Need your help choosing a laptop!

[cow_dung]

here are the 2 laptops I chose..
requirements: 512ram, 80gb, 15" screen, pentium M, under $1500 CAD
which one is better?
any other laptop recommendation from the site? tips/advice?

1. Sony VAIO Intel Pentium M 730 1.60GHz Laptop (VGN-FS640W)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...062641&catid=#

2. Toshiba Satellite Intel Pentium M 740 1.73 GHZ Laptop (M70-SR3)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0066563&catid=

thanks

[Duffman]

Number 2, little worse battery but a faster bigger hardrive, faster processor, etc. I vote number 2.

[lynx]

The Toshiba definitely looks the better deal. The Sony probably has the cd copy protection root kit pre-installed.

Just my 2 cents. Or in this case your 2 cents.

[clocker]

Wouldn't touch the Sony (any Sony product, actually*) with a bargepole.

Absolutely the most proprietary OS/drivers in existence and the world's worst customer support.

*Sony recently tried to charge us just for the bloody part number of a component they no longer support or provide...without the factory # there was no way to go online and see if anyone else might have this thing. Customer now has a perfectly good (well, presumably a perfectly good) Sony LCD monitor that is useless without the special power cord.
Which Sony no longer sells.
Or will even admit to ever making, apparently.

Screw 'em.

[cow_dung]

thnx everyone,
ya, after many googling, I decided to get the Toshiba, but another version:
this one

Toshiba Satellite Intel Pentium M 740 1.73GHz Laptop (M60-CD4)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...on=&langid=EN#

better or worse than the first Toshiba choice?
this one is 2'' screen bigger, but has 20gb less and cost $100 more which sucks..

[Duffman]

80 gigs is fine, just get a dvd-rw...

[lynx]

Better battery life.

DVD Super-Multi double layer drive in which you can save or view all of your files

I guess that means it already has a DVD-RW drive.

Sounds well worth the extra $100

[despikable]

well if your gonna use it for gaming i would suggest one with a graphics card but if its for normal use the toshiba is perfect.

[cow_dung]

thanks for the replies
well im not a heavy gamer so the video card will be good enough..

but one question, how does a laptop get internet connection?
I have a linksys wireless router at home, it that all I need?

[lynx]

All the laptops you've shown have wireless networking, so they should be able to connect to your linksys wireless router without any problems.