 [Larger view] | Sony VAIO FXA59 Notebook (1.3 Ghz Athlon XP1500, 256 MB SDRAM, 30 GB hard drive)
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 good for ordinary use | |
| I bought this type laptop two months ago, most time it works good, but I found it has a very annoyed problem. If you watch DVD or listen to music and use Internet at the same time, internet can be very often disconnected automatically, sometime, machine even crashes. Actually I changed my machine, but this second machine has the same problem. | |
 Too fast long battery life! | |
| Sony has very good cosumer support. This is my first Notebook from AMD, and I love it much faster from my old Penium 3 800Mhz. Very long batter life too, up to 3 hours(without playing games) Really sharp and crystal clear screen. Runs fast cool and quiet, I will keep it for long time. Cdr and DVD runs great, no complaind here. Smart investment! Highly recomand this one, I am sure you will't be sorry! | |
| Excellent Overall Performance | |
| First, the downside - the mouse can be flakey. Sometimes it acts as if the left side key is stuck. Other times, you have to tap it ten times to get it to react. Other that that, the only problem we've had has been that some DVD's latch up the WIN/DVD software. But considering how much use our Vaio has had, we've been very happy. The CD burner has worked flawlessly. I use the Vaio to back up digital images while we're traveling. It's great to be able to burn a CD as backup before deleting the files off of the camera. The kids use it to watch movies and play games and they love the large, bright screen. The off-axis color and brightness are excellent. This is my 4th laptop and finally, I have one that is fast enough for the applications I run. It's amazing what can be fit into such a small package. One warning: the shape and texture of the unit make it easy to drop when pulling it out of a briefcase. I haven't, but if you aren't careful, it could easily happen. |
