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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| spliff wrote: |
| Yeah...I kind of like the increased speed that the sony offers. But, does it have wireless networking support? |
If it doesn't, just buy a pcmcia wireless networking card and slot it into a free pcmcia port. This option doesn't have to be part of your final decision. |
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JAMZ
Joined: 18 May 2004
Location: Ori Station, Bundang
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| most sony laptops have built in wireless networking |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah...I think you're right Here's some more info:
Model
PCG-K86SP
Microprocessor
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 538 (3.20GHz)*1
-Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (English version)
Multilanguage User Interface (pre-installed Traditional Chinese)
Chipset
ATI Technologies Inc. RADEON�� IGP345M/ ALi M1535+
Processor System Bus
533MHz
Memory Bus
266MHz
Cache Memory
L2 Cache: 1 MB
Main Memory
512MB DDR SDRAM 256MB x 2 (upgradeable up to 1 GB)*2,
2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two)
Hard Disk
60 GB (C: 15GB, D: 45GB) Ultra ATA/100
Optical Drive
DVD��RW Drive (supporting DVD+R Double Layer disc)
Maximum reading speed: DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-ROM: 8x
DVD+RW, DVD-RW: 6x
DVD+R DL (Double Layer): 4x
CD-RW: 10x
CD-R, CD-ROM: 24x
Maximum writing speed: DVD+R DL (Double Layer): 2.4x
DVD+R, DVD-R: 8x
DVD+RW, DVD-RW: 4x
CD-R, CD-RW: 24x
Graphics Accelerator
뷗ual display compatible ?D graphics acceleration compatible
뷒TI Technologies Inc. MOBILITY�� RADEON��9200
Video Memory
64MB
Display
15.4" Wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800) TFT colour display (Clear Bright LCD: Single Lamp)
Interfaces
뷫SB 2.0 x 3*3 뷼.LINK (IEEE1394) S400 (4pin) 뷣etwork (RJ-45) connector (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T) 뷝eadphone jack (stereo mini) 뷢icrophone jack (monaural mini) 뷥rinter port (D-SUB 25 pin) 뷒V out connector (NTSC/PAL compatible) 뷢onitor connector (VGA, D-SUB 15 pin) 뷢odular (RJ-11) connector 뷢emory Stick Slot*4 (Memory Stick PRO compatible*5, High-speed data transfer compatible)
Wireless LAN
뷞ntegrated Wireless LAN*6 IEEE 802.11b/802.11g*7 뷗ata rate: maximum 11Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11g)*8 뷚requency: 2.4 GHz
Modem
V.92 and V.90 Compliant
PC Card Slot
Type I/II x 1, CardBus support
Audio
뷭indows® sound system compatible 뷒C97 compliant
뷨oftware MIDI sound generator 뷨tereo speakers
Keyboard / Input Device
ca 19mm Key pitch / ca 3 mm Key stroke ?6 Keys 뷞ntelligent Touchpad
Battery
PCGA-BP2NY*9 Lithium-ion battery: up to 1-1.5 hours of use*10
Dimensions (W x H x D)
357.0 x 41.0-55.0 x 277.5mm
Weight
3.7 kg (including the supplied battery)
Software Applications
Adobe Reader 6 뷒dobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 뷒dobe Premiere Standard 뷞nterVideo WinDVD 5 for VAIO 뷨onic RecordNow! 7 뷨ony Click to DVD 2.1 뷨ony DVgate Plus 1.3 뷨ony Notebook Setup 4.1 뷨ony PictureGear Studio 2.0 뷨ony SonicStage 2.1 뷨ony SonicStage Mastering Studio 1.3 뷨ony SonicStage Mastering Studio Audio Filter 1.1 뷨ony VAIO Edit Components 4.2 뷨ony VAIO Media 3.1 뷨ony VAIO SLIT Screen Saver 뷨ony VAIO Update 2.1 뷨ony VAIO Zone 1.1 뷨ymantec Norton AntiVirus 2004
Supplied Accessories
AC adapter (PCGA-AC19V9) 뷡ithium-ion battery (PCGA-BP2NY)
Warranty
One year*11
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
*1 CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions.
