Thread: Vaio VGN-CS27GJ or DEll STUDIO XPS 16 ??

Hello friends ..
I am planning to buy a laptop . And I am in a situation where i cannot understand which one to buy .
According to my usage I have finalised these two models
Sony Vaio Vgn Cs27 and a Dell studio Xps 16
http : // www . sony . co . in /product/ vgn-cs27gj
http : // www1. ap. dell . com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-studio-xps-16?c=in&cs=indhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Now both have their advantages and disadvantages

Vaio advantages
1. Has a great reputation.
2. Already using a vaio which works awsum.
3.Have heard no bad reviews of it.

Disadvantages of vaio
1.Don`t know if their after sale service is as good as dell`s is.
2.Cannot upgrade the system later on.
3.no return/refund policy


Dell advantages
1.Great after sale service
2.Refund policy
3.Except for a 3gb ram Which is DDR3 ram everythin is better then vaio.(vaio has a 4gb ddr2 ram)

Disadvantages
1.Have read all the review sites this piece has tonzz of heat problem.Even on the dell site and the lappy`s review section
people are complaining about its heat issues.
2.Slot loading disc rom.
3.Cannot downgrade it to xp from vista. Vaio can be downgraded also provides the drivers.

Now I am so much confused which piece to buy .
Would appreciate if frnds out here could assist me and throw some light on both the models.
And help me buy one nice and better lappy.

Dell studio xps 16 Rs 71k
Vaio Vgn cs 27 Rs 63k

Thanx to all the frnds out here.. :-)

XPS has ATI 512MB 3670 graphics card which is far more powerful than vaio 9300m GS.also as far as heat issues i had read something similar about studio 15 laptop my brother bought & frankly speaking only the palm rest area does get a little hotter but it's not like u are going to burn your hand.in my opinion go for dell & btw 3GB DDR3 RAM is faster than 4GB DDR2 ram because it operates at 1066MHz same as the core2duo p8600/8400 processors & also the motherboard.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

XPS has ATI 512MB 3670 graphics card which is far more powerful than vaio 9300m GS.also as far as heat issues i had read something similar about studio 15 laptop my brother bought & frankly speaking only the palm rest area does get a little hotter but it's not like u are going to burn your hand.in my opinion go for dell & btw 3GB DDR3 RAM is faster than 4GB DDR2 ram because it operates at 1066MHz same as the core2duo p8600/8400 processors & also the motherboard.

there is no difference in DDR2 and DDR3 performance on the motherboard these two laptops offer so better invest on DDR2.

I know DDR3 is better but the motherboards are still a few steps back in the era.

Originally Posted by shady911

there is no difference in DDR2 and DDR3 performance on the motherboard these two laptops offer so better invest on DDR2.

I know DDR3 is better but the motherboards are still a few steps back in the era.

why do you say so?for your information both the core2duo processor & the Intel®PM45 chipset used by dell supports 1066MHz which is what the DDR3 RAM on dell is i.e.1066MHZ.Sony uses 800MHz RAM even though its motherboard can support 1066MHz DDR3 RAM so DDR3 RAM on dell will perform better.
Mobile Intel® PM45 Chipset - Overview

^^ That performance benefit is only in theory IMO, there is no real/noticeable boost in performance . But, using DDR3 may give u slightly longer battery life.