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    Vaio Z series Questions

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ozymandias, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. ozymandias

    ozymandias Notebook Consultant

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    My parents decided I needed a less games oriented laptop for college(bye bye m15x). So after a bit of research I stumbled upon the Z series. I just have a two questions before I attempt to commit to it. Keep in mind I just found out about it, so they may be stupid questions.

    1. What dedicated graphics card comes with the VGN-Z590?

    2. Is there a offical review I can read anywhere?
     
    ozymandias, Aug 31, 2008
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  2. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    It comes with hybrid graphics, integrated Intel X4500 graphics and dedicated Nvidia Geforce 9300M GS graphics with 128 or 256megs of memory depending on your configuration. The models with a screen resolution of 1600x900 come with the 256meg option and the ones with 1366x768 resolution come with 128megs of memory. It is reported however in Canada, the 1366x768 models will come with 256megs of ram since they may not receive the 1600x900 models.

    The graphics can be toggled by a switch on the laptop.

    Reviews are trickling out, here is one by Laptop Magazine.

    http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/sony-vaio-z-series-vgn-z530n.aspx
     
    Rahul, Aug 31, 2008
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