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    Vaio Z Prices Drop

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by johndeere768, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. johndeere768

    johndeere768 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whoa price drop before Christmas on the Vaio Z...good call Sony :)
     
    johndeere768, Dec 19, 2008
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  2. Buddy17

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    yup i can get my baseline CTO Z for 1189!! thats nuts!
     
    Buddy17, Dec 19, 2008
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  3. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    where did you found that price?
     
    Xirurg, Dec 19, 2008
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  4. zendar

    zendar Notebook Consultant

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    please substantiate and state your country of residence else this post is to be considered incomplete as a meaningful resource
     
    zendar, Dec 19, 2008
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  5. Phil

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    I'll take a wild guess and say that it's the base CTO config on Sonystyle USA for $1189 ;)

    Edit: but i don't see it on the website.
     
    Phil, Dec 19, 2008
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  6. PointZero

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    Still showing up as $1499 for the lowest price Z series for me. Where is this deal coming from?
     
    PointZero, Dec 19, 2008
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    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    I think its PortableOne, but they quickly changed again -_-' ?
     
    sonoritygenius, Dec 19, 2008
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  8. mugsy

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    mugsy, Dec 19, 2008
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  9. Buddy17

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    no this is straight from SonyStyle...CTO Z540 base model...price includes tax and shipping... $$1185.53. EPP discount
     
    Buddy17, Dec 19, 2008
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  10. rmeas12

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    i got my z540 CTO for about 1250 after tax and shipping. but mine was with 8600 and 3gig of ram.


    Loving my Z so far :D.
     
    rmeas12, Dec 19, 2008
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  11. dampfnudel

    dampfnudel Notebook Evangelist

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    The price drop may have more to do with the pending Z600 series refresh.
     
    dampfnudel, Dec 19, 2008
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  12. chong67

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    Do you all have any idea if Sony going to support the 64bit for Z soon?

    I mean the real one.
     
    chong67, Dec 19, 2008
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  13. Rahul

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    I think that is the best answer, but I don't think there is any significant differences between the current and upcoming models at all.

    Are they trying to move their Z's in this recession. :confused: :confused:

    Anyone else have hypothesis on the recent Z price drops?
     
    Rahul, Dec 19, 2008
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    On this subject, where are the best prices on a Z these days? I'm looking at the 570/590's, but I get hit with $200+ tax bill on SonyStyle.
     
    adkent, Dec 19, 2008
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    araharja, Dec 19, 2008
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  16. adkent

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    How did you manage to get that config @ SonyStyle? I tried to package the same thing, and I'm currently looking at $1989 before tax.
     
    adkent, Dec 19, 2008
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    e-coupon from tech bargain, student discount, and Free component upgrade. :D
     
    araharja, Dec 19, 2008
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  18. mugsy

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    I was referring to the OP.
     
    mugsy, Dec 19, 2008
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    I'm hoping for a back-lit keyboard, especially now that the Dell Studio XPS 13 has it. Bluetooth 2.1 is a nice update and who knows what else minor updates there are? A minor update here, a minor update there and so on adds up. :)
     
    dampfnudel, Dec 19, 2008
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    bbacklit kkeyboard, ppremium llid aand nno ddouble ttyping aas sstandard ffor ££999
     
    zendar, Dec 21, 2008
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