Post your i7/i5 Sony Z pre-orders here

Sony Style in Markham, Ontario "estimated" March 12th (when I called on the 10th). I was told they'd call me when they came in, but nothing today.

 

Uploading the pics now.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=6006940#post6006940

 

That's funny. They had one for me a few days ago but I turned it down for the i7 CTO. Are you trying to get the i5? That's all they have..

 

I think some stores have gotten i5s for 2 weeks now.

 

Sony Canada only seems to be selling a single prebuilt model, a bottom-of-the line configuration with i5. Everything else seems to be CTO.

 

The sales guy said he just got his first shipment this afternoon.

Note I said sales guy.

 

Due to weather delays , I believe I will not see my Z until maybe Monday.

 

I just received an email from SonyStyle that my laptop, VPCZ11DGX/SJ (Metal Mosaic Signature Series) just shipped today. That means I'll be getting mine next week.

I have to say, I'm pretty excited about this.

 

Hello all,

After many days of indecision I have finally ordered my Z series laptop from UK Sonystyle call centre. The specs I have chosen are below:

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ORDER DETAILS
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Quantity : 1
Product ID : VPCZ11X5E
Description : Laptop VPC-Z11X- Configurable
Price : 1.965,55
Optical Drive : DVD disc drive
Hard drive : 256 GB Ultra SATA Flash SSD
Wireless LAN : Wireless LAN + Bluetooth®
Processor : Intel CoreTM i5 Processor
Ports : 3 USB Ports
Display : 33.3 cm LCD, 1920x1080, webcam
Graphics : NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M 1GB
Finishes : Black
Memory : 4 GB 1066MHz DDR3-SDRAM
Battery : Battery life up to 4.5 hours
Keyboard : English QWERTY keyboard
Memory cards reader : SD and MS card slot
Connectivity : No Wireless WAN
Headphones : No headphones
Anti-virus : McAfee® - 60 days protection
AC Adapter : 1 AC Adapter
HDMI(TM) output : HDMI(TM) output
Security features : No Fingerprint and no TPM
Operating system : Windows 7 Professional + WinXP

I managed to get 5% discount and an extra 1 year warranty which I thought wasnt bad. The estimated shipping time is 5-6 weeks (I hope this is worse case scenario)

Up to the point of ordering I still hasnt sure of a couple of things:

1) To pay the extra £110 for the Core i7 620m I have scoured the internet to try and find charts or reviews regarding the performance difference and I managed to get a few saying the difference is tiny but nothing difinitive. Can anyone confirm this?

2) SDD or HDD - This was a big headache as I was worried about the SDD degradation issue but I was not happy the HDD version had no DVD drive. In the end I decided on SDD and the hefty upgrade hoping that some genius can resolve the degradation problem with some clever software that allowed TRIM in RAID.

3) 1600 x 900 or 1900 x 1080 screen. I had a Alienware M15m with 1080p screen and the text was really small and often hard to read some websites and emails. I decided the 1080p screen again because I heard good things about Windows 7 text enlarging function and that UK was only one of the few places that allows the upgrade for £50.

Any how I hope I have made good choices on specs if anyone has an opinion please let me know.

Also I am going to probably upgrade to 8gm RAM through Kingston or Crucial when I get it but not sure if it is worth it. Does anyone know if there is a significant performance difference between 4/6/8 gbs of RAM?

Thanks

 

Wth..just got a order update that says production of my customized Z lapto has begun and says manufacturing time is 5-7 business days yet the estimated shipping date says March 16th

Someone cant do math ?

Anywho, you guys that have your Zs..when you got this email, about how long did it take afterwards to get to you?

 

mine shipped yesterday ordered it on 2/18/10
Z1190CTO
540, 2+2mb, 192Gb SSD, premium carbon fiber W7pro, dvd, std battery

 

Hmm, don't think I posted here. Ordered yesterday:

Component: Intel® Core™ i7-620M processor (2.66GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.33GH
Component: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1066
Component: 512GB (256GBx2) Solid State Drive with RAID technology
Component: DVD +/- R DL / DVD +/- RW / DVD-RAM Drive
Component: 13.1" widescreen with XBRITE-DuraView™ LCD technology (1600x900) featuring NVIDIA® GeForce® Graphics with 1GB VRAM
Component: Premium Carbon Fibre
Component: Standard Capacity Battery
Component: Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit with XP Pro downgrade disc
Component: Fresh Start™
Component: No Engraving
Extended Service Plan: 2 Year Extended Sony Care Warranty
Estimated Ship Date: 03/30/2010

 

Since the new Z is now in stock and no longer a pre-order, should we close this thread?

 

It may no longer be a pre-order in the US, but it still is elsewhere.

 

Canceled my previous order so I could get the core i7-620m processor. Here's the new order with a estimated shipping date of April 13

Component: Intel® Core™ i7-620M processor (2.66GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.33GH
Component: 4GB (2GBx1) DDR3-SDRAM-1066
Component: 256GB (256GBx1) Solid State Drive with RAID technology
Component: DVD +/- R DL / DVD +/- RW / DVD-RAM Drive
Component: 13.1" widescreen with XBRITE-DuraView™ LCD technology (1600x900) featuring NVIDIA® GeForce® Graphics with 1GB VRAM
Component: Premium Carbon Fibre
Component: Standard Capacity Battery
Component: Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit with XP Pro downgrade disc
Estimated Ship Date: 04/13/2010

 

Mine's out for delivery in the UK today, which is a shame, because the person that was going to bring it over here for me is already here. Now I'll have to pay to get it shipped here. :'(