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    SZ58 same as your SZ68 series?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mgmchan, Sep 13, 2007.

  1. mgmchan

    mgmchan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I've been waiting and waiting for Sony HK to come out with the SZ6 series. All of a sudden, they've pushed out this VGN-SZ58GN/C Anyone know if this is the same as SZ68x that everybody's been talking about in this forum?

    Thanks in advance.

    Michael
     
    mgmchan, Sep 13, 2007
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    Well post some specs or a link to an info page so we can find out ;)
     
    Synthesia, Sep 13, 2007
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    I think it's the same (2,4 Ghz, with 800 Mhz system bus is the Santa Rosa stuff i think). Hybrid HDD also, from what I can tell. And GeForce 8400M. I think it's just the SZ6 under a different name.
     
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  5. mgmchan

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    Except:
    no 802.11n

    it says no SD Card Slot - but then go on to say Compatible Memory Cards - SD...

    no carbon fibre option (I've not seen the real CF option before but a lot of people in the forum seem to fall for it, although paying for it is another question. But I guess if the option is $50 more (as is the case from JP sonystyle), everybody will have it, right?)
     
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    Well, the European SZ6 (we only have one model here according to SonyStyle, coming end-Sep) also has no 802.11n. And no carbon fibre option as far as I can tell.
     
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    ok, went out and looked at it, it has black CF. Bought one with 3GB RAM, other features as mentioned. US$2300 Spent a night on it, very happy with it.

    Thanks for all the info in this forum...
     
    mgmchan, Sep 15, 2007
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  8. Phil

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    Well , it has the black premium carbon finish, what they call "Carbon Fibre Black edition" in Europe.

    It does not have the Brown Premium carbon lid.

    https://www.sonystyle-europe.com/So...etailScenario=recommendations&forward=showcua
     
    Phil, Sep 16, 2007
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