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    VPCF1390X vs VPCF2290X 2D

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by amb77035, Jun 8, 2011.

  1. amb77035

    amb77035 Newbie

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    I'm looking for a new laptop in the F series and I'm stuck between these two models. I went to the Sony store in my city and checked out the VPCF1390X. The VPCF2290X 2D wasn't available for display so I checked out the VPCF2190X 3D since it's similar to the 2D model.

    I plan to use this as a desktop replacement and to watch movies, photo editing, listen to music, and play emulators.

    Just wondering if the VPCF2290X 2D is really that much better to justify paying an extra $300?
     
    amb77035, Jun 8, 2011
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  2. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    You need to compare specs, and what you listed there are the model numbers for the customize to order laptops which means you really can't compare the two, if you can get the exactly preconfigured model numbers then we can help ya. As far as i know, the second number means a slight "revision" and the 1st number means a large revision. For the Z series at least, the Z11, Z12, Z13 were practically all the same except a few options for the configure to order changed and a few internal parts were sourced from other places
     
    Achusaysblessyou, Jun 9, 2011
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  3. amb77035

    amb77035 Newbie

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    These are the two notebooks i'm trying to decide on.

    VPCF1390X
    $1094.99

    Intel® Core™ i7-740QM quad-core processor (1.73GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
    Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit
    320GB Hard Disk Drive (5400rpm) <--I'm buying a cheaper 750GB HD somewhere else
    4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1333 <--I'm buying 6 or 8GB memory from somewhere else
    Blu-ray Disc™ Player
    16.4" VAIO Full HD Premium Display (1920x1080)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 425M GPU (1GB VRAM)

    No Engraving
    High capacity battery
    LED Backlit Keyboard
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    VPCF2290X 2D
    $1269.99

    Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM quad-core processor (2.0GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.90GHz
    Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit
    Matte Black
    16.4" Full HD LCD display (1920x1080) with LED backlight
    NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M (1GB VRAM) dedicated graphics
    500GB (7200rpm) hard drive <--I'm buying a cheaper 750GB HD somewhere else
    4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1333 <--I'm buying 6 or 8GB memory from somewhere else
    Blu-ray Disc™ Player
    High capacity battery
     
    amb77035, Jun 11, 2011
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  4. Dantei

    Dantei Notebook Consultant

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    By buying F22 you'll get a newer GPU and quite better CPU. I would go for F22, definitely. The price difference is almost nothing.
     
    Dantei, Jun 11, 2011
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  5. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    I wouldnt go with either, I would simply ask around in the ''what notebook should I buy?''
     
    Karamazovmm, Jun 11, 2011
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