Zones.com - Up to $500... No! Now up to $600 rebate on Sony VIAO Laptop

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SilentVixen

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Thank you CodeyF!

I got a BX540B12 for $743.94 taxed and shipped w/ an extra battery!

It is $100 cheaper than the model w/ the 80 gb hdd!

Great deal and thanks again!
 

halik

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in for one of the widescreen ATi laptops... now i just need an old old vaio to send back:)
 

SilentVixen

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Originally posted by: imthebadguy
Originally posted by: garrettgjb
750? do you have a link to that laptop?

ditto

They are now sold out of that model.

I got mine today and it was even better than it should have been. Had an SXGA screen instead of XGA. What a deal!!!
 

gsethi

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Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: imthebadguy
Originally posted by: garrettgjb
750? do you have a link to that laptop?

ditto

They are now sold out of that model.

I got mine today and it was even better than it should have been. Had an SXGA screen instead of XGA. What a deal!!!

which model has the SXGA screen ?
 

codeyf

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Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: imthebadguy
Originally posted by: garrettgjb
750? do you have a link to that laptop?

ditto

They are now sold out of that model.

I got mine today and it was even better than it should have been. Had an SXGA screen instead of XGA. What a deal!!!


:shocked: NO WAY!!!!!! THAT IS WHAT I WANTED!!!! ARGH!!!!!!!
 

SilentVixen

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Originally posted by: gsethi
Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: imthebadguy
Originally posted by: garrettgjb
750? do you have a link to that laptop?

ditto

They are now sold out of that model.

I got mine today and it was even better than it should have been. Had an SXGA screen instead of XGA. What a deal!!!

which model has the SXGA screen ?

Getting SXGA was pure luck. I didn't pay for a model with it.

 

ron2368

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I just got a bx540. The right corner area away from the screen really runs hot, very hot to the touch. It has the current bios with a fix for the fan. Is this common with sonys or most new notebooks?

 

codeyf

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Originally posted by: ron2368
I just got a bx540. The right corner area away from the screen really runs hot, very hot to the touch. It has the current bios with a fix for the fan. Is this common with sonys or most new notebooks?

It's the hard drive that is there. Would most likely run cooler with a 4200rpm drive...exhaust for the cpu/gpu is along the back left.
 

codeyf

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Originally posted by: ron2368
At least its the HD , glad its not the cpu area.

Yeah, the cpu actually seems to run pretty cool. Although I notice it heats up when I run Tiger Woods '06 or Guild Wars.
 

intogamer

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Originally posted by: garrettgjb
Thanks man, got this laptop http://www.zones.com/cgi-bin/zones/site/product/index.html?id=001311629 for $1050 shipped, same guy. He told me about that laptop, but I game a bit so i went with this.

damn thats hot man... zones gotta put updating pictures instead of generic sony ones!

$1050 -$600= $450+$100(lappy) = $550 :Q

did anybody get their rebate working before??? because the terms and condition states you need all appropriate hardware



edit: these are centrino processors correct?
 

garrettgjb

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Got an email from the guy that sold me the laptop.

The ONLY requirements for the full trade-in value are:
> AC adapter,
> battery
> Windows installed or included on a burned CD.
> I've confirmed and reconfirmed these requirements with Sony and our
> Sony representative here. I have shipped over 80 of these and I am
> confident of the details.
 

codeyf

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Originally posted by: aimanzym
ummm. not bad for the DELL trading. worry about the battery. ha. thx

Has been confirmed that it just has to have the battery. It doesn't need to hold much, if any, of a charge.
 

LurkingInNC

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The only SONY laptop I can find on the Zones site is a Sony VAIO TX770P/B PMC-1.3GHz for $2,300...

Wonder if everything else is sold out.
 

dashojos

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I have a Dell PIII 1.7 that needs a new lcd -- there are no cracks, just colors/fuzzy stripes instead of video (video to external monitor works perfectly fine!) Does this fit in their criteria?l