Sony VAIO PCG-GRZ630 Laptop (2.40-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) | List Price: $1,499.99
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Platform: Windows XP Home Edition
Brand: Sony
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
my Sony PCG-V505 BX [Posted on 2006-06-19]
I bought one Sony PCG-V505BX from Circuit City in July 2003. The laptop was made in USA. Within the 12 months warranty, it was sent for service because of touch pad issue and battery locker broken. In April 2005, the DVD drive couldn't recognize disc anymore. And the machine can burn papers after 10 minutes using. When I brought it to Circuit City, I was told I am lucky enough to keep this laptop running. A lot of Sony laptops which were sold around my time were already broken down because of overheating problems.
My Sony DSC-F 717 digital camera was once sent to service because of CCD problem also.
I used to trust Sony and would like to pay much more money to get Sony stuff, but I am disappointed to my purchase.
After reading some reviews here, I put a package of blue ice covered with textile under the laptop. This method works fine at this moment. But, how ridiculous,we have to struggle all these problems.
No more Sony for me. [Posted on 2006-10-10]
Worst laptop ever made. Paid high dollar, over heats and shuts downs in 20 minutes flats. Works well as a heat pad. Sent item to Sony, they said I needed a mother board...for over heating??. Worst customer service in the industry. NO MORE SONY PRODUCTS for me.
SONY is horrible!!!!!!!! [Posted on 2006-11-02]
I purchased this Sony Notebook back in the summer of 2003. Within a few months, it was overheating and shutting down. I called Sony to ask if this was normal, which they said it wasn't, and I was told to send it in and they would repair it. It was still under warranty, so they repaired it at no charge.
After a few months, the same problem started happening again. So, I just quit using the blasted thing all together. Decided recently to start trying to use it again. Low and behold, same thing. So, after reading all of the reviews on Amazon, I decided to call Sony. It was a long shot, but I thought that MAYBE they would say "why yes, we have had problems with that model and we would like to work with you on taking care of this problem". What a joke! They actually told me that they havn't heard of any complaints about this problem. I told them that I went on the internet and searched for overheating problems on this notebook and that I had come up with TONS of complaints. The "customer service" rep. then told me that anyone could write anything that they wanted to on the internet, but that didn't mean that they were telling the truth! Can you believe that?! First, they say that they have had no complaints about this problem and then they say that any complaints that I have read are probably just "made up". I'll never buy a Sony product again and I told the guy that. I'm sure he could have cared less!
Do your Homework before buying this or any other computer! [Posted on 2008-07-29]
I purchased this laptop in the summer of 2003 and was thrilled to know it was a SONY. I was not very knowledgeable about laptops, in fact I didn't know much about them to the point that I thought an Apple computer was exactly the same as a Sony Vaio. If I had don't a better research I would have purchased a product that better met my needs, Windows Home Edition is very limited.
The computer worked very well at first as it turned on and everything on screen looked attractive. I was exited by all of the applications that it had and all of these free internet trails that it came with. Now I can see that I had a computer infested with junk that I didn't need.
I began to play with my computer and enjoyed various programs such as Movie Shaker and Screenblast Sound forge, but the RAM was way too low.
I was worried about my laptop because it was overheating way too much. I could not keep it on my lap at all, it would start burning me after 5 minutes! I also notice that the battery life began to get weaker after every use. At first it lasted a good nearly 1 ½ but after that that computer was draining the battery fast and fast. Initially I wanted a laptop that would last a whole DVD movie while traveling, but it didn't. now it's to the point where it needs to be plugged in all the time because the battery life lasts a good 10 minutes, I'm not even exaggerating!
I was very frustrated once it began to shut down because of it's overheating problems. While I would be writing school essays and researching essays on the internet, my computer would turn off without warning! I was getting very frustrated with the situation as I was not able to work on any essay with confidence. After calling customer support I would waste valuable time out of my life been placed on hold. I was told to take it the nearest Sears workshop so that it could be fixed, but they never fixed anything. My computer's problems continued after a day of use and I was ready to throw this piece of junk away.
After years of having it I've learned to cope with a few of these issues. I had a fan next to my computer to keep it cooled. I also had an ice box under my laptop, and after a while it got completely impressing as my friends would come and notice that I had all of these things to keep my computer from overheating.
After weeks of speaking with customer service reps about this issue, over the phone, one of them told me to back up all of my data and use the System Recovery Disk that it comes with. Needless to say that's actually a really good way to fix most of the issues that this computer has. I used my System Recovery Disk on my computer and after over 1 hour of the disks erasing everything and refreshing the computer, my computer has worked fine.
That's not the end of the story, after a few months the need for the System Recovery Disk is a must. The computer seems to need to be cleaned and put back to it's initial phase with these disks at least once a year. It's a hazzel because now in 2008, you pretty much have to spend at least 2 days on updating the computer to the current updates in order to be able to use it well on the internet.
Overall, I'm looking for a new computer I'm doing a lot of research on different brands and really doing my homework before I purchase another laptop. Overall, this laptop has giving me a lot of issues but it has also lasted me all of these years and I've been able to use it for nearly all of my computer needs. It is VERY slow with videos and music and not a good choice if you want to upload home movies! I do need an update on my computer, though.
sony is getting a very bad company in lap tops [Posted on 2008-09-08]
if you check on the web about sony lap tops you will see a lot of recalls for lap tops, the very big problem is that they are not recognizing a lot of complaints for to many customers, I am talking about the model GRZ 630, i have this model and it only worked for around 1 year if you see on the web about this model and to many models after this on sony vaio lap tops, you will see some problem with overheating. I personally don't recommend sony to buy lap tops. before i bought this product, I thought sony was quality, but now my impression is different, sony is the worst selling lap tops.
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