What do you guys think of this laptop? Other suggestions? Please answer!?

So, I want a computer that'll be able to handle gaming, blueray (viewing and burning), web browsing, hd resolution, adobe photoshop, and video editing. I might have a few windows open at the same time.



I was looking at this Sony Vaio that would run me about $1,331.00



* No Additional Video Editing Software

* Intel庐 Core鈩?i7-720QM processor (1.60GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.80GHz

* 16.4'; VAIO Display (1600x900) with NVIDIA庐 GeForce庐 310M GPU (512MB VRAM)

* No Fresh Start

* Microsoft庐 Works

* No additional Photo Editing Software

* 4GB (4GBx1) DDR3-SDRAM-1333

* Blu-ray Disc鈩?player/burner (reg. price $180.00)

* Norton Internet Security鈩?2010 (30 Day Trial)

* Keyboard Backlight

* Standard Capacity Battery

* Black

* No Engraving

* Genuine Windows庐 7 Professional 64-bit

* 500GB Hard Disk Drive (7200rpm)



I don't think the laptop has USB 3.0 and that is a bit of a concern for me. I mean, I don't plan to replace this computer for a while, and if the technology is out there already, I'm pretty sure more and more devices will make use of it soon enough to the point where USB 3.0 will become standard.



I was also reading about SATA III, and I have no idea if this laptop makes use of that hard drive technology or if it's even worth it to get it.



What do you guys think?



How good is this specific i7 processor? It has a 1.6 ghz standard clock-speed. I know that with the turbo ability, it can increase to up to 2.8 ghz, but I'm still skeptical. My old HP had a Intel Core Duo with 1.83 ghz and it was amazing for the duration of its life; will this processor be even more awesome?



What do you think of this Sony Vaio?



Do you have other suggestions?



I would like to not have to spend even more money, but I'd consider it if it's a really great laptop.



Thank you!



Ohhhh, almost forgot! How good is that video card? I was reading about it, and I couldn't find anything about the 512 ram being dedicated. Also, the video card itself doesn't seem top of the line or anywhere close since I've been seeing a lot of video cards with at least 1 gig dedicated ram. How good of a video card is it really? The sonystyle.com website didn't give me a choice to change it/upgrade it. =(



Edit: I just found out the 310m gpu is not much better than what my 5 year old laptop had, a GeForce Go 7600. That's kind of sad. Any way to get sony to upgrade the graphics card?What do you guys think of this laptop? Other suggestions? Please answer!?
The laptops is good for multimedia but it'll struggle in the gaming department. Sony is not a big gaming laptop manufacturer, so they won't upgrade the GPU.



I suggest you visit xoticpc.com. They specialize in multimedia and extreme gaming notebooks from unknown but consitantly top ranked manufacturers such as Asus, MSI, Sager, and Force. Their quality is unmatched and you'll find a plethora of better notebooks in your price range.



As for the CPU, the 720QM is beastly. With hyperthreading and an the Core series' insane overclock, you'll see little to no strain.What do you guys think of this laptop? Other suggestions? Please answer!?
My cousion has it and I don't really like it, Idk I like Mac.
Uninstall Norton for Kaspersky and it's fine.
I won't provide you another suggest as to be very honest this is an amazing laptop, the functionality of this laptop is simply great and amazing.



So I would suggest that you should go with this Sony Vaio laptop only