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    VAIO VGN-Z550N/B via Amazon

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jpoe, Sep 7, 2008.

  1. jpoe

    jpoe Notebook Guru

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    Hi all,

    I've been talking about the Z so much, my father now wants to order one! I found this deal via Amazon that seems pretty good to me:

    http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VGN-Z550...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1220805377&sr=8-2

    its for the VGN-Z550 with 3 gigs ram, 250 gb hdd, P8600 - which seems more than enough for my father - all for $1788 with free shipping and no tax. This seems like a great deal to me, and I just wanted to get your opinion before I jump on it.

    Are there any downsides to ordering from Amazon? Does this deal seem good to you? My plan is to order it for him, ship it here - then clean install vista and add some apps for him, then ship it out to him.

    Thanks as always!


    EDIT: Note that my father does want a warranty on it - and amazon has third parties that sell them, but I called up Sony and they said it would be no problem to purchase one directly for it.
     
    jpoe, Sep 7, 2008
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  2. dadoes

    dadoes Notebook Consultant

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    I got mine from amazon. No problems..

    This is a great deal!
     
    dadoes, Sep 7, 2008
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  3. exetlaios

    exetlaios Notebook Evangelist

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    Do they ship to Europe? Is indeed a great price!
     
    exetlaios, Sep 7, 2008
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  4. Mysteriouskk

    Mysteriouskk Notebook Geek

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    How is Amazon's return policy with laptops?

    If it is broken, do they accept returns?
     
    Mysteriouskk, Sep 7, 2008
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  5. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Right now, its even cheaper than the lower end Z520 and Z530 models they are also selling! :eek:

    People should take advantage of this while it lasts!
     
    Rahul, Sep 7, 2008
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  6. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    That is a great deal at Amazon.com!
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Sep 7, 2008
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  7. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    yes I think its a price mistake on their part - the lower end models like stated above are pricier lol - I would act FAST if I was looking into this not a bad deal :D :D
     
    sonoritygenius, Sep 7, 2008
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  8. ca911

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    its no mistake, for some reason sony seems to be phasing out that particular model, i bought this one from amazon and it had a bunch of dead pixels, returned it back to them and bought the 570 instead
     
    ca911, Sep 7, 2008
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  9. leggysoe

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    did you have to pay for the return shipping?
     
    leggysoe, Sep 7, 2008
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  10. dadoes

    dadoes Notebook Consultant

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    Why would sony phase out a model they just introduced?

    Just because it had a bunch of dead pixels doesn't mean its being phased out unless you have some other info.
     
    dadoes, Sep 7, 2008
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  11. Phil

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    Phil, Sep 8, 2008
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  12. jpoe

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    Hey all,

    Thanks for your comments. If Sony happens to be phasing this particular model out - I think its more likely that its a business decision as opposed to any particular model having more defects. Anyway, I went ahead and ordered one for my father yesterday and Amazon already had a tracking number for me this morning! I will let you know when it arrives if there are any issues with it.

    All the best!
     
    jpoe, Sep 8, 2008
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  13. 7evendeuce

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    Great deal. I feel mine was worth it at full MSRP. :D
     
    7evendeuce, Sep 8, 2008
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  14. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    jpoe, we expect pics and a first impression review :D

    congrats!
     
    sonoritygenius, Sep 9, 2008
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    Yes and no, it cost $66 bucks for me to ship it back to them fedex/insured/etc. They reimbursed me 11... I might give them a call to ask for some more since that doesn't seem right as they required it be sent insured and trackable.
     
    ca911, Sep 9, 2008
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  16. jpoe

    jpoe Notebook Guru

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    =) Well, this one is actually for my father (every call I've placed to him in the last few weeks - somehow the Z came up? ...odd). Which means I'm just going to do a clean Vista install for him, add a OpenOffice and a few other goodies, and then hopefully ship it out to him by Friday - so no extended review here...

    However! After seeing how fast Amazon shipped his out, I canceled my Z591 that I ordered Aug 15th and was still waiting for, and re-ordered it from Amazon. And they say they should ship it sometime today, scheduled for overnight delivery... Which means I MAY get to clean install both of them at the same time!
     
    jpoe, Sep 9, 2008
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  17. Takashi

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    this is a good deal... might make me think twice about ordering an sr...
     
    Takashi, Sep 9, 2008
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  18. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    Back up to $1,915 on Amazon...
     
    praneeth, Sep 15, 2008
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  19. leggysoe

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    I guess it's not "phased out" =]
    I'm glad I jumped in before the price went up.
     
    leggysoe, Sep 15, 2008
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  20. Takashi

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    what the? wasn't it just $1,698 a few hours ago?
     
    Takashi, Sep 15, 2008
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  21. leggysoe

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    Takashi, did you call about the price adjustment?
    If you didn't, you are out of luck man...

    I was in the same situation, contacted them on saturday and got my credit for $89.xx.
     
    leggysoe, Sep 15, 2008
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  22. Takashi

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    nah, i acted too late... SOL!
     
    Takashi, Sep 15, 2008
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  23. Takashi

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    part of me is pissed about it, but then part of me feels okay since i got it at a price better than the current $1,915... i just wish it would ship already!
     
    Takashi, Sep 15, 2008
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  24. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    Dont forget to call Sony within 30 days and get your warranty too after laptop! (or did Amazon begin selling em too??)
     
    sonoritygenius, Sep 16, 2008
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  25. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    It's not that different from the z520 that Amazon has for $1715 or so... Slightly slower processor, identical otherwise.
     
    praneeth, Sep 16, 2008
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  26. Takashi

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    btw, just received it... and after sending a couple emails to amazon customer service, they ended up honoring the price adjustment, so i did get it for $1,690! don't ask me how, since the price had already gone up to $1,900+ by the time i contacted them...
     
    Takashi, Sep 18, 2008
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