Sony VAIO VGN-NR180E/S 15.4-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5250, 1 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium) Silver | List Price: $849.99
Discount Price: $949.83
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Personal Computers
Release Date: 2007-10-18
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Stylish, affordable notebook in silvery granite for everyday computing with widescreen 15.4-inch screen
- 1.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 processor, 200 GB hard drive, 1 GB RAM (4 GB max), 8x multi-format/dual-layer DVD drive
- Tri-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g), 10/100 Ethernet, Intel X3100 video card with up to 251 MB of shared memory
- Connectivity: 4 USB, 1 FireWire, ExpressCard 34 slot, Memory Stick & SD readers
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
Great laptop, especially for the price [Posted on 2008-07-12]
I've had this laptop since November 2007, and I have been EXTREMELY happy with the purchase. I previously had a terrible Toshiba P35 that was dying a horrific death, and I needed a computer on which to write my dissertation. Needless to say, the Sony NR120E has exceeded my expectations for a relatively cheap laptop. Quick pro/cons:
Pros:
- Great, vibrant screen (great size for a screen, you definitely don't need an external monitor with this computer)
- Good keyboard, very comfortable for typing
- Easy access to 4 USB slots, with two slots on either side of the computer
- Lots of connection options, memory stick, SD card reader, etc.
- Big hard drive for a laptop of this price
- Everything works, no severe hardware problems thus far
Cons:
- Battery life is definitely closer to the 2 hr range, rather than the maximum 4 hrs specified by the manufacturer
- As mentioned by other reviewers, lots of junkware pre-installed
- Not the fastest laptop ever (but it is quite good at handling multiple open applications at once)
I would definitely recommend upgrading the RAM to 2 GB. I also recommend using the "Ready Boost" feature with Vista. I am using a 2 GB memory stick that fits into the built in memory card reader, and so far, Vista is working great - sure, it's a resource hog, but I have had no problems with crashing.
One more thing - be sure to upgrade this computer to the most recent BIOS and drivers, provided on the Sony website. I initially had a problem with the wireless connectivity on this computer. The wireless connection would disconnect randomly, and the only way to re-connect would be to re-start the computer. Upgrading the hardware drivers and the BIOS fixed this problem completely.
This computer has a great design, and most importantly, it works fantastically. For the money, that's all I could ever ask for...
Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/W 15.4" Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5250, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium) Silver [Posted on 2008-08-16]
The product is good quality with nice screen and wonderful sound. They sent me good product as i ordered in the internet except the colour, because i ordered white colour from beginning and then they do not have this colour. So they gave me alternative colour is silver. Limitation time and need laptop urgently are main reasons why i accepted the colour. the important things, i am enjoy with this laptop.
Not a good laptop [Posted on 2008-09-05]
The computer is very slow with 1GB of RAM and running Vista. It's loaded with all kinds of junk software (AOL,Norton,tons of Sony stuff). I'm sweating writing this because the computer gets so hot, even when not running much.
I had this for 3 months when it died with an "Operating system not found" error. I spent several hours/days dealing with Sony tech support trying a variety of things, and finally after they could not fix it they sent someone out to fix it since it was under warranty. They swapped out my hard drive and I lost everything.
If it weren't for the warranty and the fact Sony came to me to fix it for free, I think I would swear off Sony products, and I was a Sony die-hard. I had a Vaio before this and liked it, but this is a piece of junk that I would avoid. I won't be buying another VAIO!!
good [Posted on 2008-09-30]
once you add a gig of ram and take out the adware, it runs really smoothly. the screen is a little excessively glossy, but overall it's been great. they even fixed it for free when the dvd player broke. so cool.
Poor quality [Posted on 2008-09-30]
This is my second time buying Sony VAIO. I was reasonably happy with the first one until it suddenly died after 3 years. This one is also BADDDDDD! Actually very bad. Vista is a big part of it with small memory.
I had to send it for three times for repair within 6 month from purchase.
I will buy SONY no more.
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