| Processor | Yes - Intel Core i5-540M (2.53Ghz, 4 Thread, turbo boost up to 3.06 GHz, 3MB cache) | Intel Core i5 Processor i5-520M (2.40 GHz) with 3 MB Cache | No - 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit | Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit | Mac OSX |
| Screen SIze | 17.3” High Definition+ (1600x900) LED with TL | 41.6 cm (16.4") VAIO Display HD1080 (1920 x 1080 pixels) | No - 13" |
| Memory | Yes - 4096MB 1067MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048] | Yes - 4 GB 1066MHz DDR3-SDRAM 2 x 2048 MB | No - 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x1GB |
| Hard Drive | Yes - 500GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA | 320 GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm) | No - 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm |
| GFX Card | Yes - 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 Graphics Card
(Only slightly better than the GeForce GT 330M) | NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 1GB | NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics |
| Optical Drive | DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) | Yes - Blu-ray Disc(TM) writer Plays and writes Blu-ray Disc | 8x double-layer SuperDrive |
| Battery | Primary 9-cell 85 WHr Lithium Ion battery. Estimate 5 Hours | Not Specified | Yes - Built-in 7-hour battery |
| Webcam | Yes - 2 Mega pixel | No - 0.3 Mega pixel | 1.3 Mega Pixel (listed on wikipedia as being capable of 1280x1024) |
| Price | 723.35 | 722.56 | 695.232 |