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   M. Yamat Says:

   Awesome Laptop / Great Value
   Rating:5 out of 5 stars
   After replacing my 8 year old Dell Laptop, I looked into this Vaio upon the recommendation of a few friends. I’m not a tech-guy by any stretch, just wanted a solid everyday home laptop with good memory for interent, Itunes, Quickbooks, Skype and some word processing (no gaming) and this laptop absolutely fit the bill! Solid construction, unique and appealing design (case texture is great, shows no fingerprints), comfortable, wide and spacious keyboard, lightning fast-start up and downloads, user-freindly, gorgeous Hi-Def screen, great for watching videos and DVD’s, fast CD and DVD burner and an awesome camera for Skyping with friends and family. For the price (just a shy over $600) and complete with Windows 7, you can’t beat it! Battery life is fine too. Unlike some complaints, mine gets just under 3 hours which suits my needs and also charges very fast. I’ve had freinds that have owned Vaio’s years with little to no problems, and now glad to own one myself. If you’re looking for a rock solid laptop with style and function, get this one. I’m happy I made this purchase, would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone!

   Posted on November 28th, 2009 at 9:34 am
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   whitearrow Says:

   Great value for the price
   Rating:4 out of 5 stars
   This is my third Vaio laptop, and while this brand is pricier than its competition, I’m very happy with this computer (and its older sibs, both of which still work).

   Physically, this isn’t a tiny netbook. At 6 pounds, it’s not something I’m going to be schlepping on airplanes, but that isn’t what I bought it for. As always, the Vaio screen is lovely and bright, and widescreen. The ports seem to be well-placed. And the aesthetics are quite nice — it’s a brushed, fingerprint-resistant silver. It’s really quite fast (no choking or hard drive whirring while loading programs, etc.) and it’s extremely quiet. They keyboard took a little while to adapt to, but it’s nice and roomy, with space between the keys. The touchpad works well, and the DVD drive is also smooth and quiet. The HDMI port works as it should with my LCD tv.

   I haven’t tested battery life as I don’t plan to use this as an on-the-go machine.

   I didn’t know much of what to expect from Windows 7, and while this isn’t a Windows 7 review, it works smoothly on this machine. Most of my Windows XP software works, with a few exceptions.

   As usual, Sony packs in way too much preinstalled crap on their laptops, and I really wish they wouldn’t, but I guess that’s the price of buying a machine like this. I do wish they’d include a disc to let you install this stuff, rather than requiring that you uninstall it. Surprisingly though, Google Chrome is one of the preinstalled programs, so it is good to have a decent browser right out of the box. One thing Sony doesn’t include much of at all is written documentation. Other than a tiny Getting Started booklet, all the documentation is on the machine itself.

   Overall, I’m pleased with this computer so far. For the price, you are getting a near-desktop replacement that happens to be a laptop.

   Posted on December 6th, 2009 at 2:56 am
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   David Buono Says:

   Horrible Customer Service
   Rating:1 out of 5 stars
   I would never buy another Sony product. The computer doesn’t recognize that there is a battery and will not recharge the battery. Sony’s customer service will not even send me a new battery instead they have me spend hours trouble shooting with no results. They did the same thing with a camera that I purchased. There are better companies out there trust me.

   Posted on December 27th, 2009 at 11:43 am

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