Should I buy a sony vaio laptop?

So I'm thinking of purchasing a sony vaio laptop since I've had friends in the past who had one and said it worked great plus they are really sleek and stylish. I know MacBooks are really in these days but I just don't feel comfortable working with those (I bought one in the past and sold it to a friend). The thing is, I need an efficient PC that would last me four years for college and the vaios really appeal to me but I've heard other laptop brands such as lenovo, asus and hp offer much better laptops at a cheaper price and that getting a sony laptop is basically like paying extra money for the name. I honestly don't care about paying a few extra bucks but I really need to know performance wise if it would be smart for me to buy a sony laptop over one of the new lenovo or asus laptops. I also heard sony won't be making laptops anymore. Would that be a problem later if I do purchase a sony laptop?