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    Questiosn about the FW

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by RESmonkey, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. RESmonkey

    RESmonkey Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    1. Does the FW + radeon card have any heating issues?

    2. Does the FW require any notebook cooler (I don't want to use one).

    3. Is it okay for college purposes (I won't be carrying it around much)?

    4. Anyone known issues? Should I get a 3 year warranty, if so?





    Reason I'm asking is because I recently had to cancel an order on an HP laptop that had GPU temperatures at 90 celcius after gaming.
     
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    eyepwnuall Notebook Consultant

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    Not sure about the FW, but would that HP laptop happen to be a dv5t?
     
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  3. RESmonkey

    RESmonkey Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    yeah its that hp dv5t
     
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    1. well the FW is a pretty good improvement over the HP.
    2. nope, don't think you'll need one.
    3. yep. its only weighs 6.4 lbs. less than a lot of standard 15.4" notebooks so it shouldn't be a problem even when you carry it around.
    4. Thats more of a personal choice, a lot of ppl didn't and then there is the bunch that got 2 or 3 yr because they thought that they would need it.
     
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  5. RESmonkey

    RESmonkey Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Anything I should know before buying? No faults at all?

    And does it have that bybrid graphics thing where it switches from GPU dedicated to integrated?
     
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    no hybrid graphics.
     
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  7. RESmonkey

    RESmonkey Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    If I buy from saw NewEgg, do I get that 1 year manufacture warranty w/ the Vaio?
     
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    you'll get one yr manufacturers warranty from anywhere so long as the vista and sony serial numbers are intact and good.
     
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    Sony serial numbers? Is there a place I can verify these numbers?

    I assume I'd call Sony and tell them the serial numbers from my laptop once it comes?
     
    RESmonkey, Jul 31, 2008
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