Rating: 
Summary: Not quite.
Review: Sony has always made quirky computers, not bad mind you but their products remind me of Saabs. Anyway, this one is certainly a powerhouse, with a bigger processor than most home systems today, coupled with a mediocre sized hard drive (especially when one considers this PC is designed to be a media center, with its very good graphics and CD & DVD player) and a very crisp display.
The drawbacks here are important:
1) The 2.8 P4 processor is not ideal for mobile use. It throws off a lot of heat and it uses batteries recklessly.
2) The addition of another battery is a pretty steep investment, and in true Sony style, it's proprietary, so make that check out to S O N Y.
3) The weight of this machine is a killer if you're traveling, especially through huge airports where your flight is almost guaranteed to land at the gate farthest from civilization.
4) The absence of an integrated wireless modem these days is unforgivable. Wireless is commonplace, especially for travelers & students (airports, hotels, convention centers, schools, libraries, etc.), and in the next few years it will be virtually ubiquitous.
Anyway, it's not a bad computer, but I think it firmly meets the needs of no particular market segment. I have no doubt that today's buyer can do better at Dell or Gateway, or, for the traveler on a budget, at Averatec.
Rating: 
Summary: Welcome Luminous Blues.
Review: There I was sitting on my sister's porch. Staring at my feet hoping for some inspiration to hit me like a bolt of lightning and supply me with ideas. It was not to be. I sat there for a half an hour justing staring blank faced and numb. I got up and walked to the curb. I smoked a cigarette and watched the passing cars.
I finished my cigarette and tossed it into the empty street. I looked up at an open window where I noticed a laptop sitting alone on a desk. Shining off the screen was something resembling a home video.
It was a young woman sitting in front of a window holding a child and staring off into the clouds. The image struck me and I stood in awe for a moment, then I turned to returned to my position on the porch and began writing, all the while feeling the sun's warmth on my neck and the image stirring in my head.
Rating:
Summary: pretty good..
Review: this laptop is great except for a few things-
Good: The 512mb allows you to run many things at once.
2.8ghz is really fast
very bright screen..and clear
and many more things
Bad: no integrated wireless internet
battery life is very low; not very portable
kinda heavybut there are definetly more good things than bad things about this laptop, and if it is mostly going to be used at home or around the house..its a very smart buy...but if your going to be mobile..going from place to place, the weight and the battery will keep you from doing what you want..
but overall..a very good laptop..and the price is amazing.
Rating:
Summary: pretty good..
Review: this laptop is great except for a few things-
Good: The 512mb allows you to run many things at once.
2.8ghz is really fast
very bright screen..and clear
and many more things
Bad: no integrated wireless internet
battery life is very low; not very portable
kinda heavy but there are definetly more good things than bad things about this laptop, and if it is mostly going to be used at home or around the house..its a very smart buy...but if your going to be mobile..going from place to place, the weight and the battery will keep you from doing what you want..
but overall..a very good laptop..and the price is amazing.
Rating:
Summary: Great replacement for a desktop but noisy
Review: This machine has a great screen, very confortable keyboard, lots of memory and a fast processor.
It is kind of heavy so I would not recommed it to frequent travellers.
I have two concerns:
1. The fan is kind of noisy.
2. The battery charter gets quite hot, almost too hot to touch.
3. The speakers do not provide adequate sound.
4. The DVD software forces you to determine a Region for listening to a DVD. I have purchased many DVDs from Amazon (sold as Region 1), and I have also purchased some here in Peru. The software lets you change regions a few times (I thinks five times), and then it freezes at that regions. The first problem could be solved by providing a cooling pad (off course courtesy of Sony).
Rating: 
Summary: Big letdown, cheap sound, buggy software, no restore.
Review: This notebook is trash, not so much because of it's operation but because of the insulting way SONY treats you. 1. You will get no CDs whatsoever with the notebook, only AOL.
(no windows cd, no restore cd, no PowerDVD or Nero, nothing), some preinstalled softwares for the functions. Mostly spyware inclusive. No headset. Nothing. 2. SONY has a restore program installed that does not work and they know it, it trashed 9 CDs by quitting the image writing twice, after 5 and then 4 CDs. There is no update either for the software at the site, just their advice for you to purchase the CDs from SONY. 3. SONY's idea of update is an ambulance icon sitting in the tray. But their web update by directly connecting to SONY doesn't work either. SONY needs to go learn how to do this at IBM. In short if you don't want to be insulted by what is NOT mentioned in the price details, buy either an IBM, Micron (BuyMyPC?) or DELL in that order. I have tried all 3 and SONY is not worth your money.
