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- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time
- If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Clean Install, Installation, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Machine, Recovery Partition, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Sony drops its $49 "no crapware" fee
- The blogosphere is buzzing today with contempt for Sony, which just outlined its Fresh Start program and immediately ran into a buzzsaw of criticism for its plan to charge $49.99 for the privilege of getting a crapware-free PC. The echo chamber at Techmeme is working overtime, led by Engadget: "Sony has the...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktops, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Friday Rant - Sony and Apple/iTunes, you're on the wedgie list!
- It's Friday and that means time for another Friday Rant! Sony and iTunes, I just thought it polite to let you know that as of today you've made it onto the wedgie list. What's the wedgie list? Well, it's pretty straightforward really. It's a list containing the names...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Apple Safari, Sony Vaio, Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Speeding up a sluggish Sony
- Last week, Jeremy Toeman's accursed Sony Vaio arrived here, and over the weekend I had a chance to get my hands on it for the first time. (If you missed the back story, read the first installment that I posted earlier this month.) The short version: Jeremy, a digital media expert and...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Backup, Microsoft Windows Vista, Jeremy Toeman, VGNSZ460N, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- A real-world Vista challenge: Can this sony vaio be saved?
- A real-world Vista challenge: Can this Sony Vaio be saved?Check the BIOS and RAMEd, I avoid Sony laptops like the plague because of experiences that I have had with themin the past, but there are some things that I would check beyond the obvious of decrapping the system. Download...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BIOS, Sony Vaio, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sony Corp., real-world Vista, Vista challenge
- Discussion threads 2008-03-02
- A real-world Vista challenge: Can this sony vaio be saved?
- I've been reading Jeremy Toeman's LIVEdigitally for ages. He's got impressive digital media credentials (former VP of Sling Media, co-founder of Mediabolic) and geek cred (self-described "marketing guy" for Bug Labs, which won a CNET Best in Show award at CES this year). Jeremy has done an excellent...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Jeremy, Mossberg, 30-120, 10-60, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-03-02
- sony vaio VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC
- As much as we find Sony's $3,000 VAIO TP25 Home Theater PC overpriced, this premium model actually has better bang-for-the-buck than the VAIO TP1 it replaces. Thanks to a beefy processor and more memory, the TP25 delivers respectable performance for a $3,000 PC built with laptop components. Unfortunately, we don't...
- Tags: Desktops, VAIO TP25, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., PC
- Product reviews 2008-02-13
- MacBook Air: thinnest but not lightest (Updated 2x)
- When Steve Jobs introduced the world to the new MacBook Air here on Tuesday he accurately referred to it as "the world's thinnest notebook." While that statement is true, it comes with a small caveat–it's the world's thinnest currently shipping notebook. In his keynote address Jobs showed...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Dell XPS One
- Dell offers four basic configurations for this new XPS One all-in-one system, and our $2,399 review sample represents the highest-end model. Complete with a Blu-ray burner, 802.11n wireless networking, and a TV tuner, it competes well against other higher-end all-in-ones, namely Sony's high-end VAIO LT19U. Overall, though, HP's cheaper,...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Desktops, NETWORKING, HP Slimline, XPS, IEEE 802.11n, Dell Computer Corp., burner, Sony Vaio
- Product reviews 2007-11-16
- sony vaio CR120 (Core 2 Duo T7100 1.8GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)
- At first, we didn't expect to find a Sony system that would qualify for our roundup of laptops with a price tag of $1,000 or less. After all, Sony's reputation for beautiful, expensive laptops is probably outranked only by Apple's. Yet the VAIO CR120, which comes in at exactly $1,000...
- Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, VAIO CR120, laptop computer, Sony Vaio, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-11-16
- Asus launches Eee...Let me know when the price drops
- Asus launches Eee...Let me know when the price dropsSony VAIOThis reminds me of the Sony VAIO and white MacBook. Look nice :)Some may complaint that it will be slowInstall Rdesktop ( www.rdesktop.org ) on Eee and ThinServer XP ( www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htm ) on your home/office PC and you can wirelessly run...
- Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, computer, Eee, ASUS, price drop
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- sony vaio NR160E/W
- Sony's VAIO family of laptops has traditionally been known for its high style and high prices, making these sleek machines second only to Apple in design chops popular with upscale buyers. With the new NR series, Sony is making its first real stab at a lower-priced laptop. Starting at $829,...
- Tags: Desktops, keyboard tray, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., laptop computer
- Product reviews 2007-10-04
- sony vaio LT19U
- Even after our hands-on of Sony's new VAIO LT19U, we'd go with Apple's iMac for a general purpose all-in-one. If, however, you're considering one of those monstrous pseudo-laptops from Dell or HP, you'll find the VAIO LT19U offers many of the same features, and with a $2,999 price tag that's...
- Tags: Desktops, VAIO LT19U, Sony Vaio, Apple iMac, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-08-28
- HP Compaq 2510p
- Fans of ultraportable laptops have had a lot of products to be excited about in recent months, with two excellent models in particular standing out--the Toshiba Portege R500 and the Sony VAIO TZ150. Those are flashy consumer systems, designed to be thin, light, and eye-catching, but with high-end prices to...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., Sony Vaio, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-08-07
- sony vaio TP1 Living Room PC - Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83 GHz
- As Sony's products are often described, the $1,600 VAIO TP1 Living Room PC is a unique, attractive system that is underpowered and overpriced. It suffers from some unfortunate technical quirks and is more laden with shovelware than any PC we've reviewed to date. This is still a serviceable computer, and...
- Tags: Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, PC, Sony Vaio, TP1, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-08-06
- Toshiba Portege R500-S5002
- Perhaps the laptop we've been most looking forward to checking out this year, Toshiba's Portege R500 is very close to the final word in ultraportable systems. Incredibly thin and light, it manages to squeeze a 12-inch display into a package even lighter than Sony's 11-inch VAIO TZ150. While there have...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, R500, Sony Vaio, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-07-30
- sony vaio TZ150N/B
- The past few months have seen a series of noteworthy ultraportable laptops trotted out, and joining the Toshiba R500, the Averatec 1579, and the Dell XPS m1330 technically not an ultraportable but still impressively small, is Sony's new VAIO TZ series. Already out in Japan for a few months, this...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., VAIO TZ
- Product reviews 2007-07-20
- sony vaio CR series
- On paper, the models in the Sony VAIO CR series look pretty much like any other thin-and-light laptop: they weigh 5.5 pounds, have 14.1-inch displays, and are stocked with the latest components. But a photograph reveals that these are not your typical laptops. With such case colors like sangria, cosmopolitan,...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, VAIO CR, Sony Vaio, Sony VAIO CR, Sony VAIO CR series, laptop computer, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-06-19
- sony vaio FZ180E
- The midsize Media Center laptop is a hard concept to get one's head around. Those interested in playing movies, especially via Blu-ray, are likely to want a 17-inch or larger display, while mainstream users often turn to 15-inch laptops for their mix of portability and pricing--not a surfeit of media...
- Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Desktops, Blu-ray, Media Center laptop, laptop computer, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., keyboard
- Product reviews 2007-06-18
- MacBook displays: good or bad?
- MacBook displays: good or bad?Good griefNow we sue over subjective opinions?Well I have an old powerbook fw800.I like the LCD on mine, but I dont like the glossy screen on my step son's macbook. But that said the display seems fine to me, if people wanted to sue for false...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, Manufacturing, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., aspect ratio, Apple MacBook, TFT, display, LCD
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
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