wow...tpl..mind to share the performance of your vaio p?? i saw the sony online store run out of stock for both model now! seems like very hot product at the moment..

I want buy a 2gb ram for my FW33, what ram suitable and price?

This post has been edited by whis: May 23 2009, 10:34 AM

Kingston or Corsair 2gb DDR2 around 80+.
both suitable anyway.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: May 23 2009, 11:24 AM

they shud introduce core i7 for the new model.. i hope vaio will start using them soon

i7 is still expensive right. Wonder who's gonna buy a basic i7 VAIO notebook for the price of at least RM6000??

some update (i'll just list out the difference).
here the refresh VAIO Z, known as VGN-Z4.

VGN-Z48GD/X:
1. Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P9700 (2.80 GHz)
2. 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM (upgradeable up to 8 GB)
3. 256 GB SSD (128 GB x 2, Serial ATA, RAID 0 support)

VGN-Z46GD/U:
1. Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P9700 (2.80 GHz)
2. 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM (upgradeable up to 8 GB)
3. 320 GB (Serial ATA, 7200 rpm)
** author notes: the VGN-Z****/U is codename of lid design. the specs is remain the same with the plain black which end with /B at the end.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: May 24 2009, 12:06 PM

wahlaueh, punya best the new specs....
i guess the VGN-Z46GD is the same price like the current Z36GD?

for sure the current Z36GD will be sold at a discounted price, like what the guy at that VAIO shop trying to pursuade me to buy their old stock with 2.44GHz speed. plus a backpack & also a vaio pouch...

i oso waiting for this 1...lmbt la sony msia...

Whis, how long u been using the FW33? how's is it so far?
Thought of buying it soon.

Performance i can say so so only lah. i haven't got a chance to play with other netbook say NC10, 2140, AAO, Dell etc. For me it performs rather good for browsing net (multiple tabs), listen to music and MSN. Video playback is bad and worst is skype video the whole system like gonna hang soon... i have to close everything(browser/msn/music) then only can run skype
Windows WEI is amazing... lol
3.0
4.2
5.9 GMA500??!!
4.0 GMA500 again??!!
5.7

Wanting to install Win7RC wait till i got my external cdrom first....

FYI, Vaio P1x already discontinued. If want to buy, whether wait for the Vaio P2x to launch (and arrive here) or buy from dealers.

This post has been edited by V12Kompressor: May 25 2009, 11:40 PM

You are right. Sony always refresh their Vaio products every quarter...

external cdrom drive cheap saja bah at Lowyat plaza there

ive got one but left in oz maybe wait till i go there next month only test win7RC on this P.. else i have to take from my bro. he got one too but his staff borrow.. thats why i didnt buy a new one..

256GB SSD? WTF?? I wonder how much is the price....

yep, dual flash memory, which cost around 3k ~ 4k (malasia currency). if im not mistaken this model doesnt have blu-ray drive, instead only dvd dual layer drive. but i bet its customizeable for Sony USA CTO.

will the new vaio fw launch b4 this 15th?

any idea cuz need them b4 this 15th..

cant sure of that. the refresh update for malasia kinda unpredictable. but these update prolly around mid june ~ july, though some region already make it order to buy starting this week.

just to add up on refresh update for VAIO FW:
1. Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700, Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
2. ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4650 with 1GB DDR3 Dedicated VRAM up to 2790MB VRAM.
3. 6GB DDR2 (running at 800mhz) RAM up to 8GB DDR2 RAM.

VAIO SR:
1. Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400, Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (author notes: kinda not appealing update. i rather said its sorta like downgrade.)
2. ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570 with 512 Dedicated DDR3 VRAM up to 2230MB VRAM.
3. 4GB DDR2 (running at 800mhz) RAM up to 8GB DDR2 RAM

minor update refresh for the above model will likely have better storage capacity.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: May 27 2009, 01:56 AM

Hey I'm new to this site and I'm looking at buying a new laptop. I already own a Vaio and love it, its served me well over the last 3 years but I think its time I got a new one. Its been really resilient and reliable and I want to buy a new one.
I'm not sure which model i should get though because there are so many haha.
Obviously I'm looking for a laptop that can fulfill all my needs, such as those listed below:

-I'm about to go off to university so ill need it to be fairly light and not too bulky because I don't want to have to carry a brick around with all day to classes.
-I'm also into gaming, not serious hardcore gaming but I do play on a fairly regular basis, such as Empire Total war, which needs quite a decent PC. Therefore i would need a laptop that can handle these games and provide en enjoyable smooth experience.
-Additionally i travel on a regular basis so therefore I also require a fairly long lasting battery, maybe 4 -5 hours.
-Hd space isn't that important however i want a decent graphics card and processor (2.40ghz+)
-Lastly, and least importantly, I want it to look stylish (shouldn't be hard nearly all vaios are ).

I've looked at many models but i can't determine which seems to be the one most suited to my needs. I hope that somebody can help me .
Thanks a lot.

Vaio CS will be good but it's quite heavy

Vaio TT will suit your "go light" and superior energy saving needs, but it doesn't comes with a graphic card so playing games are limited.

The only current Vaio that should be able to satisfy all your needs is the Z. Weight is somewhere between CS and TT, has a very powerful processor, tons of ram and tons of HDD and most important, there's a speed/stamina switch. Be prepared to fork out at least 8k though.

or you could go with the high end SR if you're fine with ATi graphics.