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    Advice on Differences between the Z series (590,690,790,890..)

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by indecided, Oct 20, 2009.

  1. indecided

    indecided Newbie

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    Hey guys..

    I've been considering a Z series for a while now and the Sony store in my area is clearing out a couple of display units, and amongst them are the Z590njb and the Z691y.

    My question is : what are the main differences between each iteration of the Zseries laptops? spec-wise, the Z590 seems to be pretty well outfitted (2.53/4gb RAM/250gb/bluray). I haven't been able to find a definite answer regarding physical differences - even the Sony salesperson wasn't really able to give me a clear answer.

    Also, is there any reason I should avoid the 5xx series against the newer 6/7/8 series Zs, besides the massive price difference and the age?
     
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  2. TLN

    TLN Notebook Consultant

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    and i add info for Z8xx:

    Z8xx: Black palmrest; "Official" 7 64-bit support; 8GB Max. RAM; ??? WWAN.

    I live outside US so WWAN is not for me =)


    IMHO Software differenece doesn't make sense,you can install any OS on any model. so the difference is
    -WWAN provider
    -Palmrest
    -Max RAM supported.(However, there's thread howto make Z6xx support 8GB)
     
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