maxizanc
now Sony will is giving 3 months warranty for Vaio accesories including AC adapter, battery...

the new coming model will be Z series, that is the replacement model for SZ79GN...which is the price is rm7988 (including a premium gift,will anounce when the pre-sales is start)...

anyone who is interested with the Z series, please pm me..

Owh. sorry. I'm a bit outdated. Only FW for me man.

btw, where u get the infomation about vaio? can let me know??
and if u wana buy FW, where u will buy?

This post has been edited by StevenQ: Aug 5 2008, 01:25 AM

I used to work in one of Sony Style store.

I'll buy outside (normal dealer shop) if i want more free gift. but can't help much in discount, because VAIO margin sales are tight.

If i want quality assurance (goods, after sales service and suggestion) i'll buy from Sony Style as you all know they are all official, they can't cheat under the name of Sony Malaysia (Sony Style is direct Sony malaysia store). And i can get free Sony Style membership with 10 points for every laptop i purchase. Other product RM50 spend = 1 point. FYI 1 point = RM1) Withe the membership you can get free workshop and Sony sales special invitation.

I prefer Sony Style

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Aug 5 2008, 01:50 AM

which sony style u work before??

Can't tell. Sorry

haha...doesnt matter...just boring..ask ask only..

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This post has been edited by maxizanc: Aug 5 2008, 02:03 AM

just want to ask about the membership
what are the privilege?

Q1 -- Yeah mine has that too, "Licensed for Noncommercial Use". So this is strictly for home and education use. However, I doubt they could tell from which 'version' your document is created in the distribution stage. So I would not worry on that. Just don't get caught This version Office 2007 does not worth RM499 anymore as the new price is RM199 from now on. So its better than nothing. Since you brought this up, I need to warn my friend to activate it here before he goes back to Europe. I wonder if making a phone call to Microsoft would help during the activation process in a non-Malaysian location.

Q2 -- This is just a rough guess. I do not know if this is a 1 year license or what, thats why I am asking. I got this idea because Dell used to put these kind of installers on their new notebooks, some are pre-installed but only with a 3 month trial period.

Q3 -- As long as you're doing a private sale or transfer of ownership within closed doors, you're ok. One item is kinda ok. If you're doing this on a larger level, then it is advisable not to proceed. Its an offense.

Yes it is impossible to lie because on a default convention, they will fall back to the manufacturing date or any date preset to the product during retail. So there could be a span of 1-3 months before the laptop ends up on your hand. When you buy a VAIO product, the retailer will have the information as to when the product was bought. So that information is already there. Proof of purchase will only help you establish a more accurate date should the warranty period is not accurate on Sony's retail system.

I know about this because I had problems with my Canon L lens at some point in ownership. The L lens was manufactured 1 year ago and was in retail for many months. Not that it is an old product or whatsoever. These lens generally don't sell as fast as cameras. So when it came to servicing, they had problem establishing my warranty period. This is when the proof of purchase comes in handy.

Hope this helps.

This post has been edited by davidmak: Aug 5 2008, 08:02 AM

SonyStyle member can enjoy 10% discount for Accessories..and accumulate point for every purchase...RM50 = 1 point...when redeem, 1 point = RM1...
but for vaio, just only given 10 point...
For now, Bravia giving 5% point, that is a lot compare to other products...

if i have sony card from maybank credit card?which stated there got 21 privilages..

is there discount on vaio? anyone using this card to buy vaio?

PHOTOS OF NEW RELEASE SONY VAIO SR



Five 'Quick Switch' buttons


'Quick Switch' button and its accompanying desktop dock in action


Sony's isolated keyboard, Apple Macbook wannabe, huh?!


Standard VGA-out, NO HDMI


Physical wireless LAN Switch


Two USB sockets and an optical drive


Plastic flap that conceals modem and Ethernet connections



Via cNet

This post has been edited by myxery: Aug 5 2008, 02:21 PM

The isolated keyboard isn't anything new to Sony. It started with SZ, TZ and then CR. They're all spaced/isolated keys. Typing on it needs some getting used to though. Need to spread your fingers wide. Not sure if this is an ergonomic standpoint or to slow down your typing and reduce error rates. But its definitely a cosmetic plus point. Looks different.

Apple may have started it first, but it is impossible to patent this. So I guess its open for the industry to implement.

yeah, i noticed on CR model too but not sure about SZ and TZ

Ooh sorry, the SZ don't have isolated keys. The keys are next to each other but there are bumps over it which made it look like a spaced key. The TZ however does have this.

That one is SonyCard from Maybank. It's a credit card that you'll enjoy a lot of benefit if you purchase Sony products in selected stores.

Sony Style card is different, it's a membership card from Sony Official Direct Store (Sony Style). The benefit already stated by Gear89

it's actually apple wannabe sony..
vaio x505 which was release in 1997.

Ooh really nice finding. There goes the nail. No more conspiracy.

Old skool man
over a decade ago keyboard
vaio design is the best