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    Sony VAIO SR 290PAB for $899 at Techonweb

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Phil, Nov 25, 2008.

  1. Phil

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    yesterday I bought A SR-140E/B from amazon for $999.00 shipped.
    P8400
    3GB of ram
    250 GB HHD 5400
     
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    Wow that's an even better deal.

    I'll move this to the bargains section.
     
    Phil, Nov 26, 2008
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    Can you post a link for the amazon deal, please?
     
    the_1, Nov 26, 2008
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    is this with the ATI gpu?
     
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    make 7 up yours Notebook Geek

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    MSI GX630 might be a little better. The Cpu might scare some people, but it still has great performance...It sells for $799 at Newegg.com

    Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
    CPU Type AMD Athlon X2 QL-62(2.0GHz)
    Screen 15.4" WXGA
    Memory Size 4GB DDR2
    Hard Disk 250GB
    Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
    Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    Video Memory 512MB
    Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
    Card slot 1 x Express Card
    Dimensions 14.73" x 9.69" x 1.05-1.40"
    Weight 5.6 lbs.
     
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  7. Phil

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    That's a nice laptop too, but it's 15.4" >2.5kg laptop.

    The Sony SR is a 1.9kg 13" laptop with WLED screen. Very different classes.
     
    Phil, Nov 26, 2008
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    i bought the one from amazon for 999 as well and it has already shipped !

    Edit: scheduled to be delivered today!!!!!!
     
    pardes3, Nov 26, 2008
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    No.4500 HD interated
     
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    That deal dead right away after I submit my order.
     
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    It's good that you got it before it died. :)

    The SR is in a different league compared with that MSI, honestly. It's a compact, business laptop, with WLED screen, while the MSI is a normal, average 15.4 machine. The MSI has an AMD cpu as well, which can put some people off. Not to mention the premium usually paid for having a SONY which makes this deal an even sweeter one.
     
    the_1, Nov 27, 2008
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    How does Sony rank among laptop manufacturers? Are they reliable? My last laptop, which just recently broke on me, was an HP. It was good for the first couple of months, then the fan stopped working, and it went to hell from then, eventually leading to the motherboard burning up. Based on that, I'm not going with HP again. I'm thinking about either getting a Sony, Toshiba or Dell. Just can't decide. Budget is $850.
     
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    Maybe this helps.
     

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