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    Why are CTO machines significantly cheaper?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by drews, Sep 18, 2009.

  1. drews

    drews Newbie

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    After buying and receiving a ready-to-ship FW490 (to match my MacBook Pro), I noticed that if I configured the exact same machine it was $181 cheaper... Sony Style won't price match the machine either, saying I have to return mine and re-order it as CTO to get the difference. I think the $181 is probably not worth the hassle but I feel a bit ripped off here... Am I being unreasonable?

    UPDATE: I was configuring a read-only blu-ray drive so it's actually only a $80 difference...
     
    drews, Sep 18, 2009
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    markhedder Notebook Deity

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    Vgn-fw490jeb?
     
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    drews Newbie

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    That's the one...
     
    drews, Sep 18, 2009
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    markhedder Notebook Deity

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    I'm only seeing an $80 difference identically configured; that $80 seems to be from the regular price discount on the BlueRay drive and/or you don't have to wait weeks for it to ship.
     
    markhedder, Sep 18, 2009
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    DOH! I just realized that my ready-to-ship machine has the blu-ray burner!
     
    drews, Sep 18, 2009
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    Wolf04 Sony Fanatic

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    Generally, CTO laptops are more expensive than preconfigured ones.
     
    Wolf04, Sep 18, 2009
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