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    Tz 150 Owners, R U a happy camper?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nonamelol, Oct 28, 2007.

  1. nonamelol

    nonamelol Notebook Consultant

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    Deadline is comming up and i must make a choice!!!

    My biggest concern with this lappy is the 1.06ghz and 4200rpm. if i config with 2gb memory + P1 bloatware removal + downgrade to XP, will this thing be a turtle or a rabbit in the cartoon race?

    so are you guys happy with your baby tz150? Can you tell me what u like and dislike of the laptop after how long it is that u have own it?

    thankyou

    and no, i can't afford the high price SSD.
     
    nonamelol, Oct 28, 2007
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  2. JLagoon

    JLagoon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I love my TZ150. I don't think that it is worth it to buy the SSD drive; I mean, it is a "premium" technology, but not now for me.

    2 gb RAM and the P1 bloatware make the TZ usable. It is neither going to be a turtle nor a rabbit. It is going to be in between, but slightly to the rabbit.

    I like the screen, keyboard, weight, media buttons, biometric, form factor, DVD drive, BIOS biometric integration, heat, performance, wi-fi, bluetooth, non-annoying indicator lights

    I wish the TZ comes with a back-lit keyboard, and higher volume range. I touch type, but a back-lit keyboard would be nice ;)

    And as it is with Windows OS, once you tweak the small details, it would perform well. I am still using Vista.
     
    JLagoon, Oct 28, 2007
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  3. Ken Wind

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    If I may, I'd like to add another question for owners. Does it get very hot on the bottom?
     
    Ken Wind, Oct 28, 2007
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    hell yah i love it its a rabbit and it is not hot at all. Of course its only a rabbit if you downgrade to xp
     
    DanyBui81, Oct 28, 2007
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  5. zukbang

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    mine gets pretty hot..I just swapped my hdd to 7k200.
    before, it was kinda warm
     
    zukbang, Oct 28, 2007
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  6. nonamelol

    nonamelol Notebook Consultant

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    there exist a hard drive of 1.8" that is 7200rpm? i didn't knew one existed.
     
    nonamelol, Oct 28, 2007
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  7. roor

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    i think theres an option for a 2.5" drive?
     
    roor, Oct 28, 2007
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  8. nonamelol

    nonamelol Notebook Consultant

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    dam... why doesn't portable one offer the different hard drive speed. if i could opte it for 5400rpm i think that woulda swayed me to the tz
     
    nonamelol, Oct 28, 2007
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  9. zukbang

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    sorry mine is 2.5"
     
    zukbang, Oct 28, 2007
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  10. jimmytnugent

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    opting for the 2.5 harddrive dont you have to sacrifice the optical drive?
     
    jimmytnugent, Nov 6, 2007
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  11. Ken Wind

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    Yes, and it's not an option on any of the North American models right now except for the $4000 TZ198 that comes with a 64GB SSD, 200GB 5400RPM hard drive, and an external DVD drive. You can import one with this option much more cheaply.
     
    Ken Wind, Nov 7, 2007
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  12. learning4fun

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    How do you import the TZ?
    Thx
     
    learning4fun, Nov 7, 2007
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  13. exetlaios

    exetlaios Notebook Evangelist

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    Pricejapan.com and Conics.net are great importers. Actually most than the half of TZ users bought their lappy from there. Yes, is cheaper but if happen something you must send it back to Japan by warranty and if you are in Europe you must calculate the import taxes also :eek:

    But is still worth it!
     
    exetlaios, Nov 7, 2007
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  14. nonamelol

    nonamelol Notebook Consultant

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    get em tz on ebay. cheaper than japan but w/ usa warranty
     
    nonamelol, Nov 7, 2007
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