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

Question

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

Answer 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 ***!



=D

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

Macbook

Answer 4

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.