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    VGN-AR870 laptop drastic help needed :(

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Sasuke_Cursed, Jun 29, 2008.

  1. Sasuke_Cursed

    Sasuke_Cursed Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone. I plan on buying the VGN-AR870 laptop with these specs.
    Customization Details
    Extended Battery (BPL9)
    WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
    No TV Tuner
    LCD 17"WXGA+ (XBRITE-HiColor™) with integrated video camera
    DVD±R DL / DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Drive
    640 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm]
    4 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 2 GBx2)
    Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
    Intel® Core 2™ Duo Processor T9500 (2.6GHZ)
    QuickBooks Simple Start
    Video Standard
    Photo Standard
    Microsoft® Works
    Engraving

    The problem I have is that this is on the USA site but not the Canadian and I am Canadian. I sent an email asking if I can purchase this laptop from a Canadian Sony Style shop. If not, I will go to one tomorrow. What do you guys think? Do you think I could purchase it? Also everyone, how are my specs?Please let me know since this will be my university laptop and I will be in classes lasting up to 3 hours long. I need this to be big since lots of projects (3 times a week) and very fast (internet)
     
    Sasuke_Cursed, Jun 29, 2008
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    titan_psp Notebook Enthusiast

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    for AR series
    i would highly recommend to change to WUXGA instead of WXGA+
     
    titan_psp, Jun 30, 2008
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  3. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Looks fairly good but i doubt the battery will last 3 hours :( It will also probably be very heavy.

    As titan said you can probably get an AR with a 1920 x 1200 screen and blu ray for the same price. Maybe a more cost efficiant processor.
     
    WILLY S, Jun 30, 2008
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    Sasuke_Cursed Notebook Enthusiast

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    I added the extended battery? Do you think that will last longer? What would make the battery be eat up so quickly?
     
    Sasuke_Cursed, Jun 30, 2008
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  5. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Power consumption :p A 9 cell battery might extend battery life. What gpu does it have? The difference between integrated and dedicated could be 20mins to half an hour.
     
    WILLY S, Jun 30, 2008
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    I made the mistake of getting the 1440x900 AR with Blu-Ray. For sure go for the 1920x1200. It still looks good at 1440x900, but not nearly as good as WUXGA.
     
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  7. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Not a huge mistake kGann :D I have the same on mine and 1440 x 900 is perfect for a 17" screen imo ;) Havn't tried any blu-ray films on it yet but i reckon it'll look fine scaled down.
     
    WILLY S, Jun 30, 2008
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Willy, they do look good, but I should have opted for the 1920x1200 so I could have enjoyed Blu-Ray in all of it's glory.

    But I do agree, I like my desktop at 1440x900. The 8400GT is just powerful enough to run a lot of my games at native resolution... I don't think the same could be said if I would have gotten the WUXGA.
     
    KGann, Jun 30, 2008
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