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    Question on Sony VAIO SZ240P10 or SZ230P/B?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by i_am_anhtung, Jul 16, 2006.

  1. i_am_anhtung

    i_am_anhtung Notebook Geek

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    I am just wondering to decide SZ240P10 or SZ230P/B, given the same price (more or less).

    I don't know why SZ240P10 which is equipped with 2.0 GHz is just little more costly (about US$30-50) than the SZ230 P/B??? Do you think sonyvaio "made in Japan" is normally more expensive than "made in USA"?

    The only differences are as follows:

    SZ240P10
    - HDD 100 G
    - RAM: 512 MB DDR2
    - Made in USA (as far as I know this is CTO series)

    SZ230P/B
    - HDD 120 G
    - RAM: 1 GB DDR2
    - Made in Japan (it is assemblied in Japan)

    Kindly Pls help me to have the right choice.
    Thanks
     
    i_am_anhtung, Jul 16, 2006
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  2. Valkyrie

    Valkyrie Notebook Consultant

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    It's not really made in USA. It's more like assembled in USA with foreign components since the SZ240 is a customizable laptop.
    I think it's more expensive because it's customizable.
     
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  3. i_am_anhtung

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    If "...more expensive because it's customizable", then the SZ240P10 (CTO series) with Core duo 2.0 GHz should have much more expensive than SZ230p/B. But in fact, SZ240P10 is just about $US40 more than SZ230P/B!!!.
     
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    ...and has a smaller HDD, and half as much RAM... Which OS is on the 240?
     
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  5. i_am_anhtung

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    What do you think about the quality of SZ CTO (Configure To Order) and the "Original" one. For instance, SZ240 is CTO, which is labelled "made in USA"; And SZ220, 230, 260, 280 are the "Original" one, which are all labelled "made in Japan"???
     
    i_am_anhtung, Jul 16, 2006
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