Vaio Core duo vs MacBook Pro

Présence PC has a review of the latest SONY laptop, the VAIO FE11S* (inFrench).
This computer, just like the top of the range MacBook Pro, runs an 1.83GHz Core Duo chip. But then there are quite a number of differences:
- :( Mini Firewire instead of Firewire (meaning the port will not power external 2,5" FW drives).
- :( No optical out.
- :) The ExpressCard connector doubles as PCMCIA
- :) 3 USB ports vs 2 for MacBook.
- :( The 15,4" screen has a resolution of 1280x800 instead of 1440x900.
- It too sports an integrated iSight.
- :( The video card is a Geforce 7400 Turbo cache using shared system RAM instead of dedicated video RAM on the MacBook.
- :( The DVD burner uses a tray.
- :( External display connector is only VGA.
- Internal HD is an 160 GB @ 4200rpm vs an 100 GB @ 5400rpm
- Battery is a 53W instead of 60.
- :( It weighs 2.81 Kg vs 2.54.
- :( It is 1.1cm longer, 2.8cm deeper and 0.91cm thicker.
- :)) It costs only €1650 vs €2699 [NOT a typo**]
Interesting bit: its real-life battery life reaches 3 1/2 hrs for office use and 2 1/2 hrs for DVD playback.
If Apple by far loses the price war, they still dominate in terms of slimer and lighter 15" laptop.
*[moose: I love SONY products but why can't they come up with cool names anymore? Like Walkman and Playstation are icons, but who cares about an FE11S???]
**[moose: that is where Apple is gonna hurt, when they sell machines with similar innards for such a premium]