I'd go ahead and scratch sony off your list, the last few components I've bought from them have fritzed out just after a year of owning them (right after the warranty expires - it's like they put timers in them to clonk out.) Sony is also a fan of using proprietary components, so in 5 years you'll have to not only hunt down suppliers if you want to replace or upgrade anything, but you'll be paying top $$$ as well.
Not to mention you'd be contributing to their extensive DRM (digital rights management) research which is one of those "all we're trying to do is control your information" things. But of course I may be over paranoid on this last point. I'd spend less on a cheaper name - toshiba, acer, etc. They're all manufactured in the same factories anyway. Adam. > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Time to buy a laptop > > > Though I would tap the community for some input... Anyone out there > recently bought a laptop recently? I've been looking at the > Sony Vaio, a > few of the Dell laptops, and the Apple G4 Powerbook. > > Vaio seems the most bang for the buck, being pretty slim, > having a 16.1 inch > display, and not costing an arm and a leg. > > Dell is in the running because I've just always considered > their laptops to > be like the "old faithful" choice, but I'm not very impressed > with what they > can deliver for the price. > > The G4 wins hands down in the "cool factor". I'd have to > learn Dreamweaver > to use the Powerbook, but that wouldn't be a terrible thing. > I also know > some folks now have CFMX running on Mac, so that's not really > a limiting > factor either. Only PITA would be that I would have to buy > both PC and Mac > copies of my IDEs so I can also still use my desktop. > > Any other suggestions? > > -Cameron > > ----------------- > Cameron Childress > Sumo Consulting Inc. > --- > cell: 678-637-5072 > aim: cameroncf > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
