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    VAIO Z for photography?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by bruniroquai, Jun 20, 2014.

  1. bruniroquai

    bruniroquai Newbie

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    Hi there!

    A year back, I bought an Eizo CG246W, just amazing, never seen such a quality, the bad part is that I've only used two days, because I'm travelling and living outside my hometown.

    So now I have this Macbook Pro Aluminium from 2008 (Don't know the color gamut but should be pretty good), and I'm wondering if I would go better with this little gem: Vaio Sony Z 3rd Gen, 13 inch display antiglare covering 96% ARGB, in a very small packet 1,18kg. i7, 256SSD, an optional dock with 2gb GPU and BR disc...

    What do You think? Good enough for printing purposes?


    I http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Sony-Vaio-Z-2012.htm
     
    bruniroquai, Jun 20, 2014
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    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    You didn't post the link correctly. It is broken.
     
    anytimer, Jun 20, 2014
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    Kent T Notebook Virtuoso

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    And Sony sold the Vaio division. Parts and driver support will be more problematic. Would not currently recommend buying a Sony Vaio until things stabilize.
     
    Kent T, Jun 20, 2014
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    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    The VAIO VPCZ series have the best TN (twisted nematic) display I have ever seen. That said, if your interests lie mostly in photography, perhaps you should look for something with a good IPS (in-plane switching) display.
     
    anytimer, Jun 21, 2014
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