would you prefer TR or T series? 

TR has a webcam
T has dvdrw and a lil pricey

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It’s a loaded question…it really depends on your needs. Also, given that the TR is discontinued, you don’t really have much of a choice anymore.

I prefer the TR. 

The only real difference IMO is the processor and memory; if one is looking at hardware alone.  Essentially, everthing else can be upgraded to what the T has in it.  Also the T doesn’t have the built in camera.

So i don’t see much of a need to upgrade for awhile.  I use my TR for mostly college related stuff and every once in a while some photo editing or video encoding.  Nothing that is very demanding, though. 

Hopefully SONY eventually releases another subnotebook like the TR.

Aesthetics and performance is what its about :!:  :!:  :!:

the question can also be the TR, T or ASUS w5 ... take a look

http://event.asus.com/2005/notebooks/20050201/
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/index.php/notebooks/asus/w5_a_serie?sid=736d132651a52688c63cf2db56bfc08b

regards

[quote author=“everbrave”]the question can also be the TR, T or ASUS w5 ... take a look

http://event.asus.com/2005/notebooks/20050201/
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/index.php/notebooks/asus/w5_a_serie?sid=736d132651a52688c63cf2db56bfc08b

regards

I agree the w5 is a competitor, but IMO it is competing with the S series.  Its dimensions, weight, and specs are very similar to the S series.

Is the w5 considered a subnotebook?

i have a tr5 and its awesome. it has 1gb ram and a dvd-r/w. the guy at the sony store said “the tr is more for show then it is a powerful computer”.  he made it sound like the tr was nothing more then a fancy word processor and ok for surfing the web - not good for much more then that. he was totally wrong.

if the t in canada had 1gb ram and if the tr was still avaiable ( you can still get a tr3 at futureshop.ca, 12 left last i checked ), i’d get both the tr and t. after using the tr for a couple months now as my main computer, i would only get a laptop the size of the t or tr again.

i just ordered the x505 to serve as my secondary laptop. i have a crappy dell latitude d600 that is standard issue at work. although i should be getting a dell x300 (just under 3 pounds) once the lease on the latitude is up at the end of the summer.

if i were to choose between the tr and the t as my primary laptop, it would be a difficult decision. i probably would end up going with the t, since i 1) would not use the camera on the tr much; 2) don’t like the fact that the optical drive pops out in the front of the tr; and 3) the t line has carbon fiber and 60GB hard disk space. if sony ever decides to bring the carbon fiber t to the US, i’ll be tempted to get that even if i still have my computer from work.

The two are so close, it’s really a matter of personal preference. Both are excellent machines. I have the T. To me, the T looks more professional. I agree with nhc538’s comment about the optical drive. I prefer most of the layout options on the T. The TR case is beautiful, but scratches are quite obvious.

I chose the T because I can’t take a computer with a camera into where I work. It’s considered a security risk.

About the price - the T battery is equivalent to the high capacity battery for the TR. One could argue that a price comparison should include the TR’s high capacity battery.

[quote author=“deichenlaub”]I chose the T because I can’t take a computer with a camera into where I work. It’s considered a security risk.

Ouch. Thankfully, I don’t have that problem on a regular basis, but it’s a true pain in the butt when I do, particularly with my phones. I keep an old SE T68 around only because every other decent phone these days has a crappy integrated camera on it.

[quote author=“ECKAMUS”][quote author=“everbrave”]the question can also be the TR, T or ASUS w5 ... take a look

http://event.asus.com/2005/notebooks/20050201/
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/index.php/notebooks/asus/w5_a_serie?sid=736d132651a52688c63cf2db56bfc08b

regards

I agree the w5 is a competitor, but IMO it is competing with the S series.  Its dimensions, weight, and specs are very similar to the S series.

Is the w5 considered a subnotebook?

I don’t know about the definition of a subnotebook, but the w5 is 1.6Kg, i.e., only 200g heavier than my TR5 which is acceptable considering the larger screen (12”)
IMHO, w3 (12”) is a competitor of the TR (even in design) while the ASUS w3 (14”) is the competitor of the S-Series, it’s another fine machine with Alu. case etc. More on the links I gave before.

Regards

For looks and performance the T250 was more appealing and better suited my needs.

http://homepage.mac.com/bhardy3/PhotoAlbum38.html

Above was my “ID theft protected” anonymous guest post.

Well, as I’m now the proud owner of a new T1XP, I can compare both the TR and the T.

If you’re a designer type person, into fashion and looking good who always has to have matching colours etc then go for the TR - I use an apple keyboard, white sony earplugs and matching JBL creature speakers with my TR, which also matches my mp3 player etc etc. It also has serious wow factor in my local Starbucks…

Now I have the T to compare, I think the difference is mainly cosmetic. My T is a nice companion to my S series, as they match in style and design very closely. The T is much more subtle and ‘business like’, but still sports some clean curves and is very well made.

Performance wise they are very similar - one has the camera, the other has a dvd-rw. They weigh the same, though the T is only slightly thinner than the TR.

The TR has a green light on the adaptor plug, the T has a green light on the power button..hahah, thats really all there is to it!

There really is no reason why I should own both the TR and the T, which is why I put my TR up fpr sale a few days ago. I just like having the latest gear really…...

That’s about it!