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    10/5 Best Buy circular - $899 FW235J/h

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by FireFawn, Sep 29, 2008.

  1. FireFawn

    FireFawn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Looks like the FW-2xx are starting to hit the big box retailers. This is a nice deal for someone who is o.k. with a basic system w/integrated graphics and the Eco screen. It isn't designated in the ad as a Centrino 2 (I'm guessing because of the T5800 processor)


    Starting Sunday, 10/5 - Best Buy U.S. stores

    $899.00

    Vaio FW235J/H
    2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5800
    4GB DDR2 memory
    250GB (5400) hard drive



    ** I also see that on the same day Circuit City has a sale too....slightly better specs for $100 more**

    $999.00

    Sony VGN-FW250J/H
    2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8400
    4GB DDR2 memory
    320GB (5400) hard drive
     
    FireFawn, Sep 29, 2008
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  2. thebigpants27

    thebigpants27 Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah but, if your order from sonystyle, you can get the sick new painted lids, a better graphics card, a better screen option, etc. 899 is the starting price for the vaio FW on sonystyle.com, the advantage of the best buy one is that the 4gb of ram and bigger HDD (are like free upgrades). But, you can pay 1000 bucks and get a great graphics card, or 1100 and get a 1080p screen and a great graphics card...so its your call. Plus, sony has a 30 day no-questions asked return policy(read: no restocking fee)
     
    thebigpants27, Sep 30, 2008
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