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    Long time ASUS owner seeking pointers for a portable laptop: VPCSA390X CTO

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Enilder, Nov 16, 2011.

  1. Enilder

    Enilder Notebook Geek

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    Hi,
    I am looking to spend about ~$1000 for a portable laptop with following criterion:

    -Portable
    -Long lasting battery life
    -Primarily for photoshop, websurfing, e-mail, MS Office products, etc.

    I ended up narrowing my search to following computers:

    Asus UX31
    Lenovo U300S
    Sony S series (VPCSA390X CTO)

    I am curious to find out if VPCSA390X CTO has any notable issues. I haven't come across one as of yet (I briefly went through reviews). Only major "drawback" of VPCSA390X CTO is the non-SSD, which appears to be upgradeable.

    Also, thinking of getting the extra sheet battery. Any reported problems on this?

    Trying to see if anyone considered UX31 or other equivalent portable laptops. Thanks!
     
    Enilder, Nov 16, 2011
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