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Sony VAIO VGN-CR353 (Core 2 Duo T8100 Processor 2.1GHz, 2GB RAM)

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List price as of Sep 12, 2008:
S$1999

First Take

By Darius Chang
Sep 12, 2008

As one of the premium laptop labels, Sony notebooks can hardly be considered cheap though they are well-known for having one of the most stylish designs in the market. The VAIO CR series, however, attempts to target the budget-conscious crowd while still maintaining its aesthetic appeal, though compromises were made in terms of weight. Granted, at S$1,999 (US$1,404.98), it's still significantly costlier than other similarly-configured portables, but the Japanese company adds value to its offering by putting in a discrete graphics engine and proprietary multimedia software.
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VAIO CR353 is the best deal

Sep 28, 2008

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: nice display, nice keyboard, fast, cool, pretty colour combination
Cons: no fingerprint reader, graphics card is not so powerful
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the design is perfect, keys are unique. the color combination is very pretty. good casing. it is quite fast. i am very pleased with it.

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good sony vios cr 353

Sep 5, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: nice monitor, fast, everything i want in a laptop
Cons: pricey, 6 cell bat
Opinion:
i love my sony, it does all my jobs. i found it very nice, the design is perfect. the color superb. very nice casing and i love the monitor, realy true color. Thanks sony

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