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    Help Choosing between 2 machines

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mrhaboobi, Feb 25, 2008.

  1. mrhaboobi

    mrhaboobi Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    Im looking at choosing between two machines. They are very similar.

    VGN-CR490EBR (US)
    vgncr35gr ( New Zealand )

    Biggest differences

    US machine is 2.4 ghz, NZ is 2.1ghz
    US machine is 250 HD, NZ is 200 GB
    US machine has integrated x3100, NZ has Radeon x2300

    The price difference is pretty much $100 cheaper if i buy the US one. Obviously the CPU and HD comparison is not difficult to make, but the graphics card is. do i get the clower spec cpu and higher spec graphics card or is the x3100 not too bad? Its going to be a development machine, Visual Studio 2008, that sort of thing, might play the odd game etc..

    What do you think?

    Thanks
     
    mrhaboobi, Feb 25, 2008
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  2. mrhaboobi

    mrhaboobi Notebook Geek

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    Also whats the best place to buy in teh US, i have a friend going over for work and they might pick it up for me.. He will be around redmond ( MS HQ ).
     
    mrhaboobi, Feb 25, 2008
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  3. nobscot6

    nobscot6 Wise One

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    i saw this review on the card-->>

    Well as u can clearly see this X2300 Gpu is nothing more than x1300 ( again another renamed card from AMD ???) . in any case the performance are about the same .we hope that this was just driver issue and x2300 will show better performance ...

    not sure it's accurate, but thought I'd post for you

    in the end, there's really not that much diff in the cpu's (imo)
     
    nobscot6, Feb 25, 2008
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  4. mrhaboobi

    mrhaboobi Notebook Geek

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    seems like there is not a HUGE difference between the cards.. just no sure which to buy..
     
    mrhaboobi, Feb 25, 2008
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