Posts by MrT-Man

So it sounds like you really need 1.5gb to get acceptable performance (with WoW specifically)? I've got an S-170 with 1.7ghz, the 7k60 drive, 9700 mobility, & 512mb ram... obviously the ram is a huge bottleneck right now, trying to...

Out of 3 Vaio S-170s that me & my buddies have, two suffered from a fried motherboard (fixed under warranty) & two have developed splotches / blemishes on the LCD screen... Nonetheless, this is still the best laptop out there...

You guys doing all this with 512mb ram or 1GB? I find my S170 is sluggish, long load times for HL2 (and that's WITH a 7K60.. cpu is a 1.7, & the ATI 9700 w/64mb...).

I think the 150 is known to have motherboard problems. Between me & my buddies, we've got 3 of them. Two had to go back to get the motherboard swapped. The good news is that Sony was really quick in getting the job done, and the...

Anyone have problems with reliability, though? Me & 2 buddies each bought an S150 at the same time, about a year ago. Both my two buddies had to send theirs in to get the motherboard swapped -- I think one was totally dead while the...

Better yet, Etymotic ER4P or Shure E4c!

I have the CKS-1 and the Sony neoprene case (forgot the model #). I prefer the neoprene because a) it's easier to get the laptop in & out; b) it's aesthetically more pleasing; c) (most important factor) it's lighter. Not as durable...

There's no simple answers -- you have to decide what's more important: lighter weight or larger screen/more horsepower. I went for the S because a) I was worried about having to spend significant time working on spreadsheets etc. on a...

Don't bother, batteries tend to die after a couple of years anyway!

For what it's worth -- my buddy had upgraded his HD on his Vaio S, sent it in for warranty repair (motherboard problems?) & they fixed it, no questions asked.