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    Best Buy's Sony

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ChaosSpear, Feb 7, 2010.

  1. ChaosSpear

    ChaosSpear Notebook Consultant

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    So I was looking through best buy's website today, as I need a new computer, preferably through them. I have heard of their blue label award, because I heard of the toshiba e205 before. But I never knew sony had a model as well.

    It is a 13", magnesium case, backlit keyboard, core i5, 5 hour battery.

    Unfortunately it comes with integrated graphics, with no choice to upgrade. the graphics is the biggest downside to me, as well as the smaller-than-would-prefer 14" or 15" screen. But it looks great, and I never noticed it on the sony website. What do you all think of it, compared to the cw or e series?

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/Blue-Label/pcmcat161100050036.c?id=pcmcat161100050036
     
    ChaosSpear, Feb 7, 2010
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    becool20 Newbie

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  3. ChaosSpear

    ChaosSpear Notebook Consultant

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    thanks. I cant believe i didnt see it.
     
    ChaosSpear, Feb 7, 2010
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  4. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    That's a pretty good notebook. The GMA HD graphics will perform about as well or better than the integrated ATi HD4200.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Feb 7, 2010
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  5. ChaosSpear

    ChaosSpear Notebook Consultant

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    but how do they compare to a gt-310m? just to see where it stands vs the cw.
     
    ChaosSpear, Feb 8, 2010
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    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Not even close, a 310m will blow away the Intel GMA .
     
    IKAS V, Feb 8, 2010
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    Almost forgot BB has another very nice SONY a 14" that's only slightly bigger than the Blue Label one.
    Has a better i5 CPU but more importantly a Nvidia 330M GT graphics card that will easily outperform it.
    Just a thought but i think this a much better deal.
     
    IKAS V, Feb 8, 2010
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