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    sony bx 14" - can you get it with x700?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by holr, Dec 12, 2005.

  1. holr

    holr Newbie

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    hi!
    i have read elsewhere in this forum that sony have released the 17" flavour of vaio bx with the ati x700 256 hypermemory graphics card, do you know if you can get this in the 14" sony vaio bx? I prefer the portability you see...

    thanks!
     
    holr, Dec 12, 2005
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    seba_veron Notebook Guru

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    I think you can, but i would stay away from the bx series. I have only heard of DREADFUL battery life!
     
    seba_veron, Dec 12, 2005
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    jtom Notebook Evangelist

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    I have been to the sony site and they dont have the bx series listed, is there a special page for business notebooks?
     
    jtom, Dec 12, 2005
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    sparta.rising Notebook Consultant

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    yes, just go to the main sony website and go down to buisness
     
    sparta.rising, Dec 12, 2005
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    jtom Notebook Evangelist

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    After finally finding the business notebooks, the 14 inch bx comes with intergrated graphics. The X700 is only on the 17 inch. I really think they should have it on their 14 inch because lots of people like the mobility. As for the battery life, I too have heard bad things.
     
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    thanks for the info! I called a sony rep and they said they were getting in x700's this friday 16th dec and should be updating their website a little while after. Apparently they are going to include the x700 in the 14" bx line, she said.
     
    holr, Dec 13, 2005
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    sparta.rising Notebook Consultant

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    Read the million other threads on this topic. Don't trust the Sony reps, they've been giving bogus dates for the last 2-3 months.
     
    sparta.rising, Dec 13, 2005
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