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    Sony SZ340 has arrived!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by surefire, Sep 5, 2006.

  1. surefire

    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    What a joyful day for me.

    I have been waiting on this my whole life...
     
    surefire, Sep 5, 2006
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    Very Happy now that this is out I can get on this forum and be a contributing member. I'm however looking for the Premium Series of the SZ340, I'm a sucker for the Edge and Brighter screen. Any idea on how soon after the standard model the the Premium models come out?
     
    bashy, Sep 5, 2006
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    The price is not so expensive compared to SZ2xx. Good news!
     
    biumoc, Sep 5, 2006
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  4. surefire

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    Differences btw Sony SZ240 & SZ340 are:

    SZ240
    Intel Core Duo
    DVD+R DL/DVD±RW
    Modem V.90
    Battery Life 5.5Hrs (all settings are at lowest)

    SZ340
    Intel Core 2 Duo
    DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
    Modem V.90/V.92 Compliant
    6Hrs (according to sonystyle.com)
     
    surefire, Sep 5, 2006
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  5. Juz_Follow_ATI

    Juz_Follow_ATI ATI all the way

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    I'm not very interested in Sony so I'm not as happy and excited as most of you's are.
     
    Juz_Follow_ATI, Sep 5, 2006
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  6. biumoc

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    It seems that Sony will not provide SZ2xx with Bios update for the upgradation.
     
    biumoc, Sep 5, 2006
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  7. hendra

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    Sony has posted SZ340 in their website:
    Click here!
    It's now on sale!

    Beware that SZ340 has MAGNESIUM casing and not the premium carbon fiber casing. Magnesium casing is thicker and probably less durable than the premium carbon fiber casing. The nice thing though you can configure the notebook up to 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo so if you don't need premium carbon fiber casing, you can save considerable amount of money while still getting the fastest core 2 duo currently available.

    FYI, The last alphabet of the model number indicates which casing the notebook uses.

    X = Premium Carbon Fiber
    C = Regular Carbon Fiber
    B = Magnesium Casing

    For example: SZ381P/X has premium carbon fiber while the SZ370P/B has regular carbon fiber.
     
    hendra, Sep 5, 2006
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  8. shadowx

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    Holy S#!*... do I see reasonable RAM upgrade pricing??? From Sony??? Must be a typo... ;)

    Standard 1GB (512X2)
    Upgrade to 1GB (1024X1) +$25
    Upgrade to 2GB (1024X2) +125
     
    shadowx, Sep 5, 2006
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  9. starstreak

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    must be. I thought I just saw it at $450 for the 2gig on their site
     
    starstreak, Sep 5, 2006
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  10. PHiZ

    PHiZ Notebook Guru

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    And yet here you are on the Sony forum...
    -PHiZ
     
    PHiZ, Sep 5, 2006
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  11. whwtan

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    *laugh*

    I was thinking of the same thing PHiZ.

    Not interested, yet browsing the Sony forum and actually spending the time to make a post. :)
     
    whwtan, Sep 6, 2006
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  12. Yair

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    Where actualy can one find an SZ***/x can't see any on the Sony website...
     
    Yair, Sep 6, 2006
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    buddy1065, Sep 6, 2006
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  14. ceyms

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    How long did it take to receive after you placed your order?
     
    ceyms, Sep 6, 2006
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  15. buddy1065

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    I don't think anyone has actually received one yet...
     
    buddy1065, Sep 6, 2006
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    Would you be so kind as to tell me the BIOS version on your shiny new SZ340?

    Congrats and Thanks!
     
    foo, Sep 6, 2006
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  17. foo

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    From what I was told, C is regular carbon fiber (hence the "C"), and B is magnesium. At least that's how it was when I got my SZ160P/C. It's definately regular carbon fiber...
     
    foo, Sep 6, 2006
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    My bad :) You are right! B is for Magnesium and C is for Carbon. I have corrected my original message!
     
    hendra, Sep 6, 2006
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  20. jeepguy_1980

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    So what does a P mean? I just bought a SZ340P8 the other day.
     
    jeepguy_1980, Sep 20, 2006
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  21. IdeaDirect

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    What makes you say that?
     
