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    Vgn-fe790???

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by EmilKh, Sep 5, 2006.

  1. EmilKh

    EmilKh Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is it? Look at sonystyle.com

    Add: Well, I do not know what it is, but I just ordered FE790 2GHz, 60GB, 1GB ram, nVidia 7600. I was working entire summer to get this notebook before school starts :) Too bad assemble starts on September 18th and I am moving to college on 23rd, so I guess few days I'll be w/o notebook
     
    EmilKh, Sep 5, 2006
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  2. totono

    totono Notebook Consultant

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    the fe790 is the fe690 with a core 2 duo processor, the new ones. I just got my fe 690 about a month ago and i am starting to think i should have waited a bit. First of all the 790 is cheaper than the 690 (sonystyle.com is still selling the 690)??? any ideas why? also, what exactly will i be missing out on with my 32 bit core duo processor as opposed to the new 64 bit core 2 duo processor?? should i be really really pissed off?
     
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  3. Young Chi

    Young Chi Notebook Geek

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    Yes...yes you should.
     
    Young Chi, Sep 6, 2006
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  4. totono

    totono Notebook Consultant

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    why?


    10 characters
     
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  5. nixon

    nixon Notebook Evangelist

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    The FE790's downgrade the screen. The FE590's and 690's had a XBRIGHT HiColor screen, but the new FE790's have just the XBRIGTH Eco. Big difference? Not much.
     
    nixon, Sep 6, 2006
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  6. EmilKh

    EmilKh Notebook Enthusiast

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    nixon, go to sonystyle.com
    FE790: 15.4" WXGA TFT with XBRITE-HiColor Technology and MOTION EYE Camera [add $50.00]
    FE690: 15.4" WXGA XBRITE-HiColor™ with built-in camera
    They did not downgrade anything.
    The only big difference between these two models is processors, one has Core Duo, another has Core 2 Duo which is 4MB L2. Intel says "these desktop processors are up to 40 percent faster and over 40 percent more energy-efficient", but as you can see here http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/performance/per_benchmarks_tbl.htm changes between core duo and core 2 duo are not that big, just 12.5% over al limprovement
     
    EmilKh, Sep 6, 2006
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  7. rhcpcrony

    rhcpcrony NBR President

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    You think that pisses you off? I got the 590! lol
     
    rhcpcrony, Sep 6, 2006
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  8. matt_h1

    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    -agrees with rhcpcrony and glares- Quite your whining we paid the most and got the least :p
     
    matt_h1, Sep 7, 2006
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