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DO NOT BUY A SONY VAIO! Read reviews and forums if you are really thinking of buying one of these. They are prone to overheating which then cooks the CPU. The only place you can then get it... more

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  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sonstar

    5 Stars Sony Vaio all the way... 13/06/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages small, light, good batt life, loads of memory n good graphics

    Disadvantages Disadvantages delicate, thin screen even though its widescreen

    This Laptop is amazing, very small and dinky - great for women and men! It contains 1mb memory, 80gb harddrive, it has room to store all your fav movies on it and the memory is good enough to do many things at once. The power management is great - i have it off the mains for hours doing frontpage work! It has bluetooth and wireless capabilities... this is very modern it is compatible on my wireless LAN at home and work, the bluetooth interacts with my phone too! The picture quality of the screen is pristine, looks great - the screen has a protective cover on it - to prevent damage to the ... more
  • 0 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    VAIOS-ARE-CRAP

    1 Star SONY VAIO AVOID AT ALL COSTS! 05/01/2011
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages None, no really, none.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Sony will not supply spares for Vaios.

    DO NOT BUY A SONY VAIO! Read reviews and forums if you are really thinking of buying one of these. They are prone to overheating which then cooks the CPU. The only place you can then get it repaired is........... you've guessed it, Sony. Check ebay and other sites for all the Vaios being sold for parts, and how much are the few that do work, selling for, £150 on average. Considering their price new, this reflects on their true value. Try buying spares for Vaios. These 'laptops' are really one to avoid. (They are called notebooks because you can't use them on your lap. Sony told me this during ... more
  • 4 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    wolfstetter

    1 Star hot sony 18/07/2005
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages speed looks

    Disadvantages Disadvantages heats up

    i have use my s3xp for 2 months and i am very disappointed. the laptop gets excessively hot even though the fan is running all the time. the problem sees to be the hard disk. i reported this problem to sony. they replaced the hard disk. but the problem is unchanged. my doctor told me that continued exposure to this level of heat poses a serious health hazard. is this what they mean by "hot sony"? apparently they used a new technology hard disk that can take more heat. but they forgot about the customer. the sony service does not respond to this serious problem. they say the laptop is according ... more
  • 4 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bmustill-rose

    5 Stars mY THOUGHTS ON THIS LAPTOP 04/12/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages FAST WIRELESS CARD, LOTS OF RAM AND A LARGE HARDDRIVE.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages tHE COST, AND INSTALLED SOFTWARE.

    HI. To WRITE THIS REVIEW I AM USING SAID SONEY, AND I AM REALLY HAPPY WITH ITS WEIGHT AND ITS SPEED. When I BOUGHT THIS LAPTOP, I WAS A LITTLE PUT OF, CONSIDDERING THE PRICE OF OVER £1000, BUT I WAS WRONG. Here's A SMALL OVERVIEW OF WHAT I THINK ARE ITS KEY FEATURES: 1: FAST INTEL M 1.6 GHZ PROSESSER FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS. 2: 512 MEG OF RAM ALLOWS YOU TO RUN MULTIPAL APLICATIONS AT THE SAME TIME WHILE STILL KEEPING THE FAST SPEED THAT THIS LAPTOP CAN GIVE YOU. 3: A 60 GB (GIGGER BITE) HARDDRIVE MAKES IT PERFECT FOR ANYONE WHAT EVER THEY WISH TO DO WITH THIS LAPTOP. 4: the BATTERY LIFE ON THIS IS ... more

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Product Description Sony VAIO VGN-S3HP - 13.3" - Pentium M 730 - Win XP Pro - 512 MB RAM - 60 GB HDD, Sony VAIO VGN-S3XP - 13.3" - Pentium M 760 - Win XP Pro - 1 GB RAM - 80 GB HDD
System Type Notebook
Operating System Win XP Pro
Processor Intel Pentium M 730 / 1.6 GHz / 2 MB Cache, Intel Pentium M 760 / 2 GHz / 2 MB Cache
Memory 512 MB DDR2, 1 GB DDR2

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