Rating: 
Summary: The Sony VAIO is great!!
Review: WARNING: if you are a buisness man, dont bother looking at this article because this laptop is about 7.5 pounds and no wireless internet. If you are a peson who wants to provide some entertainment for you or your child, then take a closer look!!
This Sony VAIO computer computer is GREAT!!! Forget about what people say when they tell you that downloading other programs in sony computers crash. I bought this laptop about a month ago and didnt bother buying any warranty. Sony's usually dont BREAK!=)
the thing i like about this computer is it has a fast processor. usually computers have 2.66, but this one is 2.8GHZ! it is great deal! and with 512megabites and a 40Gigabyte hard drive, this laptop is more than enough space and as fast as lightning! If my articles dont exactly look the same as others, try to still believe me. The color is nice. And also dont worry about it not being to slim. It has a p4 proccessor. What can you do? Get yours today at this dynamite price!
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Summary: Review below and my rebuttle
Review: Well first of all there are only 8 restore disc you need to make and you can order them from Sony if you wish. I had no problems with my restore disc burning so I am guessing you are running every program in your computer at the same time. The programs that come with it are supurb and a money saver. What ?!?!? they dont come with a 500 dollar DVD program well it comes with what is typically in a Dell.
I would never suggest buying anything from Micron. I had NOTHING but problems with my Mircon and the service support is crappy. If something is broke they send you the item then they expect YOU the custumer to install it. I had a faulty motherboard in my Micron and they wouldn't replace it or service it. They said "We will charge your credit card for the motherboard and when you install the other one and send it back we will refund your money". WOW what a great company . Yeah roll the dice and hope you know computers before buying Micron. I have never seen a feedback that is so far off base then the one below this one.
Apparently this person has a rancor against Sony Vaios. Probably brainwashed from all of those "Dude your getting a screwed .......I mean a dell" Television spots. I use Dell, HP, and Gateway at school(College)I have never seen such unstable computers in my life they can not even handle a simple Flash Mx program. They constintly crash. I have never seen such crap before in my life. All the slang that Dell spatters out on their commercials. For a thousand bucks you are really getting "A Screwed" . These are the most stripped down computers I have ever seen. Come On !!!!! They fool you with the fancey talk then thinking everyone will be impressed. It's even in their own lying commercials. Yeah you Dell are the worst of all of them using slang and perspectives most people would not know about. People, I am just saying this guy below seems to have self problems. Sony's help lines are great and they speak to you in plain english I have never ,in the 4 years owning Sony Vaios ,NEVER had a problem with there service help line. Just please be warned the computers mentioned below are crap. Don't say you wasn't warned. Have a wonderful Day.
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Rating:
Summary: Great Laptop For The Money!
Review: When my older Toshiba laptop escaped from my custody by being stolen from the locked cab of my Ford pick-up truck not too long ago, I mused awhile about my options for a replacement. But since my Homeowner's insurance policy subsidized the cost for another, I did a brief but intensive market search and finally settled on this superb and cost-effective choice offered by Sony, one that is quite compatible to my home computer system, which is also a Sony VAIO system. This laptop is small enough to be light and extremely portable and yet has a relatively large and quite bright screen with terrific color and resolution. It is a rugged and hefty package at nearly 8 pounds, and it delivers a lot of capability with features such as a 2.68 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor, a 533 MHz system bus, 512 MB DDR SDRAM upgradeable memory, and a 64 MB ATI Radeon IGP 345M graphics chipset. With all this built-in capability, this laptop will more than adequately meet or exceed all of your needs. Sony outfitted the laptop system with a 40 GB EIDE hard disk, and features an internal CD-RW/DVD drive for burning and listening to audio CDs, one that will backup important files and allow you to view a DVD movie. One of the best features is its large 15-inch active-matrix display, which is capable of 1024x768 resolution. It also has an internal V.90 modem for low-speed e-communications and an Ethernet interface to facilitate high-speed connectivity. It also serves your needs by providing both headphone and microphone ports as well as an 86-key keyboard that has an electro-static touch pad, and a built-in pair of stereo speakers with surround-sound imaging. It comes preloaded with an interesting and useful selection of resident software, including Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Money 2003, Microsoft Works 7.0, as well as a number of audio, video and photo utilities. This is a terrific unit at a very reasonable, and one I have already had a lot of fun with in the several months I have owned it. Enjoy!
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