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    Sony to take on Dell at "spec your laptop"

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by aja58, Oct 21, 2008.

  1. aja58

    aja58 Notebook Consultant

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    aja58, Oct 21, 2008
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    mgh_a1 Notebook Evangelist

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    And therefore I will be considering a Sony next time around. Though I think they are pricey for what you are getting.

    Sweet!
     
    mgh_a1, Oct 21, 2008
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  3. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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  4. TemjinZero

    TemjinZero Notebook Evangelist

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    This is great news. Hopefully Sony provides solid competition against Dell, and they'll both knock their prices down for some aggresive free market competition. :D
     
    TemjinZero, Oct 21, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah, while dells prices are low they can go lower.
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 21, 2008
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  6. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    This is interesting news! Looks like 10/24 is when the site will be ready to roll! :) It will be nice for peep's to be able to config a Sony, and purchase :)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Oct 21, 2008
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  7. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Wait. Am I missing something? Sony's offered CTO laptops for a long time now. Just go to www.sonystyle.com.

    As an aside, Dell and HP have been trying to get away from CTO laptops in order to trim prices even further. They've been trying to move toward a model where there's many preconfigured computers and the purchaser chooses one of those.
     
    Lithus, Oct 21, 2008
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  8. ElectricTool

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    I agree with Lithus - SonyStyle.com has had customizable laptops for a while now. Maybe this is specific to the UK/Europe?
     
    ElectricTool, Oct 21, 2008
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