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    New to laptops, some questions before buying

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Flounder911, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. Flounder911

    Flounder911 Notebook Consultant

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    Sony Vaio VGNFW140D


    Specs:

    P8400
    3GB PC2-6400
    250GB 5400rpm
    DVD±RW: Yes (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/RAM)
    ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470
    Atheros 802.11b/g/n Wireless
    Integrated Stereo A2DP Bluetooth® Technology
    Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery


    can get this setup for a good price in canada, but before i do, i just have some questions

    the GPU 3470, will this be able to handle games such as Guildwars and WoW (also hopefully Starcraft 2 and Diablo3 when their released)

    Not into hard gaming anymore, but will the titles listed above perform on this computer very smoothly ?


    Thank you very much everyone for any/all the help


    edit: Also, how good is the sony warranty? can i buy warranty AFTER i buy the laptop? or must i get at purchase?
     
    Flounder911, Jul 30, 2008
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I can't tell you about games... only that Anno 1701, Age of Empires 3 and World of Conflict ran fine on an NVidia 8400GS (Sony SZ7, Empire Earth 2 didn't though, possibly didn't undestand a dual core CPU :D or whatever). So on the games issue - I haven't got a clue, sorry.

    About the warranty:
    In Germany I get 2 years warranty automatically, but I was thinking of getting some additional 1 year warranty. I was told that I can get this additional 1 year warranty anytime within 1 year after purchasing the laptop.

    I suppose the same should apply to you.
     
    DetlevCM, Jul 31, 2008
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