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    Fastest Vaio under $1000

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by naughtynazgul, May 30, 2010.

  1. naughtynazgul

    naughtynazgul Notebook Guru

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    ^Topic

    Might be trading in current Vaio (VGN-FW455D) for a better one.

    I'm looking for the fastest one under $1000. Using it for high performance gaming and just about everything else.
     
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    i5 cw with 330
     
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    Perhaps an EB with i5 and ATI 5650
     
    ota-con, May 30, 2010
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    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    F i7 models go on sale for 999 from time to time.
     
    beaups, May 30, 2010
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    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    The EB over the CW for power, perhaps an F series, unless its has the Nvidia 310 in it. In terms of power do you mean gaming power as opposed to CAD/editing/design power?

    What specifications does your FW have exactly? As a upgrade may not infact be worth it.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, May 30, 2010
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    naughtynazgul, May 30, 2010
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    Although the 5650 and 330 are probably faster than the 4650 the difference would be very little. Going to an icore processor may make a little difference but not that much. I would wait for the next line of GPUs to come out before upgrading.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, May 31, 2010
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