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    Is This a good deal?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ehmjay1, Jun 8, 2006.

  1. ehmjay1

    ehmjay1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I can get a sony vaio fe550g for 900 dollars, used about 3 months. I'm wondering if its a good deal?

    The specs are:
    Processor Brand: Intel
    Processor Class: Core Duo Processor
    Processor Number: T2300
    Processor Speed: 1.66 GHz
    Mobile Technology: Centrino
    L2 Cache Size: 2 MB
    System Chipset: Intel 945GM Express
    Memory Speed: PC2-4200 (533MHz)
    Memory Technology: DDR2-SDRAM
    Installed Memory: 1 GB
    Maximum Memory: 2 GB
    Hard Drive Capacity: 100 GB
    Drive Controllers: SATA-150
    Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM
    Optical Drives: Double Layer DVD+/-RW Drive:
    Create a DVD+R DL at a maximum 4X Write speed
    Create a DVD+R at a maximum 8X Write speed or a maximum 8X Rewrite speed
    Create a DVD-R at a maximum 8X Write speed or a maximum 6X Rewrite speed
    Play a DVD-Rom at a maximum 8X Read speed
    Create a CD-Rom at a maximum 24X Write speed
    Create a CD-RW at a maximum 16X Rewrite speed
    Play a CD-Rom at a maximum 24X Read speed

    Additional Drives: DL DVD+/-RW
    Video Chipset Brand: Intel
    Video Chipset: Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
    Shared Video RAM (Max): 224 MB
    Resolution: 1280 x 800
    Display Size: 15.4 in
    Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
    Port Connectors: Graphics Interface: VGA out with Smart Display Sensor
    1 VGA output
    1 S-Video output
    1 Audio - Headphone-out
    1 Audio - Microphone-in
    1 i.LINKĀ® connector (IEEE 1394) (4 pin)
    3 USB 2.0 ports

    Card Slots: 1 x Memory Stick Duo
    1 x ExpressCard/34
    1 x Type II / Type I CardBus
    Network Support: Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)
    Wireless Protocol: 802.11a
    802.11b
    802.11g
    Modem Speed: 56 Kbps
    Input Devices: Keyboard
    Touchpad
    Battery Life (average): 2.0 - 4.0 Hours
    Number of Batteries: 1
    Installed Operating System: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
     
  2. tazdude180

    tazdude180 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would say so. The cheapest deal I can find online is $1,049. $900 seems like a fairly good deal. Of course if you can get one lower that you see, I would take it, but this looks bike a good deal from here.