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| Thread ID: 134891 | 2013-08-28 04:15:00 | Sony Vaio | Richard (739) | PC World Chat |
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| 1352303 | 2013-08-28 04:15:00 | Anybody out there got a Sony Vaio T Series SVT14127CGS? What do you think of it? Any problems? Seems to be quite a well-specced machine other than having only 4GB of RAM |
Richard (739) | ||
| 1352304 | 2013-08-28 12:06:00 | It doesn't look too bad on paper - I don't have one, and have avoided Vaio machines in the past because they don't seem to be built as robustly as a typical Asus or Toshiba. In my mind I see them as an "Apple-wannabes" in the Windows space - pretty, expensive (generally-speaking) and flimsy-feeling. But I guess it depends on your intended purpose for it. Vaio machines also seem to have a lot of bloatware pre-installed (at least they have in the past - haven't looked at one recently) - more so even than a Toshiba! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1352305 | 2013-08-28 13:43:00 | Cruddy low res screen 1366 x 768, you want at least 1440x900 or 1600x900 on a 14" IMO. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1352306 | 2013-08-28 23:55:00 | I wouldn't want to pay its ~$1700 retail price, that's for sure. Low-res screen, light on RAM, no SSD (but at least it's a hybrid), and few USB ports. You can get a comparably-specced device for about $400 less if you look at other brands - in fact, if you drop the CPU form i7 to i5, you'll probably pick up an SSD and a higher res display while still saving a few hundred bucks. That said, for the right price, they'd be nice. We have a number of Vaio's here, though not that specific model, and they go OK, but wouldn't be my first choice unless they were more competitively priced. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1352307 | 2013-08-29 00:49:00 | Thanks guys. Back to the drawing board. I might have a look at the Asus range now. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a machine for about $1500 which does everything well? | Richard (739) | ||
| 1352308 | 2013-08-29 01:00:00 | Define everything? The 13" MacBook Air can be had for NZ$ 1,589.00 and is a pretty nice machine for the money. Only thing is if you want windows you will need a Windows license for it. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1352309 | 2013-08-29 01:06:00 | Alex, the portable needs to be able to talk to our Widows desktop, and access the files on it. Printing to the attached printer would be another issue with a Mac. I don't really like the idea of mixing two operating systems. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1352310 | 2013-08-29 01:10:00 | As I said, you can install windows on the Macbook if you so choose. shopap.lenovo.com The T430's are a nice machine, pretty utilitarian looking, but who cares. With the WiFi card upgrade and screen upgrade comes to NZ$1,568.47, your choice of Win7 or 8 also. |
Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1352311 | 2013-08-29 01:52:00 | As I said, you can install windows on the Macbook if you so choose. shopap.lenovo.com The T430's are a nice machine, pretty utilitarian looking, but who cares. With the WiFi card upgrade and screen upgrade comes to NZ$1,568.47, your choice of Win7 or 8 also. I use a client-supplied Lenovo T430 for work - I wouldn't recommend them to anyone who was spending their own money... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1352312 | 2013-08-29 01:59:00 | How about this beastie: pricespy.co.nz I have its older brother the N50Vc - had it for 4 years now and it's still going strong |
johcar (6283) | ||
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