Sony VAIO PCG-GRV670 Notebook (2.60-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive)

Rating:
Summary: Great 'Mobile Desktop'!
Review: I am an NCO in the US Army and am currently deployed to Kosovo. I purchased a Sony VAIO GRV670 notebook to write counseling's and awards for my soldiers; I also use it for recreational purposes, ie. games. My computer was running great for just over a month before I encountered problems with my display while trying to run the same 3D games that I had been playing all along. The problem got progressively worse as time went on. I have contacted Sony in regards to the problem and have done practically everything to resolve the issue but to no avail. Sony tells me that the computer is only guaranteed to run the software that comes with the computer and that they will do nothing for me. To their benefit, none of their software requires 3D or is particularly demanding on the video card; therefore it runs their simple programs just fine. So now I am stuck with a not completely functional computer, or rather, an overpriced word processor.

Rating:
Summary: Hung Out To Dry
Review: I am an NCO in the US Army and am currently deployed to Kosovo. I purchased a Sony VAIO GRV670 notebook to write counseling's and awards for my soldiers; I also use it for recreational purposes, ie. games. My computer was running great for just over a month before I encountered problems with my display while trying to run the same 3D games that I had been playing all along. The problem got progressively worse as time went on. I have contacted Sony in regards to the problem and have done practically everything to resolve the issue but to no avail. Sony tells me that the computer is only guaranteed to run the software that comes with the computer and that they will do nothing for me. To their benefit, none of their software requires 3D or is particularly demanding on the video card; therefore it runs their simple programs just fine. So now I am stuck with a not completely functional computer, or rather, an overpriced word processor.

Rating:
Summary: Great 'Mobile Desktop'!
Review: To bad Sony doesn't make available the 'Sony VAIO GRV670',really nice machine,was made to compete with the regular 'Desktop'. The 'GRV670' is like a 'German Panzer Tank',just rolls right through any 3-D game like 'Shogun: Total War' and 'Medieval: Total War'. Was thinking about a 'Dell' or 'Gateway',but heard the negative reviews,and stuck to 'Sony',fan is quiet,and at worst just gets warm,where as other 'laptops' get hot like a skillet,fry bacon and eggs. Have loaded both 'Shogun: Total War' and 'Medieval: Total War' games on 'Sony VAIO GRV670',works like a charm. I got this 'Sony Vaio GRV670' to do one thing,play 'shogun' and 'medieval',it performs 101%,no crashing,no freeze-ups,no problems period. I'm happy,and completely satisfied,thank you 'Sony'........