (still not a great value but ok)

Air - interface meant to be unique and simple - new touch pad methods etc.
Viao - generic windows.

Think Air as a really big ipod with computing abilities and Viao as a small entertainment system with computing abilities.

[Bolts]

Since when is Apple not overpriced?

[zonetrooper5]

I would rather have any laptop over a Mac.

[BUKKAKALYPSE]

I'll buy 10 MAC's (maybe not the mac air) before i waste my money on another PC/Laptop. MAC OS rapes windows by a mile all day every day!

[flappo]

true dat