Hi guys! I used to come to this forum before, but I was just a guest. After coming to this forum all the time I decided to finally register and join the club! Let me tell you guys about my computer setup here. I used to use a Compaq Presario desktop. Specs: Intel 500mhz Celeron, 192MB Ram, 30 GB Hard Disk, DVD-ROM, Windows XP Home, nVidia Geforce2 MX PCI, and IOMEGA ZIP 100, and floppy disk. During the last week of October of 2003 I purchased the SONY VAIO TR2AP3. I bought many accessories for my new computer including a Wireless router, Office 2003 Pro, McAfee Virusscan Pro 8, and some other software. I am extremely happy with my new computer and felt I made a good decision(even though I took a hit in my wallet) lol. This computer has all the components that I desire in a computer. Checked out sonystyle.com and it seems they just released the TR3 series. The new TR3 series seems OK, it appears the TR3AP3 contains a DVD-RW drive and might have better wireless capabilities(need to check on that). I don’t feel as though the TR3 series makes me think that my TR2AP3 is obsolete. I probably will upgrade my computer when the next version of Windows is released (Longhorn, I think). That’s a while off, but when that comes around the hardware upgrade will justify the cost for the new computer. Well, just wanted to tell you guys that I am glad to be part of the club and will see you around.

You definitely shouldn’t worry about your purchase. For the most part, the TR2AP3 is essentially the same as the TR3AP2.

The only difference between those two models is the wireless chipset used. One uses an atheros based chipset while the other uses the new Intel chipset….and don’t think the Intel version is any better because it’s Intel. Intel is undercutting other vendors on the price of their chips and offering manufacturers money for free advertising. So, it’s not necessarily any better….but it’s definitely cheaper.

At any rate…welcome to the forums (officially)!