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    Have they stopped selling the AMD based Vaio's?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Ghosthostile, Feb 12, 2011.

  1. Ghosthostile

    Ghosthostile Notebook Consultant

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    I have looked around on various websites searching for the AMD P340 Athlon II based E series and they've either be deleted or no longer sold

    Specs:
    3 gigs DDR3 memory, 320gig Toshiba HD, ATI Mobility Radeon 4200 HD, and it was £200 cheaper than the i3 model!

    I went into the store where I bought mine and she just told me they no longer stocked it, it was only in there for a month!

    What happened?

    I've noticed in the AMD's place they're selling them with Pentinum chips now.

    Do you think this could be down to reliability/stability issues?
     
    Ghosthostile, Feb 12, 2011
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    squelchy451 Notebook Consultant

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    A lot of computer manufacturers don't have as many AMD systems as they used to...I remember Dell having a lot of AMD computers but now it's mostly Intel
     
    squelchy451, Feb 13, 2011
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    Because the Intel Core-series of CPUs are generally faster/cooler than AMDs.
     
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    TSE Notebook Deity

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    And the fact that Intel has been caught several times in the act of Monopolistic practices such as coming to a cash agreement with Dell to not sell any AMD computers.
     
    TSE, Feb 14, 2011
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