New Computer - Sony Vaio RZ22G

06-13-2003, 09:10 AM

So, it being necessary for us to buy a lot of computers with insurance money, I went ahead and picked up two of these - Sony Vaio RZ22G. It's actually a pretty spiffy little machine for $899. DVD+-RW drive (meaning that it does DVD+RW <b>and</b> DVD-RW), 512MB PC2700 RAM, 80GB Seagate HD, Pentium 4 2.4GHz @ 533MHz FSB, GF4MX video... and (no kidding) a hardware MPEG2 Encoder/Decoder... with full TV in & out (RF, composite, and S-Video, plus SPDIF and Toslink Optical). It's basically perfect as a multimedia machine and one could easily upgrade the video and make it a killer gaming machine. I personally plan on using mine (my dad gets the other) as a part-time PVR until I get one. It'll also be the computer everyone can use when they're at my house so they'll <b>stop fucking up my Cellar cookies</b> (*cough*Andrea*cough*) and various other things people do that annoy me while on my computers. So yeah.

Anyway, anyone looking for a new computer, this was only $899 - and it retails at $1350 or so. Now, it's actually $999 and you get a $100 mail in rebate, but... either way, it's a hell of a deal.

Check out that link up there, it's a pretty impressive little machine, and just looking at the hardware (of course the first thing I did when I got it was opened it up and played around with everything), Sony did a hell of a job with it. Plus, it comes with a remote. Yeah!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2003, 04:09 PM

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DVD+-RW drive (meaning that it does DVD+RW and DVD-RW)

Can you explain this in "for dummies" terms?

06-13-2003, 05:23 PM

There are two formats of writable DVD competing for the standard. One is DVD-R, the other is DVD+R. They're different, but this drive writes them both. So basically, if you get this, you're futureproof for writing DVDs.

That Guy · 06-13-2003, 05:32 PM

More help: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2003, 05:59 PM

Thanks Dave.
TG, I checked out that site. It scared the bejesus out of me.

The more I read, the less I know.

That Guy · 06-14-2003, 08:20 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
The more I read, the less I know.

Good one.

06-13-2003, 09:10 AM	#1
dave Guest Posts: n/a	New Computer - Sony Vaio RZ22G So, it being necessary for us to buy a lot of computers with insurance money, I went ahead and picked up two of these - Sony Vaio RZ22G. It's actually a pretty spiffy little machine for $899. DVD+-RW drive (meaning that it does DVD+RW <b>and</b> DVD-RW), 512MB PC2700 RAM, 80GB Seagate HD, Pentium 4 2.4GHz @ 533MHz FSB, GF4MX video... and (no kidding) a hardware MPEG2 Encoder/Decoder... with full TV in & out (RF, composite, and S-Video, plus SPDIF and Toslink Optical). It's basically perfect as a multimedia machine and one could easily upgrade the video and make it a killer gaming machine. I personally plan on using mine (my dad gets the other) as a part-time PVR until I get one. It'll also be the computer everyone can use when they're at my house so they'll <b>stop fucking up my Cellar cookies</b> (coughAndreacough) and various other things people do that annoy me while on my computers. So yeah. Anyway, anyone looking for a new computer, this was only $899 - and it retails at $1350 or so. Now, it's actually $999 and you get a $100 mail in rebate, but... either way, it's a hell of a deal. Check out that link up there, it's a pretty impressive little machine, and just looking at the hardware (of course the first thing I did when I got it was opened it up and played around with everything), Sony did a hell of a job with it. Plus, it comes with a remote. Yeah!

06-13-2003, 05:59 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thanks Dave. TG, I checked out that site. It scared the bejesus out of me. The more I read, the less I know. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-13-2003, 05:23 PM	#3
dave Guest Posts: n/a	There are two formats of writable DVD competing for the standard. One is DVD-R, the other is DVD+R. They're different, but this drive writes them both. So basically, if you get this, you're futureproof for writing DVDs.

06-13-2003, 05:32 PM	#4
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