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    Vaio K23

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Cat81, Jul 25, 2004.

  1. Cat81

    Cat81 Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I am trying to decide between a HP zt3000 and a sony vaio. Best Buy has the following Vaio K23 on sale for $1500:

    Processor Brand Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
    Processor Speed 2.8GHz
    Display Type WXGA with XBRITE technology (1280 x 800)
    Screen Size 15.4"
    System Bus 533MHz
    Cache Memory 512KB on die Level 2
    System Memory (RAM) 512MB
    System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 1.0GB
    Type of Memory (RAM) PC2100 DDR
    Hard Drive Size 60.0GB
    Optical Drive DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive
    Optical Drive Speeds 8x max. DVD-ROM; 24x24x25 CD-RW
    Graphics ATI RADEON IGP 345M
    Video Memory 64MB
    Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.90 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads.
    Networking Integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45 interface); integrated high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
    PCMCIA Slots 1 Type I/Type II
    USB Ports 3 USB 2.0
    IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1
    Parallel Ports 1
    Battery Type Lithium-ion
    Pointing Device Electrostatic touchpad
    Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

    8 lbs is kind of heavy (I am a student) Is there a similarly priced and featured Vaio that is lighter? Also, is there anyway to buy the vaio online for a student discount? The specs say that battery life is 3 hrs...is that 3 hrs if I am just using MS Word or is that 3 hrs of gaming/video use? I was all set to buy a HP before I saw how great the vaio looks. Now I really want one, but I want to make sure that it is a good choice. Also, I need the 3 yr accidental warranty....can I get that through a vendor (like best buy or circut city) or is that addition only available through direct purchase from SOny. THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL HELP!!!

    CAT





     
    Cat81, Jul 25, 2004
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  2. Nichols and Dimes

    Nichols and Dimes Notebook Enthusiast

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    See, I got mine from best buy as well. (check the picture, its from best buy)

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    Sony K25 -

    *Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 2.8GHz with 533MHz frontside bus

    *1.0GB of ram

    *Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive

    *15.4" WXGA widescreen display with XBRITE technology and 1280 x 800 resolution

    *ATI RADEON IGP 345M graphics with 64MB shared video memory; VGA output

    *60.0GB hard drive






     
    Nichols and Dimes, Jul 27, 2004
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  3. Nichols and Dimes

    Nichols and Dimes Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got the K25 from best buy. Same thing but with a dvd burner.

    Its good, the onyl lighter one is the S series. That costs 2,000 min.




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    Nichols and Dimes, Jul 27, 2004
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