PCG-K115M, Built To Last

Advantages: Now relatively cheap, clear screen
Disadvantages: 'cheese wedge' design

...I would firstly like to say that the rating is given according to the standards of laptops when this was initially made, in the year 2004. Although the K115M may not be the most attractive Sony VAIO laptop to look at, resembling a wedge of cheese from the end, it is definately a reliable work horse. I have been using mine for three years now, without any serious faults or problems. The laptop comes with Windows XP home edition installed, and has a large range of additional software, such as; Norton Internet Security, an Adobe software Package, and various other sony media tools. The KM115 has a 40GB hard drive (37.2 in reality) which, although small by todays standards, is fine for everyday use. It has 512MB RAM, which is also ample for normal tasks, this is upgradeableto 1GB if you wish for about £50. My favourite feature is the X...

hughchapman 12.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio PCG-K115B

My sony vaio

Advantages: Great range of software, Excellent for media
Disadvantages: Heavy

...When i was looking for a laptop I wanted something that would last, something that was affordable, and something that offered all my needs. I searched for a long time, never finding anything with the specifications I needed, all offered what seemed to be uncompatible features. Then I came across the Sony Vaio range, the K315S, and immediately I was drawn to it. The quality of the on board speakers, the crispness of the 'X-black LCD' and the power of it, supporting a 3.06Ghz processor and a 'Mobility Radeon 9200 64mb'. This allows me to play some of todays demanding games such as 'Doom3', and has now become my favoured choice for watching Dvds. I found my Sony vaio to be excellent for my work, allowing me to connect my sony memory stick directly into the unit itself allows easy access to my photos and movies, with the adobe software it is...

cj101uk 26.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio PCG-K315Z

sony vaio AR88E

Advantages: massive screen
Disadvantages: large.

...This laptop is the Sony VAIO AR88E. The laptop is made mainly for gaming, watching movies on and various other entertainment needs whilst not compromising the ability to do serious work on these as well. One thing that is compromised though is the portability, entertainment laptops are made to keep at home and not really to carry about with you all the time, so whilst the specification may look good, don?t expect one of these to be very portable. Its mainly black in colour however I like the design ho the screen top part comes over the bottom part of the laptop base slightly so that it gives a more cooler look to the laptop. The installed ram on this laptop is great, it has a massive 2gb which is the main reason this laptop runs so fast, also its intel core 2 duo T7700 which is one of the newest processors makes this laptop run so...

techno_man_37 20.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio VGN-AR88E

My Sony VAIO

Advantages: Quality Looking, Very Stylish, Great Speed!
Disadvantages: -

...Product: 15.4" screen Laptop Make: Sony, VAIO Features: XP, Service pack 2 Price: Varied This Sony VAIO Laptop is stylish, powerful, fast active, and easy to use, this laptop is exactly like the one I own. Mine is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with service packed 2, it has a 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) X-black LCD flat screen, and runs on 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (533 MHz). Even though, it's Windows XP, Its Vista capable as well; some of them I've seen are though. I can always rely on the Sony make; to me it has always been a top brand. I love the Intel Celeron M Processor 390; the processing speed is 1.70 GHz, which is the ideal speed for me. The hard disk drive is 80GB, which is quite suitable for the size. The Intel Graphics feature Media Accelerator 900 and comes with 128MB max, the graphics are outstandingly great, this is...

GavinWRogers 25.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio VGN-FS515E

Sleek and Stylish Sony Vaio

Advantages: Great price for a Sony, Highly aesthetically pleasing
Disadvantages: Gets dirty extremely easily

...I have always wanted a Sony Vaio laptop; as far as I?m concerned, there is no laptop out there that comes anywhere close to being as aesthetically pleasing and stylish as the Vaio. In white, the Sony Vaio is by far the most attractive laptop on the market, and when I saw this moderately priced white Sony Vaio sitting there for the taking, I knew that it was something that I just had to own. Macbook?s are similarly styled, however I have always preferred the Windows operating system so for me, a Macbook was not a viable option. In the past, Sony have always priced themselves a bit out of the market by marking up their laptops at a higher cost than similar specification machines, however the VGN-N230 breaks with this tradition and has brought Sony well and truly into the budget laptop market which is great to see...

RazzaLazza 20.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio VGN-N230

Lappptoppps on Toppp!!!!

