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    Vaio P - Sony Singapore Pre-orders open from today

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by xand, Jan 9, 2009.

  1. xand

    xand Notebook Consultant

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    Sony Members pre-order site:
    http://support.sony.com.sg/mysony/vaio/presales_jan09/index.html

    (extra free screen protector)

    General information page/pre-order:

    http://www.sony.com.sg/microsite/vaio/products/vaio_p/index.html

    The Singapore models (SGD 1299 and SGD 1699) don't have WWAN built-in, but are slightly cheaper. Weight is stated to be 620grams with a 60GB hard disk, or 584 grams with a 64GB SSD (including battery).

    The faster model differentiates itself by having the SSD, a 1.6Ghz Atom (instead of 1.33) and Vista Home Premium (instead of basic).

    I'm frankly tempted.
     
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  2. Firestone

    Firestone Notebook Consultant

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    w/o the 3G-hspda, this is a deal killer for me. i want to just bring something light for word typing while in school. i'm starting to find that vaio-z is too heavy for my need

    but i find that vaio-p w/o 3g module installed is useless, since i have to bring an extra usb modem for that purpose as well...

    can anyone confirm whether the jpn / other countries model is able to do a purchase with (unlocked) version of the 3g module?

    tempted to import from other countries
     
    Firestone, Jan 9, 2009
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  3. fhsieh

    fhsieh Notebook Consultant

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    The Japanese model will use a WWAN/3G card that is locked to the NTT DoCoMo network (UMTS 2100mhz). From what I can gather, there is no indication of exactly which model 3G card it is, so I don't think anyone can confirm whether it can be unlocked or if it supports other 3G frequencies.

    However the preliminary dissections show that it uses a standard mini-PCIe slot for the 3G card, so it should be possible for you to buy your own unlocked 3G card (internal, not dongle) and install it by yourself.
     
    fhsieh, Jan 9, 2009
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  4. armadilo

    armadilo Notebook Evangelist

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    I recomend to import it from Conics.net

    They offer 3G option but you will have to go here to unlock it:
    http://www.dc-unlocker.com/

    Is pretty easy, a friend of mine imported a Z from them and the 3G is working just fine!
     
    armadilo, Jan 9, 2009
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