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    Sony is phasing out FW190. $150 discount. Last Chance!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hendra, Sep 26, 2008.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sony slashed the base price of FW190CTO by $150. Previous base price was $1059, now it is $909. They are phasing out FW190 series. This is your last chance to get FW190CTO. This is the only FW model, besides pre-configured FW198UH, that you can choose with HiColor at 1600x900. If you don't like FW200 series because you can't have HiColor at 1600x900, this is your last chance to get what you want. Order it now before it is too late.
     
    hendra, Sep 26, 2008
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    aerodrome Notebook Consultant

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    Wow! Because of you, and Sony's Price Drop Accomodation Request policy, I am getting $150 refunded from my FW CTO placed on 9/5!!

    :cool:

    rep to you!
     
    aerodrome, Sep 26, 2008
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  3. joey13

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    they haven't dropped the price on sonystyle canada yet
     
    joey13, Sep 26, 2008
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    they might or might not depends. the 290CTO is due at the beginning of october in canada so just wait and see before making any purchases, I for one will be going with the 290 since I want the better video card.
     
    ascariss, Sep 26, 2008
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    if you don't play games, will the better video card make that much of a difference? and how MUCH better is it anyway?
     
    joey13, Sep 26, 2008
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    Faster video card may also mean more heat? From what I've read as it is now it can get quite warm on the lap ... or maybe they've made some improvements and it will run cooler ... wait and see I guess.
     
    uniquestco, Sep 26, 2008
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    Lvivkse My username is a typo

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    go with integrated if you dont play games. i had one briefly and it worked freakin perfectly.
     
    Lvivkse, Sep 27, 2008
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  8. hendra

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    Sony now dropped the base price of FW190 even further. The base price now is $818, instead of $909 just 2 weeks ago. Moreover, they also dropped the price for upgraded components. The T9600, for example, costs $450, instead of $500. Bluray Burner costs $270, instead of $300. It costs me $1934 when I ordered FW190 just 2 weeks ago. Now it would have cost me $1718. I would have saved $216.

    Let's see if I could call them and ask them to give me credit for $216 + sales tax. If they don't, I might threaten to refund the notebook.

    But the thing is, I am not sure if I would want to keep FW190. If I ask for credit, they may not allow me to return the notebook later.

    http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...Id=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921665444446
     
    hendra, Oct 7, 2008
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    The price for me is still $909 for me. I just ordered a 190CTO a couple days ago, so I want a price match if it goes down as well.
     
    essential, Oct 7, 2008
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  10. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Lol, it was a glitch on Sony site. The discounted price was in the site for about 2 hours before they fixed it. Lucky for those who catch it and ordered it.
     
    hendra, Oct 7, 2008
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    just an update here...

    My CTO price match was initially rejected: "The price drop accomodation does not cover CTO machines".

    My machine was still within the return period so I requested that I am either given a concession or a prepaid RMA.
     
    aerodrome, Oct 9, 2008
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    hendra, Oct 24, 2008
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