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sony vaio cs or the new macbook? help me decide. please.?

im planning to get a laptop for my birthday but im confused which to buy. i like the sony vaio cs and the new macbook. definitely i want something that's worth the money. help me decide. i know the basic, but i want opinion from other people who actually owned one (vaio or macbook) with regards to specs. i have the informations below. can you tell me which should i take in consideration? thanks a lot. SONY VAIO CS Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (English Version) with Service Pack 1 (Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese Language Pack) Processor Name Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T3400 (2.16 GHz)*1*2 Chipset Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset Processor System Bus 667 MHz Memory Bus 667 MHz Cache Memory 1 MB Pre-installed/Max 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM *3*4 SO-DIMM slots 2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses one) Hard Disk Drive 250 GB*5 (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm) Drive DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive Maximum Reading Speed DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 8x/DVD-ROM: 8x/DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-ROM: 24x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x Maximum Writing Speed DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 6x/DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x Graphics Graphics Accelerator Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M Display Type 14.1" wide (WXGA:1280 x 800) TFT Colour display (Clear Bright LCD Lite) Interface USB High Speed USB 2.0 x 3 i.LINK(IEEE 1394) 4 pin (S400) x 1 Network (RJ-45)Connector 10Base-T/100Base-TX x 1 Display Output Connector Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15 pin x 1 Headphone Stereo mini jack x 1 Microphone Stereo mini jack x 1 Modem V.92 and V.90 Compliant x 1 Memory Stick Slot Memory Stick (Standard/Duo Size compatible, MagicGate compatible, Memory Stick PRO compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible)*6 SD Memory Card Slot SD Memory Card*7(SDHC compatible, MMC compatible) PC Card Slot ExpressCard™/34 x 1 DC IN x 1 Wireless Connection Wireless LAN Type Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/Draft n*8 Wireless LAN Data Rate maximum 11 Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11g) 300 Mbps (Draft 802.11n)*9 Wireless LAN Frequency 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/Draft n) Bluetooth Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR Camera Front Side Camera Effective pixels: 1280 x 1024 Audio Sound Chip Intel® High Definition Audio compatible , 3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support) Speaker Built-in stereo speakers Microphone Built-in monaural microphone Keyboard/Input Device Keyboard Approx. 18mm key pitch/2mm keystroke , 82 keys Touchpad Intelligent Touchpad Battery Life*10 Bundled Battery VGP-BPS13/S Lithium-ion battery: up to 2.5 hours of use Optional Long Battery VGP-BPL13 Lithium-ion battery: up to 4.5 hours of use Size Dimensions (WxHxD) 335.8 mm x 29-39.8 mm x 245 mm Weight 2.6 kg (including the supplied battery) Included Software AV Entertainment Windows® Media Center SP1 Video Edit/Playback VAIO Movie Story 1.3, Adobe® Premiere® Elements® 4, VAIO Edit Components 6.4, WinDVD for VAIO 8.0 DVD Creation Click to Disc 1.2, Click to Disc Editor 1.2 Music VAIO MusicBox 2.1, SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.6 Still Image/Photo PMB(Picture Motion Browser) 3.2, Windows® Photo Gallery, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements® 6 (Installer) Home Network VAIO Media plus 1.1 Word Processor / Spreadsheet 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft® Office Professional 2007*11 Tool Roxio Easy Media Creator 10.1, Adobe® Reader® 9, McAfee PC SecurityCenter 90-day Free Trial*12 Utilities VAIO Control Center 3.1, VAIO Launcher 2.1, WebCam Companion 2, Magic-i™ Visual Effects Support VAIO Recovery Center 1.4, VAIO Update 4.0, VAIO Data Restore Tool 1.0 MACBOOK General •Built-in Devices Stereo speakers , Bluetooth antenna , Wireless LAN antenna •Width 32.5 nm •Depth 22.7 nm •Height 2.4 nm •Weight 2 mg •Notebook type Ultraportable (Under 4 lbs.) •Screen type Wide-screen •Wireless capabilities 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11 pre-N, Bluetooth Processor •Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz •Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core •64-bit processor Yes •Data bus speed 1066 MHz Cache Memory •Type L2 cache •Cache size 3 MB RAM •Installed Size 2 GB / 4 GB (max) •Technology DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz •Memory specification compliance PC3-8500 •RAM form factor SO DIMM 200-pin •RAM configuration features 2 x 1 GB Environmental Parameters •Environmental & energy standards compliance EPA Energy Star, EPEAT Gold •Min Operating Temperature 50 ?F •Max Operating Temperature 95 ?F •Humidity Range Operating 0 - 90% Storage Controller •Storage controller type Serial ATA •Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150 Storage •Floppy Drive None •Hard Drive 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm •Storage Removable None •Hard drive type Portabl

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1. don't get either i was going for the macbook pro, then I turned to the 24" iMac, and trust me, when i say, it KICKS ASS! =D
2. Macbook
3. bro if youve never had a mac you dont know what a good computer is :D. they are the best man right now im to busy to explain the details but its just so much smoother than any other computer brand. my cheap macbook is beast while my crummy expensive windows computer is fairly slow and always messing up on me :D u wont regret it man get a mac unless ure up for gaming than get windows.. but itll be hella more xpensive.
4. Go with the Macbook. Leopard is MUCH better than Vista. And you also get a free printer with the macbook now: http://caantivirusreview.com/mac