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    SONY VAIO FW298Y/H or AW 190NCB?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Imperfect1, Oct 30, 2008.

  1. Imperfect1

    Imperfect1 Notebook Evangelist

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    Please help! I’m torn between the SONY VAIO FW298Y/H (18.4”) and the AW 190NCB (16.4”).

    Putting screen size and computer weight aside, here’s what is really important to me: SPEED, MEMORY, and DISPLAY/GRAPHICS QUALITY (with as little glare as possible). The important specs are below, with the one’s that are different in bold type.

    I really use my computer heavily, practically 24/7. I do heavy duty word processing at the office, and then also like to watch/download movies, listen to/download music, share photos, and tons of other internet activities. (I’m not a gamer though.)

    Would you please give me the pros and cons, and let me know which you would buy. (I’m in the US.) Thanks, I appreciate it so much.

    PROCESSOR

    FW298Y/H
    Front Side Bus Speed: 1066MHz
    L2 Cache: 6MB
    Technology: Intel Centrino 2 processor, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
    Type: T9400

    AW 190NCB
    Front Side Bus Speed: 1066MHz
    L2 Cache: 6MB
    Technology: Intel Centrino 2 processor, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
    Type: T9600

    HARD DRIVE

    FW298Y/H
    Interface: Serial ATA
    Speed: 7200rpm
    Capacity: 320GB

    AW 190NCB
    Interface: Serial ATA
    Speed: 5400rpm
    Capacity: 250GB

    MEMORY

    FW298Y/H
    Installed: 4GB PC2-6400 (2GBx2)
    Maximum: 8GB
    Speed: 800MHz
    Type: DDR2 SDRAM

    AW 190NCB
    Installed: 2GB PC2-6400 (1GBx2)
    Maximum: 4GB
    Speed: 800MHz
    Type: DDR2

    GRAPHICS

    FW298Y/H
    Chipset: Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset
    Interface: HDMI™20 and VGA out with Smart Display Sensor
    Processor: ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 3650 with Total Available Graphics Memory 2280MB (max.)
    Video RAM: 512MB of dedicated video RAM

    AW 190NCB
    Chipset: Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset
    Interface: HDMI™16 and VGA out with Smart Display Sensor
    Processor: NVIDIA® GeForce 9600M GT GPU with Total Available Graphics Memory 1270 MB (max.)
    Video RAM: 512MB of dedicated video RAM

    DISPLAY

    FW298Y/H
    Screen Size: 16.4
    Resolution: 1920 x 1080
    Technology: XBRITE-FullHD Technology


    AW 190NCB

    Screen Size: 18.4
    Resolution: 1920 x 1080
    Technology: XBRITE-FullHD Technology

    OPERATING SYSTEM

    FW298Y/H
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit

    AW 190NCB
    Vista Business 32-bit with SP1
     
    Imperfect1, Oct 30, 2008
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  2. SonyVaioAW

    SonyVaioAW Notebook Consultant

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    With the low spec AW series you have their I'd go for the FW.
    However if it was a game of highest spec in both the AW comes up top trumps ;)
    As is however go with the FW :)
     
    SonyVaioAW, Oct 30, 2008
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