Someday I'll post about something else

Yeah, more computer stuff. Ignore me if you wish. It's mostly for my own benefit, because it helps to keep track of everything if I can post it all in one place, rather than searching through the different websites looking for the model I saw before to compare it with the other model I saw somewhere else.

Anyway, on my previous posts, a couple people suggested that 5400rpm wasn't enough, and I'd be better off with 7200. I mentioned it to my mom, who asked her IT person, which set off what I like to call the IT Rumble. Because my mom's IT person said the exact opposite of my dad's IT person. SHE said don't get a Toshiba, and vouched for the Sony. I'm starting to think this is much like the PC/Mac debate. There is no "better," there's just personal preference. Of course, I don't actually have a preference, outside of "I want something that WORKS," which leads to all sorts of silly things like trying to be objective.

That's not really the point, though. The point is that she also confirmed the "speed is important" thing, and considering that speed is a major problem with my current computer,  I figured I should at least look at the 7200rpm, even though it's way more expensive.

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Last one, I promise! (maybe)

Well, I took a trip to the Sony Style store and Best Buy today, so I could see the laptops in person and get a hands-on feel for them. It was pretty helpful - and I know there are a few people following along with these posts thinking about buying for themselves, so I'll say definitely go to a store before you buy anything and make sure you're comfortable with the look and feel of the laptop. I was able to narrow things down considerably (although I also introduced some new options to replace them, lol).

I ruled out the 15+" screen as too big and heavy. One of the reasons this laptop is basically a glorified desktop is because it's huge (17") and I hate lugging it around anywhere. So I think I'm going to stick with the 14". There was a noticeable difference even with one inch.

I also ruled out the Toshibas entirely. I though the layout of the keyboard/mouse was a little awkward and it was really hard to click the mouse. I was much more comfortable with the Sony. Also, the Toshibas are rather ugly in person, lol. The Sonys didn't look quite as nice in person as they did in the pictures, but it wasn't as bad.

While I was looking around, I spotted a Samsung, which I hadn't considered yet because nobody had really mentioned them one way or the other. So here's the specs of that.

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