For some reason when people think of LCD monitor or TV, the biggie size ones are always more attractive and sexy compare to the small couch potato in the corner on the store. Unfortunately for laptop, things are going smaller as nanotechnology developed and became more popular. The new invention of man kind, NetBook, has been an astonishing catch for many workers, students, families and children as you can see them populated around cafes, campus, and even break rooms.
The major difference between the SSD (Solid State Drive) and a regular hard drive is the price and capacity vs. faster start up,faster reading time from the memory to the user interface, and reliability as the lack of moving parts almost eliminates the risk of mechanical failure. The disadvantages for SSD is the write cycle, which seems to runs out after 1,000 to 10,000 write cycle. SSD also requires more power since it has to be power-driven unlike hard disk can be turned off during operating.
Apparently Sony VAIO Notebook came out with N series before, but the pricey gadget was way too high for anyone to own one. Now with the Z series which comes with a full size keyboard and weight only 1.5lb, 1.33 GHz with 2GB RAM and a 60GB hard drive, competitions only exist for consumers shall look else where if the budget is limited.
The new VAIO Z520 comes with 3 different colors, an 8″ monitor, and also built-in web cam brings more joy into life. Comes with Windows Vista Home edition, build-in blue tooth and 2 USB 2.0 ports available. Since the wireless N technology came out consumers have been complaining about the capability of their network card to connect with the allowed speed on the Wireless N. Well if you have a build-in Wireless B+G+N internal network card you shouldn’t complaint anymore right?
Aside from the fancy features, there are some drawbacks about Sony VAIO. One thing is the drivers and repairs. It is extremely difficult to repair or even clean the internal fan or if you try to reach the mother board. SONY only offers their standard 1 year warranty with parts and labor covered. Therefore do not spill or if you think you are a less-fortunate-technology-user, purchase the warranty from www.squaretrade.com. This extra warranty will guarantee to save you from all the troubles and asking yourself a million times how did the soda baptize your laptop.
Related link:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1218059404191&type=product
Retail Price is $899.99 from BestBuy.com
To contrast the cost with a respectable competitiors, I will discuss about the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10″ Netbook Atom N280. It has a 10″ monitor, a bigger hard drive – 160Gbs with 9.5 hours of battery life. Build-in blue tooth, wireless N, and 1.3MP webcam. ASUS still offers Windows XP which would be a favorable OS as compare to Vista. The only down point of this gadget is that it only comes with 1 GB RAM with the expansion spot capable to upgrade to 2GB.
As compare to the SONY, ASUS is selling it for $349.99. People will question about the warranty and their technical supports however, I asked some users and they indicated that they are very delighted with the weight to be 3.2lb and still have most the functionalities as compare to a bigger laptop. ASUS has been designing mobile technologies for years.
Do not over look the warranty as ASUS offers 1 year with parts and labor covered. With this new exotic look and afforable price, consumers will continue to be the winners of the deal!
Related link:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010058
Retail Price is $349.99 from ZipZoomFly.com
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