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    P8400 Vs P8600

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Duke2007, Jul 15, 2008.

  1. Duke2007

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    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117791&Tpk=vaio+sr

    That is ONLY 1,400 PRE-CONFIGURED on newegg... IF I SET THAT SAME CONFIG ON SONYSTYLE, it costs 1650!!!

    So is the P8600 worth 250 dollars to have it configured into a CTO SR model on newegg.com???

    is there any difference in L2 cache???

    Would the P8400 (2.26 GHZ) be an improvement over a T7300 2.0 GHZ??? I used to have the T7300 at it was more than enough... just want to know if the P8600 is a no brainer over the P8400 or not!!

    THANKS@!!!!! OMG IM SO EXCITED. HELP
     
    Duke2007, Jul 15, 2008
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    What are you using it for? P8600 is definitely not worth $300. Same 3MB cache. P8400 would not be noticeably faster than T7300 except for heavy CPU usage programs such as math calculations, etc.
     
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  3. Duke2007

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    i make music. its pretty CPU intensive, but not really... i can manage it by disabling certain things. the 2.0 T7300 I had before was just right...maybe slightly more power than i really needed..

    so should i get it!?!?!? :confused: :eek: :eek:
     
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    Both of us hit the lotto if the answer is yes. Cause my 1787 order can be made into a 1535. 200$ saving!!!
     
    Pazbien, Jul 15, 2008
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    The P8400 is definitely worth it because of lower power consumption than the T7300, but the P8600 is NOT (at least not for $300). They both use the same amount of power, and the the extra processing muscle you get is minimal. You can probably stand to wait an extra second or two while encoding that music :). Save the $300 and buy yourself a nice bag, external hard drive, or steak dinner with it.
     
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    Paz, why 1535??? are you including tax/ship too?? or is there another model im not seeing?

    ALSO...

    Why is it an SR 129 when all there is is SR 165 and 130 on other sites?
     
    Duke2007, Jul 15, 2008
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    They're just retail designations for the specific components in the laptop. Each number will have its own predefined processor, amount of RAM, hard drive size, etc. They mean nothing if you pay more attention to the specs.
     
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    Yea im including tax and shipping, so for you it might be much more savings cause im in NY. But 1399 compard to 1700 is alot of savings.

    The reason its number is designated differently is the ATi graphics card vs. the integrated. SO far newegg is the only other manufacturer offering a preconfig ATi SR. Im gonna wait to see till tomorrow if more retailers put up the SR, and if they don't, i'll buy the newegg.
     
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    In stock already :eek:
     
    Jayayess1190, Jul 15, 2008
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    To be honest, this just sounds too good to be true.... I bet newegg just messed up and its supposed to be a integrated graphics...
     
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    http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VGN-SR16...11-1122209?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1216162204&sr=1-1

    that is the same as on neweggs, except 3 GB RAM... WHy is it a SR165? sucha huge jump in number just for 1 GB ram???

    also why the hell is it 1,700?? i dont know... seems fishy... 300 more just for 1 GB ram??

    **** this is killing me. this has got to be too good to be true.
     
    Duke2007, Jul 15, 2008
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  12. Pazbien

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    All the amazon ones have integrated graphics not Ati. Im gonna order of Newegg, they better not be lying about the specs or else :cool:
     
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  13. Duke2007

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    paz wait a sec
     
    Duke2007, Jul 15, 2008
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    Sony did could not verify the model, but said its possible that it could be made just for retail stores. the rep said that she doesnt know how newegg.com could even ship it if the new montevina chips havent even been released yet (err i thought they were released july 14???)

    she also said Newegg is not an authorized dealer for VAIO. Newegg customer service said otherwise, but could not give any proof.

    BULL****.
     
    Duke2007, Jul 15, 2008
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    newegg just upped the price by 30 dollars FYI...

    WOW...unauthorized dealer too.
     
    Duke2007, Jul 15, 2008
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    hm the one on newegg has 256MB of dedicated vRam... I thought it was 128MB?...
     
    Pavillion, Jul 15, 2008
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    lol their discount just ended
     
    Pavillion, Jul 15, 2008
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    Probably talking about the 128mb dedicated plus 128mb shared.
     
    Jayayess1190, Jul 15, 2008
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    oh it just went back to 128MB
    wtf?
     
    Pavillion, Jul 15, 2008
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    just to let you know that newegg is not an official reseller of sony. be careful when you buy as warrantly might be an issue
     
    sachin16, Jul 17, 2008
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