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

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MasterChef

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Originally posted by: LurkingInNC
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.

I just checked the Zones site. They have 21 different Sony VGN-BX models in stock. I've had direct links to their site break in the past so here's the path to the listing. Just click on Brands, Sony, Notebooks, then Vaio Professional, and then "Show me More". You can then refine the list to just the in stock items.
 

LurkingInNC

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Originally posted by: MasterChef
Originally posted by: LurkingInNC
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.

I just checked the Zones site. They have 21 different Sony VGN-BX models in stock. I've had direct links to their site break in the past so here's the path to the listing. Just click on Brands, Sony, Notebooks, then Vaio Professional, and then "Show me More". You can then refine the list to just the in stock items.

Got it. Site wasn't working correctly 'cause I wasn't allowing cookies....
 

SilentVixen

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Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: intogamer
you think they will bump the rebate to $700? :D

lol... optimistic aren't we? maybe $1000? ;) wouldn't that be nice?

But they kept bumping it :D

What did it start with? I just heard about it when it was the $500 Dell deal.
 

intogamer

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Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: intogamer
you think they will bump the rebate to $700? :D

lol... optimistic aren't we? maybe $1000? ;) wouldn't that be nice?

But they kept bumping it :D

What did it start with? I just heard about it when it was the $500 Dell deal.

$400 non dell and $500 dell?

anybody got any more user pics? reviews? comments?

I'm going to hold off because the rebate doesn't expire until december 31
 

codeyf

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Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: intogamer
you think they will bump the rebate to $700? :D

lol... optimistic aren't we? maybe $1000? ;) wouldn't that be nice?

But they kept bumping it :D

What did it start with? I just heard about it when it was the $500 Dell deal.

$400 non dell and $500 dell?

anybody got any more user pics? reviews? comments?

I'm going to hold off because the rebate doesn't expire until december 31


BX540BWC
BX540BWC
 

imthebadguy

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just got mine today.....triple booting winxp, winvista rc1, and osx.....all in all nice lappy, + it has a sony/ericcosn cingular sim card modem.....interesting////
 

imported_OrSin

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Ordered 2 Friday and they are at my house now (tuesday). Pretty quick shipping since Monday was a holiday. Going to drive up to my sisters house and get 2 more sonys. 1 is not working, but i fixed it before so I'm going to try again. Then hopefully I can order 2 more next week. Pretty sweet deal. My family have like 4 of them becuase my job got got like 20 and 14 died in under 9 months. So even when they was fixed by Sony the exec didnt want them back, so I grapped 4 of them cheap very. Still not huge fan of Sony but thier small laptops are nice for the price. And when you can get a brand new laptop for $200 you jump even if its a Sony. One thing I can say is Sony are easy to take apart.

 

gsethi

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Originally posted by: imthebadguy
just got mine today.....triple booting winxp, winvista rc1, and osx.....all in all nice lappy, + it has a sony/ericcosn cingular sim card modem.....interesting////

what model and how much
 

intogamer

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Originally posted by: imthebadguy
just got mine today.....triple booting winxp, winvista rc1, and osx.....all in all nice lappy, + it has a sony/ericcosn cingular sim card modem.....interesting////

:Q any details on that?

pictures? GPRS 9.6k internet during nights and weekends?:D
 

intogamer

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SilentVixen

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Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: Funkertosh
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.

I went with the same one. Should be here on friday. I think i missed out on the free battery deal though. Bummer.

Free battery is promoted by the corp guy?

It was, but they ran out. No more free batteries
 

garrettgjb

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I got the bx560 for 1050, I was just playing counter strike source on it, runs very good, just as good as my computer here with a 7600gt I'd say. My only complaint is battery life which is understandable. I still got the free battery though. :)

Btw... Upgrading the ram is very easy if you are thinking about it. Upgraded to some OCZ ram from newegg. Now I have 1.5gb ram instead of 512mb :)
 

intogamer

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Originally posted by: garrettgjb
I got the bx560 for 1050, I was just playing counter strike source on it, runs very good, just as good as my computer here with a 7600gt I'd say. My only complaint is battery life which is understandable. I still got the free battery though. :)

Btw... Upgrading the ram is very easy if you are thinking about it. Upgraded to some OCZ ram from newegg. Now I have 1.5gb ram instead of 512mb :)

How long is the battery life.

How many cells for original and spare?
 

SilentVixen

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Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: garrettgjb
I got the bx560 for 1050, I was just playing counter strike source on it, runs very good, just as good as my computer here with a 7600gt I'd say. My only complaint is battery life which is understandable. I still got the free battery though. :)

Btw... Upgrading the ram is very easy if you are thinking about it. Upgraded to some OCZ ram from newegg. Now I have 1.5gb ram instead of 512mb :)

How long is the battery life.

How many cells for original and spare?

about 3 hours and i believe they are both 6
 

codeyf

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Originally posted by: SilentVixen
Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: garrettgjb
I got the bx560 for 1050, I was just playing counter strike source on it, runs very good, just as good as my computer here with a 7600gt I'd say. My only complaint is battery life which is understandable. I still got the free battery though. :)

Btw... Upgrading the ram is very easy if you are thinking about it. Upgraded to some OCZ ram from newegg. Now I have 1.5gb ram instead of 512mb :)

How long is the battery life.

How many cells for original and spare?

about 3 hours and i believe they are both 6

I get ~2 hrs per battery. Maybe. I have the 540bwc
 

Kelemvor

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Anyone find anywhere with the cheaper laptops still in stock? Following the thread at FW and nothing really left under $1100. SOme people got in on $800 laptops with $600 back which woudl have been killer.

And this really has nothing to do with Zones.com other than they sell Sony Laptops. Here's the main link:
http://sony.tradeups.com/LandingPage.aspx?PromotionID=33
 

Funkertosh

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Originally posted by: garrettgjb
I got the bx560 for 1050, I was just playing counter strike source on it, runs very good, just as good as my computer here with a 7600gt I'd say. My only complaint is battery life which is understandable. I still got the free battery though. :)

Btw... Upgrading the ram is very easy if you are thinking about it. Upgraded to some OCZ ram from newegg. Now I have 1.5gb ram instead of 512mb :)


Would this cause any issues with two sizes of sticks in there? Is there anything lost by not having the same size for both sticks?

I just assumed that you would need to have them the same....i havent built a new rig in a while.

:-(
 

mzkhadir

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couldn't this deal work for other sites too such as cdw.com and buy.com and others who sell sony series laptops