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davgribb — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:47:46 GMT

Why does Sony ship laptops with 256mb X 2 , thereby filling both
available DDR slots and making the upgrade to the maximum of 1gb so
expensive ?.
Is iI I wonder because both dimm slots have to be propagated?
That would be the only justification.

Sony then compound the expense by implying that only Sony memory is
compatable and charging £199 for each 512mb per dim.
A grand total of £398(not inclusive of postage) to add 512mb of ram.

Thank God for Crucial which cost about £153 (post incl.) for 512mb X 2

Had my gripe now I will shut-up

ps Bought 512mb of Crucial memory cost £78.34 Laptop and me going
very well on 768 mb ram

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VAIOneer — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:29:29 GMT

Sometimes (and only sometimes) its cheaper for manufacturers to buy and install 2xDIMMs then 1xDIMM

But I agree - if you only got 2 slots, its bloomin frustrating!!

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:48:29 GMT

Totally agree, they should fit 1x512.
Or even better 1x1GB, but they're expensive.

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VAIOneer — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:34:39 GMT

Prices aren't that bad if you're a reseller.
Mark ups on some items are really good, others you only make pennies on!!

But 1x 1GB stick would be nice (espeically seeing as my VAIO shipped with 512MB!)
Hehehehehehe :smileygrin:

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:40:35 GMT

Which VAIO do you have now Jaan?

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VAIOneer — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:51:07 GMT

Still got my GRX616MP

But looking at the new GRT9 series - very tasty

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:54:44 GMT

Looking at Acer Ferrari

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VAIOneer — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:24:59 GMT

I might just build my own if it come to it.
Won't be able to make anything better then a 15" wide screen laptop, but it'll be interesting to do.

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:38:14 GMT

Good luck

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Sul — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:25:39 GMT

viola - I got sony to exchange my 2x256mb memory sticks. I don't know if yours can be exchanged though. The reason I got mine exchanged was because at the time I bought my 816s, the advert read 1x512mb module and I felt I had been deliberately been misled into buying my vaio. If this is the case with you then you should definitely contact sony - you are eligible for a refund or at least an exchange.

just profit... nothing else... just profit

JoeB. — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:08:01 GMT

they could... but they wouldn't want to.....

hey kee-lo.... are you serious about the acer ferrari notebook... i've heard it like the cars..
fast... but also very loud.

i am looking at the fujitsu-siemens wide screen D1840

joe

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kee-lo_ — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:49:41 GMT

Joe,

Shopping around really, saw a nice Toshiba Satelite with widescreen.
I wish the Ferrari was in store so I could see and hear it

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Sul — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:14:48 GMT

Joe, your right - but they did exchange mine after hassling them a little and trying to make them understand my situation.

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clubuser — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:32:35 GMT

Looking at Acer Ferrari

YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS - You are reallly prepared to buy the competition?

I am really disappointed about this!

Trust me - looking at what is to come.....

...you will regret buying a "B"-brand.

CU

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tellingd — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:47:42 GMT

CU has spoken - all hail CU :smileygrin:

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clubuser — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:53:20 GMT

hope that was not ironic!! :!:

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VAIOneer — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:53:42 GMT

CU - will Sony do any decent AMD based laptops?

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clubuser — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:55:03 GMT

hmmm why don't you like INTEL? I did not like the AMD machines that we've made!

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tellingd — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:57:31 GMT

hope that was not ironic!! :!:

Simply backing you up big man, I know Kee-Lo to be a turncoat and an out-and-out scoundrel

He is also, it seems, something of a Lothario

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VAIOneer — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:01:51 GMT

I don't mind Intel machines at all.
Just that AMD have come up with some excellant alternatives in terms of price/performance.
Look at the AMD Athlon XP range and also the Athlon64 & Athlon64 FX (both fairly new but they are excellant CPUs)

And there's cost as well...
Imagine cheaper, as good processors in VAIOs, yet still the high quality we all come to love from Sony