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    BX Series Pricing

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Eliwood, Aug 31, 2005.

  1. Eliwood

    Eliwood Notebook Deity

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    According to the press release:

    14" starts at $1350
    15.4" starts at $1300
    17" starts at $1580

    I've gone to the Japanese Sony Style site and have played around with the configurator there. All in all, the options cost about the same as those for the S series. But to be complete, here is what I got (translated to USD). This is only for the 14" version since that's the one that I think most people are interested in.

    - Upgrade to SXGA+ ($100)
    - Upgrade to ATI Mobility Radeon X700 ($100)

    - Upgrade from Celeron to Pentium-M 1.7 GHz ($150)
    - Upgrade to 2 GHz ($350)
    - Upgrade to 2.26 GHz ($800?!)

    - Upgrade to 60 GB ($50)
    - Upgrade to 80 GB ($100)
    - Upgrade to 100 GB ($200)
    - Upgrade to 120 GB ($350)

    - Upgrade to DVD Burner ($150)

    - Upgrade to 512 MB Memory ($75)
    - Upgrade to 1 GB Memory ($175)

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    Putting everything together, let's make up a configuration and guess a reasonable price.

    $1350 base

    - Upgrade to SXGA+ ($100)
    - Upgrade to ATI Mobility Radeon X700 ($100)
    - Upgrade from Celeron to Pentium-M 1.7 GHz ($150)
    - Upgrade to DVD Burner ($150)
    - Do-it-yourself upgrade memory to 1.25 GB ($100)
    - Upgrade to 60 GB ($50)

    $2000. Not too bad considering you get XP Pro, wireless, bluetooth, and all those by standard. I even configured the exact same specs in an S series and the S series "only" cost $200 less. $200 for an upgrade to 14" SXGA+ and X700 seems pretty good for me. :)
     
    Eliwood, Aug 31, 2005
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  2. sky123

    sky123 Notebook Consultant

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    personally speakin, the bx series doesnt seems very stylish ( comparing to s-series) I m more interested in the vaio TX series. Boy, those look real cute ;)
     
    sky123, Aug 31, 2005
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    Will Costco carry these?
     
    LightC, Sep 1, 2005
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  4. Eliwood

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    If Costco carried the B series (I don't know if they did), they will carry this one.
     
    Eliwood, Sep 1, 2005
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