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    Vaio SZ vs. Premium SZ

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by bal541, Sep 27, 2007.

  1. bal541

    bal541 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've pretty much decided on an SZ, and to buy one from portable one. But what's the difference between the two? It seems like one is lighter... 3.9 vs. 4.1... and for that extra .2 pound you pay a lot more for less. Can someone tell me more?

    an example being:
    VAIO SZ
    (T7500 2.2GHz 13.3" XB WXGA 2GB 160GB DVD±RW CAM 56K 10/1000 WiFi BT FP BUS)
    Code: VGNSZ640N05
    Price: $1,799.00

    Premium SZ
    (T7250 2.0GHz 13.3" XB WXGA 1GB 120GB DVD±RW CAM 56K 10/1000 WiFi BT FP BUS)
    Code: VGNSZ680N01
    Price: $1,799.00

    I'm almost set on the first one, just not sure about this Premium vs. Vaio thing.
     
    bal541, Sep 27, 2007
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  2. Phil

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    SZ680 is carbon fibre and W-LED

    SZ640 is magnesium alloy and LCD.

    ps. they look completly different so have a look at sony.com
     
    Phil, Sep 27, 2007
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  3. bal541

    bal541 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whats the difference between LED and LCD?
     
    bal541, Sep 27, 2007
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  4. Phil

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    google is your friend :)
     
    Phil, Sep 27, 2007
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  5. bal541

    bal541 Notebook Enthusiast

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    whats google.
     
    bal541, Sep 27, 2007
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    jimmy-floyd Notebook Evangelist

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    )))
    bal541, you are kidding right? cos google's 9th birthday, right?)
    LED is brighter, consumes less energy, and lets the lid to be razor like.
     
    jimmy-floyd, Sep 27, 2007
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  7. Night

    Night Notebook Consultant

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    LED screens are still LCDs. The difference is the actually method of backlighting.

    Traditional LCDs use cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) to light the screen whereas the new technology LCDs use light-emitting diodes (LED). Whats the difference? Power consumption, brightness, and viewing angels are all theoretically supposed to improve.
     
    Night, Sep 27, 2007
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    I would take the premium SZ with a T7250, LED screen and then upgrade it to a Penryn processor next year.
     
    Jayayess1190, Sep 27, 2007
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    thats if its even possible to upgrade it.
     
    roor, Sep 28, 2007
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  10. jimmy-floyd

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    of course not.
    i looked through my pc, and found a last year review of Sony SZ2. dated 20/04/2006. So, you see how many times Sony updated SZ-series.
     
    jimmy-floyd, Sep 28, 2007
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  11. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Can anyone confirm if the SZ650 is Premium (carbon fibre) and with LED?
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 23, 2007
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  12. Ken Wind

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    Yes, it is premium, and it does have a LED backlit LCD.
     
    Ken Wind, Oct 23, 2007
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    nvm since the guy deleted his post
     
    kickace, Oct 23, 2007
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  14. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Actually it's pretty doubtful that you can due to Intel saying the voltage regulators don't conform for Penryn compatibility. But we'll have to wait and see.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 23, 2007
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  15. MrRocketman

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    Got my SN650 G/C from ecomelectronics.com last Thursday; under 1700 with free shipping. Beautiful screen and computer; I think Vista is gonna have to go though.
     
    MrRocketman, Oct 23, 2007
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    roxboi Newbie

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  17. Ken Wind

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    Ken Wind, Nov 15, 2007
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    sz680 weights 3lbs 15.9 oz or 1815grams we checked it on a hospital drug scale I was kinda supprised
     
    topdj, Dec 9, 2007
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