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SVE11125CXW better than expected
I got this device for my wife and I expecting a satisfactory small form factor laptop for trips.
Performance is much better than expected and the screen is awesome. We are not gamers so our primary concern is email and documents and the internet all of which are more than serviceable. It has a nice solid feel and the finish is what you'd expect from sony.
the battery does not last long with the device "off" and not on charge, but I am suspecting that this may be a fault of windows8 which doesn't seem to ever shut all the way down, even when you select powerdown and change things like the power button response. I have other sony laptops and do not experience this sort of short standby life. (less than 5 days to total drain).
Windows8 is not very functional on a non touch screen device and is more of a headache than benefit, although use of a stand alone mouse does make it more serviceable. Microsoft should offer the option of not using the "metro" interface if you do not have a touch screen.
January 8, 2013
Just the looks baby!
This laptop is just looks. I customized it to the highest configuration (i7 and 16GB RAM). The viewing angle is HORRIBLE, worse than Lenovo. It is not that light wight. The keyboard is the best in the market and the touch pad is the worst.
The housing of the laptop is so bad. in front of the touch pad the there is a line that goes along the edges from left to right. The line coinciding the light indicators( power battery and wifi) It is not actually a line but both the housing, front top and the bottom top join. It is so flimsy, you can literally use your finger nail to open it. This scares me because accidentally one can pry it open.
WASTE OF MY $900...
December 24, 2012
Do Everything that you Paid for
I bought this laptop for my Girl Friend as soon as this released [It's 1 month ago]. She loves this laptop.
Although i bought this couple of weeks ago i see most of the people are already hate this product.
But to be honest, this laptop gives all what you have paid for and even more.
Guys this is $480 with tax
Why you compare this one with a $900 or even more laptops.
This laptop is for light use and it's designed for portability.
When i purchased this i bought a 4GB extra Ram from Amazon for $20
Now it have 8GB Ram and it works very well..
This have a 750GB hard so increase some virtual memory and i didn't notice any lack of performance [Uninstall some junk sony S/W]
Played Star Craft with less resolution, didnt notice any problem.
If you are finding a laptop to watch movies, google, FB, youtube, watch news, basic java programming, play light weight games
This laptop is the best for the price you pay..
I don't like the touch pad but it's not a problem since i use a mouse.
also for a 11' you have 3 usb, card slot, rj45 slot, and rapid wake
Also one usb can use for charging mobile device even you switch off the computer..
Im not exaggerating here. This laptop is not the best but it serve a person for a normal computer use for a less price..
November 15, 2012
More Of A Netbook
I was looking for a small laptop to carry around at work for troubleshooting, and to watch Youtube videos in bed. I wanted to play some games if possible.
It's an extremely slow computer. Sometimes you even have to wait to make the next click. This isn't what I expected, but I never had a netbook-like computer before.
Solution: I went out and bought an extra 4GB of RAM, and a 180GB Intel Solid State Drive. They were on sale so why not. The computer is now 50% faster, even though I had to spend an extra $150.00.
I think this computer would have been a winner with at least an Intel i3 core. The low voltage netbook processors are just enough to view webpages; however, this laptop is not advertised as a netbook.
3D games will struggle badly, but that's expected by just glancing over the chipset and non-discrete graphics. The other thing is that the hard drive is only 5400rpm, which is extremely slow and doesn't help that the processor and stock memory is lacking.
With my own upgrade it is fast and can do everything but play 3D games. Unfortunately, I would have paid an extra $100-200 for an i-Core and faster hard drive. Then why not get the next line up? Because this is the only 11" laptop available with an Ethernet jack (my primary criteria). You would think a 13" is slightly larger but I was at the store and the size is very significant. Plus the design is very attractive to boot.
I already own a beast desktop, a Mac Book Pro, an iPad, and a hand me down 9" mini laptop (after I got this laptop). So this was essentially the missing link for me.
November 9, 2012
