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VAIO VGN-SZ440 CTO Series Notebook PC VGN-SZ440

VAIO VGN-SZ440 CTO Series Notebook PC VGN-SZ440Sony repair is dishonestthe SZ series is notrious for having a crappy trackpad - I struggled with mine for years - sent it back to Sony and they said that I needed a new motherboard. Yeah, right... to fix the track pad. Well I...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, computer, SZ series

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

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Sony laptops can't use Windows 7 XP mode thanks to disabled hardware virtualization

I'm surprised by this quote[i]In addition, our engineers and QA people were very concerned that enabling VT would expose our systems to malicious code that could go very deep in the Operating System structure of the PC and completely disable the latter.[/i]Yes, because Sony is very much against rootkits that...

Tags: cloud computing, BIOS, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, Sony Corp., virtualization, hardware, Dependent, Windows 7 XP Mode, hardware virtualization, Sony Laptop, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup

Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupSony Lap topsSo where are the Tablet PCs?RE: Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupHow is the switchable graphics thing any different from the implementation that's been around for >2 years in the Sony Vaio sz series. Is it hot swappable or something?For only 90 bucks I can...

Tags: Notebooks, Tablets, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Sony Corp., Centrino 2 laptop lineup, laptop lineup, Intel Centrino 2, Intel Centrino, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Can a 256GB SSD save the MacBook Air?

Can a 256GB SSD save the MacBook Air?What's the point of that?The Macbook Air has no way of really taking advantage of all that storage space. It has no FireWire or Gigabit ethernet. Personally, if I'm gonna spend that much money, I wanna be able to serve out...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air, MBA, SSD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Flyweight bout: Lenovo X300 vs. MacBook Air

Details of Lenovo's new ultraportable have been leaking out for nearly a month. The latest bit of info on the X300 comes from a product page on Best Buy's business site, which according to TrustedReviews and others listed a $2,744 configuration with a 13.3-inch display, 2GB memory,...

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Apple MacBook, Lenovo X300, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Dell XPS or MacBook Air: the shock of your life

Dell XPS or MacBook Air: the shock of your lifeDo you always determine...the durability of an item by merely looking at it? "I don't plan on investing in an Air because it looks way too flimsy for a keyboard pounder like me..."VERY MISLEADING LEAD-INThe lead-in to this article reads:[i}But...

Tags: Notebooks, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Dell Computer Corp., battery

Discussion threads 2008-01-17

Sony VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W

With the VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W, Sony updates its flagship ultraportable with a fresh Intel Core Solo processor that, while not overwhelmingly powerful, delivers enough performance for the typical productivity work that most users need to complete while on the road. More importantly, the new component resulted in nearly 10 hours of...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W, Sony Vaio, Sony VAIO VGN-TXN15P/W, Sony Corp., ultraportable, laptop computer

Product reviews 2006-11-17

Sony VAIO AR190G

• See the Sony VAIO AR190G slide showLaptops used to be the redheaded stepchildren of the computer industry, forced to wait for hand-me-down technology that appeared months earlier on their desktop brethren. Oh, how times have changed. The Sony VAIO AR190G, announced today and due out in June, is the...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, VAIO AR190G

Product reviews 2006-05-15