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| Thread ID: 83638 | 2007-10-08 03:14:00 | Anyone have experience with Vaio notebooks? | V3LOCIP3D3 (12897) | PC World Chat |
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| 599181 | 2007-10-08 04:50:00 | I'd definitely go with HP was well. Great service too. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 599182 | 2007-10-08 05:16:00 | Personal experience with HP and ASUS has been very good. Had some experience with Sony and wasn't impressed. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 599183 | 2007-10-08 07:18:00 | Just reading on the Asus website that they were chosen by Sony, Apple and HP to design their laptops back in the fourth quarter of 2006. So with that in light, I assume the only thing that sets them apart is price, features, and tech support. Quality should be similar. | V3LOCIP3D3 (12897) | ||
| 599184 | 2007-10-08 08:30:00 | I actually own a vaio fe38gp, and contrary to all opinions above, I have had nothing but great experiences with sony after sales support, my queries have been responded to promptly and very helpfully, and my card reader that was not working out of the box was replaced on the spot at the sony style store ( I didnt even buy the laptop from them) when I mentioned it wasnt working. Also another guy I know at uni had his vaio replaced by sony after it failed about 8 months after he purchased it, there was no fuss or complaining from them, he just sent it in and within 2 weeks a brand new one arrived. I absolutely love my vaio and would easily recommend them to anyone. |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 599185 | 2007-10-08 09:15:00 | lagbort, do you have the normal warranty (the free one), or an upgraded one? If it's upgraded, which one do you recommend? | V3LOCIP3D3 (12897) | ||
| 599186 | 2007-10-08 09:39:00 | I have the standard one year sony warranty, plus a 5 year extended warranty from noel leeming, so far I havnt had any cause to use either. | lagbort (5041) | ||
| 599187 | 2007-10-08 21:08:00 | Sony make very good laptops, but you can usually get the same quality & specs cheaper on an Asus. | Greven (91) | ||
| 599188 | 2007-10-08 22:04:00 | I have a friend with a mid-level Sony Vaio notebook. It developed display problems about two months after the warranty expired. He put it in for service expecting the worst. He was pleasantly surprised that Sony NZ said that the notebook appeared to be well looked after and they repaired it outside of the warranty period at no cost to my friend. On the other hand, my partner's daughter's Asus notebook developed display problems (went almost dead) right at university exam time - and it took weeks to get fixed with all sorts of running around sending it to three different places all at the request of the Asus distributers in Auckland (?). She eventually replaced it with an HP after getting sick of the runaround. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 599189 | 2007-10-13 02:57:00 | Well I own a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ15G and I absolutely love it. The only hardware problem I have had is that it only comes with 1gb of ram for windows vista home premium, you really want to have 2gb of ram to get the most out of the video card. Software the initial lot of sony driver updates are annoying as you will have at least 6 of them and you have to install them one by one. You also have to make your own recovery disks. Notebook review as a lot of links and info on the AMERICAN models which is still very relevant, link below. Also note that if you buy an FZ online before the end of October you get a set of Sony bluetooth headphones worth $180 FOR FREE and a warranty extension to 2 years (from 1 year) FOR FREE. www.notebookreview.com My Opnion of the FZ is below, its on that notebook review site Rating: 8/10 Pros: A brilliant design, comparing it to a mates vostro 1500, it's like Scarlet Johanson to a sumo wrestler. HDMI port is a brilliant addition, although some will question its existence without a blu-ray drive. The screen is brilliant, I can still do my school work on the worst brightness setting. The keyboard is easy to type on. Having a basic version of photo shop and premier is a awesome addition. I found little that could be described as bloat ware, New Zealand models don't come with any. Cons: Since this is a Sony I am being really critical...The speakers, like all laptop speakers, lack bass. The motion eye (or webcam) doesn't perform too well in poor light conditions. The particular model of FZ I got only came with 1gb of ram for running vista premium. The touch pad is noisy. Vaio update initially gave me some trouble and it was annoying having to install and restart the computer 5 times for the various driver updates. And finally I bought my FZ15G from the Sony Solutions store near Mt Eden prison for $500 less ($2,200 to $1,700) because of minor scratching. |
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