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    Sony s460 coming too ?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Gooter, Apr 29, 2005.

  1. Gooter

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    Also saw this one on Amazon's site,

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00092DUKQ/qid=/br=1-/ref=br_lf_pc_//103-4024854-1967834?v=glance&s=pc&n=3031011&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

    Anyone have any more details on it? From what Amazon has up so far, looks like it comes with a DVD burner. Argh, was just about to get the s360. [ :p] Think they'll still put the ATI 9700 in it?
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Skyshade
    In most cases, ATI 9700 is better. So, S360 will still be better overall, unless you buy your S just to run work-related calculation-intensive program such as Matlab or something. And yes, they will stop producing S360, but you should still be able to find it on-line or in retail store for a couple month after S460 is out.
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    Which then leads me to wonder if the base price on the s360 will drop even more or if the rebates will be increased... [:D]
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Gooter
     
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    Differences I've noticed so far...

    s360 vs s460

    Memory: DDR v DDR2
    Bus: 400 v 533
    HD: 4200 v 5400
    Optical: DVD/CDRW v DVD writer
    Gfx: Ati 9700 64mb v Geforce Go 6200 128mb (which one is better?)
    USB ports: 3 v 2
    Battery: 2-6 hrs v 1-3 hrs

    So, which model is better and will they stop producing the s360's once the s460 is released?

    Thanks


     
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    Well, 6200 only has 32 MB Video RAM. The other 96 MB of claimed Video RAM comes from the system RAM, so if you have 512 MB system ram installed. It means you can only use 416 MB for system.

    6200 is a newer card with newer rendering capability, so in some situations it will performs better, but the lack of RAM is killing its performance in general.
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Skyshade
    In most cases, ATI 9700 is better. So, S360 will still be better overall, unless you buy your S just to run work-related calculation-intensive program such as Matlab or something. And yes, they will stop producing S360, but you should still be able to find it on-line or in retail store for a couple month after S460 is out.
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    Can you help a newbie? I was wondering why the 9700 is better than the 6200 (since the 6200 has twice the memory and appears to be a more recent card).

    I'm seriously considering the S460 now... even as I was just about to place an order for the S360. I wonder when the S460 will be available, since I'm growing impatient for a computer.
     
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    Why is the battery life of the S460 cut so short now? S360 had 2-6 hours now there estimating 1-3 hours. I thought the S Series was desinged for mobility? Anyone know why they cut battery life has been shortend?
     
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