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    SR Discontinued?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by xxsprint, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. xxsprint

    xxsprint Notebook Geek

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    So I told my dad that I had decided I wanted to get a SR, and before I bought it from SonyStyle, he was going to look around and try and see if there were some places with better prices. He told me that one of the retailers/resellers he spoke to said that the SR was being discontinued. Have you heard of this???
     
    xxsprint, Aug 20, 2008
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  2. ascariss

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    it's a new model, perhaps he was thinking of the first SR's shipped out, the non centrino2 models.
     
    ascariss, Aug 20, 2008
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    LOL! I highly doubt that. If they are then there's something wrong with it and I'm returning me ASAP.

    Don't forget alot of those sales reps at retail stores don't know ****. I asked a couple at best buy "do you have any of the new sony vaio laptops in?" they said "what's a vaio?" and these guys are in the computer department... Also he attempted to look it up in the computer and for vaio he typed "Veio" or something and said "Nope not here."

    Lesson: don't believe these high school sales men.
     
    Duke2007, Aug 20, 2008
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  4. FenderP

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    The SZ? Last gasp. The SR? Here for the forseeable future.
     
    FenderP, Aug 20, 2008
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  5. xrules

    xrules Notebook Consultant

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    these sales reps hardly know anything and I hate when they just lie to people (specially who have no idea). They just dont have the particular product and they come up with any story to sell what they have...

    as others have told you.. SR is going to live till sony announces its successor.. the CR and SZ are might be discontinued.. discontinuing SZ would be very sad though !!..
     
    xrules, Aug 20, 2008
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  6. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The SZ is starting a strange existance.
    Last I chekced, Germany sold the SZ7 with 4 years warranty (time limited offer) and the UK sold only the SZ6.
    That may have changed by now...
     
    DetlevCM, Aug 20, 2008
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  7. xrules

    xrules Notebook Consultant

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    wow.. I loved the 2 year german warranties.. (sigh.. not in germany anymore).. but 4 years.. is wonderfull.... that says something about the product too right!!
     
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  8. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I think it is end of July till August when they offer that....
    I got my SZ in June...
     
    DetlevCM, Aug 20, 2008
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  9. dave159

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    Maybe they were talking about the CR? if your dad called over the phone they misunderstood him
     
    dave159, Aug 20, 2008
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