My next notebook will be a Sony Vaio. My desktop is essentially flawless.
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I got a Sony Vaio for school, and my dad usess one at work (which is mainly why we bought mine, he liked his so much). I havent had one problem with it yet,and i love the size, pretty thin, nice sized screen, cant beat it for the money. I couldnt justify going out and spending an arm and a leg like my friends buying mac book pros (even though its good). Vaio is a good choice though.