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  • Amputate Your Head
    There can be only one
    • Aug 2001
    • 39075

    #1

    Sony Viao Notebooks?

    anyone got one, and are they worth the investment? Durable? Reliable? Responsive?

    Yes?

    No?


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  • chronic avenger
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    • Aug 2003
    • 2509

    #2
    Durable? Reliable? Responsive? = yes

    I like mine

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    • gin
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      • Sep 2003
      • 672

      #3
      for laptops get a HP laptop, mine has been on 24/7 for the past 8 months and it still runs smooth

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      • Amputate Your Head
        There can be only one
        • Aug 2001
        • 39075

        #4
        HP? Really? I wouldn't have thought HP for a notebook.......



        hmmm........
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        • TheViper
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          • Mar 2003
          • 2560

          #5
          Buy a Dell Lattitude.

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          • Jamie
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            • Apr 2001
            • 2517

            #6
            I've had my sony for over a year, no problems. Plus they have the nicest screens, clear and bright.

            The first thing you want to do is replace the RAM, depending on the model. Mine shipped with 100mhz ram versus the 133mhz it can accept. Plus the upgrade to 512 is well worth the difference in speed.

            But then again mine is a year old, p3 1ghz.

            Solid notebook IMO
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            • avion
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              • Jan 2003
              • 1403

              #7
              Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
              anyone got one, and are they worth the investment? Durable? Reliable? Responsive?

              Yes?

              No?


              SPEAK DAMMIT!
              dont go with HP, Dells, etc.

              I am using Sony Vaio laptops since 2001 and I can tell you just one thing - THEY ROCK! kinda expensive but the design is awesome! no one can beat them in that...

              the only disadvantage is that their support sucks at time...

              worth the money!

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              • avion
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2003
                • 1403

                #8
                Originally posted by Jamie
                Plus they have the nicest screens, clear and bright.

                that's true too - simply the best LCDs around...

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                • Sharky
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 4938

                  #9
                  Originally posted by TheViper
                  Buy a Dell Lattitude.
                  Don't!

                  they are a piece of shit. I have one. flemsy case, cheap parts. The only benefit to a dell is the support.
                  Sharky

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                  • Sharky
                    Confirmed User
                    • Mar 2002
                    • 4938

                    #10
                    Err. wait. I just realized I have an Inspiron, not a lattitude
                    Sharky

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                    • Justin L.A.
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                      • Oct 2003
                      • 116

                      #11
                      I like my Sony Vaio but support is poor. Don't try to upgade an old Vaio from Win98 to XP. Drivers are a bitch. Proprietary hardware...
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                      • Veterans Day
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                        • Jul 2003
                        • 8403

                        #12
                        I like my Dell honestly, no problems to date. 2 years old
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                        • BlueDesignStudios
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                          • Feb 2003
                          • 9492

                          #13
                          My Vaio has been good to me...

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                          • MaxCandy
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                            • Sep 2003
                            • 3750

                            #14
                            love my vaio due to sony?s video camera and computer integration

                            on my 3rd one now,

                            but even I would buy a dell or Toshiba if I did not use this alot
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                            • fsfaz
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                              • Apr 2003
                              • 747

                              #15
                              Toshiba

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                              • FreeHugeMovies
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                                • Dec 2001
                                • 14142

                                #16
                                Yep, Toshiba has the best track record for laptops. This is why I purchased this lappy.

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                                • s9ann0
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                                  • Sep 2001
                                  • 4873

                                  #17
                                  yea they good and thye last but I broke mine a few times and getting it fixed is expensive so get a cover plan with it

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                                  • PersianKitty
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                                    • Jul 2001
                                    • 7785

                                    #18
                                    I love my Dell Inspiron 8500.

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                                    • Nydahl
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                                      • Sep 2002
                                      • 6655

                                      #19
                                      we have 1 fucking old dell here but my friend has some sony stuff and told me its great
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                                      • Daymare
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                                        • Feb 2002
                                        • 2674

                                        #20
                                        I have a dell inspiron 8200 for 8 months now and it's awesome. Had a 266mhz Vaio a few years ago and it sucked ASS. Horrible screen, bad support, mobo on it fried after 2 years, parts were cheap, hdd was slower than hell and it sucked for typing.

                                        So far the dell is perfect.

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                                        • DamnGoodRatio
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Feb 2003
                                          • 855

                                          #21
                                          Check to see what touchpad it ships with. The Alps pads are horrible (this is usually the pad on the smaller ones) and the synaptics pads are awesome. I have a V505Bx and love the weight, size and bright screen, but the pad is horrible. I had the larger one, I think the GRZ series, and it was a nice machine except for the 8+ lbs weight.
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                                          • Rex
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                                            • May 2002
                                            • 2241

                                            #22
                                            I firiggin' love mine!
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                                            • DamnGoodRatio
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                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 855

                                              #23
                                              Shit, one thing I forgot. If you are going to be photoshopping on it, check a JPG on the screen in the store. Some of the TFTs don't do skin tones well at all. Just my $.02
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                                              • Theo
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                                                • May 2001
                                                • 34515

                                                #24
                                                vaio are very good

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                                                • born
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                                                  • Oct 2001
                                                  • 588

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                  anyone got one, and are they worth the investment? Durable? Reliable? Responsive?

                                                  Yes?

                                                  No?


                                                  SPEAK DAMMIT!
                                                  My Sony has been good! Had a problem with the keyboard... dropped a glass of beer on it..... Sent it back to Sony's Tech. Support and they had it back to me the same week and charged me nothing to fix it....

                                                  They have good customer service, which means a lot!!!

                                                  B-

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                                                  • DrtySweeet
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                                                    • Oct 2003
                                                    • 424

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                    anyone got one, and are they worth the investment? Durable? Reliable? Responsive?

