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HomeCablesInternal Ribbon Cables & AdaptersSony VAIO VGN-CR220E/P 14.1-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7250, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium) Cosmopolitan |
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33 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Good value for a personal laptop Oct 22, 2007
By Web 2.0 programmer
"Kepler Tracker"
Good value for the money. I've been using my Sony for 2 weeks and find it fast and reliable for work and home usage. Vista isn't great but it's alright for my needs.
The laptop battery life is quite good with the standard battery. I wish that the recharger cord was a bit longer. Also, when typing on my lap the bottom does get a little warm for my tastes but not too bad.
Overall, this is a good value for a personal laptop. I also considered Dell, Lenovo and Apple, but the Sony had the configuration I wanted for way less than the competition.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
So Far So Good Jan 10, 2008
By rfgenerator
Seems pretty solid. A couple points from other reviews. Yes the battery does rattle a small amount, however I was able to fix it by placing a small strip of tape on the side of the battery to take up the tiny amount of slack so that the battery now fits snugly.
It does come with a slew of software from Sony's "business partners", but you can uninstall it to speed up the machine and free up drive space. Also turning off Vista's eye-candy (Aero, desktop sidebar, etc.) will net better performance. This model does not come with recovery disks so make sure you make your backup disks (to blank DVD's) with the included software. After you do that you have the option to wipe the recovery partition and use the space as you see fit (you will be able to reinstall using the recovery disks you created). Battery life at the defaults is okay (2 hours non heavy duty use), but you can double it by getting into Vista's power management and changing the default max for cpu usuage while on battery to less than 100%. One note, while the specs say it can take 4GB of memory (comes with 2GB) , if you are using the 32bit version of Vista, you will be limited to 3GB of memory (this is true of all Vista/XP computers as it is an operating system based limitation, so don't blame Sony).
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Worth the bucks!!! Nov 30, 2007
By M. Tom
This laptop is really worth the money!!! I was really confused whether to buy a SONY or a HP; HP was $300 cheaper..still I went for a SONY and I think I have made the right choice...
Pros : Looks, Weight, Soft keypad, good performance.
Cons : Comes loaded with very few softwares or none at all...
I have owned a HP and a TOSHIBA laptop previously and this is the best amongst the three!!! Would recommend.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Almost perfect! Jan 18, 2008
By Ana C. Medeiros
"Klaudete"
This is my first Sony, so I am going to compare with many other brands that I had before: Toshiba,Gateway , HP and Dell. My decision about getting a SONY and not a second Dell ( the best one ) was made just based on cosmetics. This laptop looks gourgeous! But it is also a great laptop.
Thumbs UP: Very quiet , good configuration , the built in camera is excelent.
Why not 5 stars: Sound is terrible and lack of bluetooth.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
If I Could Marry This Laptop I Would! Dec 23, 2007
By A. Francis
I love this laptop. I spent months agonizing over what laptop to buy and I decided on this one because I wanted a Sony. Having owned this for 2 weeks I can honestly say that it was a great investment and definetly worth the money.
The keypad is a dream to use. Beautiful keys that are perfect to operate. I dont think Vista is that hard to use. Maybe its a personal preference but I havent found any problems with compatibility when it comes to software drivers. I love the way that you can play DVD's without booting the whole system up. The only thing Id say is the sound card coulda been a little louder because when you play DVD's it can play a little low. Eg. Superman Returns played very low.You have to watch it with no background sounds. Thats a small gripe. I think had the sound been a little better then I would have given it 5stars ...so I highly recommend this laptop.
The color is beautiful. I love it so much .
I had to add to this review having now owned it for nearly 2 months. The sound is lacking on the Vaio...but if you get headphones you will be fine. I havent had the battery rattling problem at all. The laptop does get a little hot if you leave it on as I do but other than that.My review stays.
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