Another I Need Help With Buying A Laptop Thread

I saw someone was posting the same thing but i really have to seek some opinions lol.
I want to get a new laptop max 1200bucks that will be fair enough for gaming (not the main purpose) movies and internet use .
Im seriously thinking about the Sony VAIO AW series im really interested in that laptop i like the big screen the design is really nice and the insides aint bad either.
Alot of people say VAIO is overrated and i just want to see what you guys have to say if you have any other suggestions about a nice ~1200 bucks laptop please post some links =)

I have a Vaio from 2 years ago and I love how
ffxi looks on it very sexy. The new Vaio
come with HD so I can only imagine.

Kali are you happy from Vaio in overall anything you regret ?
oh yea which series do you have im thinking about the AW one since i dont care about battery life since its mostly going to be on the charger in my room i really want the AW because of the nice 18.5' screen biggest one for a laptop i think and the stats are pretty decent

I'd post a link to show you the one I have, but go figure, none of the sites I shop at have the laptop anymore. HP DV7, 4GB RAM, 17.1" monitor, full size keyboard, 500GB HD, Windows Vista Home Premium, 2GB Shared Video RAM, runs FF sweet as hell. Would highly recommend to any laptop you purchase, make sure you run Anti-Virus, or do not download stupid ***. That laptop cost me $950, plus tax and a 3 year warranty, was about $1050 roughly, bit pricy. At this current point in time, it's packed in a box, to be shipped back to HP for repairs. Be careful with what you do, all I can recommend.

yea HP have some nice offers too its really hard to make up your mind :/
VAIO attracts me the most but dunno if its worth it well i hope the new laptop will be able to run the new FFXIV as well ! lol

If gaming isn't your main purpose or you're just looking to do fairly basic stuff like XI and somewhat modern PC games then you should be able to find something perfectly functional in the $600-800 range. For computers it's fairly straightforward with pricing as you mostly get what you pay for, with big brands with Sony adding in little extras that bump up the price, so it just depends on where your desire for savings and luxury meet.

I don't like to pick out specific computers for people since everyone wants something different and I'd just be picking out what I'd buy, so I'll just throw some links I'd use to make a decision:

http://www.consumersearch.com/computers-and-internet
http://www.notebookreview.com/
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/
http://www.laptopmag.com/

Notebookreview also has deal listings as well, so if you notice a laptop going for 700-800$ you can infer it's likely worth a bit more and may come out with something really nice. Way too many deals available now to pay the stock sticker price for computers. D8

Yeah I love my Viao, I've had it for 3 years
with no problems at all. I have a FE I bought it
for about $1000. Go online shop around i'm sure you'll
find a good laptop. I'll co-sign a Vaio though.
The only con I have come across is that my
version can not run the 3-D app in photoshop extended due the the video card so i'm have
to get a new laptop in the near future because i'm really into
CS4. FFxi wise though its great :0

If you haven't made your purchase yet, here's a nice deal I found as well as some accessories if you need those for something else. Repost: