Sony VGN-NW235F/W: Black Friday 2009 sales at Best Buy

Yes, im actually purchasing this computer on friday. Its an awesome deal BUT you have to realize it is only a Pentium Dual Core T4300 and NOT Core 2 DUO.

Core 2 Duo would be faster and has more cache, and other T4300 Pentium Dual Cores are around 400-500 dollars, so its not technically a Steal!

It doesnt seem to have an HDMI port either.

But still a worthy, reliable laptop. Just Recently SONY was rated the top 4 or 5 laptop brands that has the highest reliability, and HP is lagging behind in Last place, 2nd to last is gateway. 1st Place is ASUS.

You are definitely missing something! That link above does show that laptop listed at $999 but that price is rediculous. I couldn’t find that laptop on bestbuys site without following the link above. There is no way this laptop would sell for $999. You can buy a better sony laptop than this one right now for $650
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+VAIO+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo+Processor+-+Brown/9556161.p?id=1218124205643&skuId=9556161

It is a good deal but not a steal as mentioned above. It doesn’t have a core duo processor. The link above is almost the exact same sony except with a duo and its only $650.

The black friday sony is a good deal and decent laptop but certainly, your not getting a $600 deal, maybe $150-$200 off

Thanks for keeping it real Luke. Seems like someone (original poster)is also part of BestBuys Black Friday hype campaign. The fact that local and national news stations are running segments asking if the deals being promoted are all they claim to be tells me there have been a large number of complaints. Buyer be ware!!

Single, not dual core processor. It’s a nice box but it’s made for this sale, not a particularly valuable purchase. It’s a nice box for someone wanting a cheap laptop. RAM is good but a Pentium is a battery hungry device. Expect 2 hours or less on this.

Strange, the flyer/website says it’s a dual core processor.

what a stupid marketing scam!! for example best buy advertises garmin 205 for 99$ saying that you will save 100$ on black friday when in reality the product normally costs only 116$ so there’s really only a saving of 17$ how do they get away with that?

it IS!! a Dual Core. Pentium. Pretty much same thing as Core 2 Duo BUT…. main factor being less cache. So less system board response time. So its a step down from Core 2 Duo. Something not really noticeable for many.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_Dual-Core

Its clearly not a STEAL, but maybe $100-$200 off. But the SONY NW series is a nice comp, horrible graphics card though.

It IS a dual core, so all you ppl saying it’s a single core are wrong. I do find it funny that the site says “Not available yet” but it retails at $999… Weird. Nonetheless it’s a VAIO 15″ with a decent size laptop and good RAM, so what if the graphics card is shit. Buy a nice one for $100-$150, that makes the total price $550 max! Not a bad deal IMO and the NW series is nice. The keys are just like macbooks and the touchpad is better than any other. I’m getting this and the HP Desktop (AMD Athlon x4 Quad Core 1tbHD 8gnRAM 20″ HD LCD) for less than a grand together! Definitely a good deal.

The BFAD does not indicate anywhere the original price of this laptop so don’t get your panties in a ruffle. Best Buy is not making any claims that you will be saving hundreds of dollars. If you’re a smart buyer, read the specs, if it meets your tech needs then compare prices on various websites like Pricegrabber then decide how much you are saving. Also, what is up with folks complaining that saving $100-200 is not a good deal?? How much you want off?? Shop ebay and see how much you can get off the price. I bet it will be about the same. Look in the mirror and ask yourselves who the real thieves are…

horrible graphics card??? can it be changed out for a better one?

Well its an integrated graphics card so i doubt you can change it. Actually i dont think youll be able to. But its still a nice comp. Im going to best buy at 1am to try nd get this.

I thought that this Sony nw235 was only available in store, but bought one this morning on line-bought it a 6:00 AM-so they are selling them for $399.00 right now!!!

I just bought this online at bestbuy.com. You don’t have to get up early to pick it up. However, I just received an email stating it is backordered and will take 1-2 weeks to ship. I am not that savvy of a techie, I went with cnet’s recommendation.

Actually, if you look at the specs page on best buy for this item, under where it talks about the graphics card, it says it has an HDMI port. I was lucky enough to pick this up online and I’m hoping for a port. If anyone picks this up tomorrow I would love to know. Thanks and good luck.

HOLA!!!

I got this computer and I LUV IT!!! I didn’t get it as a doorbuster (I waited from 11:30 to 5) but I went back after noon and got it and it was worth it. I had to pay an extra 30 bucks because the ones they had were already upgraded. So I got the Spyware, and its optimized so it runs 23% faster than normal.

Like I said… SO WORTH THE WAITING!!! But I’ll never waitin those lines ever again. This was my first and last time:-)
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Hi, I bought it this morning and it does have an HDMI port. I am psyched that I got it. The comparable unit on Sony’s website is the vgn-nw250fw and sells for $749.00. Seems like a good deal to me.

I am typing from the Sony laptop VGH-NW265F/B I got from Black Friday. There were only 25-30 in stock at my location. It was worth the wait. First of all, the processor is a dual-core, it’s not a Core2Duo, but I see no noticeble difference in performance than my E6600 on my desktop computer. It is still very fast for normal daily use. Second, it does have a HDMI and VGA output on the left side of the laptop. Third, mine has a built-in blu-ray drive. Try finding a Sony laptop with a blu-ray drive for around $650… You can’t because there isn’t one. They all range $800 or higher. A blu-ray drive adds at least $150 extra value to the laptop. Blu-ray drives on a desktop or a laptop aren’t cheap.

All this for $479 with tax is $519. I believe is still an awesome deal.

I meant my model is a VGN-NW265F/B. I was typing really quick. If you think about it. Tax on a $650 model is still a lot more than tax on a $479 model. My Sony laptop also came with “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ blu-ray disc worth about $25-$30 and a Sony headphones model MDR-EX36V worth about $20-30.

I meant my Sony laptop model is a VGN-NW265F/B. I was typing really quick. If you think about it. Tax on a $650 model is still a lot more than tax on a $479 model. My Sony laptop also came with “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ blu-ray disc worth about $25-$30 and a Sony headphones model MDR-EX36V worth about $20-30.

I got the VGN-NW265F.. the 399 ones were sold out..and im happy i got the bluray one..this is amazing.. GOOD value.. it shows on bestbuy site that it sells this one now for around $600.00. Still a good value and tax included would be a decent amount.

I paid 480+ tax = 513.

Computer is fast! and im upgrading the ram to 8gb soon. since it supports that much.

trick: TURN SUPERFETCH OFF on Windows 7
as well as WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER SHARING service..