Posts by sfdoddsy

Hi, I gave up on Sony when they stopped make the A series WUXGA. However, I see they now have new models with 17" WUXGA screens. Are these screens as good as the old X-Brite WUXGA, or are they at about the same level as the...

I wouldn't make a deal from overseas with anyone who didn't know whether the laptop he is selling is glossy or matte. Wouldn't he just look at it if he had it?

Sony has really dropped the ball by dropping the WUXGA screen. The dual core notebooks are so much faster than the Sony that I would move to Dell even though the screen is not quite ass good. In fact I will be doing just...

Unfortunately the new models don't have the wonderful XBrite 17" WUXGA screen. To me, this means they will never be as good as the A series. Steve

If you want that great screen, you'll have to try eBay or refurb shops like www.eritech.com. It's a real shame. Steve

The search function seems to be flaky, but there have been a few links in this section of the forum to a German site which had a step by step path (with photos) of upgrading the A series hard drive. If you Google enough you'll find it...

I find it a little odd, although not surprising, that no-one has asked and you haven't volunteered what youu will actually be doing with this laptop. You mentioned in your first post about writing and drawing. It may be that a Tablet...

I've gone through a chain of Sony A series WUXGA models over the past few years; buying cheap via refurbs then selling to get a more powerful model. The screen is easily the best available. Or was. However, I haven't seen a WUXGA A...

Replay Music will do it as well. The demo gives you 25 free tracks before you have to register. Steve

My screen is no harder to clean than a matte one - for fingerprints etc. But I also would not try a marker. Glossy screens have a coating that may or may not be affected by the chemicals. I'd prefer not to risk it. Steve