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    Help me choose my SR290

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by adamj023, Dec 29, 2008.

  1. adamj023

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    Hello. I have come to the conclusion I am best off with the SR290 with ATI after looking at the Ultraportable list. Seems like the list was among what I was looking for in weight and size and features and the SR290 fit the bill.

    I am now looking at 2 specific VAIO models and am having a hard time choosing what I should do. Both have the P8400 CPU which I assume is the cpu I should be getting considering that the faster T's consume more power if I recall and I think the P8400 is probably powerful enough.

    http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/product/VGN-SR290PDB

    vs

    http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665507475

    The 1st one is from Sony Business from a reseller. The 2nd one is from sonystyle and Im not clear as to what the differences are between 290PDB and 290NTB. One appears to have a smaller harddrive, but I dont know what else is different on the specifications.

    I can get 290PDB for around $1030. 290NTB is approx $999 after all promos and rebates. Then I dont know if the productivity pack only is available from non sony resellers so Im really not sure which of these 2 I should get. The HD size is irrelevant because the cost of HDs is really cheap and I want to upgrade to 7200RPM at any rate in the future.

    Would appreciate it if someone could help me making a decision between these 2.
     
    adamj023, Dec 29, 2008
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