GRT996VP

[ASUS]

Hi! I'm a new member and i want your opinion.
I'm about to buy my first laptop and i don't know if i have made the right choice:

Sony Vaio GRT996VP

Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8GHz
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
512MB DDR SDRAM
512KB Level 2 cache
60GB hard disk
DVD+RW
Onyx-black 16.1" TFT SXGA display !!!!
64MB NVIDIA® GeForce" FX Go5600
16-bit CD-Quality stereo sound with suround capabilities
Wired 10/100 LAN
Wireless 802.11b/g LAN
Internal 56k V.90/V.92 Modem
Floppy disk drive
Li-Ion Battery (upto 2hours battery life)
1Year warranty upgradeable to 3 years

Note that i live in Greece and this is the only Sony Vaio GRT model that i can find.
Is it a good machine? Should i wait for a new model with Hyper Threading?

Thank you very much!!!
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(forgive me for my bad english)

[kee-lo_]

The spec is brilliant, I think it's a good buy, but maybe some of the owners could back this up.

[ASUS]

Firstly, thanks for your fast reply!!

My only doubt is if i should wait in order to find P4 3 GHz or 3.2 with Hyper Threading.
Will HT make a big difference or it does't worth the extra money.
The rest specs are very good and the cover my needs.

Please help me if you can.
Thanks again!!

[kee-lo_]

Will HT make a big difference or it does't worth the extra money.

I don't think HT is worth the extra money, in some cases it makes processing slower than normal P4 processing.

Consider some AMD Athlon XP 64 notebooks.

[ASUS]

Thanks again! You are really fast
I agree with you about HT.

Unfortunately, there is no AMD 64 laptop in greece
Even SONY has only 2 vaio in greek market (GRT996 + Z1)

Do you know if Sony will update the GRT series soon.
If not, i think i buy GRT996

Thanks man!

[kee-lo_]

No idea.
Can you not buy a VAIO from the UK?
Or do you need a Greek XP?

[ASUS]

No. Win XP are English version.
How can i buy a sony laptop from UK? From internet?
Will the guaranty "work" in greece, although i will buy it from UK?

Thanks!

sorry for my english

[kee-lo_]

Ah yeah I think you have a good point there, not sure if the warranty works for all Europe, that's something you'd have to ask VAIO Link.

[ASUS]

Thanks man!
I'll think about it!