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HELP PLEASE Apple MacBook 13 inch vs Sony Vaio VGN-FW45GJB

post #1 of 13
Thread Starter 
im trying to decide out of thes laptops would be better uni and a little bit or gaming. could you please leave any comments about these two laptops and which you think is better/worse. cheers..

apple macbook 13 inch
PROCESSOR - Intel Core 2 Duo processor (2.4GHz)
MEMORY - 2GB DDR3 SDRAM
HARD DRIVE - 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA
OPTICAL DRIVE - 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL ⁄ DVD±RW ⁄ CD-RW)
COLOUR DISPLAY - 13.3" LED-backlit widescreen
RESOLUTION - 1280 x 800
VIDEO - NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
CAMERA - Built-in iSight camera
AUDIO - Built-in omnidirectional microphone, Combined optical digital input ⁄ analog line in (minijack), Combined optical digital output ⁄ analog line out (minijack)
LAN - Built-in 10⁄100⁄1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
MODEM - No
SPEAKERS - Built-in stereo speakers
USB PORT - 2x USB2.0
BLUE TOOTH - Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
WIRELESS - Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking
SECURITY OPTIONS - Kensington lock slot
SOFTWARE - Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, PhotoBooth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools), iLife '08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
WEIGHT - Approx 2.04kg
DIMENSIONS - 2.41 x 32.5 x 22.7cm
WARRANTY - One year limited warranty including 90 days free telephone support

Sony Vaio VGN-FW45GJB
PROCESSOR - Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (2.53GHz)
OPERATING SYSTEM - Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1
MEMORY - 4GB DDR2 SDRAM (800MHz)
HARD DRIVE - 400GB HDD (SATA 5400rpm)
OPTICAL DRIVE - DVD±RW ⁄ ±R DL ⁄ RAM Drive
GRAPHICS - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 - 512MB
DISPLAY - 16.4" wide (WXGA++: 1600 x 900) TFT Colour display (Clear Bright LCD)
HDMI - Yes
CAMERA - 1280 x 1024 (1.3MP)
BATTERY LIFE - Up to 2.5 hours
WEIGHT - Approx 3.1kg
SOFTWARE - Windows Media Centre with SP1, VAIO Movie Story, Adobe Premiere Elements 7, Click to Disc, Click to Disc Editor, VAIO MusicBox, Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, VAIO Media Plus, PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 3.2, Microsoft Office Professional 2007 (60 day trial), McAfee PC Security Centre (30 day trial), VAIO Presentation Support, WebCam Companion.
post #2 of 13
If gaming is part of your days ;-) go with the Sony. It does have good specs.

cheers ...
post #3 of 13
Thread Starter 
would the apple macbook be able to handle many games or? like which games could it handle?
post #4 of 13
You can play some games on the macbook, but don't expect too much out of it when you need some tweaking to make the game running better, especially when you game under bootcamp.

If any comfort, I play CoD2 on my macbook with NO issue.

cheers ...
post #5 of 13
Thread Starter 
run the game under bootcamp? wats this mean? and would it be able to handle a game like cod 4 or WoW?
post #6 of 13
Bootcamp allows you to run Windows on (within) Mac machines. WoW can be run with no problem, haven't tried CoD4 on my macbook, so cannot say - but I don't see why not.

cheers ...
post #7 of 13
Thread Starter 
how about this macbook? would it perform the same as the other one above or no?
2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
2GB (DDR3) memory
320GB 5400-rpm hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
1280 by 800 pixels
MagSafe power port
Two USB 2.0 ports
One FireWire 800 port
Mini DisplayPort
iSight camera
Full-size, backlit keyboard
SD card slot
SuperDrive
post #8 of 13
I'll go stright with that Sony for many reasons. Basically i don't see the point to have Macbook. What Macbook does that Sony can do as well.

Althought i wouldn't suggest using Vista anymore. Windows 7 is so much better in any way. And sure the Sony one cames with alot bloatware, can just simply uninstall all of them.
post #9 of 13
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Originally Posted by laptopnoob111 View Post
how about this macbook? would it perform the same as the other one above or no?
2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
2GB (DDR3) memory
320GB 5400-rpm hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
1280 by 800 pixels
MagSafe power port
Two USB 2.0 ports
One FireWire 800 port
Mini DisplayPort
iSight camera
Full-size, backlit keyboard
SD card slot
SuperDrive
If I read it right, the first one has 2.4ghz vs this one at 2.26ghz, non?

cheers ...
post #10 of 13
Thread Starter 
yes thats right. srry i dont no much about computers and such haha. so the first would be better?
post #11 of 13
Yes.

cheers ...
post #12 of 13
Thread Starter 
would the second one still be able to handle most games?
post #13 of 13
I believe so, CPU difference is not big and the GPU is the same on both systems.

cheers ...
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