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The A970's a nice laptop -- I haven't used one myself, but I've seen them in action around the office every once in a while (I work for Sony). They're monstrous, of course, but all 17" laptops are. I like that the Vaios have a distinct "look" to them that doesn't scream "We want you to confuse us with a Powerbook!" like most of the other nice laptops these days (Dell, I'm looking at you).

Having said that, Vaios are so overpriced that even with the Sony discount it was still cheaper for me to pick up an Inspiron a few weeks back. The only reason I see Vaios around here is because they're assigned to people who travel a lot. I only know one person who has actually purchased a Vaio, and I've worked here for a few years now [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

If you get that laptop, you won't be disappointed by the performance. You might have buyer's remorse when you realize you could've bought two Inspiron 9300s for the same price, but who needs two of those beasts anyway?