*2 By removing two pre-installed 256 MB memory module and adding two 512 MB memory modules.
*3 High-speed/Full-speed/Low speed compatible.
*4 Does not support MagicGate copyright protection technology.
*5 MagicGate copyright protection technology cannot be applied to Memory Stick PRO.
*6 Deploying IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products on the same wireless network may reduce the communication speed due to radio interference. Taking this into consideration, the IEEE 802.11g products are designed to reduce the communication speed to ensure communication with IEEE 802.11b products. When the communication speed is not as fast as expected, changing the wireless channel on the access point may increase the communication speed.
*7 The fast wireless LAN technology, "Super G," developed by Atheros Communications, Inc. enables faster wireless communications among compatible devices.
*8 The communication speed varies depending on the distance between communication devices, existence of obstacles between such devices, the device configuration, the radio conditions, and the software in use. In addition, communication may be cut off depending on the radio conditions.
*9 This product may only function with a genuine Sony battery designed for this model.
*10 Estimated battery life. When the power-saving mode is on. Actual battery life may vary with different operating conditions and settings. Battery life under JEITA Battery Run Time Measurement Method (ver.1.0) is approximately 1hour for PCGA-BP2NY.
For further details, please visit vaio-online.sony.com.
*11 Warranty conditions may vary by region. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| If you want it, or need it, and can afford it, then get that one. There'll always be somebody telling you about the better model and the better deal, but that one seems pretty decent. |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| Um I work for the company that makes that laptop, no one here uses the R...the T series laptop is the one we issue to all of our employees. |
Am I the only one who thinks you could have answered the question Derrek posed? Maybe you only are in the "model number naming" department? |
I apologize if I sounded bad, and didn't answer his question...I can't honestly say I know prices. I can say that since most IT people at IBM here at this location in Phoenix, AZ use the T series...I would suggest the guy rethink the R series....from what I've heard, the T is just made better. Again, sorry if I came off sounding like a know it all...  |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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| SuperFly wrote: |
I apologize if I sounded bad, and didn't answer his question...I can't honestly say I know prices. I can say that since most IT people at IBM here at this location in Phoenix, AZ use the T series...I would suggest the guy rethink the R series....from what I've heard, the T is just made better. Again, sorry if I came off sounding like a know it all... |
No worries....I was kidding. I thought it was funny that an IBM dude rings in with something that wasn't asked, but didn't answer the real question. 
On that note, perhaps the naming schemes different for Asia from the west? My monitor has a name in Korea, but the same model in the west has a different name. Maybe the same with laptops? |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
| Isn't IBM exiting the PC business? |
There's no question that the future of IBM will be serivces.
The T series case is actually made out of magnesium+plastic (upper case), and the lower case is out of titanium+plastic
Next year's ThinkPads will probably be IBM designs, with the only difference being that Lenovo gets to build them.
Lenovo wants to expand globally to compete with Dell and other big players, so I would expect them to heavily commoditize the ThinkPad series. Should this happen, I expect there to be more mainstream ThinkPads along the same lines and quality of the T series.
Whether the T series stays as a quality premium product, I have no idea....I suspect the Txx series quality will drop. I don't expect it to go into the gutter or anything. It will still likely be better than others, but I would bet that now we all get Chinese instead of Thai keyboards, return policy will likely be changed (esp on dead pixels), and I would also imagine that the level of ease of dealing with parts replacement and other things like that will go down. We won't likely be able to talk right to our rep and will get directed to general pools and will have routine 45 minute waits for tech support.
EDIT *the bottom of t42s are not made from titanium, they are made from carbon fibre reinforced plastic...t40s have the titanium bottoms. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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This is a valid point! It seems the coms sold here in Asia are not the same seris as the ones in the US. This goes for the Sony, too. If I search Amazon for either of the model numbers that I might buy in Thailand it comes up w/ no results!  |
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