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Finally the new Sony S Series customizable S380 is out!

post #1 of 19
2/25/05 at 7:03am
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Guys i was just checking sonystyle.com and guess what :

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...ebookComputers

or (directly):

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...puters_SSeries

hope everyone is as much happy as i am ... i'll be making my purchase for that baby pretty soon .

ciao.

ps: Graphics: nVIDIA™ GeForce™ Go 6200 with Turbo Cache™
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post #2 of 19
2/25/05 at 11:24am
Skip the Go 6200 if you plan on gaming...the 9700m (M11) uses dedicated RAM and therefore is a better performer by all accounts on the web.
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post #3 of 19
2/25/05 at 11:33am
rgr - I'm sticking with ordering a S270P6 (froogle it) with the 9700. No Geforce6200 crap for me.
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post #4 of 19
2/25/05 at 11:39am
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Originally Posted by Craig
Skip the Go 6200 if you plan on gaming...the 9700m (M11) uses dedicated RAM and therefore is a better performer by all accounts on the web.

can you please tell me if the 9700 with 64mb will beat the 6200 with 32mb of dedicated, doesnt x-pci help?

i though since the s380 comes with the complete sonoma package and 5400rpm hard drive it would beat the centrino s270 with the 9700.

thanks.
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post #5 of 19
2/25/05 at 1:11pm
By all reports the 9700 beats the 6200 handily. The x600 is about the same as the 9700.

Steve
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post #6 of 19
2/25/05 at 1:21pm
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Originally Posted by sfdoddsy
By all reports the 9700 beats the 6200 handily. The x600 is about the same as the 9700.

Steve

so all the sonoma package and 5400orm hard drive isnt helping or improving when gaming... because if not goddamn!

Edu.
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post #7 of 19
2/25/05 at 2:57pm
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Originally Posted by Craig
Skip the Go 6200 if you plan on gaming...the 9700m (M11) uses dedicated RAM and therefore is a better performer by all accounts on the web.
Doesnt the 6200 Go have it's own dedicated Ram?

And why DDR-II @ 400 MHz? Can it be upped to DDR-II @ 533 MHz?
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post #8 of 19
2/25/05 at 3:42pm
6200 has like 32mb of its own dedicated ram if but after that it goes across the bus to normal ram. And plus the memory pipeline I think is down to 2 instead of 4 like in the 9700. Tomshardware has a good article on it.

Either way dont care got a damn good deal that just cant be beat on my 360 only thing I want is the damn internal DVD burner. I still cant find any place to buy it apart from Sony and they are out of their minds of the price they want to sell it for
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post #9 of 19
2/25/05 at 5:13pm
We just all need to keep in mind that this laptop is not for gaming...its more for the biz traveler that's got an itching for some fragging or RPG'ing to get a quick fix in the hotel lobby before the big presentation.

If we stuck a huge GPU in the S models they would loose one of their greatest attributes...excellent battery power.

I'm only on day 3 of owning mine but must say I'm very impressed thus far. If this baddie can keep up with RA3 and CoD I'll be quite happy.

I'm finally home and will install some games this weekend and begin writing up a review for the boards.
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post #10 of 19
2/25/05 at 6:33pm
Post a review Craig! and some pictures!
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post #11 of 19
2/25/05 at 6:49pm
Installing games now
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post #12 of 19
2/25/05 at 7:32pm
Thats exactly what I need to know: If the 360 is good for games. Thanks a bunch
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post #13 of 19
2/26/05 at 12:11pm
ughhh the 6200 is a 32 MB one? damnit, if it was 64 then I'd say that would be ok.
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post #14 of 19
2/27/05 at 12:49pm
22.2 fps in Doom III @ 1024x768 High Quality and 8X Anti-Aliasing? That's not bad considering what Im running on my desktop is a 5200 which runs doom III 31 FPS 800x600 high, no AA. But arent the desktop versions much stronger than the notebook soultions?
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post #15 of 19
2/27/05 at 8:26pm
Does the S380 support Azalia/High definition audio? There is no mention of it on Sony USA's website.
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post #16 of 19
2/28/05 at 12:44pm
No, it doesn't. The spec sheet just mentions "Windows Audio."
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post #17 of 19
3/3/05 at 7:47pm
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Originally Posted by pygo
Just curious...i am aware that Sony mentions windows audio, but why would Sony create two different machines? I mean the s92 high spec in Japan is basically the same machine, and it has 'hid def audio', and sata. I really hope that it was an oversight on the Sony website because the s92 high spec is close to perfection. The Sony site doesn't state whether the drive is sata or not either. To change the extent of chipset support wouldn't Sony have to produce a different motherboard, and if so wouldn't this be less cost effective? I mean swapping the ram out for 400 vs the S92's 533 was predictable but actually changing the hdd interface and or sound configuration?! I really hope someone buys this soon and posts a review or the Sony site can offer a detailed specification sheet because as far as Sonoma notebooks go, this one is on my purchasing list. Man, you'd think that Sony would anticipate a potential customer wanting to know if something as simple as the drive interface.

I noticed they did add details for the go 6200 and now state the gpu ram amt.
If you care to read this PDF in Sony website

http://www.sonystyle.com/intershopro...0_CTO_spec.pdf

You will find that it states clearly S380 uses Serial ATA HDD.

If you care to read this HTML in Sony Japan

http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGN-S72PB/spec.html

You will find that S92 uses DDR2 400 MHz RAM, just like the S380.

It probably doesn't solve the audio problem for sure, and someone should definitely ask Sony to clarify that, but chances are S380 and S92 are identical, except the silver exterior.
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post #18 of 19
3/4/05 at 7:34pm
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Originally Posted by pygo
Thanks for the pdf

The link you provided is for the S72 and not the S92. The good news would be that the S92 and the S72 both use Azalia or whatever it's called which i believe increases our chances or getting it over here.

Here's the link for the S92 high spec:

http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Product/S92/

Just examined the pdf you linked and it states the memory is PC4200 400Mhz DDR2, from my understanding isn't that a mistake? I thought PC3200 was 400Mhz DDR2, and PC4200 was 533Mhz DDR2? Anybody want to clarify this?

Cheers
S72 is just a pre-configured S92, so they are the same. The customizable options in S92 are stated on the bottom of the S72 page. And, yes, it should be PC2-3200 400 MHz DDR2 memory while PC2-4200 is 533 MHz DDR2. Everywhere else states DDR2 400 MHz, so it is quite obvious the PC4200 is a typo.
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post #19 of 19
3/7/05 at 12:58pm
Thread Starter 

just in case you didn't know.

Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry regarding the VGN-S380
Sony VAIO notebook.

The following hard drives are available for configuration for the S380
Notebook.

Hard Drive (Configurable)
40GB 5400rpm Serial ATA,
60GB 5400rpm Serial ATA,
80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA,
100GB 5400rpm Serial ATA.

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-does anyone know if the s380 uses DDR2 or not? when i ask sony they always reply with some confusing answer...
-and what would be the advantages of DDR2?

thanks.
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