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- VAIO
- Video Audio Integrated Operation Sony's trade name for its desktop and laptop PCs. In mid-1998, Sony introduced its 505G series of subnotebooks that were the first in ultra-thin...
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ZDNet Resources
- Fixing Windows Vista on a Sony Vaio
- Last month I had a chance to use a pair of Sony Vaio notebooks that together gave Windows Vista a terrible name. In this screenshot gallery, I’ll give you a close-up look at what I had to do to turn Sony’s messy, half-baked Windows installation into one that is worthy...
- Tags: Sony, Vaio, Windows Vista, speed-up tips
- Image galleries 2008-04-21
Additional Resources
- News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops
- BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptopsAnd yet ANOTHER reason NOT ...to buy Sony ... I used to work in the audio video field, the standard rule of thumb was, if it has a moving part, and it has the Sony name it, it WILL break. They...
- Tags: Notebooks, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Sony VAIO TZ recalled due to overheating
- Important news for Sony VAIO TZ owners: by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops
- Sony said today that it is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide due to faulty parts that could trigger overheating. The recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008. The laptops are being recalled because improperly placed wires near...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Recall, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Sony announces three all-in-one desktops
- At a home theater show this week Sony announced three new all-in-one desktops along with a slew A/V receivers, LCD TVs and projectors, and Blu-ray players. All three AIOs offer Blu-ray drives, and the higher-end models offer rewritable BD drives. The entry-level VAIO JS series has a...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Memory, Intel Core 2 Duo, VAIO LV Series, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Sony Vaio JS190J (silver)
- Finally, a Windows-based all-in-one earns our admiration. We've seen new all-in-one PCs from Hewlett-Packard and Averatec this year, and Apple also refreshed its popular iMac. None of them deliver as much in the way of features and performance as Sony's new, $1,499 Vaio JS190J. A full-size desktop processor helps make...
- Tags: Desktops, Blu-ray, Vaio JS190J, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-09-03
- HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.As a back-to-school laptop, the HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr is overkill, unless, perhaps, you've managed to squeeze a large LCD in your dorm room or pooled funds with...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, HP Pavilion, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-08-20
- HP Pavilion dv5-1004nr
- Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv5-1004nr is a slightly more powerful version of the Pavilion dv5-1002nr system we reviewed earlier this month, providing a bit more processing power, more memory,...
- Tags: Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-08-19
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe.....So what, you lost some electronics and doo dads. You and your's are alive, that's what is important. The electronics can be replaced, repaired and data recovered from back-ups I know you have them. The fact that you consider losing your electronics harmful is...
- Tags: Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, security system, lightning strike, electronics, strike
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Dell Studio S1535-125B
- Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Dell's new Studio line incorporates some of the sleek, tapered design of the company's high-end XPS laptops while keeping the price of a nicely equipped machine...
- Tags: Processors, XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-14
- HP Pavilion dv5-1002nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv5 is a member of the company's new Pavilion lineup, introduced in June. The ID of the product doesn't differ very much from previous...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion
- Product reviews 2008-08-04
- HP Pavilion dv6985se
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Its shape and feature set will be familiar to anyone who's seen other Pavilion dv6000 series laptops, but the Special Edition HP Pavilion dv6985se stands out for...
- Tags: Desktops, Engineering, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, battery
- Product reviews 2008-07-31
- Sony VAIO VGN-CR510E (pink)
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.With its 14-inch display, the Sony VAIO CR510 sits right in the middle of Sony's laptop lineup, which runs from the 11-inch VAIO TZ to the 17-inch...
- Tags: Desktops, Keyboards, Sony Vaio, VAIO CR510, Sony Corp., keyboard, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-07-30
- Foxconn snubs Linux users
- Foxconn snubs Linux usersWho needs Foxconn anyway.There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway. I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Foxconn, Linux, BIOS, ASUS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...
- Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-07-23
- HP Compaq CQ50-115NR
- Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were excited when HP announced the revival of the Compaq Presario brand earlier this year. Here was the promise of a family of basic, entertainment-oriented laptops at...
- Tags: Desktops, Compaq Presario, Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere
- Ed Bott is the picture of PC bliss. He got a crapware free Sony laptop and you'd think the guy is in heaven. Ed writes: For the past two months, I've been using an astonishingly light and agile Sony VAIO notebook and loving every minute of...
- Tags: Revenue, Sony Corp., PC, PC Company, Manufacturer, Ed, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Sony's amazing crapware-free PC
- Sony is finally taking on its crapware problem. For the past two months, I've been using an astonishingly light and agile Sony VAIO notebook and loving every minute of it. The best part of all was that this machine was absolutely, completely, unequivocally crapware-free, which meant I was able to...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Option, Fresh Start Program, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7815
- Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.By virtue of its broad, 17.1-inch display, the $699 Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7815 stands out among budget back-to-school laptops (most of which feature 15.4-inch displays). But that feature is...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., Satellite L355D-S7815, satellite, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite
- Product reviews 2008-07-18
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