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    Need Advice regarding fz4000

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by forcedfed, Feb 15, 2008.

  1. forcedfed

    forcedfed Newbie

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    Hi guys,
    Below is the list of what I will be getting for 2000$. Is there anything I should be worried about or know. also should i just get the 2gb ram and upgrade to 4 gb after and would it be cheaper. And is there any other laptop that would be a better buy. Any help would be great.
    thanks

    VGN-FZ4000 CTO Series Notebook
    Customization Details
    Black
    WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n w/Integrated Bluetooth®
    NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GT
    LCD 15.4" WXGA (XBRITE-HiColor™)
    DVD±R DL / DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Drive
    120GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
    4 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 2 GBx2)
    Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
    Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz) [Estimated ship date 2/19/08]
    Extended Battery (BPL8)
     
  2. Woodgypsy

    Woodgypsy Notebook Evangelist

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    It is very easy to upgrade RAM, so yeah, I recommend you to drop 4gb RAM, and I would spend money on more HDD space instead. Also, do you really need features of Vista Ultimate? T9300 might be bit of overkill unless you plan to do lots of media-related tasks, as well. Finally, extended battery will stick out, so it can hurt portability - although, obviously, it helps with battery life.

    About other choices - well, it depends on what you want to use your laptop for. I have been using FZ for 6 months and am happy with it, but, say, if you need gaming laptops, there are better choices available.
     
  3. neof1z

    neof1z Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have FZ21M with 4gb ram(I hope sony provide x64 drivers in the future) and cost 20 euro from 80 in greece.Selling the old 2x1 gb for 60 euro.But the big improvement and i mean that is this. http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...5a5e3110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&locale=en-US
    My score in vista.
    Disk data tranfer goes from 4.9 to 5.4
    The memory stays at 4.8
    The spare hard disk i put it on external case usb for 15 euro
     
  4. forcedfed

    forcedfed Newbie

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    What other choices do i have for gaming laptops in that price range. I am new at this. any help would be appreciated it