Posts by satch

Loved this machine during my brief affair (about a month at former employer). It's a little big (as in large) for everyday lugging though.

Why not? What's the worst that can happen? The keep your money and hang on to your lappy too long? They've already done that!

Uzi, http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...s/uzi/Uzi.html. Hard to get through airports, but otherwise effective.

Not to be a smart ass, but start here: http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=26847

How about a long term test drive report? Anyone? Getting ready to pull the trigger on Monday and looking at VGNS170B18.

How about this VGN-S170PVN1, unless, of course, I can't read (entirely possible). Full list available here: http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/B2B/downloads/S170_skus.htm

Good to see the intelligencia have arrived! Educated conversation is always such a pleasure ... and by the way, you're both weenies :-)

I am certain that within the last couple of weeks I read a post with links to either a review or a product site for a hard-shell sleeve think of thing. The lappy loaded from the "short side" of the rectangle, and had sort of...

www.ekm.com sells an extra battery as part of their configuration for this unit at $105, so current price of 99 doesn't look so bad?

Do you feel comfortable banging around inside this thing? I gather not as you didn't put it together, but if so, you might try to reseat the flex connection between the LCD and the motherboard/video. I can't tell you exactly where it...