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post #1 of 10
6/24/05 at 2:57pm
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OK I have been looking at getting a laptop and it is pretty much between the s360 and the s470. I know it seems every one I talk to says get the s360, however I really think I might have some trouble finding it by the time I get some money. Right now the only place I see it at is compUSA and who knows how long the stock will last (I don't like buying expensive things from E-bay).

Anyways I would like some real honest comparisons as far as video gaming goes. From craigs review in the review section I see the 360 is getting: 7787,2656 in 3dmark01/03 respectivly.

I have seen in another post by "thealpha" that he scored 9400 and 2733 in 3dmark on his 460 with a 10% overclock.

So this would indicate that the 6200go can beat the 9700 with a little pumping of the core.

So does any one have similar scores to support this initial data. I realy dont want anyone to post what they think is a better card I want people to post what they know their card can do. If you say the 97 beets the 62 then Please post 3dmark scores or FPS in games to support your claims.

Thank you for your help.

Additionally I know the sonoma seems to have less battery life but I think that can be handled with something like this:http://www.overclockers.com/tips1206/

Thanks again
Nicholas
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post #2 of 10
6/24/05 at 3:05pm
I like your post I been wondering the same exact thing! Also this question came up to me, What about the S470 it has 64mb dedicated as opposed to the 32 mb dedicated in the 460. I wish I knew the answer also! I been thinking about getting that cheap HP but again video card is so important I dont know what to do. I had to return my dell 700m because of the video card I dont wanna return my next laptop for the same reason I been researching for over a week to find the best small computer with a good video card.

Also I was just looking at the toshiba website and they got a 14" notebook under the tecra series model M3-S336 that has a nvidia 128 mb dedicated, definently worth checking out I think. Not sure how it compares to the sony's though.
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post #3 of 10
6/24/05 at 3:30pm
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If you notice in the post I am looking at the 470 its just that the guy who posted had the 460. As far as HP is concerned I don't think you will be happy with anything that has integrated graphics if you want to do any kind of gameing, and I can garuntee you that the sony line is the only place you can get a 13 inch screen and discrete graphics, otherwise there are quite a few 14inchers with similar cards but most of them come in about a pound heavier.
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post #4 of 10
6/24/05 at 4:15pm
I really hope you find the answer your looking for because I am looking for the same one. Now that I think about it I am almost certain to get the S470 I just wish best buy was carrying it right now because I want that best buy warranty. Does sony have a lemon policy like best buy does?
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post #5 of 10
6/24/05 at 4:44pm
i get about 11k in 3dmark 2001 on a s360, no overclock, my initial run was only in the 8k range (which is way below average), i had set the fan control in the vaio management to "quiet" and kept getting low scores (even though my cpu was still set to maximum speed, this somehow screwed up my score). i changed it over to performance and got the score within range of everyone else's "normal" score for the 9700. i'll install and run 3dmark03 tonight. so in my opinion, you should be comparing with a 11k score for the 9700, not a 8k range one.

my 3dmark2001 score
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8624139
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post #6 of 10
6/24/05 at 5:59pm
I posted in april overclock results for an S380. Seach the forum and you should find some supporting info.

Hox
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post #7 of 10
6/25/05 at 7:50pm
3dmark 2003 = 2925 no overclock
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4066896
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post #8 of 10
6/26/05 at 3:59am
WHile I think youre doing this in the wrong area, these are the scores I got off the s460 w/77.72 drivers, no overclocked.
These are off the sock setup for Sony laptop. I read a post above that I may have the wrong setup. i'll try again later and make sure I dont have any speed settings wrong.

3dmark01: 9223
3dmark03: 2604
3dmark05: 951
aquamark: 21596
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post #9 of 10
6/26/05 at 11:29pm
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wrong area? Do you think it should be in the review/benching area? If so please feel free to have some one move it. To me the line seems kinda blurry, however this is only in the sony section, in the other sections it seemed that the review/bench section was used for those posting a review or benchmark not for those asking for a general comparison. Like I said feel free to move it if you would like.

Any ways it still looks like the s360 is coming out ahead, if not in 3d performance then in build quality. Many people complain of loose batteries in many of the other s-series models and say the screens are not as well made as the one on the 360. So I guess I might as well get a 360 if I can find one, but won't be terribly upset if I had to settle with the 460.

Thanks to every one who postet

Nicholas
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post #10 of 10
6/27/05 at 12:24am
I got the s460 only becuase I needed the dvd burner. I'm sad that I missed that this model I bought doesnt have BT, but I can live with that.
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