About new SZ 6 series

I am planning to buy a new sz 6 series,but I have following questions.

1. It only has vista edition, can I do dual boot like I did for my sz270p?

2. Any 64 bit (xp or vista) on 6 series?

3. How many on board video memory this time? How is the video performance?

4. Any cheap place to buy it? Because it's expensive.

 

1: You can request an XP CD off Sony I believe. Search the forum for some links. Also to dual boot, you will have to set it up yourself. Google will be your friend here.

2: No 64bit drivers are provided by Sony, so 32bit only.

3: 64mb I believe for the nVidia card, but 800+ in shared memory.

4: I got an sz650n/c from B&H (bhphoto.com) for ~$1800.

 

Thank you! Are you sure only 64MB on board memory for the NVidia card?

 

Here is a factory reconditioned SZ650N from ClearaneClub for $1650.

http://www.clearanceclub.com/products/5963-VAIO-VGN-SZ650NC

 

Absolutely. 516MB for on board video memory.

This is the sony customer service said. Are there really a 516MB video memory notebook in the world? All the morons went to sony?

 

The onboard video memory is only important for games really and to be honest the 8400m gs is a terriable card to play games. Call of Duty 4 just works on it with most settings turned down or off.

 

Here is the link to request a XP disk: https://www.qdirect.net/Sony/Terms.aspx

 

I dont mean to steal your thread but what is the cheapest place to get an sz650 in Canada?