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    Sony Vaio S270 configuration opinions

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by gonefishin, Oct 24, 2004.

  1. gonefishin

    gonefishin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been looking at a Sony S270 (customizable) and I can't decide so I would like some opinions.

    Possible configurations
    1. 1.7/1.8GHz Dothan, 2x256Mb RAM, 80GB 54K rpm HD, B/G & Bluetooth^
    ^Everything would be covered by Sony (for what it's worth [ ;)])
    2. 1.7GHz Dothan, 1x256Mb RAM, 40GB 42K rpm HD, B/G & Bluetooth*
    *Add aftermarket 2x512Mb Kingston RAM and a HGST 60GB 72K rpm HD

    But I'm not sure if...

    there a performance difference between 2x256 and 1x512 memory configuration?

    and is there much of a peformance difference between the 1.7 and 1.8GHz Dothan processors? (I've read the articles I just haven't seen any 1.7GHz Dothans tested)
     
    gonefishin, Oct 24, 2004
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