Worth it ? I think I'm CHEATED at IT SHOW..

• night-time

  8 Mar 08, 19:53

  Hi all ,

   I have bought a new VGN-SZ56GN/Z Vaio Sony Notebook.

  Here are the specs :

  Intel Centrino Duo Processor Technology

  Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20gHZ) + iNTEL gm965 Xpress Chipset

  120 HYBRID Hard Drive (What's so special about Hybrid , can someone explain? )

  2GB DDR2 SDRAM

  NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Notebook Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (SPEED MODE)/iNTEL gRAPHICS mEDIA aCCLERATOR x3100 (Stamina Mode)

  (Is it that I can choose between the 2 graphics to be used , 2 graphics installed in my comp ar ? Cuz I got this switch in my notebook that allow me to choose stamin or speed)

  Vista Biz

  13.3 Wide

  TFT Colour Display (Clear Bright LCD)

  Intergrated IEE 802.11 a/b/g

  Bluetooth

  Fingerprint Sensor  + cam

  1.93KG and battery life up to 6.0

   

  Now the selling price is change to : $2499 ... The flyer said : $3199 ..

  Cuz : No stock for SZ75 thus the SZ56 is change to $2499 ..

  And they said is NEW ... came out on Thursday ..

  So how ? Do you think it's new and the price is worth for it ?

  Free gift is :

  1 Microsoft Office 07 (Home & Student)

  1GB RAM (Making my comp = 2GB)

  1 Mouse

  1 Bag ...

   

  Help help (:

• GIB

  8 Mar 08, 19:55

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive
• kenn3th

  8 Mar 08, 19:55

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive

  What's the price of it first?

• night-time

  8 Mar 08, 20:11

  Bumpz (:

• Darkness_hacker99

  8 Mar 08, 21:39

  Too expensive riao.
• Y_Shun

  8 Mar 08, 21:45

  Sony laptops like this de....usually very expensive when you can get the same specs for say Acer or HP. I think your specs kind can get 1.3k COMPAQ????

• abao

  8 Mar 08, 21:50

  its okay i think...given the 1.93kg which is light by standards... the troubling part is the duo graphics card system... i dont have a good impression of it...
  
  and since its sony, you pay about $200-$600 for the brand.
• night-time

  8 Mar 08, 21:52

  Well thought that it's light  and battery can last till 6hrs ..

   

  Hybrid HDD = Exp ?

  Though it have a good graphic card , it's centrino and also a free Microsoft Retail Home and student office (:

   

   

  Here is the specs ..

  http://www.sony.com.sg/microsite/vaio/products/vaio_sz/vgn_sz56gnb/index.html

   

• kenn3th

  8 Mar 08, 21:57

  Originally posted by Y_Shun:

  Sony laptops like this de....usually very expensive when you can get the same specs for say Acer or HP. I think your specs kind can get 1.3k COMPAQ????.

  That's the price to pay for 2 gpu and a hybird hdd.

  i doubt you can find both of these 2 things in an $1.3k compaq.

   

   

   

   

• abao

  8 Mar 08, 22:00

  my dear lord, open your eyes. its a core 2 duo mobile packaged under the concept name of centrino, meaning its faster than you think.
  
  and the hybrid drive is only 1 year old into its use, so dont baulk at the price.
  
  moreover, since you got yourself a sony, there always the $200+ paid for the brand name itself.
• kenn3th

  8 Mar 08, 22:01

  Originally posted by night-time:

  Well thought that it's light  and battery can last till 6hrs ..

   

  Hybrid HDD = Exp ?

  Though it have a good graphic card , it's centrino and also a free Microsoft Retail Home and student office (:

   

   

  Here is the specs ..

  http://www.sony.com.sg/microsite/vaio/products/vaio_sz/vgn_sz56gnb/index.html

   

  Actually, the cost free gifts are kinda included in the price stated. ( from a experienced sales men).

  Hybird hdd is a technology that is not normally seen. It is lesser produced. thus, the cost per unit of hdd would be higher with increased capacity.

  I do not think that the battery would last 6hours.

  my bet would be about 4 hours for a full charge, due to the vista os and your usage.

  Centrino is just a mobile platform. nth much about it.

  like what abao have said, you are paying for the brand and the new technology.

• Y_Shun

  8 Mar 08, 22:02

  youre paying for the models' pay oso haha.

• night-time

  8 Mar 08, 22:16

  So it's worth it hor ???

  Currently : Upgrading my system to Ultimate (:

   

  And also .. what to do with my Office Home and Student ?

  Should I use a pirated Enterprise or a genuine one ?

  Some Qs :

  If I were to do a full system wipeout and before that , my office (genuine) is installed on that hard disk .. and if I were to reinstall office again , will I use up one of my 3 "chances" ? (can activate up to 3 comps)

  And for sony , I have the Recovery DVDs (burn myself) If I were to reinstall using that dvds , will my other sony programs be wipe out too ?

