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    Sony in 2009?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mFerrari, Mar 27, 2009.

  1. mFerrari

    mFerrari Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are there roadmaps or trends for refreshing or updating the vaio laptops?

    I'll be purchasing a new laptop come June and I'm really interested in what Sony has to offer. I would really like to see the GPU updated to the new ATI 4000 series, maybe a 2mp camera and led lcd screen

    thanks for any feedback, I know its just a matter of the waiting game (which never really ends) but I already see Asus pumping out laptops with new tech, and HP, tho terrible quality :cool: for 2009
     
    mFerrari, Mar 27, 2009
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  2. nixon

    nixon Notebook Evangelist

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    You'll probably see the biggest refreshes this Fall when Intel releases their new chipset. That's when the biggest things will happen among all manufacturers. Other than that, I'd expect with the current economic climate that Sony will just refresh what they have a couple times until then.
     
    nixon, Mar 27, 2009
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    mFerrari Notebook Enthusiast

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    well its good to hear that they will do smaller refreshes. honestly I don't new a brand new design for a laptop, I think the current FW and AW series look fantastic, its the old tech GPU thats bugging me :rolleyes:
     
    mFerrari, Mar 27, 2009
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    How about Core2Quad cpus!
    Faster bluray writers!
     
    Behnam_v, Mar 27, 2009
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  5. ImakE

    ImakE Notebook Evangelist

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    The FW is need for an LED 1080p screen. Although, they will most likely go to a new line with DDR3, eSATA, DisplayPort, etc.
     
    ImakE, Mar 27, 2009
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    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    Sony tends to release or announce new notebooks in the third quarter.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Mar 28, 2009
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    dr.pratik Notebook Evangelist

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    i want a vaio with Esata,usb ports at least 3 and vaio SR series hardware with ddr3 and all.

    that shall be my next machine.

    i also want this ati 4000 series gpu. :D
     
    dr.pratik, Mar 30, 2009
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  8. owais

    owais Notebook Deity

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    esata is , usb 3.0 is coming out next year, id wait for a laptop with that in it.
     
    owais, Mar 31, 2009
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    dz2k Notebook Consultant

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    Thats what im looking for also!
     
    dz2k, Mar 31, 2009
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  10. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Forget Core 2 Quads, Clarksfield 45nm quad core based on the Calpella (Nehalem) platform will be out by October.
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 31, 2009
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