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    Which one is better

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by gomcse2002, Apr 20, 2009.

  1. gomcse2002

    gomcse2002 Notebook Consultant

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    I finally narrow down 3 models of TZ Sony Vaio but I am not too sure which one I should get ?

    (1) VGN-TZ295N/X Intel Core Duo U7700, 11.1, only comes with 64GB SSD but with internal DVD writer and comes with Vista Business

    (2) VGN-TZ2500, comes with 64GB SSD+250GB HDD but no internal DVD writer and comes with Vista Business

    (3) VGN-TZ 290 Laptop PC TZ 64SSD + 250HDD + XPP but comes with external DVD drive and comes with XP Professional

    Which one you think is best for traveling and save & store pictures taken from my digital camera ??
     
    gomcse2002, Apr 20, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Difficult to say.

    But:
    You want to store pictures - with respect to that a HDD would possibly be a good idea.

    OS - hm... Vista nowadays is so much better than XP, but XP would be snappier...
    So I'm not sure what the best choice is on that point.

    You may want to consider Windows 7 once it comes out.

    One question though:
    Why a TZ, its an old model. Or are you getting a good price?
    Old as in - replaced autumn 08
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 20, 2009
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  3. gomcse2002

    gomcse2002 Notebook Consultant

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    Because I have a budget so I have to stick with TZ to get a under 3lbs vaio laptop.
     
    gomcse2002, Apr 20, 2009
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Ah, OK.

    I suggest a little digging - there were posts that Microsoft may make Windows 7 available if you bought Vista in a certain timeframe.

    If you can upgrade to Windows 7 at little/no cost Vista would be wort it.

    Oh, I do believe Vista worked for people - personally I would find it slow on a TZ... but that's me.
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 20, 2009
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