I am thinking about buying this laptop: Sony VGN-CR120E/L (Blue) what do you think?

I am either thinking about buying the sony or a hp dv6500se. If I buy the sony I would probably buy a 20-22in monitor to hook it up to when I am using it at home. Will the clarity on this monitor look good coming from the sony? If I buy the sony, I will buy a high end computer monitor, but is this a good idea?

Answers:
I would go with the HP, the CR has been having issues with the battery.

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.as...
Battery

Sony claims the battery life of the standard 6-cell battery at 2.0-3.5 hours of use depending on how you use the notebook. During my test I obtained 3 hours and 2 minutes of battery life using the notebook at half screen brightness, wireless off, and a mixture of Word usage and idling. Clearly you would need to have the screen brightness turned even lower and do little more than let the notebook idle if you want to obtain the full 3.5 hours that Sony claims. You can get a large capacity battery for an advertised 3-6 hours of usage time unplugged, but the larger battery will stick out from the back and add weight to the notebook.

One issue of note regarding the battery is the unusual amount of “battery wiggle” in our test unit. Even with the lock switch in the “locked” position the battery is loose in the back of the CR and makes an audible shaking sound as it moves inside the battery compartment. If the locking switch is set to the unlocked position the battery is so loose that you can accidentally disconnect the battery from the power connectors just by picking the notebook up and tilting it backward. This is an unacceptable design flaw because it means users can unintentionally power off the notebook while using it. The last thing you want is for your notebook to shutdown while you’re in the middle of typing a term paper.
I would recomend a Dell for better service and better quality, but if you only want those 2 companies, go with the HP, they are alot better than Sony.

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