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    SA vs SB torn apart!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Nvy, Aug 19, 2011.

  1. Nvy

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    Trying to decide between a SA or a SB with the following specs (since I live in Sweden I can't really change to much, the SA for example only have i7 and 6630m to choose from).

    SB
    i5 2410M
    6470m
    320 GB HDD
    4 GB Ram
    DVD

    8729 SEK
    € 913
    $ 1314

    VS

    SA
    i7 2620M
    6630m
    500 GB HDD
    4 GB Ram
    DVD
    WAN

    15119 SEK
    € 1583
    $ 2276

    I'm mainly going to use it for school (computer science) so a lot of programming (visual studio).
    But I will also use it for light gaming with friends at LANs (sc2, dota2).
    The plan is to buy an SSD so the hdd space is irrelevant.

    What is the main difference in build quality between the SA and SB?
    Is the SA worth paying so much more? I mean I love the real estate, fantastic for developing,
    but I can buy an SB and update my Desktop for the same price as an SA.
    So if you have been using the SA or SB for programming let me know what you think of it, anything to make my decision easier :)

    P.S. Sorry for not posting this in "What notebook should I buy" thread, but I believe this is more of a Sony Vaio thing :)
     
    Nvy, Aug 19, 2011
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