Vaio S13 vs Lenovo Edge

[nimwe]

Hi, I am a college student (major in physics) and I'm looking for a moderately good laptop. What I'm looking for is something portable - 13,3" at most - but resistant and long lasting.
I am quite keen on the sturdy-thing preference, given my excruciating wandering obbligations during the day.

I'm a Debian user and I would use my notebook mostly for programming and running occasional symulations - not the really heavy ones, though.
I am definitely not looking for gaming performances.


Narrowing down some options I came to confronting:

- Sony VAIO S Series SVS1312P9E (or SVS1311A4ES as well) (http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vaio-s-series/svs1312p9e I can't seem to find a decent spec sheet for the other, but they're very close both in specs and in price)

- Lenovo Edge 320 (http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/notebooks/lenovo/thinkpad_edge_e320_129834m/397569/specs)


I reckon Vaios are quite expensive when compared to the Lenovo products, but they also seemed more performing. Is the price-gap worth the improvement?

I must admit I have a slight preference for Lenovo products given the extra-strong-build reputation of its products. Does it apply for E-series as well?

What would you recommend?

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

We fix lappies every day... Sony are more reliable (we fix less) than Lenovo...

RESISTANT....ALL lappies are the same apart from a Panasonic Toughbook.... but they are serious money...

All the best Brett

 

[neodymium]

Is the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E320 still available in the UK? I know that the E320 was discontinued in the US at the end of 2011. Anyway, I think that it would be better to go with the Vaio; they are good enough for multimedia purposes (video editing, Photoshop, etc.) and are reliable (the laptop I have is a Sony Vaio FW series from 2008 and has never had a hardware issue). Of course, you do overpay a little for the Vaios, but its all for the design. My 5 year old laptop still looks more attractive than my friend's new HP Envy Dv7, and is thinner too, which I still don't understand how that works

 

[Brett928S2]

Is the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E320 still available in the UK? I know that the E320 was discontinued in the US at the end of 2011. Anyway, I think that it would be better to go with the Vaio; they are good enough for multimedia purposes (video editing, Photoshop, etc.) and are reliable (the laptop I have is a Sony Vaio FW series from 2008 and has never had a hardware issue). Of course, you do overpay a little for the Vaios, but its all for the design. My 5 year old laptop still looks more attractive than my friend's new HP Envy Dv7, and is thinner too, which I still don't understand how that works

Hi

The E320 is not one we ever sold... a little old now as well...

If my choice...I would go for a Sony...

All the best Brett

 

[Solandri]

We fix lappies every day... Sony are more reliable (we fix less) than Lenovo...

Wouldn't you need to know how many Sonys and Lenovos are out there before you make that determination?

• 
  ■If 10 people own Sonys and 2 end up in your shop for repairs, that's a 80% reliability rate.
  ■If 40 people own Lenovos and 4 end up in your shop for repairs, that's a 90% reliability rate.

So even though your shop sees twice as many Lenovos as Sonys, the Lenovos actually have better reliability in this example.

 

[Brett928S2]

We fix lappies every day... Sony are more reliable (we fix less) than Lenovo...

Wouldn't you need to know how many Sonys and Lenovos are out there before you make that determination?

• 
  ■If 10 people own Sonys and 2 end up in your shop for repairs, that's a 80% reliability rate.
  ■If 40 people own Lenovos and 4 end up in your shop for repairs, that's a 90% reliability rate.

So even though your shop sees twice as many Lenovos as Sonys, the Lenovos actually have better reliability in this example.

Hi

My Laptop repair company get lappies in from all over the UK...

We fix HUNDREDS a MONTH....

Take my word , we fix MORE Lenovo`s than Sony lappies....

And almost NO Panasonic Toughbooks...those things are built like a tank lol...

All the best Brett

 

[neodymium]

We fix lappies every day... Sony are more reliable (we fix less) than Lenovo...

Wouldn't you need to know how many Sonys and Lenovos are out there before you make that determination?

• 
  ■If 10 people own Sonys and 2 end up in your shop for repairs, that's a 80% reliability rate.
  ■If 40 people own Lenovos and 4 end up in your shop for repairs, that's a 90% reliability rate.

So even though your shop sees twice as many Lenovos as Sonys, the Lenovos actually have better reliability in this example.

So tell me, where did you get these *wonderfully accurate* figures? I only know one person who has ever had to get his Sony repaired was because he spilled rubbing alcohol on the keyboard. I know about twelve people who have had their Lenovos fixed because a.) they failed to boot up after purchase b.) the chassis cracked c.) it just quit working for no absolute reason. I myself used to have a Lenovo Thinkpad, and one day, the computer couldn't get past post. Never dropped it or touched the internal components.

 

[Solandri]

So even though your shop sees twice as many Lenovos as Sonys, the Lenovos actually have better reliability in this example.

So tell me, where did you get these *wonderfully accurate* figures?

I never claimed they were "accurate" - it was an example.

 

[neodymium]

So even though your shop sees twice as many Lenovos as Sonys, the Lenovos actually have better reliability in this example.

So tell me, where did you get these *wonderfully accurate* figures?

I never claimed they were "accurate" - it was an example.

Okay, point taken.