Sony VAIO VGN-FW550F/B 16.4-Inch Black Laptop
Sunday, 03. January 2010. 21:34 von admin
- 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 Processor
- 4GB DDR2 800MHz Memory
- 320GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive, Blu-ray Drive
- 16.4¿ (1600×900) Widescreen LCD Display, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Product Description
Sony VAIO VGN-FW550F/B Notebook Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (2.53GHz) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 320 GB HDD 4 GB of RAM & Blu-ray DiscAmazon.com Product Description
Inspired by theater screens, the Sony VAIO VGN-FW550F/B in black broadens your entertainment horizons with a brilliantly colorful 16.4-inch high-definition LCD, dedicated AV controls, HDMI output to your HDTV, and more. Great for watching widescreen movies or viewing two web sites side-… More >>
Sony VAIO VGN-FW550F/B 16.4-Inch Black Laptop
January 3rd, 2010 at 10:29 pm
I bought a Sony VAIO VGN-FW280J/H 16.4-Inch Laptop (2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 7200 RPM 320 GB Hard Drive, BD-RW, Vista Premium) Gray, in May 2009 for the good price of USD 999.99. I didn’t open the box for about one month, because I have 2 other Laptops an Apple and a HP.
Then I used this Sony for about 2 months as a desktop, but not that much, so I didn’t move or bring this Sony on th go. Then for somehow it builds moisture inside the LCD, I believe due to the hot weather, I contacted Sony Support, they asked me to send the unit to Sony Repair in San Diego which I did and they received the unit on 10.05.2009. Yesterday on 10.20.2009 at 8 pm I got an email saying that the repair estimate is USD 699.99 plus tax, whaaaaaat?…I called right away asked them to send it back, this is crazy…
I just can not believe that this is a SONY, one of the biggest company in electronics/multimedia/movie industry.
I will never ever buy a sony anymore…
Below is the email that I got from Sony Repair:
Dear Valued Sony Customer
We have completed the repair estimate for your unit based on the
information you provided us. The estimated charge for your repair is
$699.99 plus applicable sales tax. Please contact us at your earliest
convenience by phone or email to approve or refuse this estimate. Our
contact information is listed below. To help us expedite your repair
please have your credit card number ready when you call. For your
security we do not suggest including your credit card number in an email
response.
Thank you for choosing Sony and feel free to contact us if you have any
questions regarding your service request.
Customer Information
Notification: 000300006324
Model : VGNFW280J/H
Serial : 28281639-3001748
Sony Service Contact Information
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA
Phone number: (866) 942-9667 9:00AM – 4:00PM PST
Rating: 1 / 5
January 4th, 2010 at 1:07 am
Could be great, but the keyboard is a miss, and the touchpad is a HUGE miss. It looks good but scrolling with the touch pad is very erratic. Thank god i could return it. I’ve got a 3.5 year old dell that scrolls really smothly. They ruined a great computer with a crappy touchpad. I’ll research and be sure to never buy a laptop with an ALPS touchpad. Synaptics is MUCH better!
Rating: 3 / 5
January 4th, 2010 at 3:58 am
Sony makes the finest computer on the market. You can take the Dells, HPs, Toshibas and whatever and dump em all. The screen is super and Windows 7 is just great. Takes a minute to learn. Someone gave the keyboard a bad review..I have no idea what they’re talking about..it’s great, just like the rest of this puter.
Rating: 5 / 5
January 4th, 2010 at 5:19 am
I have bought this labtop after my acer that served me about 4 years (thanks Acer).I decided to buy a new one so I made extensive reserch and finaly got my decision to buy this modle .
This is my opinion afer one week of use:
1) You will get the best ever keybord you can not find it in ant other labtop brand except MAC of course
2)The processor with 2.53 Intel Core2 due with centerion2 tec is really fast .
3)Fantastic 16.4 screen that make watching movie on it very nice.
4) the speakers are very loud on MAX
5)windoes 7 is running smoothely .
really no body like sony (if it made in China)
Rating: 5 / 5
January 4th, 2010 at 7:29 am
I bought this laptop from sony directly back at the end of September. I have the C2D P8700 Processor, the 1080P screen (get it, it is SO worth the money!), and the 1 GB graphics card, and the bluray reader. I got a free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium through Sony. This thing is an entertainment powerhouse. It can play most games I have thrown at it (San Andreas, Oblivion, others) at medium to high settings. The 1080P screen is absolutely gorgeous, with excellent black levels (much better than most competing LED screens can offer, with the possible exception of the RBG LED of the Dell studio XPS 16. The brightness is more than adequate, in a slightly darkened room, the screen must be turned down or it hurts my eyes. Thats a great screen in my opinion.
Despite many of the negative reviews on the keyboard posted here, I feel that this computer has one of the best laptop keyboards I have ever used. It does not feel “cheap” or flimsy at all to me, and the keys have a nice click to them with no “give” if pressed quite hard. That said I do have a slightly older model than the one listed, and I hope that Sony has not changed the keyboard out for a flimsier model.
I popped in the Planet Earth Bluray and was blown away by the detail. It looks better on this computer than it ever did on my Sony HDTV.
Complaints: There are very few
1. There is a slight creak that has developed underneath where my right wrist rests on the bottom edge of the computer. This may just be a loose screw, but I haven’t had time to open up the bottom of the computer to check it yet.
2. There is a slight amount of wiggle in the top bezel of the LCD. It is not enough to worry me, but it is noticeable when you grip this part of the screen to open the computer. Other than these two minor niggles, I have no complaints about build quality. The outside of this computer (at least the Chocolate Brown model that I purchased) is made of Magnesium not plastic, with a plastic bottom and keyboard.
3. The speakers flat out suck. This is the only truly disappointing aspect of this computer. This thing is so amazing at all things related to multimedia, I cannot believe that Sony would fit such terrible speakers. I have ordered a set of Logitech V20’s to put in my bag for when I travel with this computer. Output via headphone is just fine, but don’t plan on enjoying bluray-quality sound through the built-in speakers.
Other than these minor complaints, this thing absolutely rocks my world. I am an engineering student, and I rely heavily on this computer day-to-day at school, and it has not let my down. With the extended battery, I see nearly 4 hours of battery life with WiFi on.
Ive done the research, and I don’t believe it is possible to get a better quality computer for less money than this. Sony should have called it the FTW.
Rating: 5 / 5