I'm buying a model called VGN-Z11VN/B from the Swedish sonystyle.se. Is this a "bad" CTO or a good build?
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Specs that I'm looking:
Large Battery
2.53 ghZ
4 GB RAM
Blu-ray Drive
1600x900 (256MB vram)
320 GB HDD
TPM Fingerprint sensor
English Vista Home Premium
3 years Accidental Warranty
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Does anyone know if there's an official launch date for the intel x4500 graphics chip?
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for CTO"ers, Just look back a few threads and u'll see what I wrote about CTO laptops.
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Hey Toronto Guy, have you ever considered ordering a Z from P1 or Conics?
To all the future Z owners, are you going to downgrade to XP or are you going to keep the Vista? I'm really not sure what to do! -
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Just ordered my Z11MN/B - should be a step up from my SZ2VP.
I'm planning on seeing how vista copes with 4 gig, but more than likely downgrading to XP, or running a hackintosh! -
What about the drivers for win XP on the Z? Will they be offered on a seperate CD-ROM when downgrading toXP or will they be available on the sony website for download, like with the TZ for example?
Maybe quite a specific question, but is there somebody who knows where they would have a Vaio Z on display in a (sony)store in The Netherlands? PhilFlow any suggestions maybe? -
I will definately be downgrading to XP, and installing Ubuntu =)
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I'm currently using Mac OSX, and I'm really starting to like it - just a shame Apple don't make a 13" Mac Book Pro, I'd be tempted! Or perhaps an air with meatier specs. -
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No, ill only buy directly from Sony, just my personal preference I guess. I don't like getting delicate items such as laptops shipped, as they get banged and tossed around during shipping. And like P1 said, you gotta pay all that duty tax's and bullshi. If I were you guys, just avoid shipping stuff, and stay away from CTO's, my advise to you from me.
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Will the downgrade dvd be all I need to properly run XP after downgrading from Vista? Or will I need other drivers/downloads to make XP run smoothly? I've just been reading some posts in this forum saying the downgrade DVD isn't enough.
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Does anyone have the link to this?
(It's what I want to do too)
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Vaio Z video now unvieled in Korea:
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-=ToRoNtO-GuYY=-: Nice. That video shows perfectly how it's like opening the Z with one hand (it's hard to describe) - possible, but it's so light you kind have to do it slowly. Also you may notice the extra button above the top-right of the keyboard - that's a secondary CD eject button, although when I tried it, it had a ~1 second delay compared to the actual eject button on the CD tray, probably because it's done through software.
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I'm really happy that I decided to go with a Z because the other review on the SR is not looking so look IMO, especially the screen.
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The brushed aluminum palm rest and keyboard looks SUPER sweet.
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Man I am SO with you on this! When I go overseas I use a different sim chip in my phone that I use in the US as well. I have an old TZ that had the cingular-then-at&T option. Works great! Now I am literally going to PAY for a modem I will never have any use for. -
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For comparison, here is a test of the TZ display. The ideal display will cover the entire color gamut. The larger the triangle the better.
Here is the wonderful display on my Thinkpad.
Last one..here is the SZ display which has received good reviews.
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Does anyone have the link to the zip files with the drivers? Are these drivers specific to the Z series?
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Just linked to Conics; though I plan on purchasing my Z through a retail store here in the US (preconfigured)which I'm sure will offer a variety of options, I was curious to find out the price of my 2 ideal Z's. My budget is about $2100. I may splurge and go up to $2500 (but, absolutely no more than that). As you can see, it won't get me nearly everything I want in the Z. WOW!
