Sony vaio is very good brand, worth for money, since I am using from last 10 years, no issues, good for gaming and rendering, I am using this laptop for designing softwares even 3D designing softwares also run’s sound system is very good, screen resolution is very good, comparing to brands, its very good quality, as per my knolodge its equalent to mac machien, I am using mac mechine in office, sony vaio in home I always copare with these two machines, screen clarity wise its similler and, opening same file in same software at both machines at same time, in sony machines will open the file first, very nice brad, I love it, and service is also good, when I brought machines that time I was unable to recovery the softwares in CD, becose of that I went to service center, they are done it in one day, very nice service.