Sony VAIO VGN-CR220E/W 14.1-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7250, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium) Dove | List Price: $1,356.00
Discount Price: $1,099.10
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Personal Computers
Release Date: 2007-10-03
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Stylishly designed notebook in dove white with 14.1-inch screen and multimedia playback control buttons
- 2.0 Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, 200 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM (4 GB max), 8x multi-format/dual-layer DVD drive
- Quad-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), 10/100 Ethernet, Intel X3100 video card with up to 358 MB of shared memory
- Connectivity: 3 USB, 1 FireWire, ExpressCard 34 slot, Memory Stick & SD readers
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
excellent computer [Posted on 2008-09-06]
I wanted a decently powerfull laptop basically for watching movies, and spend a lot of time in front of the screen reading and writing. I have to say that its price was really a great deal. This computer is really a beauty, from its fancy design to its efficiency. The screen is absolutely perfect. No reflections, and crystal clear. For the use I`m making of it, I am more than satisfied with this laptop. I was an exclusive Toshiba buyer and I turned to Sony basically for its looks, and I`m thrilled with its quality.
Fragile LCD - Do not buy [Posted on 2008-09-08]
Purchased Sony VAIO Dec. 2007 as a present. I bought it not only because of the SONY name but because it was in the style and color that my wife liked. Had I known how fragile the screen was, and the fact that SONY knew about it and it still continued selling the units with a warranty that specifically excluded LCD "damage" I would not have bought it. A rarely used notebook, still in an "as new" like condition and Sony claims LCD damage and refuses to fix.
Almost perfect [Posted on 2008-09-27]
I loved my champagne colored laptop when I first bought it. I still do. Its very different from other laptops on the market, so I loved it. The only problem is that after a few months the Motion Eye built in camera stopped working for no apparent reason. I search the internet trying to find an answer and apparently I am NOT the only one with the problem. Many people have experience it as well. But, since I didn't use it to begin with I'm not as mad as I was when I found out. Apart from that, great laptop.
Buy a Mac [Posted on 2008-10-30]
We bought this sony with high hopes but were quickly disappointed. I don't understand why all Microsoft software is such garbage. Just one example. My daughter and I went to watch a DVD last night (enemy of the state) and the video comes up with a 2 inch wide black box all the way around it in full screen mode. We searched all the preferences and quickly found that we could set the movie to play at 1.4X the normal speed THIS IS HANDY!! The 7 band graphic equalizer was also easy to find, great feature on a laptop that has microscopic speakers that barely put out enough sound to drown out the background noise in an empty library at 2 am... but no where did we find a video zoom or aspect adjustment. My $100 nortech DVD player has these features as does the free software included with every Mac, but not Windows Media Player. Maybe there is another DVD player included? If so we couldn't find it so what good is it... we had to watch the movie in this tiny screen size. This seems to be the recurring theme every time we go to use this computer for ANYTHING.. we waste a half hour learning that it is incapable of the simplest functions and either abandon the effort or put up with some form of torturous inadequacy. (BUY A MAC)
As for the Sony itself.. who knows, it seems slow, unresponsive, generally useless... but I work on a MacBook every day so maybe my expectations are too high. The Sony would probably be a great machine if it wasn't loaded with garbage for software. If your planning to uninstall Vista and all the associated garbage and load Linux or some other real operating system you might be alright, but why not just BUY A MAC?
I was suduced by the chrome and the blue. [Posted on 2008-12-01]
I wouldn't purchase a Sony Vaio ... no I wouldn't purchase Sony toothbrush after my experience with this machine.
Pro: Beautifully built and seems to be good hardware.
Con: You want service? Forget it.
Con: You want to be rescued from Vista? Forget it.
Con: Sony has gone to the DARK SIDE in "partnering" with M$. Not that they have a choice, they don't. M$ doesn't "partner". They know only one thing: a bigger pile of money is better than a smaller pile of money.
Here's my nightmare: So, my Sony Viao VGN-CR220E had a disk failure. I purchased a new drive and additional memory while I was at it. Can't say I loved the Vista thing, I'd prefer XP or Linux. The hardware is beautiful and that is the end of things beautiful. I looked around for hours trying to find my install cds and just couldn't find them. Took it back to where I purchased it and they taught me a few things:
1. I don't own the Vista Home whatever that was pre-installed.
2. I can upgrade to Vista Ultimate for $219.
3. I can't purchase the original install disks because it's already been installed.
4. I can buy a new Vista Home whatever for $320.
5. M$ is a 'one time only' install. You better make the "recovery disks" early in the game.
6. I can't upgrade (I do mean "upgrade") to XP because Sony willl not provide the key drivers like ethernet adapter etc. but they will provide most of the other stuff..... even though Sony and M$ claim to support XP.
7. I'm lucky to have this Vaio because the new ones comming out will be manufactured so that XP, Linux, Ubuntu, etc. will not run and if they did it voids the warranty.
I have to agree with some of the others. I'll install Ubuntu and get a life.
The difference between the Vaio and the autistic child is clear. The difference between Vista on a Sony Vaio running and extortion, breech of contract, deceptive sales practices, anti-trust violations, etc. is not so clear.
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