For me, Sony is passed up due to their lack of service and what happens if you want to change the OS. Even from XP Home to XP Pro, they abandon you.
The 5700 isn't bad as laptop video goes.
Bob
I am torn between these 2 models. I want a machine with a 17" screen, primarily for games (Madden 2005, City of Heroes, etc) and movies/tv. Picture quality, widescreen display, ability to record tv, and gaming performance are the highest priorities. The machine will rarely leave the house so the battery life/size is not an issue. Will basically be an entertainment system I can roam the house with, or sit next to the home system to multi-task (ie. watch movies while working on other system). Price also, does not matter. I don't know enough about the Radeon 9700(64m) graphics cards to compare to the GeForce 5700(128m). Not a big fan of the mail order stuff (that's why I am not looking at Alienware, Dell, etc). Thoughts and opinions would be appreciated.

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