Sony Vaio VGX-TP1

Advantages: Stunning to look at and fits in with most home cinema systems
Disadvantages: Hardware could be better and quite expensive

...The Sony Vaio VGX-XL100 is the latest home cinema endeavour by the world's leading electronics company. First of all, the VGX-XL100 is actually one of the best Media Centre PCs on the market and would be more than adequate for the average consumer who wants a space saving, all-in-one media solution. It comes with a P4 D 2.8 GHz processor, 1Gb of DDR2 ram, 250Gb hard drive, a GeForce 6600 graphics card and a built in free view TV card. This impressive spec allows the user to play most games out at the minute as well as watch, record and pause live TV. This might all sound good but for £1000 you could get a better PC for the same price, albeit without the stunning Sony case, which, to people concerned about cosmetics and worried wives alike may be worth the extra money. Now we come to the downsides, the VGX-XL100 comes... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: you can use them as book ends
Disadvantages: dont use them on your lap

...We have bought 3 very expensive sony vaio laptops from the guys at sony. to cut a long story short they are the most awful pieces of kit I have ever seen. they crash all the time, wont turn off without taking out the battery and refuse to function unless attached to their not very portable docking stations - so technically they are not 'lap' tops at all. I wouldn't buy a vaio now if they were giving them away in a box of cornflakes. sony's response to this - no apology just a technical support number - as if thewir guys on the phone would be able to fix something which 4 trained IT guys could not fix in 'realtime'. sort it out sony you are crap.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: High Spec and a Few Hidden Extras
Disadvantages: Doesn't Really Look Like a Media Centre

...room then the Sony Vaio VGX-XL 100 is probably more suitable. All in all this is a great piece of kit and well worth considering when looking for a new PC. Overall Rating: 8/10 Comment: Feature rich PC that gives most new PCs a run for their money... Read review

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