Advantages: Smart, good looking, fairly lightweight, portable fun!!
Disadvantages: Non spring to mind!

...running 24/7 where you can speak to other VAIO users. Welldone Sony! This is excellent. The Actual pro helpline requires you to sign up to it. But is very easy to do and well worth it for the help. Saves on the expensive phonecalls. All this is FREE to us VAIO users. Great,eh? I had to use my recovery disc to reset the laptop before I changed to sp2. Whatever the problem was it set my laptop loopy! Sp2 seemed to work anyway. Then, yes you guessed it! I had another problem with a UPnP framework error. This was a real pain in the backside. Microsoft and Sony where involved in this error. They informed me that they where aware of the problem and would publish the solution as soon as they had it. There was a few self-help solutions on the VAIO site but didn't help me. So I changed a few settings and removed a bit of media software( which I...

Luckyfriend 24.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio PCG-K195HP

Sony VAIO

Advantages: LONG BATTERY LIFE AND GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY.
Disadvantages: : NO GRAPHIC CARD.

...The Sony vaio is a device you can get for£ 500 or less. This is quite a notebook and it is very competence and efficient. It has a very stylish looks and has as very good graphics in terms of picture quality and brightness. I got mine some couple of months ago and I have not gotten any problems with it. The Sony product has 15.4 X -black LCD and that makes the picture a very sharp and bright one. It does all the function you might require a laptop to do. The Sony notebook has variety of features that makes it a fabulous functioning laptop and it is capable of running any software that is available. Its graphics card type is the one board graphic type. This is a machine that has an upgrade value because some people might be thinking that the price might reflect the product quality but that is not true. One thing that I like...

packerlist 21.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio VGN-NR21J/S

SUPER SONIC SONY VAIO NR10 LAPTOP

Advantages: DVD R/W, HIGH QUALITY, BEAUTY, GREAT VALUE
Disadvantages: DOES NOT MAKE COFFEE

...INTRO I've been using Laptops now for around ten years and must say they are improving beyond belief in every way. I've owned many brands of Laptops that include Dell, Compact, IBM, HP and a Toshiba (most recent), I have always loved the Laptop concept and will now review my new beloved Sony Vaio NR10 Laptop. LOOKING FOR A NEW LAPTOP As with any other products on today's markets there is usually stiff competition and as far as Computers go it's more competitive now than ever. I began to look for a new Laptop last month in the January sales, which is the best time in my opinion as there's often big mark downs on prices and bargains to be had. Now the funny thing is I've always been a big Sony fan in every way (especially Sony Trintron TV''s) but never owned a Sony Computer or Laptop, so Sony was at the top of my list to...

donovan74 07.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio VGN-NR10

Converted to Sony Vaio

Advantages: Battery life, build quality, feels like a desktop pc
Disadvantages: Price

...This is my first Sony laptop, I am a happy man... I've had a Dell, Toshiba and an HP laptop all in the past 4 years or so, each developed faults or just became to slow to run the most basic of task's. We all know Laptops can not compare to desktop equivalents with even the most primary of tasking, this new Sony offering breaks that rule. The thing that first drew to me to the laptop was not only the Sony Vaio brand but it was also the design, its sexy! - Brushed silver effect and very thin. It's light and the screen is stunning, yes the thing you stare at 98% of the time this is powered up, something that most laptop manufacturers seem to not acknowledge, it is in fact very clear and bright. The keyboard layout seems a little strange upon first viewing, especially if you are used to most other brands. It is this minor redesign...

NHilton24 23.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony VAIO SR19VN

  Sony Vaio the way to go!

Advantages: Sharp screen image, high overall performance, great looks
Disadvantages: Continuous running of the fan

...816S also comes with a built in 56k modem and onboard Ethernet support for local area networking. This notebook is often bundled with a whole host of software which differs depending on where you buy it. Most retailers offer an Adobe package along with Microsoft Works 7.0 and some other Sony related software but shop around to get the best software package as they differ greatly from place to place. Overall I would recommend this notebook to anyone who is looking for a desktop replacement with high specifications and a high level of overall performance. At £1799.99 (Available from PC World) it is a bit pricey but as the saying goes ?You get what you pay for? and that is definitely the case with the Sony Vaio GRT816S. Listed below are the full specifications for those of you that are interested. Full Specifications Intel Pentium...

kepler3001 11.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Sony Vaio PCG-GRT816S