I adoration it, almost a year later
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Sony VAIO VGN-FW465J/B 16.4-Inch Laptop - Black
 List Price: $1,149.99 |
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Product Description
Pull out your entertainment horizons with the VAIO FW notebook featuring an extra-wide 16.4” XBRITE-FullHD LCD flourish. Great for watching widescreen Blu-ray Disc movies or viewing two websites side-by-side, this pleasure-rich notebook minimizes those annoying black bars you see when playing widescreen pictures. Watch and record CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Disc movies and get the most out of your games with an Intel Pit 2 Duo processor. An HD entertainment powerhouse, the VAIO FW notebook is inspired by theater screens, untutored from Sony HD expertise and powered by the energy-efficient and super-powerful Centrino 2 processor technology – the latest and uttermost from Intel.Customer Reviews
I adoration it, almost a year laterI identify it's not sold as new anymore, but the VAIO has served me very well since last July and with only very minor problems that I have been able to make up one's mind. Sony sent me the Windows 7 upgrade quickly and as soon as I threw that on, it was absolutely spot on. Really no complaints, things like the battery discharging in hibernate don't nuisance me at all - it's great at what it does and will still hold it's own compared to laptops at a similar price tip today.
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I bought this laptop to supplant a 3 year-old Toshiba Satellite U-205. I did a lot of product research before settling on this one, and I must note that I strongly premeditated buying an apple but found its features lacking.
Great Features Include:
Very material processor(not the fastest for laptops, but not far off)
Excellent graphics card(doesn't get much more advisedly in a laptop)
Blu-Ray Player!(full hd movies wherever you want to watch them without taking up massive amounts of steadfastly drive space)
16.4 inch screen and some nice built in speakers do Blu-Ray pictures justice.
HDMI out!(it could not be any easier to hook up to your HDTV, dual monitor attest to makes computing much more fun)
Great battery life(you can actually use it for a few hours before you deprivation to plug-in, seriously.)
Stylish design.(Mat-black top with shiny VAIO symbol, handsome screen, keyboard, even the power button looks nice)
Good build worth.(might not be an aluminum uni-body, but it's no piece of junk, very sturdy)
The price is right.
Downside:
HDMI out and a Blu-ray ambition do not necessarily mean that you'll be able to use it as a blu-ray player for your big screen. Although the HDMI out enables very at the ready use of your HDTV as a primary or second monitor, I've experienced issues trying to decry blu-ray on the big screen. I'm not sure if it's because of Windows, WinDVD software, or simply the hardware not being energetic enough. This is the one and only let-down I've experienced with an otherwise great computer.
Never Ever A Sony Anymore
I bought a Sony VAIO VGN-FW280J/H 16.4-Inch Laptop (2.26 GHz Intel Insides 2 Duo P8400 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 7200 RPM 320 GB Hard Drive, BD-RW, Vista Extra) Gray, in May 2009 for the good price of USD 999.99. I didn't open the box for about one month, because I have 2 other Laptops an Apple and a HP.
Then I against this Sony for about 2 months as a desktop, but not that much, so I didn't move or bring this Sony on th go. Then for somehow it builds moisture inside the LCD, I suppose due to the hot weather, I contacted Sony Support, they asked me to send the unit to Sony Repair in San Diego which I did and they received the section on 10.05.2009. Yesterday on 10.20.2009 at 8 pm I got an email saying that the repair estimate is USD 699.99 gain tax, whaaaaaat?...I called right away asked them to send it back, this is stupid...
I just can not believe that this is a SONY, one of the biggest company in electronics/multimedia/movie effort.
I will never ever buy a sony anymore...
Below is the email that I got from Sony Repair:
Dear Valued Sony Customer
We have completed the restoration estimate for your unit based on the
information you provided us. The estimated charge for your mend is
$699.99 plus applicable sales tax. Please contact us at your earliest
convenience by phone or email to make firmer or refuse this estimate. Our
contact information is listed below. To help us expedite your restoration
please have your credit card number ready when you call. For your
security we do not suggest including your accept card number in an email
response.
Thank you for choosing Sony and feel gratis to contact us if you have any
questions regarding your service request.
Customer Information
Notification: 000300006324
Maquette : VGNFW280J/H
Serial : 28281639-3001748
Sony Service Contact Information
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA
Phone multitude: (866) 942-9667 9:00AM - 4:00PM PST
Lesser problems, nice computer
Well, after a week using this computer, I have a few considerations for those wishing to get one:
Bad points
* Scan : Although very nice the 16" screens suffers from reflection, its a pain to get a good examine position, bright environments makes it almost impossible
* Battery: The worst I ever had: Lasts less than 90 minutes with gifted dimmed
* Keyboard: Really, really bad. the individual keys makes a lot of thundering, and its somehow hard to press them, not as good as Macbooks
* Software: Every single software installed from Sony are sporadic out of order (Vaio update, crashes all the time)
* Temperature: The place you are supposed to rest your dexter hand, next to the stickers is really hot (maybe HD is beneath it)
Good points:
* Gory card is really nice
* Sound: Good sound speakers
* Arrival: Its a Vaio no need to go further, very nice, beautiful piece of hardware
* Silent: Really from head to toe, really nice to use
Horrific Employment from Sony -- **LEMON**
I purchased this on 9/2/09 and received it from Amazon on 9/4/09. I was thrilled with everything about this laptop as it had condign what I was looking for. After dealing with and deleting the massive amount of bloatware Sony put on the thing I loaded up Microsoft Offices Professional about a week later. The next day, the laptop inexplicably started typing on it's own -- I couldn't even log on to windows. I called Sony, worked for about an hour tough various things before they determined my keyboard was faulty and it would require service. It took five existence but I was impressed when the technican came to my office and fixed it right in front of me. Problem was, varying out the keyboard didn't solve the problem. The tech diagnosed the mother on and ordered it in on the spot. It came and after watching him totally disassemble the thing on my escritoire about a week later it was determined the replacement board Sony sent was bad. By now, I had had my new laptop about three weeks, having habituated to it for only about six days. I waited another couple of days for another board to arrive and a few more days beyond that for the tech to up to my office. He came, we had a nice chat while he did it all again and got it running. Here it is a week later now - and it is doing it again. I called Sony today and told them that I had been tenacious enough and just wanted a new unit that they could just swap out the hard drive on. They said no, that I have to send it in to their "checking" center -- it'll be another month. So, here I am out $1200 and no laptop. There was no talking to Sony. They apologize but do nothing to reach this right. I travel extensively and need a reliable machine to conduct issue. I have had good luck with Sony in the past but never again will I use them. AVOID AVOID AVOID. I doubt very much they can get this resolved by the continually the 12 month warrantee is up. In this economy I cannot see why any company would want to treat a client in this fashion. I have such a lack of confidence in this machine and in Sony that I plan to sell this lemon as promptly as I get it back. I'm in the market for a new machine now -- and it won't be a Sony.