Sony VAIO VGN-FE880E/H 15.4-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD RW Drive, Vista Premium) | List Price: $1,999.00
Discount Price: $1,279.99
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Personal Computers
Release Date: 2007-01-30
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Stylish, powerful multimedia notebook with 15.4-inch screen and 1.66 GHz T5500 Core 2 Duo processor
- 160 GB Serial ATA hard drive, 2 GB of installed RAM (2 GB max), multi-format/dual-layer DVD burner
- Three USB 2.0, one FireWire, ExpressCard/34 slot, memory card reader (SD, XD, Memory Stick)
- Tri-mode Wi-Fi LAN (802.11a/b/g), 10/100 Ethernet, Intel GMA 950 video card with up to 224 MB shared video memory
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
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Worst notebook of my life [Posted on 2007-12-27]
I don't know if it is the crippling Windows Vista or the Sony Vaio hardware (despite it's high specs), but this is a VERY slow computer and it gets worse as you use it. Sometimes it takes minutes for applications to operate... they run on "not working" mode with that stupid circle.... and I got a bonus... windows vista stopped working and it won't start now. And bingo, Vaio doesn't provide you with any recovery CD... and the recovery software doesn't work at all... really that's just a joke. That's why I bought a mac book and am happy to jump out of Microsoft's tests on us. I refuse to be a lab rat... and Sony... well, also a brand that seems to belong to the past. No service, low quality. Too bad.
Sony VGN-FE880E; best buy on the market [Posted on 2008-05-15]
I have had this notebook for over a year; the thing is bullet-proof. I have dropped it which required replacing the harddrive, which I did myself, but it fired right back up. I couldn't be happier in spite of this mishap. This Sony has an awesome display. Also, I have noticed that the Sony notebooks come with so many outstanding standard Sony-exclusive programs (which I actually use, and that would have cost me $100s extra if I bought them). When the Sony was down I bought a Dell 1425 which is very good also. They beat the heck out of my Toshiba I use for work. Sony and Dell are tools; all others I have used are flimsy toys. Pay the money, and buy Sony. You won't regret it.
Worst Laptop I've Ever Used [Posted on 2008-05-27]
I bought this laptop off-the-shelf when my old laptop's hinges broke. I'm an IT guy - I have used lots of laptops, by lots of manufacturers, and this is hands-down the worst I've encountered.
Contrary to what some reviewers have said, Sony's were not the most expensive laptops; in fact, I talked myself into buying this one based largely on the price. That was a mistake, for the reasons that follow.
Pros:
- Was available off the shelf with reasonable specs
- Uses mostly decent hardware
- Integrated webcam
- Quick setup out-of-the-box
- Reasonably impressive specs (but comes with Vista, which undoes much of that value)
Cons:
- Keyboard is flaky (one of my keys died after a year, others have problems and are dying, and nearly half of them have popped off randomly at least once)
- Mouse pad is flaky (often stops responding for a couple minutes)
- WiFi card crashes a lot (will refuse to turn on; will turn on but not find any networks when I am right next to a router; will find networks with good signals and not connect; will connect but not send anything)
- Hard drive is non-standard (can't replace it with non-Sony drives)
- Hard drive is often very slow
- Battery life is terrible (less than 1.5 hours at full power, less than 2 on power saver mode) - whoever said it got 4 hours was either lucky, wrong, or using an upgraded battery
- CD/DVD drive is *loud*
- Integrated speakers are terrible
- Integrated microphone is terrible, even by laptop standards
- Laptop gets *EXTREMELY* hot, even in standby. I actually worry about it starting a fire (this does happen; a friend's laptop ignited her coffee table in the middle of the night; no defects were ever identified).
- Screen latch is badly placed and frequently flips up while I'm using the computer
- Screen hinges seem weak and flaky; they feel weaker every day, and I fully expect one or both to break in the near future.
- Screen design makes it impossible to hold the laptop in one arm when it's closed; no matter how you grip it or how lightly you hold it, you feel like you're crushing or at least badly bending the screen (because you are).
- Screen suffers random areas of burn-out where the backlight fails or becomes permanently and abnormally bright (this happened almost immediately when I got it, for no apparent reasons).
- Ergonomics? Awful. The wrist area is extremely uncomfortable.
- Windows Vista is wretched. Sure, it's pretty, but it has major speed and stability issues; performance is often lower than XP, which is why many manufacturers are continuing to offer XP, even though Microsoft is trying to phase it out. Simple tasks like moving and copying files take forever. The hardware demands are also tremendous.
- Too much pre-installed random software. Cleaning it up is a real chore.
- Shortcut keys (mute, volume up and down) randomly start and stop working - the mute key will often light up when pressed, but fail to mute the speakers, for example. Sometimes, they reverse their functions, and do the opposite of what they're supposed to do.
- Screen brightness is too narrow a range. I often can't get it bright enough in certain settings, but can't turn it down enough when working in dim light.
Given the chance to do it over again, I would happily pay a few hundred dollars more for a different manufacturer, even if it meant giving up a little on the specs. This laptop is simply not worth the money, and after only 13 months of ownership I'm already contemplating replacing it in the near future.
Best vs Worst [Posted on 2008-06-15]
I bought this laptop a year back... it was too good in performance and clarity. No doubt it is sony product...
My CD drive started giving issue... not able to write anything, but working fine if I am trying to watch any movie. I contacted Sony CustomerCare and they are asking me to pay $300 to replace the Drive.
I checked the internet, there are lot of people complaining about the Drive... but sony not accepting the "fault" in the Drive... THINK BEFORE BUY!!!
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