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    Sony FS550/FS570 - The good, the bad, the ugly...

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by gerzita, Mar 4, 2005.

  1. gerzita

    gerzita Newbie

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    Hi,

    I am considering purchasing one of these vs the Toshiba M45. I haven't found many user reviews on the sony FS series. I would love to hear about problems with or praises for these laptops. I am not really into gaming, but need to manipulate large images (200MB+) in photoshop quickly. All comments are apprecieated. Thanks!
     
    gerzita, Mar 4, 2005
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  2. marcos

    marcos Newbie

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    Hi,

    I am in a similar situation as you and one thing is puzzling me,
    why there is no option for Win XP PRO in FS570 series.
    Is there anyway to buy a XP Home and upgrade (from Sony or MS) to XP PRO?

    Thanks,

    Marcos
     
    marcos, Mar 6, 2005
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  3. Webster

    Webster Notebook Geek

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    Marcos,

    I'm not sure either, if they do offer XP Pro the model will most likely be called FS570P or something.

    I'm going to be ordering a FS570 in a few days. I think this model will be out of stock most places soon. I was on Amazon.com Saturday and it was #35 on the top computer sellers list and today it jumped to #19.

    It's also the #1 seller for Sony laptops at Amazon, I would just buy yours right now and worry about upgrading later.

    They have $100 rebate from Sony plus $150 rebate from Amazon before 3/15

    Use the A9 1.57% discount with the Free shipping option and there's no tax (unlike Sony's website).

    I figure you should be able to pick this bad boy up for a little over $1600 if you follow my game plan.
     
    Webster, Mar 6, 2005
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  4. smilepak

    smilepak Notebook Deity

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    crappy video card though :(, otherwise really nice laptop
     
    smilepak, Mar 7, 2005
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  5. murphyja

    murphyja Notebook Guru

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    the latch on mine (as well as five other users) has already broken and sony is claiming it will take 10 days to repair. the screen also makes a buzzing sound when the brightness is turned down, which sony also promised to repair. as of today, i can't recommend the FS series, though I can recommend the A series without any reservations.
     
    murphyja, Mar 31, 2005
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