After much tweaking of my P series Sony sub-netbook (or whatever you call it) I have found it to be a useful travel companion. I have put Windows 7 on it and other than the battery life was pretty happy with the mobility vs. performance aspects of the P series. After all, there was only so much performance I could expect for something so light. I finally went for the $100 battery and was glad I did, I’m getting at least twice and maybe 2.5 times the life where I now feel like I can get 3 hours of work done without fear of my power running out. With the little adaptor I have even done full powerpoint presentations. And people keep stopping me asking about “that little computer”… I recommend the battery upgrade to anyone that regularly uses their P series unplugged and that should be everyone. Stay productive longer while you’re away from a power source with your VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC and this extended battery.Ideal for extended compute. continue reading.
WAS CHECKING THE PRICE CAME AT 499.99 AND SOLD OUT RIGHT AWAY.WHAT A WASTE OF TIME.BUT THEY HAVE THE ITEM IN STOCK FOR 729.99 SAME SKU CHEATERS Sony VAIO VGN-NW240F/S Notebook Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 (2.20GHz) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 320 GB HDD 4 GB of RAMWith inviting textures . continue reading.
My wife & I bought this laptop from Amazon on November 4 to replace a 10 year old Thinkpad & supplement another 2 year old SONY laptop we own. We are very pleased with the new laptop. It is attractive, easily portable despite its screen size, & appears to have been manufactured with high quality parts & standards, We use it primarily for internet search & email, & are pleased with its speed & ease of use. We have not found Windows 7 to be the great leap forward that most seem to believe, but that is probably because we don’t use many of its features……..We have rated the new laptop only 3 stars because we believe that many who buy a SONY [at a premium price] expect more in the way of after-the-sale service than they would from most other brands. Unfortunately, that has not been our experience. Recently, our 2 year old SONY laptop suddenly developed wide white lines on its screen which made it unuseable. Although the warranty had expired, we thought it was reasonable to ask SONY if it would help with repairs, particularly after learning that other owners had experienced similar problems. After a series of exasperating & unproductive emails with SONY service, I finally wrote to SONY’s CEO. The employee who responded agreed to pay a portion of our $365 repair cost for a replacement screen installed by a local computer shop. That was more than a month ago. We have never received the payment, and our repeated followup inquiries by email, fax & phone have gone unanswered…….We decided to buy the new SONY laptop only after SONY agreed to share our repair costs on the old laptop. Needless to say, had we known that SONY would not follow through on its word, we would not have done so. Sony VAIO VGN-FW510F/B Notebook Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 (2.20GHz) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 500 GB HDD 4 GB of RAMInspired by theater scr. continue reading.
