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PC#1 Sony Vaio VGN-AW290 Configure-to-Order VGN-AW290 Customization Details QuickBooks Simple Start Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz) TV Tuner No Engraving WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology Large Capacity Battery Windows Live™ OneCare™ 90-Day Trial CD/DVD Burning Drive XBRITE-FullHD™ (1920x1080) Video Standard None 4GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2) Microsoft® Works Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit 320GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [7200 rpm] Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT GPU 512MB ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC#2 Gateway http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&type=product&id=1218043606827 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC#3 Hewlett Packard HP HDX16t Premium Series customizable Notebook PC NK606AV – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) – Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz) – FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) – FREE Upgrade to 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive from 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive – 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 130M – 16.0" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p) – FREE Upgrade to Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer – Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Fluid) – Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth – 50% OFF!! HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner – Full Size Backlit Keyboard – 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery – No Productivity Software – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC#4 Dell STUDIO 15 Studio 15 Notebook HS15HN [224-3652] Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit VHP61E [310-8628][330-2934][420-6436][420-7622][420-9100][420-9319][421-0323][463-2282] Processors Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) MT9550 [311-9923] Memory 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz 4GB [311-8624] Keyboard Back-lit Keyboard BCLKEY [330-2938] LCD Panel 15.6” Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera/Facial Reco CFR1080 [320-8009][420-8223][421-0161][421-0256] Video Card 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 512ATI [330-2936] Hard Drive Speed: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor 320GB72 [341-8429] System Color Black Chainlink FBBK [313-7742] Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, English/French/Spanish ADOBER [410-1883] Combo or DVD+RW Drive 8X Slot Load Super Multi (DL DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support) 8XDVDRW [313-7352][420-8183][420-9170] Sound High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783] Wireless Networking Cards Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Card IP5100 [430-2927] Office Productivity Software Microsoft Works IWRK9 [420-8051] Software - Antivirus McAfee 15 month MC1015M [410-2185] Battery 85 WHr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) 9BAT [312-0695] Hardware Support Services 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis S2OS [412-0360][900-8221][950-3338][960-2780][986-1601][992-6700][993-5698][993-5777] Datasafe Dell Online Backup 50GB for 1 year DOB50GB [420-9328][988-0099][991-9799] Miscellaneous $100 Dell Promo Gift Card - Arrives in 6-8 wks, carries a 90 Day Exp. Dell.com/giftcard FGC0SR9 [468-2759] Bluetooth Option Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) TM370I [430-3379] Processor Branding Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor IC2NB [330-1757] Dell Remote Access Dell Remote Access, free basic service Graphics is probally my biggest concern. All of these PC's are priced around 1600-1700 exclusing the Gateway. The software included is not an issue please diregard any of that mumbo jumbo. If you have another PC you think i may be interesed in please post it. Thanks

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1. Both three and four look very nice. I wouldnt expect extreme performances but you should be able to play games on any of them really. Ultimately i'd pick four, only because it has the 9-cell battery, which in my experience is very useful to have. The graphics card really depends on your preference ATI or nvidia the ones in 3 and 4 wont show much of a difference between them.