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Summary: Good Desktop Replacement
Review: Great computer. I had trouble with the cd drive but the retailer exchanged for a new one. A friend with the same computer had the exact same problem bought at the same place at nearly the same time. Maybe just a bad lot. Since then its been great.
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Summary: Good Desktop Replacement
Review: Great computer. I had trouble with the cd drive but the retailer exchanged for a new one. A friend with the same computer had the exact same problem bought at the same place at nearly the same time. Maybe just a bad lot. Since then its been great.
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Summary: Satisfied Customer
Review: I am very satisfied with my recent purchase of this notebook. I love the speed, and display of this sony. It's dvd-burning capability was definitely a perk for buying this product. It's a bit pricy for some, but definitely a good buy.
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Summary: Nice laptop, bad bad battery life.
Review: I really like this laptop, but the battery life is very very poor. I get about an hours worth of use out of it.If I do any file copies, the battery immediately moves to 50% the rest of the laptop is just fine. I like the 64mb of video. But how can you watch a DVD in 1 hour when the battery is just going to die????
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Summary: Lovin my Vaio
Review: I've been a Vaio fan for yrs and am just thrilled with this model. The screen is excellent, showing DVD's more clear than my high quality flat screen tv. I don't know what that other person's problem is, but this a great notebook for anyone.
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Summary: Good Laptop
Review: I've been trying to find other reviews on this product but have found few so I thought I'd write something. I bought this laptop a few weeks ago and I am really enjoying it. I got this model mainly for the DVD-R capabilities. Also, for the same features compared to other brands of laptops, it was the right price.
I liked the fact that it has 64mb of video memory and a nice size screen. I did have to take my original computer back to the store because the mouse screen was loose. I would rather have an actual button or nob for the volume and maybe some bigger speakers. Otherwise I'm glad I bought it.Overall I think this is a good product and I think Sony is backing up their products with good software support specifically their music options -- Sonic Stage.
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Summary: A Workhorse!
Review: It was with some scepticism that I bought Sony FRV27, more swayed in its favour by the solid brand name. But I have had no difficulty in setting it thru its paces. It is fast, the display is excellent, and a well laid out keyboard and its ports. A tad bit heavy and with an extremely poor battery life. The charger is a bit too heavy particularly when you have to lug it around. The bundled software for making DVDs' is intuitive and easy to work with. You dont miss Nero too much. It could have done with an Infrared port and a S-video out for TV output. But all in all a wonderful package and a joy to work with.
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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 burner) and a very crisp display.
The drawbacks here are important:
1) The 2.66 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.
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Summary: NEVER GO FOR SONY!!!
Review: SONY has one of the lousiest service. I had bitter experiences with my laptop bought for $1500. Poor quality. The hardware fails exactly after warranty and they squeeze customers with unreasonable component and service fees. They expect you to ship to San Diego, CA for service. They don't have service even in bayare. I would not recommend definitely from service view point.
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Summary: Great Computer Few Problems
Review: This is a great computer. Very Fast can play a few games that ask for a 3d card. The Dvd burner is a great plus so is the included software such as works and Age of Empires 2. Sony offers many great media software titles. This is my 2nd sony Viao my other one is 5 years old and still works. I haven't ever had a problem with anything sony. I have a cd player thats over 12 years old and it is still working. Ok the bad about this computer. 1. It's heavy 2. Bad Bad Bad Batery life only last maybe an hour and another battery costs 245.00 so this isn't for travelers. Also sony sections their hard drive in two sections that dosent add up to 40 gb more like 37. Besides these problems this is a great computer just get reddy to lug the brick sized power converter with you.
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