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    LCD backlit screen on a non-premium SZ?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by avicenne13, Apr 24, 2007.

  1. avicenne13

    avicenne13 Notebook Geek

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    I finally decided to upgrade my S with an SZ.

    I found this fairly competitive price for a SZ in Hong-Kong. I realized that it states:

    13.3" Wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800) TFT colour display (Clear Bright LCD: Single Lamp, Wide View)

    The complete specs can be found here.


    Is this the type of screen that is used in the US-Premium models? If that is so, I don't care about the carbon fiber casing, and I will upgrade the HDD myself.

    What do you think?
     
    avicenne13, Apr 24, 2007
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  2. bunbuns

    bunbuns Notebook Consultant

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    no LED on that one, this one does thou:

    http://www.sonystyle.com.hk/ss/product/vaio/vgn_sz48gn_c_e.jsp

    Also carbon-fibre makes a fair difference on reducing weight and increasing strength of the unit. (1.85kg vs 1.69kg)

    If your upgrading from a S-series which i also did i would suggest going for the premium with the White LED as the screen quality is quite different moving from the S->SZ->SZ Premium. But the price difference is fairly high. LED is only available with premium models.
     
    bunbuns, Apr 24, 2007
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