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post #21 of 216
5/8/04 at 1:02am
Rumors are flying fast and furious now, don't count your chickens before they hatch, etcetera, etcetera...This info is from Yago's Forum TT-Hardware (in French):

It looks like the lower spec 15" machines will only offer Banias 1.5GHz or 1.6GHz with a 64MB Radeon 9200 and XGA screens (4:3 not widescreen), while the higher end 17" has Dothan 1.7GHz or 1.8GHz, the WUXGA screen and 64MB Radeon 9700.

It looks like the 2.0GHz Dothan model and 128MB Radeon may be questionable, unless those PDFs are out of date. Also, there's no sign of any 13.3" model, so that translation may have been a mistake.

Good news is that it looks like both screens are Xbrite ("X-black" in Europe...go figure?).

Sony VAIO VGN-A197XP Intel® Pentium® M-Prozessor 1,80 GHz, 17" X-black WUXGA (1920x1200) (various model specs in German)
New Vaio PDF (in French)
another VAIO PDF (in French)

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Sony Vaio VGN-A115B
Intel Pentium M 1.50 GHz - 512 Mo DDR - 60 Go - Radeon 9200 - 15.0" TFT XGA - DVD±RW
1822.24 EUROS TTC

Sony Vaio VGN-A117S
Intel Pentium M 1.70 GHz Dothan - 512 Mo DDR - 80 Go - Radeon 9700 - 17.0" TFT WUXGA - DVD±RW
2445.42 EUROS TTC

Sony Vaio VGN-A195EP
Intel Pentium M 1.50 GHz - 512 Mo DDR - 60 Go - Radeon 9200 - 15.0" TFT XGA
1833.00 EUROS TTC

Sony Vaio VGN-A195HP
Intel Pentium M 1.60 GHz - 512 Mo DDR - 60 Go - Radeon 9200 - 15.0" TFT XGA - DVD±RW
2037.34 EUROS TTC

Sony Vaio VGN-A197VP
Intel Pentium M 1.70 GHz Dothan - 512 Mo DDR - 80 Go - Radeon 9700 - 17.0" TFT WUXGA - DVD±RW
2495.59 EUROS TTC

Sony Vaio VGN-A197XP
Intel Pentium M 1.80 GHz Dothan - 1024 Mo DDR - 80 Go - Radeon 9700 - 17.0" TFT WUXGA - DVD±RW
3261.47 EUROS TTC
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post #22 of 216
5/8/04 at 3:27am
If that notebook weren't so expensive I'd so not order the M 5:6 from powernotebooks.com right now.

That is truly an amazing notebook from Sony, if I could get that in 15.4", 1.7+ dothan, 1 GB ram, 128 MB Radeon 9700...for something comparable to powernotebooks.com I would do it in less than a second. But we all know that there is no way in hell I can get what I want for about 2000-2100 there. I might get the basic starting model from them for that *sigh*, ah well hopefully there will be nothing wrong with my M 5:6 from powernotebooks.com when I order it.
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post #23 of 216
5/8/04 at 4:01am
axeman it's a great laptop for the money. lets us know if you get one without backlight issue. Maybe they finally fixed that problem
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post #24 of 216
5/8/04 at 4:05am
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Originally Posted by bloke
It looks like the lower spec 15" machines will only offer Banias 1.5GHz or 1.6GHz with a 64MB Radeon 9200 and XGA screens (4:3 not widescreen), while the higher end 17" has Dothan 1.7GHz or 1.8GHz, the WUXGA screen and 64MB Radeon 9700.

It looks like the 2.0GHz Dothan model and 128MB Radeon may be questionable, unless those PDFs are out of date. Also, there's no sign of any 13.3" model, so that translation may have been a mistake.
The A117 is great but the 15" is model is just crap

I mean was it so difficult to put a 15.4" WXSGA with an ATI9700 to match its bigger brother ???

I'll never understand Sony politics.

Anyway, the strange thing is that the first official thing we get on these laptops is from Sony France. They usually get the Vaio very late compared to Japan or the USA. Consider that they still have the TR2 while the TR3 has been on sale for months in Japan.

So this makes me think that there will be more interesting Japanese models and that there is definitely a very good chance to see a 13.3" model as France is not a good market for small screen laptops they may have scrapped it from their import list.
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post #25 of 216
5/8/04 at 11:56am
So what you're saying is they're only going to put the Dothan in these giant 17" laptops? BS!
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post #26 of 216
5/8/04 at 1:25pm
9700 with 64MB on the TOP model???? 9200 for the others??????? AS USUAL, SONY really lacks onto the graphic side of their systems.
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post #27 of 216
5/8/04 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by Anacardo
9700 with 64MB on the TOP model???? 9200 for the others??????? AS USUAL, SONY really lacks onto the graphic side of their systems.
They posted 128MB above also. Who knows. Wait for an official U.S. announcement.
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post #28 of 216
5/10/04 at 10:28am
The new models are on the Japanese site. Thanks to xdcc for the tip.

http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/note.html

*EDIT: This is only the 13.3" BASE MODEL. Keep reading the following posts for info on custom models (with 1.8GHz/9700 64MB).

