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    Difference between the old SZ 100 series and the New SZ 200 series??

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by dannylu88, Jul 27, 2006.

  1. dannylu88

    dannylu88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anybody know what is the difference between the new SZ's the 220's and the 240's ... compared that to the older ones i guess the 120's or mine the 160's


    im just curious
     
    dannylu88, Jul 27, 2006
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  2. cosrocket

    cosrocket Notebook Evangelist

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    As far as I understand the only difference between the SZ1xx and SZ2xx is the size of the hard drive. For instance I have the SZ160 and the only difference between it and the SZ260 is just that.
     
    cosrocket, Jul 27, 2006
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    and the new one has the wireless service. Edvo or something or other. I dont use it. The one that comes from a cell phone company.
     
    starstreak, Jul 27, 2006
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    The 200 series has a bigger harddrive and includes the little antenna. It's built for Cingular's EDGE thing so you can surf the net anywhere as long as you subscribe to it. IMO, I think it's worthless and makes the SZ look ugly.
     
    FidyYuan, Jul 28, 2006
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    8x dvd writer vs 4x in the 100 series.
     
    dhill, Jul 28, 2006
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    I believe that is only with the non premium SZ models. The premium 2xx SZ models have the same speed DVD writer as the SZ1xx models.
     
    cosrocket, Jul 28, 2006
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    basicly just a lot more expensive. The only things different are longer battery life(suposedly), larger hard drive, wireless internet, and the dvd burner. I really don't think they are worth it.
     
    Phil17, Jul 28, 2006
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    Why would they have a better battery life? it's the exact same battery and as you mentioned other than the bigger hard drive and the EDGE/EVDO card they are the same.

    JY
     
    jyavenard, Jul 29, 2006
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    The only difference is hdd storage and some bugs have been fixed.
     
    i_am_anhtung, Jul 29, 2006
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    I know, but for some odd reason they do. I guess it is just better engineering since the sz2xx is actually a little thiner than the sz1xx.
     
    Phil17, Jul 30, 2006
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    The 2xx series has a slightly different fn key layout.. I believe they have two or maybe just one fn key that the 1xx does not have.
     
    Jandro, Jul 30, 2006
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