hello, im new to the forum but have been lurking for quiet sometime researching the sony TZ. ive done a lot of searching but still havent gotten straight answers so i thought id post. help would be appreciated.
im looking to buy the sony tz150. yes i know you should upgrade the ram to 2gb and do a clean install of vista/xp. i also know that the 4200 HDD is what slows down the comp a lot. so here are my questions.
1. is the harddrive replacable? NO SSD!!! i do not want a SSD for the space is too limited! id like to know if its POSSIBLE to swap out the harddrive for something FASTER and also BIGGER. and HOW do you do it? i see a lot of people mention SSD but again i do not want that.
2. i know the japanese version comes with a 5400 HDD. where can you purchase the japanese version? also again are you able to change out harddrive?
3. i read a thread about overclocking the cpu. i was not able to get a final answer if its possible to overclock and MAKE IT STAY that speed. i think i read somebody made a file of the program and placed it in start up folder. by placing it in the start up folder does it auto overclock everytime you boot up?
4. what is the bootup time for the TZ with clean install and 2gb?
5. what is resolution of the motion eye camera? [easy one eh?]
6. also prior to looking at the 150 i was looking at the tz270. the main difference is 1.06 vs 1.33, 1gb vs 2gb and last, 100 vs 120gb. my question is if i upgraded the 150 to 2gb. would the 1.06 vs 1.33 make a really big difference? is it noticable? i wanted the tz270 due to the larger hdd and faster cpu, but after reading the forums that it is the hdd that is slow, which is why i asked the earlier question of upgrading the hdd to something faster
my main problem is the harddrive speed and size. cpu speed is meh but hopefully overclocking it will do the trick. i am a student and will be using this comp for web surfing, downloading, homework as well as work. basically a lite version of my computer which ill be using for all the bigger stuff.
TIA
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Honestly, if you use the sony programs, not spamware stuff, but things like the wifi software and etc, I get about 1 minute to load to the windows password prompt. And EVERYTHING loaded in about 3-4 minutes. BUT the laptop is usable form about the 1:30-2:00min mark without causing major slowdowns. Just make sure the wifi hooksup before you launch any web browsers.
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Using xp and a clean install I get 35~45 seconds to desktop.
sony tz: general questions
Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kofighter, Mar 10, 2008.