Posts by jonr800

After a quick chat with a manager they let me burn the needed materials. I brought my own DVD's. Had to stand around for an hour or so, but it beats 60 days.

Quote: Originally Posted by dreadie Actually, of the major manufacturers, being HP, Compaq, Sony, Toshiba, Gateway, Emachines and now even some dells, do it this same exact route. I'm dandy with them not...

Thanks for the bashing. I still think it's silly to not include a $0.50 disc with the needed materials, and then charge $18 for it. Everyone except Sony seems to. What happens when your hard drive completely crashes? Anyways, I...

*BUMP* So I spoke with Sony Support this evening. Unfortunately due to my oversight in failing to create a Recovery Media Kit, Sony would like me to purchase the DVD for $18 off of their site. Silly me for assuming that a...

Sigh. I got home and quickly took XP Home off of my VGN-FS550. Only to find out that Windows XP drivers are only partially available through the Sony Support site. Should have known. Their instructions tell me that I should have...

I don't mean to troll.. but do you folks know what you're talking about? (EDIT: Davidlove was close ) The 970FX at 2.0GHz draws approx. 24.5 watts. The Pentium M at 2.0GHz draws approx. 21 watts. Do your reading. Pentium M...

Who here were claiming to be manly men? I find it more nerdy than androgynous or homosexual. If your sexual assurance is threatened by one word, it might be time to hit the couch with a shrink for a major evaluation. That's just my...

Smilepak, that's a pretty broad statement to say that 2GB is "USELESS". I'm currently using 1.5 GB and not doing much of anything. I have an instance of VS .NET open, Excel, a few SSH terminals, Media Player, and some IE...

Thanks for your input.. but we were wondering if anyone has had experience with their onsite support (extra $$). I imagine it's probably contracted out to support companies much like Dell does.

I'm also interested in the onsite warranty considering all the stories I've heard about Sony support.