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    New EB series vs. old E Series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ontheDB, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. ontheDB

    ontheDB Newbie

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    I did a search but did not see a thread dedicated to this comparison.

    What is the value difference between the old E-series and the new EB Series

    On the EB series, the Blu-ray drive is still optional.
    The only diference I see is a LED-backlight (and i still have read bad reviews of the EB screen). Am i missing anything ?

    From what i can gether, the price difference does not seem to justify getting the EB. Anybody feel different ?
     
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  2. beaups

    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    EB is more current platform...supports core ix, etc. Also you get the numeric keypad on EB. More colors and also pretty cool keyboard skins accessories.

    The E had a pretty bad screen too.
     
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    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    Actually I don't know what old "e series" you are talking about. the EB replaced the NW series
     
    beaups, Jun 9, 2010
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  4. Mythdat

    Mythdat Notebook Evangelist

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    As said above.. there is no "old" E-series. The E-series itself is a new range that was released in February this year. EB signifies that it's the 15" version. EA is 14" and EC is 17". I can't see the first one because the link is broke, but you're most likely looking at two different configurations of the EB, the first one being labelled wrongly.
     
    Mythdat, Jun 10, 2010
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