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    Any New Models/Updates from Sony Soon?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by bubbatex, Apr 6, 2008.

  1. bubbatex

    bubbatex Notebook Deity

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    I have not followed the release market in the past few years - does Sony typically come out with new PC's at certain times of the year? Does anyone know if anything new is coming in the next 30-60 days? Seems the big-box retailers got rid of a lot in the past 30-45 days and there seem to be a lot of "new" models in ads.
     
  2. ng12345

    ng12345 Notebook Consultant

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    the new intel chipset is supposed to come out soon...so i would expect new models soon after
     
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    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    New models should be out in June-July.
     
  4. bubbatex

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    thanks - wondering if it is worth the wait. Really leaning towards an AR, but would hate to buy one this close to new model release and then they update it - or come out with a new 17".
     
  5. jimmy-floyd

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    owning SZ6, and also waiting for a new AR model, hoping to see LED display and more powerfull cpu. i suppose sony would annonce it in august.
     
  6. bubbatex

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    shame they don't offer CTO elsewhere - the AR can be pimped out fairly well here in the US - at least on the CPU/Memory/HD options.
     
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    do u think the new models would have the newiest intel chips (Extreme) in it as well as the 8800 GTX VGA card ?? i'm acutlly thinking of buy a sony laptop but i'm gonna wait till august to see anything new from "like'no'other" brand :)
     
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    Montevina is going to be released at Computex of Taiwan in early June, so July should be the month that Sony will update their models. Personally I hope for a new S series that will replace the SZ, or an ultra-portable (G or TZ) with the new chipset.
     
  9. ng12345

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    yah it would be nice to see a TZ sporting the x3100 at least or even better the x4100 chipset

    also, here's to hoping hdmi/displayport gets included in the smaller models (sz, tz)