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    Is the Vaio F22 being phased out already?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Mitlov, Sep 18, 2011.

  1. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

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    front page of the Sony Store's webpage, it says "save up to $200. Limited-time offer: special savings on closeout VAIO laptops while supplies last." It's got a picture of the F22 (I know it's not the F21 since it's matte), the C, and some variety of the S.

    And the F22's price has dropped by $200 on the website. The F2290X's price has dropped to $799.

    So does this mean that the F22 is being phased out? In other words, if I wait until December to buy, is the F22 still going to be available new then?
     
    Mitlov, Sep 18, 2011
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  2. electronicsguy

    electronicsguy Notebook Evangelist

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    How do you expect people here to know this? Only Sony knows it! Its like asking 'can someone tell me when the next iphone 5 weill be released for sure?" :))

     
    electronicsguy, Sep 18, 2011
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  3. Mitlov

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    I don't assume that I know EVERYTHING that isn't classified as "insider information." Sometimes I just haven't seen a news story on a particular issue and I'm checking if others (who follow Sony more closely) have, y'know?
     
    Mitlov, Sep 18, 2011
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    F23 comes in a couple weeks.
     
    beaups, Sep 18, 2011
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  5. coolguy

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    Don't wait too long to buy the F22 at this low price, it might be out of stock soon.
     
    coolguy, Sep 18, 2011
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    ^^

    It won't get phased out, just that as beaups mentioned the F22 gets replaced with F23.
     
    avmaxfan, Sep 18, 2011
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  7. Mitlov

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    Any news on the F23? Better GPU? Switchable graphics?
     
    Mitlov, Sep 19, 2011
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  8. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    I got my F11 4 weeks before the F12 was announced. It was also $200 off.
     
    anseio, Sep 19, 2011
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  9. avmaxfan

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    Nope. Only new CPUs. 2670,2760 i7.
     
    avmaxfan, Sep 19, 2011
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  10. Mitlov

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    ...that makes no sense. It already has a perfectly good CPU for the price (and that's just the base quad-core i7, not the two upgrade options!!!) but the 540M is getting downright underwhelming for a $1000+ multimedia machine. And don't even get me started on the 520M, which falls into the "for $1000? Sony should be ashamed to even offer that anymore" category.
     
    Mitlov, Sep 19, 2011
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    Well you have to make do with the 540m or buy something else. Or wait till next year for F3 lol
     
    avmaxfan, Sep 19, 2011
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  12. Mitlov

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    I know that's how it is; I'm just saying that's now how it should be as long as they're updating the F2 anyway.
     
    Mitlov, Sep 19, 2011
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    All mainstream mfr's update cpu's on a similar cadence. It's an Intel thing.
     
    beaups, Sep 19, 2011
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