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    Vaio B series!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by HoyaKid, Oct 26, 2004.

  1. HoyaKid

    HoyaKid Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone have any thoughts on the new Vaio B series?

    It seems to be a legit competitor to the ThinkPad, but I was wondering what you all thought.
     
    HoyaKid, Oct 26, 2004
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    qwerty Notebook Geek

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    I haven't seen it in real-life yet, but it rather seems to be the successor of the Z-Series. It has a different color than the Z, but the shape and size are almost the same. Maybe half an inch less wide and less deep, but a tad thicker.

    The technical specs seem to be completely the same and the GPU is still crappy. It's nothing new, it's just something old with a new color and a way lower price. The B-Series is significantly better than the K-Series, smaller than the A and cheaper than the S-Series. Something for people who more or less want a good standard-piece of mobile lifestyle.

    Having said that, Thinkpads usually have a pretty overwhelming build-quality with a standardized design, thus they're build to last while being pretty damn ugly. I might be wrong, but I guess Thinkpads are rather something for IT-Specialists who rather want a good and stable notebook than something fashionable they can show around.
     
    qwerty, Oct 27, 2004
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