Sony VAIO VGN-TXN29N/L 11.1" Laptop (Intel Core Solo Processor U1500, 2 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, DVD¿RW Drive, Vista Business) Slate Blue | List Price: $2,749.99
Discount Price: $2,745.00
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Personal Computers
Release Date: 2007-01-30
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Ultra-lightweight laptop for road warriors with slate blue premium carbon fiber case, Sprint Mobile Broadband WWAN connectivity
- 11.1-inch screen, 100 GB hard drive, 2 GB of RAM (maximum), 1.33 GHz Ultra Low Voltage Intel Core Solo U1500 processor
- Two USB 2.0, one FireWire, one Memory Stick/SD slot; dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive
- Tri-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g), Bluetooth, 10/100 Ethernet, Intel GMA 950 (up to 224 MB of shared RAM)
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Business
First impressions after a few hours [Posted on 2007-06-09]
Just got this thing yesterday, and let me share the first impressions before they fade...
Read the specs; I'm sure they are all correct.
I'm changing from XP to Vista. My old computer was 3+ years old, and of course had a lot of "junk" in the system, and I assumed that the new computer would speed things up a bit.
The start up time and shut down times are VERY LONG. Surprising. Longer than my old, cluttered computer. Kind of annoying, but this is Vista, perhaps that is it's problem.
This computer: I haven't put anything of my own on it, it's straight out of the box so far. And, so far, I only have 60% of my memory free. "47.4 GB free of 68.3 GB". THAT is suprising. I've heard Vista was a hog, but I didn't check it too closely -- thought that they would have made a good package to compensate. Guess I'll keep that external drive after all...
PROS:
It is SMALL. Lightweight. Smaller and lighter than imaginable. The biometric fingerprint seems goofy, but works really well, really fast. Not a gimmick. Screen is crisp. Typing is fine. If you're used to laptops, the even smaller keyboard is just fine. Battery life is good. Also, I braced myself for a bunch of the free stuff that is always slapped onto these computers, and thought I'd spend time removing "trial offers". Nope. Clean, minimal junk on there. Free 60 days Symantec, which is fine, free 30 days Sprint, which is also fine. A couple of ads for sony movies and the like, but otherwise, clean to start. Whew.
So...no great shocks so far, love the small small small size of this unit, and the light light light weight and the long battery life. So far, no buyers remorse. Recommend you go to the sony store and power it up and off -- see if that lag time is okay with you.
UPDATE: I've had this product for two months, give it a thumbs down. The video sucks; if I play a DVD or even a little 8 second movie from my digital camera -- it stutters and sticks. Maddening. And now, typing this while conected to the internet -- too much lag time. I find that it easier to write in a word document and cut and paste into internet email, or boxes like this -- the system can't keep up with my typing speed. I use my old laptop most of the time except when I travel (I'd use it, except my battery won't charge anymore and I can't replace it) -- this one sucks.
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