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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Almost perfect, Jun 22 2006
By A S - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vaio S660 Pentium-M 1gb 100gb 13.3in Wxga Xbrite Dvdrw Xph (Personal Computers)
I must say that this is the only laptop currently on the market that I find acceptable for my needs. It's small, light (compare it to a Macbook that has the same screen size but a pound heavier!), it has a decent video card (I would not mind better, it has 64 Mb dedicated, plus another 64 sharing, but most laptops this size don't have even that!), it has a wifi card that is extremely well supported - I installed Linux on this laptop - works beautifully, I can not only connect to wifi networks, I can also monitor traffic in promiscuous mode AT THE SAME TIME as being connected to the net, I can even make it an access point. The screen is excellent quality, harddisk, optical drive - no complains, got enough for all I need so far. Like the design of it, very stylish. Looks extremely good with the Linux desktop manager Enlightenment - non-intrusive but beautiful eye candy. Check it out at http://elivecd.org - you can try it out without installing first, to see how good it is.I was looking for a rather long time for a laptop like this, and now I'm very happy after a month of using it.
What I would change: I would put the SD card reader instead of memory stick one, and perhaps put one 1 gb stick of RAM instead of two 512 mb - for easier upgrade.
Very recommended if you need a complete but not over-the-top mobile solution.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good enough for travel, July 31 2006
By Vic - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Vaio S660 Pentium-M 1gb 100gb 13.3in Wxga Xbrite Dvdrw Xph (Personal Computers)
Pro: made in Japan, no dead pixels, compact, eye candy, all drivers and user manuals available on support site, outer metal case, DVD write.Con: no recovery CD/DVD, worthless add-on applications, Norton Ghost not working on SATA h/d, expensive, tight keyboard, two fingers for PageUp/PageDown keys, useless slot for memory stick, BIOS with very basic menu.
Creating a recovery dvd costs about thirty minutes. Fan stays on at varying speeds to maintain temperature below 50 deg C. Battery lasts about 2.5 hours with wireless connection on.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Battery Life, Aug 22 2006
By Lammy17 - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Vaio S660 Pentium-M 1gb 100gb 13.3in Wxga Xbrite Dvdrw Xph (Personal Computers)
I recently purchased this Sony to replace my Dell and the weight of it works great since I am able to transport it well here in NYC. The 100 gig and processor are great for the price of mainstream laptops. Downfalls of this laptop include the default battery life that doesn't last as long as it should considering the technology we have.
