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    Just ordered my FW-290, Check out the Specs and Price

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jarvcity, Nov 6, 2008.

  1. jarvcity

    jarvcity Notebook Enthusiast

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    I orderd my FW-290 notebook yesterday.. the guy gave me some discounts and the final Price came out to be $1,289.45

    Specs are:

    LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™)
    250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm]
    Video Standard
    ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26GHz)
    Blu-ray Disc™ Read Only Drive
    Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit
    4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)

    Was this a good deal?
     
    jarvcity, Nov 6, 2008
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  2. mlist84

    mlist84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think you saw my post last time. I got the same spec except for:

    Processor : Intel P9400 (2.53 Ghz)
    Hard Drive: 320 GB SATA (7200 RPM)

    I got it for $1,299 + $24 (for Sony sleeve --> need to get this to get $200 accessories bundle discount)

    If your price is after tax, then you get a pretty decent deal there. Congratz!

    ------if you want to try------:
    With your spec, you can get as low as $1,099 before tax. (assuming the sales guy willing to help you)

    Ask for $100 student discount and $200 accessories discount (choose the cheapest accessories).
     
    mlist84, Nov 6, 2008
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  3. bmr101

    bmr101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking to get a FW in the next week or so - I'm just waiting to see if I can finance it. Were both these purchased from the Sony site? Did you just call up and negotiate?

    Any tips on getting the best deal? I am actually a university professor so I should get the academic discount - but what about the accessories discount?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    bmr101, Nov 6, 2008
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  4. mlist84

    mlist84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I called the sales rep from SonyStyle. You need to talk to a person in order to get extra discount. Just ask them.

    About bundle accessories discount, you need to ask the person and see if he/she can get it for you.The rule is to bundle ANY accessories with your laptop and you get $200 off of it. (no matter how much your accessories worth).
     
    mlist84, Nov 6, 2008
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  5. bmr101

    bmr101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks a lot - I will definitely call and give it a try.
     
    bmr101, Nov 6, 2008
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  6. BuyingLappy

    BuyingLappy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does the 3650 hd come with ddr2 or ddr3? and what are the 3dmark06 scores???
     
    BuyingLappy, Nov 6, 2008
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  7. mlist84

    mlist84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    3650 comes with GDDR3. I dont know about the 3dmark06 score. Will test it this friday.
     
    mlist84, Nov 6, 2008
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  8. dampfnudel

    dampfnudel Notebook Evangelist

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    How is the XBRITE-FullHD display? Some people have said that the fonts are too small & cause eye strain. A couple of weeks ago I was at a SonyStyle store in NJ, but unfortunately the two demo models both had the ECO display. Right now the notebooks I'm considering are the FW, new MPB and upcoming (hopefully soon) Dell Studio XPS 16.

    I'm in my 30s btw if you're wondering about the age of my eyes. :)
     
    dampfnudel, Nov 6, 2008
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  9. mlist84

    mlist84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sony's design and build quality blows Dell in the wind IMHO. As for FullHD, yes it is kind of bit small for my taste but it is O.K. (you gain a lot more space that way. You can open up multiple windows at once with smaller resolution). As for the brightness for FUllHD screen, it is very very good. It blows ECO out of the way indefinitely.
     
    mlist84, Nov 6, 2008
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  10. ironaddict

    ironaddict Notebook Enthusiast

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    wow $1299 you guys must be from the states. in canada it starts out at that price with the base specs. I just purchased a fw180. not from the store, but brand new from a guy who got it as a gift and didnt want it. and really just fell in love with this machine. i so glad i got this instead of another. thanks to tonythetiger. so tempted in sell the one i have now and getting a fw290 fully pimp out
     
    ironaddict, Nov 7, 2008
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  11. kev_gordon

    kev_gordon Notebook Guru

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    Try living in the UK mate! £1299 gets you a high-spec FW here.

    That's about $2030.

    Yeah, that's right.... $ 2 0 3 0 . 0 0 :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
    kev_gordon, Nov 7, 2008
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  12. jarvcity

    jarvcity Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yea I hate how it all depends on the sales person you get and if you're lucky and their nice, they will help you out. Otherwise even if you ask for it they won't do anything and pretend like they can't. I got $115 dicount but i couldnt get an accessories discount. :(
     
    jarvcity, Nov 7, 2008
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  13. emersoncatalan

    emersoncatalan Newbie

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    It takes a little getting used to. But considering that I have not seen any 1080p laptops around makes this laptop stand out. If you are getting a blu ray drive I am very sure you will want to watch hi def movies on 1080p.
     
    emersoncatalan, Dec 7, 2008
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  14. kohyeekan

    kohyeekan Notebook Consultant

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    oh man, you guys make me sad. I got one below with only $50 discount:

    P8400
    3GB RAM
    250GB 5400rpm HD
    ECO screen
    ATI 3650

    and it costs me $850!

    I will call them tomorrow to get more discounts!!

    Thanks.
     
    kohyeekan, Dec 7, 2008
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  15. kohyeekan

    kohyeekan Notebook Consultant

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    The academic discount is 5%. For my laptop, they gave me $50 off, while academic discount gives $45. You can only choose either one of the discounts.
     
    kohyeekan, Dec 7, 2008
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  16. ice223

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    do you have to be going to an accredited college to get a discount
     
    ice223, Jan 13, 2009
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