Core 2 Duo SZ on pre order!!!

[AmgMan06]

It's offical, I have found the first Core 2 Duo (T7400) on pre order for the new SZ3xx series laptop. Here are the specs...

VAIO VGN-SZ381P X Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz 4MBL 667MHz 2GB 160GB DVD+ -RW NIC abg EDGE BT 13.3" XPP

Looks like the other specs are the same as the SZ2xx series
Audio
Audio Output Type Sound card
General
Input Device Type Keyboard
Input Device Type Touchpad
Chassis Form Factor Portable
Color Carbon black
Mobile Technology Intel Centrino
Weight 3.7 lbs
Model VAIO VGN-SZ381P/X
Memory
RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM
RAM (maximum) 2 GB
Cache Memory (installed) 4 MB
RAM (installed) 2 GB
Modem
Modem Protocol V.92
Modem Transfer Rate 56 Kbps
Modem Type Fax
Modem Type Modem (analog)
Networking
Networking Protocol Bluetooth
Networking Protocol Fast Ethernet
Networking Protocol IEEE 802.11a+b+g
Networking Protocol Cingular EDGE
Operating System
OS Provided Win XP Pro
Optical Drive Information
CD/DVD Read Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
CD/DVD Rewrite Speed 10x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RW) / 2.4x (DVD+RW)
CD/DVD Type DVD±RW DL
CD/DVD Write Speed 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD+/-R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)
Power
Battery Technology Lithium ion
Processor
Chipset Type Intel 945GM
Data Bus Speed 667 MHz
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Speed 2.16 GHz
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Model Number T-7400
Storage
Spindle Speed 5400 rpm
Storage Controller Type Serial ATA
Floppy Type None
Hard Drive Capacity 160 GB
Video
Video RAM (installed) 128 MB
Internal Resolution (maximum) 1280 x 800
Display Size 13.3 in
Display Technology LCD
Video Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Video Card NVidia GeForce Go 7400
Shared Video RAM (maximum) 128 MB

the price for the new SZ3xx...#$3165 (ouch).

[zadillo]

Is that extra high price perhaps partially because it is the highest end premium model? I would hope and expect that there will be something like an SZ330 that would be more in line with the pricing of the current SZ230.

[NuntiusLuminis]

That price is obscene.

[i_am_anhtung]

Pls give the offcial links?

[AmgMan06]

Pls give the offcial links?

The SZ381 is on preorder with www.pcconnection.com. If you take the part number and google it, you will find more sites selling this unit and also other core 2 duo SZ models (SZ330, etc.).

[ronaldheld]

Is that the only place you can order a Core 2 duo SZ from ?

[i_am_anhtung]

I could not see any information about that on SonyStyle. Anyway, Vaio launches out with Merom very fast.

[zadillo]

The SZ381 is on preorder with www.pcconnection.com. If you take the part number and google it, you will find more sites selling this unit and also other core 2 duo SZ models (SZ330, etc.).

OK, well, it looks like the other ones are more reasonably priced:

Vaio Sz330 C2d T7200 2.00g 2gb 120gb Dvdrw 13.3-wxga Xb Edge Xpp
$2195.

Looks like this is the full lineup of Core 2 Duo SZ's:

VGNSZ320P/B VAIO SZ320 C2D T5600 1.83G 1GB 120GB DVDRW 13.3-WXGA XB EDGE XPP $2,078.65 None 8 NOTEBK - SYST
VGNSZ330P/B VAIO SZ330 C2D T7200 2.00G 2GB 120GB DVDRW 13.3-WXGA XB EDGE XPP $2,234.55 None 8 NOTEBK - SYST
VGNSZ360P/C VAIO SZ360 C2D T7200 2.00G 2GB 120GB DVDRW 13.3-WXGA XB WL BT XPP $2,442.41 None 8 NOTEBK - SYST
VGNSZ370P/C VAIO SZ370 C2D T7200 2.00G 2GB 120GB DVDRW 13.3-WXGA XB EDGE XPP $2,546.35 None 8 NOTEBK - SYST
VGNSZ381P/X VAIO SZ381 C2D T7400 2.16G 2GB 160GB DVDRW 13.3-WXGA XB EDGE XPP $3,325.84 None 8 NOTEBK - SYST

From http://www.kernelsoftware.com/produc..._products.html

[neilk2350]

anybody got pics. none of the google sites have pics. will it really have a 120 7200 rpm drive? i'd love one of those for my 160 but i thought 100 gb was the limit at 7200rpm

[autophobic]

aw those prices include 2gigs of ram. It looks like a better deal than the 2xx series were