                                                    Yes?

                                                    No?


                                                    SPEAK DAMMIT!

                                                    Durable? Reliable? Responsive? = yes

                                                    I like mine it rocks !!
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                                                    • TheViper
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                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                      • 2560

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by sharky
                                                      Err. wait. I just realized I have an Inspiron, not a lattitude
                                                      Lattitudes are way better than inspirons

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                                                      • localG
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                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                        • 490

                                                        #28




                                                        was a very durable comp i liked it alot till it talked back to me then i had to teach it not to fuck with me
                                                        Fuck off.

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                                                        • Trax
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                                                          • Aug 2001
                                                          • 14486

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by localG




                                                          was a very durable comp i liked it alot till it talked back to me then i had to teach it not to fuck with me


                                                          awesome

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                                                          • zombie
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                                                            • Sep 2002
                                                            • 301

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by localG




                                                            was a very durable comp i liked it alot till it talked back to me then i had to teach it not to fuck with me

                                                            yo G i can fix that. it should buff right out. if not my dads got a bitchin set of tools.
                                                            stay clear of dell, what a pile of shit.

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                                                            • angeleyes
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                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                              • 3584

                                                              #31
                                                              Mine was a piece of shit.....

                                                              I've had Toshiba Tecras, IBMs, Dells and Sony was the worse of all of them. My Tecra was the best.... Never had one problem with it even after the physical abuse I put it through.
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                                                              • feN
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                                                                • Aug 2003
                                                                • 2547

                                                                #32
                                                                i got a toshiba..great display, great design, reliable...
                                                                not cheap though :/

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                                                                • boneprone
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                                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                                  • 34415

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Ill put it in the oven and see how durable it is.

                                                                  Give me 20 minutes.
                                                                  Ill put it to the BP test.

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                                                                  • james_clickmemedia
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                                                                    • Apr 2003
                                                                    • 2204

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by sharky


                                                                    Don't!

                                                                    they are a piece of shit. I have one. flemsy case, cheap parts. The only benefit to a dell is the support.

                                                                    Had Dell Latitude CP since april 98 and never had a problem. Only use it now to check email on aol account as it only has a 233Mhz processor and 64Mb of ram so cannot haddle modern aps..
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                                                                    • Stevie Ward
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                                                                      • Feb 2002
                                                                      • 96

                                                                      #35
                                                                      go with the vaio. I know a ton of people who have them, and nobody has ever had a problem with them. I just switched to one and love it.....

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                                                                      • Ice
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                                        • 26053

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Im looking at the new Alienware Area-51 in silver.... looks fuckin sweet. Bit pricy though. A buddy of mine works at HP...says he can get me a good deal. If not I might consider the Alienware
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                                                                        • The Truth Hurts
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                                                                          • Nov 2002
                                                                          • 15786

                                                                          #37
                                                                          viao rocks.

                                                                          but as was stated, thier support blows ass.

                                                                          had a bad power supply (known issue on one model), I asked them to just send the replacement, cause i could have made the change in 5 minutes, but they said "we don't do things that way".

                                                                          So I wait for the box, pack it up, wait for pickup, and get the thing back like 9 days later.

                                                                          Sad part is, they said if you don't want the system restored to factory state so on the work order, cause apparently they do it by default.

                                                                          So i do that, and I taped huge notices all over the entire case, NOT to make any changes within the system, taping all the drives shut, and saying to just replace the supply.

                                                                          9 days later, it came back, not restored completely, but they changed a some shit they had no reason to to change...
                                                                          mostly appearance wise..

                                                                          Next time i'll be sure to pull the fucking hard drives.

                                                                          Other than that, their systems rock.

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                                                                          • charlie6763
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                                                                            • Nov 2001
                                                                            • 3056

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by localG




                                                                            was a very durable comp i liked it alot till it talked back to me then i had to teach it not to fuck with me
                                                                            Hey localG - Is that a PCG-FX220? If it is and the motherboard still works hit me up - jake at naughtyallie dot com. I've got one that I only used for about 13 months (that's right, less than 30 days after the fucking warranty expired) and the mother board went out on me! Havent gotten around to replacing it yet.

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                                                                            • cmwkings
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                                                                              • Jan 2003
                                                                              • 461

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                              anyone got one, and are they worth the investment? Durable? Reliable? Responsive?

                                                                              Yes?

                                                                              No?


                                                                              SPEAK DAMMIT!
                                                                              I haven't had a chance to read the thread except for your question and the answer is they are awesome. I bought two of them... I would recommend the P4 2.6 GHZ with the 15 inch screen for speed....I maxed it out at 1 GB of RAM....Then I got the 17 inch P4 1.8 GHZ and maxed that one with 1 Gb of RAM as well. I use them both for traveling....If you use Sony cameras they are awesome
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                                                                              • localG
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                                                                                • Nov 2002
                                                                                • 490

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by charlie6763


                                                                                Hey localG - Is that a PCG-FX220? If it is and the motherboard still works hit me up - jake at naughtyallie dot com. I've got one that I only used for about 13 months (that's right, less than 30 days after the fucking warranty expired) and the mother board went out on me! Havent gotten around to replacing it yet.

                                                                                hit me up man icq is below .. there might be a chance its good but i beat the living shit outta that machine . i could send it to you and you can test it out ..
                                                                                Fuck off.

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                                                                                • xxxjay
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                                                                                  #41
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                                                                                  • AkiraSS
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                                                                                    • Jan 2003
                                                                                    • 2989

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by gin
                                                                                    for laptops get a HP laptop, mine has been on 24/7 for the past 8 months and it still runs smooth
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