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    Please help me know if this is good

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hemanthjava, Sep 22, 2007.

  1. hemanthjava

    hemanthjava Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I went to the sony vaio site this morning and customized the notebook i was looking for. Please let me know if I have made a right choice and if I have to add or remove anything. I am looking for good multimedia experience along with good stability for development environment. I think the price is pretty expensive and hence want a suitable suggestion from experts in here

    VGN-FZ190 Configure-to-Order
    VGN-FZ190 CTO Series Notebook
    Customization Details

    * 802.11a\b\g\n with BT
    * Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    * NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GT
    * 15.4" WXGA (XBRITE-HiColor™) W/Camera
    * SuperMulti (DVD+-R Double layer / DVD+-RW Drive)
    * 100 GB Hard Disk Drive (Price reflects discount of $30.00)
    * 2 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667MHz, 1 GBx2)
    * Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7300 / 2.0 GHz
    * Keyboard Black
    * Norton Internet Security 2007 (Trial)
    * QuickBooks Simple Start
    * Video Standard
    * Photo Standard
    * Music Plus
    * Microsoft Works
    * Engraving
    * Large Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (BPL8)


    Price: $1458
     
    hemanthjava, Sep 22, 2007
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  2. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    This is good config. But the grahics card 8400M GT is a mid range card.

    Sony installs too many bloatware that makes ur new notebook start up like a turtle, it can be improved though.

    Rajesh
     
    coolguy, Sep 22, 2007
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    eXtraBulleT Notebook Consultant

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    Graphic Card is eh, and also look how fast is that 100GB HDD, 5400rpm or 7200rpm. Other than that it's not bad for that price.

    Can't comment on how good are Vaio laptops, never had one other than IBM Thinkpad, Dell Inspiron and Asus G.
     
    eXtraBulleT, Sep 22, 2007
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  4. hemanthjava

    hemanthjava Notebook Enthusiast

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    But I checked out a lot in the Sony Vaio site and no place I could find the best way to customize my notebook for a Good VideoCard. I had no options to choose and hence proceeded with that. I want to customize my notebook and not buy a ready config one. So please suggest me how to go about it
     
    hemanthjava, Sep 22, 2007
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