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    Is there a Z13 deal better than these?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by GLBL WMR, Oct 13, 2010.

  1. GLBL WMR

    GLBL WMR Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been looking at Z13s for about 3 weeks now, and the best prices I can find for the Z133 and Z135 are as follows:

    VPCZ133GX/S $1,699.99 (Microcenter)
    VPCZ135GX/B $2,149.00 (JR)

    I'd take the Z135 if I could find it for $2,050, but no such luck.
     
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    e14 Notebook Evangelist

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    There's not much difference between 12 and 13, if you get a 12 instead there will be better deals. compusa and tigerdirect have the 13, you could wait and see what happens there on black friday/cyber monday if you really want to get the faster cpu of the 13.

    Here are the best deals for the 12 right now:
    VPCZ122GX/B $1499 from microsoft store (b&m only), with 520M, 4GB ram, 128GB hdd, free 3yr ADH warranty.
    The warranty makes this already good deal to be an insanely good deal, even though you get a small ssd in it you can use the money you saved to replace the dvd drive with another ssd using a caddy. I drove over 4hrs with no sleep to get this deal. you can find similar prices sometimes on ebay but they don't come with free warranty.

    VPCZ124GX/S $2100 from J&R on amazon, with 520M, 6GB ram, 256GB hdd
    This is the best online deal for a 256GB ssd version
     
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    GLBL WMR Notebook Enthusiast

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    I need the TPM in the Z13, which is why I've been holding out. I guess I'll wait until cyber Monday to make my decision.
     
    GLBL WMR, Oct 13, 2010
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