Sony VAIO VGN-AR550E 17-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7100, 2 GB RAM, 240 GB Hard...
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Do Not BuyMy Vaio is ONE year old. I allot AT LEAST 10 hours a week trying to keeping this POS with a pulse. The wireless reveal all has gone out which means I have to have a USB connection. Thx guys...ur the best. I can not tell u how discontented I am with Sony. I have other Sony products but b/c of this I will definitely reconsider. BTW Sony you can also give MS a high five for letting me down (you allowed them to respresent your goods).
The manufacturer is over valued
I ruminate over Sony is loosing it charm. This machine was not what expected. It start giving problems 6 months after the buy. The battery life is a quarter of what it was after 1 year usage. With the rice paid for this, I would look forward MacBook quality at least. Even with this Sony relatively high end machine, I would not suggest anyone to waste more than $1K for any Windows based notebook including Sony brand. In good side, having HDMI achieve is great if you like to connect this to your LCD, using a single cable for both Video and characteristic.
I wanted to fancy this Vaio,but it wouldn't let me. . .
I purchased this Vaio [...] in December 2007 for, at hand as I can remember, around $1000. In January 2009, one month out of warranty the guard developed vertical lines. Between January and early April there came to be a complete of 23 such lines. I investigated an after market screen replacement [...]. Fair-minded great. It came with Vista Ultimate which worked ok but I like XP more, even so. The OS had some glitches and would rearrange email sorts very often so I had to go in and reset them. But by and large, detour from the screen, no major issues except for two days ago. I returned from a 5 day trip and turned on the computer and it is now numb. I checked the power supply and it's fine so it's a problem with something inside the computer. I'm hoping it's not a primary $ event but as a Vaio I fear it will be. In addition to the foregoing my major complaint with the computer is that it's too big. Technically, it's no more than a laptop and has a huge screen footprint and in addition, it's heavy. That's not a grievance, per se, more like a negative against preference - I knew it was going to be big when I bought it. If it were not for the computer equipment problems noted herein, which surely are show-stoppers, I would be torn between a 3-star rating and a 4, but as it is, I would kind it a zero given the problems, if I could. I'm in the process of removing the primary forcibly-drive for installation into an external inclosure, hoping to regain entry to my important data since this machine is busted - but I resent having to kedgeree with all of this - I resent it alot. If it's too expensive to fix I'm gonna junk it - but one thing for undeviating, I won't buy a Vaio ever again. Hope this commentary helps someone. Regards to all.
Consumable product but customer service is atrocious
I in reality like the design of this laptop. I have had several before and this is my favorite in design and function. They keyboard is masterly, screen a great size and clarity.
I didn't like that it didn't possess c visit with back up disks and I had to pay to get them. The jack comes loose a lot too.
The computer crashed on me about a year in, lately would not work and they had to replace the hard drive.
The times I've had to deal with patron service at Sony have been nightmares. That alone would deter me from buying another Sony product. They absolutely do not value their customers.
So it's deep down a wash on this one because I like the actual computer when it's working, but not Sony or customer service. If you don't have to go through them for your bond work or technical support, then the computer is a good choice.
Benevolent BUY. add more ram and you'll spped things up dramatically.
i would indubitably recommend this vaio. i'fe never had a problem with it, and it's been about 2 years now and i know i've dropped it a time or two. my only peeve was vista-reciprocal. i wish they had stuck XP on there, but you'll have to deal with vista home premium. win 7 isn't far off.