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    New Vaio Z, CTO or ready-to-ship?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by chenchon03, Jul 21, 2011.

  1. chenchon03

    chenchon03 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    anyone can tell me the difference between the top raedy to ship:

    VPCZ21SHX/X ................$4499.99

    and
    CTO....................$4169.99

    Intel® Core™ i7-2620M processor (2.70GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.40GHz
    Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    13.1" LED backlit Full HD display (1920 x 1080)
    Power Media Dock™ with AMD Radeon™ HD 6650M (1GB ) graphics and Blu-ray Disc™ player / burner
    512GB (256GB x2) solid state drive with RAID 0
    8GB (4GB x2 fixed onboard) DDR3-SDRAM-1333
    Wireless mobile broadband
    Internal (4000mAh) + sheet (4400mAh) lithium polymer batteries


    Cheers!!!
     
    chenchon03, Jul 21, 2011
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  2. fhsieh

    fhsieh Notebook Consultant

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    Either included software or warranty coverage.
     
    fhsieh, Jul 21, 2011
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  3. Ung_Kung

    Ung_Kung Notebook Evangelist

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    also premium carbon fiber
     
    Ung_Kung, Jul 21, 2011
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  4. xxGenericSNxx

    xxGenericSNxx Z1 Fanboy

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    I don't believe the $4500 signature includes any extra software and warranty coverage. But as Ung Kung said, it does include the Premium Carbon Fiber lid. I think that's the only difference.
     
    xxGenericSNxx, Jul 21, 2011
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  5. Ung_Kung

    Ung_Kung Notebook Evangelist

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    i have Z11 signature $4500 version back then it is the only way to get 1080p, but since CTO now be able to configure to the signature version. so there is almost no point to get the signature version anymore.

    ps. one more thing you get is different box that is say signature edtion : )
     
    Ung_Kung, Jul 22, 2011
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  6. xxGenericSNxx

    xxGenericSNxx Z1 Fanboy

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    I must say, though, the signature edition makes it easy to look for a computer on the second hand market that has every feature. It's unbelievably hard looking for used CTOs with just the right features I want.
     
    xxGenericSNxx, Jul 22, 2011
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