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    Vaio S3XP Specs by SonyStyleShop

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nethawk, Jan 18, 2005.

  1. nethawk

    nethawk Notebook Guru

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    I call the spanish SonyStyle and they told some specs of new S3XP.

    Centrino 760 (2ghz/533bus)
    1024MB Ram (unknown if its DDR2 or Not)
    80gb HD (unknown if its Serial ATA or not, and if its 5400)
    Geforce with Turbocache and 128Mb
    it weights 1.89kg

    So if its 760 -> 533 it will be sonoma *O/*

    but it a bit surprising that the weights doesnt was 1.95 like in japanese site for sonomas... :/

    so maybe the S3VP will be 2.13ghz/100gb/2gb RAM...
     
    nethawk, Jan 18, 2005
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  2. nethawk

    nethawk Notebook Guru

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    S3HP

    730 1.6 GHz
    60GB
    512 MB
    DVD±RW
    NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 6200


    So, in europe only HighSpec will be available :)
     
    nethawk, Jan 20, 2005
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  3. magic168

    magic168 Notebook Geek

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    In the US, seems like ATI 9700 is standard instead of the GeForce.

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    magic168, Jan 21, 2005
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  4. ktotam

    ktotam Newbie

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    Sony Vaio VGN-S3HP
    Intel® Pentium® M processor 730 Speed 1.60 GHz (533Mhz), Intel 915GM Express, XBRITE 13.3" TFT WXGA 1280x800, NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 with TurboCache 128MB, 512 MB DDR333 (max 2Gb), 60GB HDD (5400), DVD+-RW, Windows® sound system compatible, Touchpad, F/M, 10/100 + Wireless (802.11b/g)+ Bluetooth, Lithium Ion, External Monitor Port, PCMCIA Slots x1 Type II, 2x USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 Port, Audio Out, Microphone In, Memory Stick® Media Slot, 1.91 kg

    Sony Vaio VGN-S3XP
    Pentium® M 760 Processor Speed 2.00 GHz, (533Mhz) Intel 915PM Express, XBRITE 13.3" TFT WXGA 1280x800, NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 with TurboCache 128MB, 1024 MB DDR333 (max 2Gb), 80GB HDD (5400), DVD+-RW, Windows® sound system compatible, Touchpad, F/M, 10/100 + Wireless (802.11b/g)+ Bluetooth, Lithium Ion, External Monitor Port, PCMCIA Slots x1 Type II, 2x USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 Port, Audio Out, Microphone In, Memory Stick® Media Slot, 1.91 kg
     
    ktotam, Jan 25, 2005
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  5. g33

    g33 Notebook Guru

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    kotam where did you get this information from, i take it the XP version is the UK or european spec? and any ideas on release dates or when i can place an order?

    thanks
     
    g33, Jan 25, 2005
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    hey guys! i am just desperately searching for the sony vgn s3xp model ! do we have this in the US yet or not? and if yes, where will I find this???? pls help![:X]
     
    Luce, Jan 27, 2005
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  7. ktotam

    ktotam Newbie

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    g33: this is european but i believe uk version is the same. there might also be a better featured s3vp available in the uk.

    the word is that the release date is feb 24
     
    ktotam, Jan 30, 2005
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  8. nethawk

    nethawk Notebook Guru

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    where do you get this release date? in sonystyle spain tell me that would be first days of february...
     
    nethawk, Jan 31, 2005
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  9. Pontiac

    Pontiac Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes the S3 series will be available in 2.5 weeks
    Saw a pre-production S3 yesterday and it looks the same as an S2 (obviously!) I was only concerned that it was rather on the warm side. Almost as bad as an Apple Ti-PB (if you know how hot they get!!)

    I'm going for an S3XP myself!
     
    Pontiac, Feb 12, 2005
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    Does anyone know the spec differences between the S3VP and the S3XP?
    In the uK you seem to only be able to get the VP from Sony, but other websites are offering the s3XP. also it seems only pre-orders are avaiable at present?

    Cheers
     
    metboy, Feb 25, 2005
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  11. Pontiac

    Pontiac Notebook Enthusiast

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    Full S3 range at...

    http://shop.sonystyle-europe.com:80/SonyStyle/b2c/readshop.do;jsessionid=ID4001DB0.9694664343293459End;sapj2ee_*=4001?z_Forward=setDefCatalog2&url=www.sonystyle.co.uk&SonyForward=Z_MapURL&redirected=true&nextExecute=/catalog/z_InitShopISAEntry.do&shopId=SST_GB_EN

    Hope the link works!
     
    Pontiac, Feb 25, 2005
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  12. Eliwood

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    I really wish they kept the 9700 or went with a better Nvidia solution. This is quite a huge step down in gaming performance. :(
     
    Eliwood, Feb 26, 2005
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  13. AG052

    AG052 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone seen a good side by side comparison of the new (sonoma) and old (dothan) S series (in UK S2XP vs. S3XP). Is the extra clock speed worth waiting for? Is NVIDIA's 128MB (32+96) GeForce Go6200 TurboCrap really an upgrade from the 9700/64MB?

    Hope you guys can help.

    AG
     
    AG052, Mar 2, 2005
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  14. Eliwood

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    The two cards aren't even comparable. The 9700 was a performance mid-range card and the 6200 is a bottom of the chain budget graphics solution (6200-6250-6600-6800). It's more comparable to the X300 instead. Remember that the 9700 = X600. The kind of card always takes precedence over the installed memory. To exaggerate and make my point, an X800 that had 64 MB memory would beat the heck out of a 6200 with 256 MB.
     
    Eliwood, Mar 2, 2005
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  15. AG052

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    Thanks Eliwood

    Just the news I was looking for as I have decided to buy 'old' instead of joining the queue for a second rate card... [ ;)]
     
    AG052, Mar 3, 2005
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