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    What Free Accessories did you get

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ndwgolf, Apr 23, 2010.

  1. ndwgolf

    ndwgolf Notebook Guru

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    I am in the market for a new Z117 or Z116, what should I expect to get as free accessories when I buy one of these high dollar Laptops?? i.e. carry case, mouse, software etc. etc.
     
    ndwgolf, Apr 23, 2010
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  2. blue13x

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    In a word...No
     
    blue13x, Apr 23, 2010
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    In Hong Kong, I got a free VAIO carrying bag, a Victorinox gift set which included a pen and an army knife and 10% on any accessories that I wanted to buy (I took the a bluetooth mouse and a carrying slip case).

    In Singapore, I believe that they get a free carrying bag, mouse and extended battery.
     
    ota-con, Apr 23, 2010
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  4. pragun

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    i got the 3 year ADH warranty (+$400) and a BT mouse (+$69.99) and they knocked 15% off my laptop (read: not order total) (~$390). You can try pushing them for a discount without any accessories but I really wouldn't expect too much.
     
    pragun, Apr 23, 2010
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  5. ndwgolf

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    The guy in singapore said they would give me a carry case and would not commit to anything else on the phone.
     
    ndwgolf, Apr 24, 2010
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    I got the three-year ADH warranty and an extended battery and got 15% off (essentially the ADH + extended battery for free). Good deal to me.

    With the Signature Z, you also get noise-canceling headphones. On the Z, they're fantastic (not quite the level of my Shure 310s, but they're in the neighborhood). Off the Z, forget about using them.
     
    jcomey, Apr 24, 2010
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    I think all the Z cto's in the US get the noise-canceling headphones too.
     
    gammaknife, Apr 24, 2010
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    You got 15% off and purchased the ADH and extended battery with the savings, right? Not all three combined.

    Gammaknife, all US models come with the noise canceling headphones.
     
    ZoinksS2k, Apr 24, 2010
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  9. quelle

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    I got my z1 in Singapore during the pre-order period. It came with a free antivirus program (that I don't use), extended battery, carrying case and noise canceling headphones.
     
    quelle, Apr 24, 2010
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  10. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    Hmm when I called in my order, apparantly the US sales reps have a list of discounts for various configurations and to get 15% off you needed to purchase an extended warranty and 2 accessories. If you only purchase the laptop plus an extended warranty they can only give you $75 off... However, some reps seem to have this sheet while others have to "ask their supervisor"

    Yeah I asked two sales reps and they said that ALL CTO's(in the US at least) come with headphones... I hope they're right!
     
    Achusaysblessyou, Apr 24, 2010
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  11. jcomey

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    I don't disagree about the sheet, though one person would only give me 10% the first time I called. I was able to get 15% off the second time.

    I say it was free because the 15% that they took off the machine covered the cost of the ADH and the battery.

    And yes, the noise canceling headphones come with all US CTOs. But it still is a free accessory, thus filling the requirement set by the OP.
     
    jcomey, Apr 24, 2010
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    I guess i'll pitch in from the pre-configured group of Zs. Included in my pre-config were also noise canceling earbuds and an XP downgrade disc.
     
    skull333, Apr 24, 2010
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  13. Boo Boo

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    the best acessory you get is a free wallet
     
    Boo Boo, Apr 24, 2010
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    I got a $0.10 cleaning cloth!! :)
     
    Digital_Jedi_Rx, Apr 25, 2010
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