    IdeaDirect, Sep 20, 2006
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    I could not see any official information from Sony about that.
     
    biumoc, Sep 21, 2006
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  23. elizabex

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    My SZ340 is currently on a FedEx truck, scheduled for delivery. :D
     
    elizabex, Sep 21, 2006
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  24. jjloresco

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    How about the Canada Eh?... when do we get that Eh? OH CANADA, I REALLY want an SZ for the sony store!!!
     
    jjloresco, Sep 21, 2006
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  25. nixon

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    There are a few "set" SKU's of the SZ340 out there, and the P is just to help out to know the different models i.e. SZ340P08 or the SZ340P09 which have different configs.
     
    nixon, Sep 21, 2006
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  26. nixon

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    I'd have to agree. For Sony to create a BIOS update for the SZ100 or SZ200 series that would officially support the Merom chips would cost them more than it would make them in the end. Why support old models, and let people upgrade their chips (and VOID their warranty at the same time) and cause a headache that would be a pain to support, when they could just push their users to the new SZ340 models, that make them money, not cost them money.

    That being said, I'm sure just a BIOS fix wouldn't be too bad, but I doubt we'll see on official "here's a BIOS update that supports Merom" from them unless the engineers manage to sneak it by the sales and marketing departments...
     
    nixon, Sep 21, 2006
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  27. jeepguy_1980

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    Mine just came in today. I don't have much to complain about, though I haven't had a chance to do much besides remove programs.
     
    jeepguy_1980, Sep 27, 2006
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  28. Aero

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    Good to know, how is it treating you so far?
     
    Aero, Sep 29, 2006
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  29. jeepguy_1980

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    Been treating me well. It's very light and I can't even tell it's in my backpack. I just benchmarked it and was happy with the CPU score.

    I don't have any keyboard complaints like others or any others for that matter. The battery lasts longer than any other computer I've ever had.

    Here is the benchmark score.

    http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=523179
     
    jeepguy_1980, Sep 29, 2006
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    Could anyone with a Sony Vaio SZ340 please tell me what bays are accessible through panels on the bottom of the unit? In particular is the CPU accessible?
     
    hero_boy, Oct 8, 2006
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    Could anyone with a Sony Vaio SZ340 please post some photos?
    i'm wondering buying a SZ2m but i'd like to have a core2duo, is the price diference so big with the sz2m??
     
    xavifigui, Oct 8, 2006
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    I'm thinking of taking the plunge with an SZ370 soon, could anyone tell what the spacebar problem actually is please?
     
    Yair, Oct 8, 2006
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    striking the space bar towards the sides may result in a misfire. The solution is to pack up under the key so it's more sensitive to the side-touch.
     
    thekm, Oct 8, 2006
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  34. Yair

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    And they didn't fix this with the SZ3 models? is it a problem with the premium ones too?
     
    Yair, Oct 8, 2006
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    no, I heard that they fixed the spacebar on the sz3xx models.
     
    jihoon, Oct 8, 2006
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    Can someone with a SZ340 please tell me what parts are accessible via panels on the bottom of the laptop? (In particular is the CPU bay accessible?)

    I am tossing up between the Sony Vaio SZ340 and the Asus W7J. Both have the same graphics card, but the W7J has a max of 1.5gig RAM, and the Sony Vaio has a max of 533mhz rather then the full 667mhz... I'm currently leaning towards the Sony because it is cheaper, comes with a Dual 2 Core CPU & can handle more RAM.
     
    hero_boy, Oct 8, 2006
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    My SZ340 does not seem to have any space bar or keyboard problems for that matter.

    I haven't taken my SZ-340 apart. However, I doubt the CPU is accessable from the bottom. I'm rather certain, you have to pull the keyboard to get to the CPU. I did that on my old Vaio to put some Arctic Silver in there and it only took about 30 minutes.
     
    jeepguy_1980, Oct 9, 2006
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  38. bw1985

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    The sz340 is NOT cheaper than the w7j. Its only cheaper if you get it with the celeron M and I doubt youre going to order it with that. The w7j is cheaper.
     
    bw1985, Oct 19, 2006
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