Help Advice with buying a SZ in India

VAIO SZ › VGN-SZ76GN

Delight in the solid, clean look of the Charcoal Black body. Choose between stamina or speed modes with Sony’s Hybrid Graphics System. A large HDD and generous RAM assure excellent business performance. Fingerprint recognition speeds logins and a TPM security chip provides strong data encryption.
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MRP Rs. 79,990 /-*



* The latest Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8300(2.40GHz)
* Genuine Windows Vista® Business
* High Durability:Magnesium Body
* Instant ID recognition:Fingerprint Sensor
* Assured security: TPM Security Chip/Hard Disk Password
* Light for its size:1.93kg

Operating System
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Business (English Version) with Traditional Chinese Language Pack
Architecture
Processor Technology
Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology
Processor Name
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8300(2.40 GHz)*1*2
Chipset
Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset
Processor System Bus
800MHz
Memory Bus
667MHz
Cache Memory
3MB
Main Memory
Pre-installed/Max
2GB DDR2 SDRAM*3*4/-
SO-DIMM slots
2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two)
Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive
200GB*5(Serial ATA, 5400rpm)
Optical Disc Drive
Drive
DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive
Maximum Reading Speed
DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL) / DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/ DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 8x/ DVD-ROM: 8x/ DVD-RAM: 5x/ CD-ROM: 24x/ CD-R: 24x/ CD-RW: 24x
Maximum Writing Speed
DVD+R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL) / DVD-R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL) / DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 6x/ DVD-RAM: 5x/ CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 16x
Graphics
Graphics Accelerator
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS notebook graphics processing unit(GPU) (SPEED MODE) / Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (STAMINA MODE)
Dedicated Video Memory
64MB(SPEED MODE)
Display
Type
13.3" Wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800) TFT Colour display (Clear Bright LCD)
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It will not come with recovery discs, but instead will come with a recovery partition on the hard drive where you can restore your computer back to the factory state if necessary. But you can create recovery discs from that partition and delete it to free up disc space or as a backup.

 

1. Hybrid Graphics (not hybrid HDD) as it has 2 graphics card, one Nvidia which can used for more graphics extensive work, and intel X3100 for stamina (stamina, saving battery)..

2. T8300 will be cooler and better for battery etc,

SZ has much better build quality than the Dell 1330..

 

http://www.sony.co.in/product/vgn-sz56gn/sku/vgn-sz56gn_be1?site=hp_en_IN_i


cHECK THE LINK ABOVE



VAIO SZ - VGN-SZ56GN/B

MRP Rs. 89,990 /-*

(MRP inclusive of all taxes)

* Features
* Specifications
* Accessories

* High Durability:Magnesium Body
* Genuine Windows Vista® Business
* Hybrid Hard Disk Drive 120GB
* Instant ID recognition:Fingerprint Sensor
* Assured security: TPM Security Chip/Hard Disk Password
* Light for its size:1.93kg

Operating System
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Business (English Version) with Traditional Chinese Language Pack
Architecture
Processor Technology
Intel® Centrino® Duo Processor Technology
Processor Name
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7500(2.20 GHz)*1*2
Network Connection
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Chipset
Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset
Processor System Bus
800MHz
Memory Bus
667MHz
Cache Memory
4MB Advanced Smart Cache
Main Memory
Pre-installed/Max
1GB DDR2 SDRAM*3 (upgradeable up to 2GB)
SO-DIMM Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses one)
Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive
120GB (HDD recovery storage max. 8GB*4, C: Remain) Serial ATA, 5400rpm, Hybrid HDD

 

Hybrid hard disks do not really perform better than normal hard disks. They're ok though.

Just don't pay extra money for it.

 

Ok.. my apologies.
There is a thread on hybrid hdd's on notebook forums

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=176999

 

I had the Dell 1330, switched to the SZ (or was it the other way around??!!). Bottom line, the Sony's screen, keyboard and lighter weight make it far better than the 1330.