Sony Vaio

Blind_Prophet · 07-10-2004, 07:14 PM

Well i've been looking into buying a new computer for awhile and I think the brand i'm gonna go with is sony vaio but still I would like to know if anyone has any negative comments about sony vaio's its always good to have lots of opinions things i'm about to spend a good bit of money on so. If you have had a negative experiance with a sony vaio or just heard negative things about them please let me know.

Dron_Cah · 07-10-2004, 07:31 PM

Never even heard of them, so that might be good or bad. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Ziroc · 07-10-2004, 09:41 PM

I own one, and they are great! Had it 2 years now, and Its a 1.9Ghz, 15 inch screen, CDR/DVD player 500Mb Ram and a 40Gb HD.. With USB 2.0, firewire, modem and network card.

It's awesome enough to run my NWN server off of, and its been running sometimes for days--now I run it on my Alienware...

Anyway, Sony makes a killer laptop. So does IBM--Thinkpads are awesome, but cost WAY much more for the same thing.

Blind_Prophet · 07-10-2004, 09:56 PM

Thanks for the insight Ziroc [img]graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]

Ilander · 07-10-2004, 10:06 PM

How much do they go for, anyway? I'm a entrance-level college student who needs one before school starts this fall...

Blind_Prophet · 07-10-2004, 10:08 PM

On ebay you can get a tower using the buy it now option for like $600 usally for pentium 4 2.8ghz 512mb ram and 160hd with 800mhz bus speed and in stores like circut city there like double what you would pay on ebay. So you might wanna shop there i'm probobly gonna get mine of ebay.

GokuZool · 07-10-2004, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ilander:
How much do they go for, anyway? I'm a entrance-level college student who needs one before school starts this fall...

It depends on the model, but most Vaio notebooks are very expensive for what they are.

You're paying for the "Sony" name.

Sony Vaio (Australia)

IMO, Apple make the best laptops. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Apple Store (Australia)

[ 07-10-2004, 10:26 PM: Message edited by: GokuZool ]

Memnoch · 07-11-2004, 12:48 PM

My sister has one, and she loves it. She's got a small compact one, it's a 14" screen and it's about 1 inch thick, if that. Keyboard's a bit small, but packs a lot of power. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Ilander · 07-12-2004, 11:25 PM

I dunno...everything TEchTV has taught me has pointed me toward agreeing with Gokuzool on this one...plus I'm not gonna have super funds to waste on aesthetics...but battery-life, software, and sys. specs...he he he...

Memnoch · 07-13-2004, 01:35 AM

I guess it all depends on whether you want a Mac or a PC. [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-10-2004, 07:14 PM	#1
Blind_Prophet Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Yokosuka Japan Age: 38 Posts: 1,168	Well i've been looking into buying a new computer for awhile and I think the brand i'm gonna go with is sony vaio but still I would like to know if anyone has any negative comments about sony vaio's its always good to have lots of opinions things i'm about to spend a good bit of money on so. If you have had a negative experiance with a sony vaio or just heard negative things about them please let me know. __________________ The height of narcissism

07-10-2004, 09:41 PM	#3
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 51 Posts: 11,720	I own one, and they are great! Had it 2 years now, and Its a 1.9Ghz, 15 inch screen, CDR/DVD player 500Mb Ram and a 40Gb HD.. With USB 2.0, firewire, modem and network card. It's awesome enough to run my NWN server off of, and its been running sometimes for days--now I run it on my Alienware... Anyway, Sony makes a killer laptop. So does IBM--Thinkpads are awesome, but cost WAY much more for the same thing. __________________ Ziroc™ Ironworks Gaming Webmaster www.ironworksgaming.com The Great Escape Studios - 2D/3D Modeling www.tgeweb.com & Ziroc's Facebook Page Visit My Flickr Photo Album

07-10-2004, 09:56 PM	#4
Blind_Prophet Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Yokosuka Japan Age: 38 Posts: 1,168	Thanks for the insight Ziroc [img]graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ The height of narcissism

07-10-2004, 10:06 PM	#5
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	How much do they go for, anyway? I'm a entrance-level college student who needs one before school starts this fall... __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

07-10-2004, 10:08 PM	#6
Blind_Prophet Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Yokosuka Japan Age: 38 Posts: 1,168	On ebay you can get a tower using the buy it now option for like $600 usally for pentium 4 2.8ghz 512mb ram and 160hd with 800mhz bus speed and in stores like circut city there like double what you would pay on ebay. So you might wanna shop there i'm probobly gonna get mine of ebay. __________________ The height of narcissism

07-10-2004, 07:31 PM	#2
Dron_Cah Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 37 Posts: 2,637	Never even heard of them, so that might be good or bad. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

07-11-2004, 12:48 PM	#8
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	My sister has one, and she loves it. She's got a small compact one, it's a 14" screen and it's about 1 inch thick, if that. Keyboard's a bit small, but packs a lot of power. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________

07-12-2004, 11:25 PM	#9
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	I dunno...everything TEchTV has taught me has pointed me toward agreeing with Gokuzool on this one...plus I'm not gonna have super funds to waste on aesthetics...but battery-life, software, and sys. specs...he he he... __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

07-13-2004, 01:35 AM	#10
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	I guess it all depends on whether you want a Mac or a PC. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________

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