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Sony VAIO NV170 Notebook (1.60 GHz-M Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB hard drive)| Manufacturer: | Sony | | Our price: | |
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| Sony VAIO NV170 Notebook (1.60 GHz-M Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB hard drive) |
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Great as a portable desktop! |
I've had the NV170 for 3 months and its been great.
Like some of the other reviews regarding this laptop, it is a BRICK. Definitely not for a business traveler.
But if you need a fast and powerful computer you can take with you on occasions, this is perfect. Some of the programs loaded are a little difficult to get working but once I got around it and downloaded my own programs, it does all I need. The screen is large and crisp compared to other laptops I've looked at. Also sounds great with the changeable woofer. |
| Sony VAIO NV170 Notebook (1.60 GHz-M Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB hard drive) - Sony | |
The pro's and con's |
| Overall the NV170 is a great laptop. I did quite a bit of research and have been very happy with my purchase. 2 major issues for me: Customer Support & Sonicstage (Sony's music manager). From the get go the customer support - even customer service when I ordered over the phone was just atrocious. I have spent at least 5 hours being transferred from one 800 number to the next by rude service technicians just to try to resolve some issues that were "no brainers" to me. Only recently did I find one that went that extra mile to at least try to take care of me. My second complaint is the software that Sony has chosen to use to manage music. If you just want to listen to songs that you've downloaded from an external source (not including the internet) on your computer, then you should be fine. However, like most I like to burn CD's & Sonicstage has nearly made me sick, physically, a couple of times with sheer frustration! They have created a new format that mp3's are converted to when using Sonicstage (.omg). It is supposed to keep track of copyright information, number of times a song has been downloaded, etc. The problem is that there is something that doesn't jive between the software and songs dowloaded from the net. So, sometimes they'll burn, sometimes they won't, sometimes I feel like dropping the machine off my 3rd story balcony...... Anyway, other than these two issues the speed & capabilities of the NV170 accomodate my needs well. |
| Sony - Sony VAIO NV170 Notebook (1.60 GHz-M Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB hard drive) |  |
BUYERS BEWARE: Sony VAIO NV170 is a toy |
| Even though this unit has a great display it is a terrible buy if your a business user. It will not support any other operating system than Windows XP Home, Sony does not offer an upgrade path(even to XP Professional), there are no drivers available for the hardware configuration. Buyer's beware, this unit is not for business use. Sony does not support this product! |
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