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    New 15" MacBook Pro 2.2 Vs. Maxed out Sony Z13? Help Please!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by maven1975, Apr 17, 2011.

  1. three4seven

    three4seven Notebook Guru

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    The SSD in the Z by itself is very average. But what makes it very quick is that they run in RAID 0. So a 512gb SSD might have 2x 256gb SSDs in RAID 0 or 4x 128gb in RAID 0 if I recall correctly.
     
    three4seven, Apr 18, 2011
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  2. maven1975

    maven1975 Notebook Evangelist

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    This one has 2x256. I don't think the Quad is/was avalible in the states.
     
    maven1975, Apr 18, 2011
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  3. maven1975

    maven1975 Notebook Evangelist

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    It will be here tomorrow!
     
    maven1975, Apr 20, 2011
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    pyr0 100% laptop dynamite

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    AFAIK, all Z11/Z12/Z13 with 512GB come with a 4x128GB quad setup. Despite the theoretic possibility there could be a 2x256 with the SSDs from the JP-only Z14, I dont think this would be the case. This 2x256 was misleading advertising since the initial release of the Z11. Read on here: Definitive VAIO Z11 Series SSD Drive Configurations

    Long story short, you will get a quad setup (4x128GB populated among two physical units/PCBs) just like all the others with a 512GB setup.
     
    pyr0, Apr 20, 2011
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  5. maven1975

    maven1975 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hard Drive: 512GB (256GBx2) Solid State Drive with RAID 0 Technology

    From the detail of the order above...
     
    maven1975, Apr 20, 2011
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  6. baronng

    baronng Notebook Geek

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    I am just using windows live photo gallary 2011 for photo management ...and surprisingly it works pretty well...
     
    baronng, Apr 20, 2011
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  7. maven1975

    maven1975 Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't mind WLPG 2011, but I could never figure out how to view the photos in full screen :(

    And why the hell are the slide shows so basic? The ones in iPhoto are smooth, elaborate and slick.

    Just another small withdrawal from OSX.
     
    maven1975, Apr 20, 2011
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  8. baronng

    baronng Notebook Geek

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    Full screen? View -> Full Screen -> Fade and you can pause it and netvigate using the arrow keys...

    I think you should go for Lightroom if you want a more professional photo management tool but it is not cheap

    I think WLPG 2011 works quite well provided it is a freeware

    Does anyone really like iphoto?
     
    baronng, Apr 20, 2011
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    maven1975 Notebook Evangelist

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    maven1975, Apr 20, 2011
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  10. Crus-T

    Crus-T Notebook Consultant

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    256GB SSD for VPC-Z are double sided 2x128GB SSDs.
    Your 512GB is 2x(2x128GB), it's a quad raid0 SSD
     
    Crus-T, Apr 20, 2011
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