ok, i just got my sentia from fed ex it took exactly one month
anyway there were a few probems, mainly the ship date as i am leaving for college tomorrow, also no tracking number was provided so that was a hassle
on to the notebook. packaging is great, unit looks amazing. it seems to be a little bigger than i thought. it is definately talller than 1 inch in most spots, not a big deal. set up is extremely easy. the keyboard is very typical of ultraportables. it is like a smoked transparent colour that makes it look black from different angles the unit does tend to get hot. others have been saying the opposite but i have the sentia sitting next to my old sony pcg-f650k and where your wrists go are begining to get very hot
the battery life is amazing. the notebook feels very solid. well, except for the flimsy latch and release for the screen, it wont make it past christmas break probably. display is incredible.
i thought my old sony display was good but there is no comparison, it is very brite and very shinny (no glares here htough)
the power cinema dvd is a great idea, in theory. first it does not come on the computer, so i called aw and they said i would have to reformat everythingand it could take upwards of 2 hrs. i dont have time as i am leaving for college tomorrow and there is so much to do. anyway the cd drive is tad flimsy and is not flush with the rest of the notebook. the button is badly placed and easily puhsed
the usb port for thumbdrives is great.
the power button does not stop flashing and i sleep with it open, the good news though, the eyes in the back go off when the screen goes off so i can just close the screen to sleep windows silent power mode is difficult to figure out. but battery life is great anyway. THE TOUCHBAD BLOWS for about the first 2 hours. first, it is not recessed enough so it is very easy to mistakenly hit and move the cursor, second, it is rough and not easily moved. i know these contradict but this is tough to say. the buttons are a tad firm but i know they will get better with age
wireless works great
im sorry about not having a picture as my camera is packed already
anyways it seems pretty good, i will try to add more and edit this review over the next several days, but i believe that i will be very busy with college and al
also, it says that there are 4 stereo speakers and a built in microphone so far, with limited tests, i could only use 2 speakers and no microphone. this is strange as i can find 4 speakers and the microphone very easy. however, my sony had a built in mic that never worked either, the computer also goes from totally silent to making fan noise louder than my sony, however it is only when it is used.
if anyone has any help for me for any of these issues, it would be greatly appreciated.
overall, it is almost worth it, i would check out the dell 700m as well, even though the battery life is worse, it has the same dimmensions with a dvd-rw dirve and is cheaper, i think it might be the same case, no ****
anyway it seems like it will be a great computer for college, just as long as it no more problems sproout as these now are not big problems and can be worked through
once again, thank you for your support and i hope you enjoy my article
btw: sentia 12.1" intel 745, 512 (x256)mb, 80 gb hd (5400), 3 year waranty, xp pro (not sp2 as thought)
anyway there were a few probems, mainly the ship date as i am leaving for college tomorrow, also no tracking number was provided so that was a hassle
on to the notebook. packaging is great, unit looks amazing. it seems to be a little bigger than i thought. it is definately talller than 1 inch in most spots, not a big deal. set up is extremely easy. the keyboard is very typical of ultraportables. it is like a smoked transparent colour that makes it look black from different angles the unit does tend to get hot. others have been saying the opposite but i have the sentia sitting next to my old sony pcg-f650k and where your wrists go are begining to get very hot
the battery life is amazing. the notebook feels very solid. well, except for the flimsy latch and release for the screen, it wont make it past christmas break probably. display is incredible.
i thought my old sony display was good but there is no comparison, it is very brite and very shinny (no glares here htough)
the power cinema dvd is a great idea, in theory. first it does not come on the computer, so i called aw and they said i would have to reformat everythingand it could take upwards of 2 hrs. i dont have time as i am leaving for college tomorrow and there is so much to do. anyway the cd drive is tad flimsy and is not flush with the rest of the notebook. the button is badly placed and easily puhsed
the usb port for thumbdrives is great.
the power button does not stop flashing and i sleep with it open, the good news though, the eyes in the back go off when the screen goes off so i can just close the screen to sleep windows silent power mode is difficult to figure out. but battery life is great anyway. THE TOUCHBAD BLOWS for about the first 2 hours. first, it is not recessed enough so it is very easy to mistakenly hit and move the cursor, second, it is rough and not easily moved. i know these contradict but this is tough to say. the buttons are a tad firm but i know they will get better with age
wireless works great
im sorry about not having a picture as my camera is packed already
anyways it seems pretty good, i will try to add more and edit this review over the next several days, but i believe that i will be very busy with college and al
also, it says that there are 4 stereo speakers and a built in microphone so far, with limited tests, i could only use 2 speakers and no microphone. this is strange as i can find 4 speakers and the microphone very easy. however, my sony had a built in mic that never worked either, the computer also goes from totally silent to making fan noise louder than my sony, however it is only when it is used.
if anyone has any help for me for any of these issues, it would be greatly appreciated.
overall, it is almost worth it, i would check out the dell 700m as well, even though the battery life is worse, it has the same dimmensions with a dvd-rw dirve and is cheaper, i think it might be the same case, no ****
anyway it seems like it will be a great computer for college, just as long as it no more problems sproout as these now are not big problems and can be worked through
once again, thank you for your support and i hope you enjoy my article
btw: sentia 12.1" intel 745, 512 (x256)mb, 80 gb hd (5400), 3 year waranty, xp pro (not sp2 as thought)