VGN-S70B

Pentium M 1.5GHz (the VGN-S50B model is offered with Celeron M 1.3GHz)
256MB RAM/1 GB Max (2 DDR333 MicroDiMM slots)
Mobility Radeon 9200 32MB
13.3" XGA 1280x800
40GB HD
DVD-R/RW
802.11b/g
Bluetooth
USB2.0 x 2
i.LINK (firewire) iIEEE1394(4 pin x 1)
Ethernet 10/100
VGA out (D-sub 15 pin)
Memorystick Pro slot
Battery: approx. 5.5 hours (small), 8 hours (large)
1.89kg (4.16 lbs)
312.5mm (W) x 224.8mm (D) (229.4mm including hinge) x 29.9 - 35.4 mm (H)


Basically an update of the V505DX.
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post #29 of 216
5/10/04 at 10:45am
Thank you Bloke

Note also that the 15" A has got a SXGA+ screen in Japan
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post #30 of 216
5/10/04 at 10:47am
But bloke which is the S model that offers the 9700?
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post #31 of 216
5/10/04 at 10:49am
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGN-S70B/

In that link there is a table of sorts, that shows one of the S models with the 13.3 screen, a 1.8 Dothan and a 64mb 9700.
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post #32 of 216
5/10/04 at 10:51am
VGN-A70P (Type A)

Intel Penitum M 735 (1.7GHz Dothan)
512 MB RAM/ 2GB max (SODIMM DDR333 x 2 slots)
17" 1920×1200 WUXGA Xbrite screen
MOBILITY RADEON 9700 64MB
80GB 5,400RPM HD
DVD-R/RW
USB floppy disc drive
TV Tuner MPEG Encoder board
Audio Video Output NTSC/PAL (SVideo?) + stereo audio
802.11 a/b/g
USB2.0 x 3
i.LINK (firewire) iIEEE1394(4 pin x 1)
Ethernet 10/100/1000
VGA out (D-sub 15 pin)
Memorystick Pro slot
Battery: approx. 2.5 hours
3.9kg (8.5 lbs)
405.5mm (W) x 280.1mm (D) x 42.2 - 45.2 mm (H)
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post #33 of 216
5/10/04 at 10:55am
So.. I was reading that table wrong?
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post #34 of 216
5/10/04 at 10:58am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Enderet
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGN-S70B/

In that link there is a table of sorts, that shows one of the S models with the 13.3 screen, a 1.8 Dothan and a 64mb 9700.
Sorry, yes. It looks like those are definitely custom options. Give me a minute to read through the stuff.
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post #35 of 216
5/10/04 at 11:00am
Vaio S, 13.3" WXGA :



Vaio E, 15" XGA :



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post #36 of 216
5/10/04 at 11:05am
http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/...t/S/index.html

Scroll down this page and you find this model:

Recommended Tune:

VGN-S90PS

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
13.3" WXGA Xbrite
Intel Pentium M 745 1.80 GHz
1GB (512MB DDR333 x 2)
60GB HDD
MOBILITY RADEON 9700[VRAM64MB]
$3,328.21 (377,790 Yen) including 3 year warranty (Japan only I think)

VGN-S90PS

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
13.3" WXGA Xbrite
Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz Banias
512MB (512MB DDR333 x 1)
60GB HDD
MOBILITY RADEON 9700[VRAM64MB]
$2,448.91 (278,040 Yen)
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post #37 of 216
5/10/04 at 11:35am
omg that 13" one is
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post #38 of 216
5/10/04 at 1:17pm
I was playing around with the "Tune Simulation" customizing options to find the lowest price for a stripped down 13.3" model with the 9700:

Pentium M 1.5GHz
256 MB RAM (throw in some cheap Crucial)
Radeon 9700 64MB
40GB HD
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
basic warranty

$1,914.87 (215,040 Yen)

Sold!
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post #39 of 216
5/10/04 at 2:08pm
Damn the 17" would be nice if it had a 128 or 256meg card in it, WTF SONY??? You think they would at least make it an option for the gamers out there.
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post #40 of 216
5/10/04 at 9:57pm
Wow.. such a small notebook with the 9700.

If only they were available in the US already.
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