  And lastly , can anyone spare me an Ultimate Sony OEM Product key ? (Optional , can find my own though)

  Will sony comp spoil easily?? (: (:

   

   

• abao

  8 Mar 08, 22:21

  not worth upgrading to pirated ultimate -_-
  
  vista business is very functional with less frills of vista home...
  
  the recovery discs should be equivalant to a disc image of your computer when you burnts them out, so any installed programs should be restored when you use the recovery discs (in theory, at least, it is for my old Acer)
  
  as for the MS office "chances", i have no idea.
• joshua182

  8 Mar 08, 22:29

  you're buying a sony. of course you're getting ripped off.

• kenn3th

  8 Mar 08, 22:32

  Originally posted by night-time:

  So it's worth it hor ???

  Currently : Upgrading my system to Ultimate (:

   

  And also .. what to do with my Office Home and Student ?

  Should I use a pirated Enterprise or a genuine one ?

  Some Qs :

  If I were to do a full system wipeout and before that , my office (genuine) is installed on that hard disk .. and if I were to reinstall office again , will I use up one of my 3 "chances" ? (can activate up to 3 comps)

  And for sony , I have the Recovery DVDs (burn myself) If I were to reinstall using that dvds , will my other sony programs be wipe out too ?

  And lastly , can anyone spare me an Ultimate Sony OEM Product key ? (Optional , can find my own though)

  Will sony comp spoil easily?? (: (:

   

  Stick to the oem vista business.

  no, your sony programmes will not be wiped out. It's a disc image of your opeating system. further more, if you created a recovery disc using sony's recovery module, then by default, all sony programmes will be included.

  if not, you can go to sony's website to download sony softwares and drivers.

  I m sorry to tell you, OEM product keys function differently from normal product keys. They will not work if you get a product key and suka suka key them in. (if not microsoft will lose tons of $, these oem product keys can be found almost everywhere! Courts, challenger ...)

  From experince, i really agree that it Spoil only next year (acronym sony). my former sony now has some parts of the screen with grey-brownish patches, signs of a dead pixle.

  From what i understand,when you install microsoft office, they will register the product with your computer's product key. Thus if the product key of your os is the same, i dont think you will use another "chance" --correct me if i m wrong

   

• night-time

  8 Mar 08, 22:55

  I know ..

  SLIC Table

  OEM Cert

  Product Key ..

   

  You sure ? Will spoil next year ar ? LOL ... But how long did you use your Sony laptop liao ? (It's okay if it's between 2-3 years though)

  Could someone check when it came out for this notebook ..

  The salesman said it's NEW , came out last thursday .

  But if I am not wrong , it's 2007 ..

  And btw , the price is slashed from $3199 to $2499 , worth it ? Since they said they don't have stock ... you belive anot ? I dout so ..

• kenn3th

  8 Mar 08, 23:04

  Originally posted by night-time:

  I know ..

  SLIC Table

  OEM Cert

  Product Key ..

   

  You sure ? Will spoil next year ar ? LOL ... But how long did you use your Sony laptop liao ? (It's okay if it's between 2-3 years though)

  Could someone check when it came out for this notebook ..

  The salesman said it's NEW , came out last Thursday .

  But if I am not wrong , it's 2007 ..

  And btw , the price is slashed from $3199 to $2499 , worth it ? Since they said they don't have stock ... you belive anot ? I dout so ..

  Lol?

  1 year 2 months.

  I hopped to Hp last June.

  My sony had touch pad probs and had to be repaired after 8 months or so.

  More sales = more commission = more sweet words = white lies = not their problem.

  What do you think?

   

• scamx

  9 Mar 08, 00:12

  should buy a macbook pro...

  the most basic model: S$3088
  includes:
  2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  200GB HDD
  15.4" widescreen
  2GB RAM
  Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB dedicated GDDR3 SDRAM
  supports Wireless N(Airport Extreme)
  bluetooth 2.1
  and the most important MULTI-TOUCH TRACKPAD.

  MBP is the way to go...........

• kenn3th

  9 Mar 08, 11:28

  Originally posted by scamx:

  should buy a macbook pro...

  the most basic model: S$3088
  includes:
  2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  200GB HDD
  15.4" widescreen
  2GB RAM
  Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB dedicated GDDR3 SDRAM
  supports Wireless N(Airport Extreme)
  bluetooth 2.1
  and the most important MULTI-TOUCH TRACKPAD.

  MBP is the way to go...........

  well. for those who have alr used windows for quite a long time, it would take quite some time to adjust to a mac. further more, the price somehow veers me off from getting a mac.

   

• BangHong

  9 Mar 08, 12:42

  u got scammed.

• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Mar 08, 13:55

  It's not hard to adjust to using a Mac. Between Windows, Mac and Linux... I've got to say Mac is top on my hate list...

  Mac is nice, but being as restrictive as MS won't make me like it...

• Protean

  9 Mar 08, 14:05

   

  Aiyo, buy already don't regret lor, it's also good branded set.

  You see, good point, you now got a new set for this year, I envy you leh.

   

• raymond_sianz

  9 Mar 08, 18:43

  I guess is worth is since is a sony. But is it a 3 year warranty? how is the warranty like? Onsite or offsite? international or just local?

• bananaking

  9 Mar 08, 22:10

  hmmm..u pay for the brand though..but it's light..so still can make it la..also the specs also ain't that bad wad..