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Hi All,
I am planning to buy a sony vaio laptop having following configuration.Please give me your valuable comments over it. 1. Is this config ok from the point of view of doing programming and R & D kind of stuff? 2. Should I go for some other brand laptop?(What about Dell?) VAIO CR - VGN-CR36G/B(Rs 54,990/-) ·The latest Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8100(2.10GHz) ·Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium ·14.1 (35.8 cms) WXGA display(1280 x 800) ·Instant ID recognition:Fingerprint Sensor ·Built-in 1.3 megapixel camera: MOTION EYE ·Connect to TV: S-Video Out Connector Operating System Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Traditional Chinese Language Pack Architecture Processor Technology Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology Processor Name Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8100(2.10GHz)*1*2 Network Connection Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN Chipset Mobile Intel® PM965 Express Chipset Processor System Bus 800MHz Cache Memory Memory Bus 667MHz Cache Memory 3MB Main Memory Pre-installed 2GB DDR2 SDRAM *3*4 SO-DIMM slots 2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two) Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive 200GB*5(Serial ATA, 5400rpm) Optical Disc Drive Drive DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive Maximum Reading Speed DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/ DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/ DVD+RW: 6x/DVD-RW: 6x/ DVD-ROM: 8x/DVD-RAM: 5x/ CD-ROM: 24x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x Maximum Writing Speed DVD+R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL)/ DVD-R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL) DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 6x/ DVD-RAM: 5x/ CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x Graphics Graphics Accelerator ATI Mobility Radeon™ X2300 Dedicated Video Memory 128MB Display Type 14.1 (35.8 cms) Wide(WXGA:1280x800) TFT Colour display (Clear Bright LCD Lite) Interface USB High Speed USB 2.0 x 3 i.LINK(IEEE 1394) 4pin (S400) x 1 Network (RJ-45)Connector 10Base-T/100Base-TX x 1 Display OutputConnector Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15pin x 1 S Video In/Out Connector Output x 1 Headphone Stereo mini jack x 1 Microphone Stereo mini jack x 1 Modem V.92 and V.90 Compliant x 1 Memory Stick Slot Memory Stick (Standard/Duo Size compatible, MagicGate compatible, Memory Stick PRO compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible)*6 SD Memory Card Slot SD Memory Card*7(SDHC compatible, MMC compatible) PC Card Slot ExpressCard™/34 x1 Compatible Memory Cards Memory Stick (Standard/Duo Size compatible, MagicGate compatible, Memory Stick PRO compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible) , SD Memory Card (SDHC compatible) , Multi Media Card DC IN x 1 Wireless Connection Wireless LAN Type Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft n *8 Network Connection Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN Wireless LAN Data Rate maximum 11 Mbps (802.11b), 54 Mbps (802.11a/g), 300 Mbps (Draft 802.11n) *9 Wireless LAN Frequency 5 GHz (802.11a/Draft n), 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/Draft n) Bluetooth Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.0+EDR Security Fingerprint Sensor x 1 Camera Front Side Camera Effective Pixels: 1280x1024 Audio Sound Chip Intel® High Definition Audio compatible , 3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support) Speaker Built-in stereo speakers Microphone Built-in monaural microphone Keyboard/Input Device Keyboard approx. 18mm key pitch/2mm keystroke , 82 keys Touchpad Intelligent Touchpad Battery Life Bundled Battery VGP-BPS9/S Lithium-ion battery: up to 4 hours of use Optional Long Battery VGP-BPL9 Lithium-ion battery: up to 6.5 hours of use Size Dimensions (WxHxD) 335.1 mm x 21-38.3 mm x 249 mm Weight 2.5kg (including the supplied battery) Included Software AV Entertainment Windows® Media Center, Instant Mode, Image Converter 3 Video Edit/Playback VAIO Movie Story 1.1, VAIO Content Exporter 1.2, Adobe® Premiere® Elements 4.0, VAIO Edit Components 6.4*11, WinDVD for VAIO 8.0 DVD Creation Click to Disc 1.0, Click to Disc Editor 1.0 Music VAIO MusicBox 1.1, SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.4, SonicStage Mastering Studio Audio Filter 2.3 Still Image/Photo Windows® Photo Gallery, Picasa™, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0(Installer) Home Network VAIO Media 6.0 Word Processor / Spreadsheet 60-Days Trial Version of Microsoft® Office Professional 2007*12 Tool Roxio Easy Media Creator 9.1, Adobe® Reader® 8, Norton Internet Security™ 2008(Installer)*13 Utilities VAIO Control Center 2.1, VAIO Camera Capture Utility 2.7, Setting Utility Series 3.1, VAIO Launcher 1.1, ArcSoft Magic-i™ Visual Effects 1.0 Support VAIO Recovery Center, VAIO Update 3.0, VAIO Data Restore Tool 1.0 Supplied Accessories AC Adaptor AC Adaptor(VGP-AC19V26) Battery Lithium-ion battery(VGP-BPS9/S) *14 Warranty Period One year*15
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If its purely for programming and regular internet browsing - you don't need a powerful laptop.
My advice would be - first be very clear about why you want a laptop When I bought a laptop (Dell XPS m1210) , I knew I wanted a machine that would run Vista Business, Office 2007, give me good connectivity, will let me video conference and be very mobile. Dell XPS was an obvious choice. Do take a look at Dell Inspiron models.
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With programming, most laptops will be suitable. For R&D, I'm guessing you'll need to use a lot of resource intensive applications like simulators and CAD, yes? At minimum you'll need a dual core processor, lots of RAM, and a decent graphics card (but you don't need a fancy type). The HDD must have fast speeds (SATA for example). I recommend you try checking out the benchmarks for the processors. Tom's Hardware: Hardware News, Tests and Reviews is a good place to check out laptop processors and their benchmarks for resource intensive applications. You can always replace the RAM modules later (look for better performance ones), as well as 2.5" laptop drives, but focus on the "harder to replace" modules like CPU. Heres some links you can check out: Mobile CPU charts: Mobile CPU Charts - Tom's Hardware Another Mobile CPU chart: Notebookcheck: Mobile Processors - Benchmarklist Laptop HDD chart: 2.5" Hard Drive Charts - Tom's Hardware
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Shalini - have you purchased the machine yet? Tell us about your experience. A review of the product would be appreciated
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