$3382.81 USD BLU-RAY DRIVE, 1600x900
1st Battery Sony 7-11 hr Standard
- Colour Black
- CPU Core 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz)
- Hard Drive 320GB 5400RPM
- Keyboard US English
- LCD WXGA (1600x900) 256MB VRAM
- Memory 2x 2GB (4GB total) 3GB under 32bit Vista
- Optical drive Blu-Ray Multi-Burner
- Security Fingerprint sensor & TPM
- Warranty 3 year warranty
- Web Camera 310K Pixel Motion Eye Internal
- Windows Version English Vista Home Premium
- WWAN (HSDPA) Not required (good choice)
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$4238.37 2x64 SSD (Raid O), 1366x768
1st Battery Sony 7-11 hr Standard
- Colour Black
- CPU Core 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz)
- Hard Drive 2x 64GB SSD (RAID 0)
- Keyboard US English
- LCD WXGA (1366x768) 128MB VRAM
- Memory 2x 2GB (4GB total) 3GB under 32bit Vista
- Optical drive DVD multi-burner
- Security Fingerprint sensor & TPM
- Warranty 3 year warranty
- Web Camera 310K Pixel Motion Eye Internal
- Windows Version English Vista Home Premium
- WWAN (HSDPA) Not required (good choice)
After looking at these prices, I'm not sure what to do. I may just buy one at my allocated budget, or wait for the next Z, maybe Z6 or Z7 or even the Premium Z which may be a year from now.
Z7, Premium Z - maybe not that long. Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!:cry: -
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Wow... now that's expensive!
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So what kind of extra stuff do you think the future premium Z (if there ever will be one) will have? I mean, unlike the SZ, the normal Z already has carbon fiber lid, LED backlit screen, and high resolution. I don't see any other stuff they may possibly add to the already existing Z other than newer processors and graphics card. -
The Z is already "premium" - carbon fiber, full brushed aluminum palmrest and backplate, super light, amazing screen, etc., etc.! How much more "premium" can it get?
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I think there will be a lot more that can be done with these laptops in the near future. Did you ever think 5 years ago that you would ever see the kind of technology in these Z's. I think 5 years ago, I had the Z1 (14.1) when Intel Centrino M was introduced, right after Pentium I, II, III, and IV. It's a given that technology is never-ending, and something will always surpass even the most expensive and premium Z later on.
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Lol. I was thinking of a SUPER SUPER PREMIUM Z when you used the term "premium" because there was a HUGE difference between the premium SZ and the normal SZ IMO. You know, I also like the idea of Sony announcing a premium Z (with cosmetic enhancements), but I just can't imagine what more "bling bling" can they put on the already super sweet looking Z.
I actually like the current grayish silver keyboard/palm rest. I'm not really into all that "all-black" trend.
PS: Actually...you may be right about waiting for the next Z... Remember how the SZ 1 got all kinds of small but really annoying problems (non-responsive spacebar, battery leakage, Sony logos got robed off by the stamina/speed switch)?
They solved all the problems by SZ6/7. But again, I can't wait to get my hands on the Z! I just hope Sony had learned from all their problems before designing the Z. -
Does anyone know what would happen if I did an XP downgrade from Vista and did not install the subsequent drivers?
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lol...nah, sorry 'bout that. I meant to say cosmetic change. Did you ever consider maybe titanium can be a material Sony Can use on these laptops. Not only is titanium durable, but it is ultra lite. Interesting to find out which material is better, titanium or carbon? I'm sure titanium is so EXPENSIVE! -
Well, I guess they could make a SUPER SUPER PREMIUM Z with titanium chassis, gold trim, diamond encrusted buttons, and cut ruby keys.
But seriously, how else could the Z be improved, other than just cosmetics like a change in colors or a carbon fiber weave? Other than cosmetic changes, the Z is about as premium as it gets.
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So, um, why is the P8400 -> P8600 upgrade $50 on a CTO SR and $100 on a CTO Z? Just seems illogical.
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hum...I haven't heard of any cars made out of titanium...
IMO, if Sony ever come up with a titanium Z, the raw material cost of titanium probably isn't going to be a big contributing factor to its price. In other words, it's gonna be expensive not because the titanium is expensive, but because Sony's aggressive pricing (in the other direction) for their premium goodies. -
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does anyone have an idea of when the Z may be available in Canada?
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So today I went to the Sonystyle store at Copley Place in Boston and took a photo of the 1600 by 900 px Z next to the 1280 by 800 px SR. IMO, The Z reproduces colors more accurately and has a brighter backlight. Click here for the photo. I hope it's clear enough as I used just a 2.0 mp phone camera
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I don't think anyone knows for sure. The wait is absolutely killing me. Toronto Guy stated that a SonyStyle rep said August 7-8 is the day we can preorder.
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