wife needs a new machine, wants a Sony, ne ... ... ok, so i only have had experience with dell junk the past few years so i need help.she would like 13-15 ...

woodstock · 04-12-2009, 02:15 PM

ok, so i only have had experience with dell junk the past few years so i need help.

she would like 13-15 inch no bigger, decent specs (large hard drive) doesn't need a discrete gpu, just something cool and stylish

woodstock · 04-12-2009, 03:12 PM

what about this one, looks nice, and pink is good, she will love that

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834117867

SONY VAIO NS Series VGN-NS230E

qhn · 04-12-2009, 07:21 PM

Take a look also at the CS line up. 14.1" screen, good specs.

cheers ...

Pollisand · 04-12-2009, 07:57 PM

Has she ever considered a MacBook?

woodstock · 04-12-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pollisand

Has she ever considered a MacBook?

oh, hell no. not a mac fan

no offense

Pollisand · 04-12-2009, 10:29 PM

You're not a Mac fan or she's not a Mac fan?

Cause if it's just you, then don't you owe it to her to at least give her the option?

woodstock · 04-12-2009, 10:46 PM

she is not a mac fan, i don't care really. that was a direct quote from her

woodstock · 05-03-2009, 06:06 PM

ended up getting a vaio cs215j/w from best buy. looks cool. unbelievably, she "doesn't have time now to mess around with it", can you believe that. she is going to let it sit in the box until next weekend... i always mess around for hours.

one thing though, it didnt come with os cd's, do i need to call dell to get them? i have a 500 gb hd to install on it so i need actual discs

mofunz · 05-15-2009, 05:58 PM

i dont know if sony does it differently now, but they used to give you the option to create a recovery installation disc from a partition on the OEM drive. If they still do, use a blank DVD to create the backup which you can then image to your new drive. It will explain how in the documentation, and the computer itself will make the suggestion to you after you turn the machine on the first time.

Unless of course you have an external enclosure which fits the new drive, which would allow you to use a program like symantec ghost to create an image on the new drive before you took out the old one.

woodstock · 05-15-2009, 07:45 PM

yeah, i made the backup dvd's. i just like to install fresh without bloatware. oh well, my wife isnt complaining anymore so i guess it is fine

woodstock · 09-10-2009, 02:46 PM

so, in the period my wife's sony has been trouble free, my dell 1730 has sh!t the bed twice... i should have gotten a sony too...

qhn · 09-11-2009, 10:27 PM

04-12-2009, 02:15 PM	#1
woodstock m1730 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Davis, CA. Posts: 12,559 Credits: 369	wife needs a new machine, wants a Sony, need advice... ok, so i only have had experience with dell junk the past few years so i need help. she would like 13-15 inch no bigger, decent specs (large hard drive) doesn't need a discrete gpu, just something cool and stylish __________________ RANGERS LEAD THE WAY GATEWAY P6860-FX-GAMING BACKUP (inverter bad) t9300\|4GB DDR2\|8800 GTS\|VISTA 64\|160&500gb XPS M1730 UGLY ASS GAMING THINGY(IN DELL DEPOT FOR THE 3RD TIME) X9000\|4GB DDR2\|8800GTX SLI\|VISTA 64\|1TB SONY VAIO CS 215J/W THE WIFE'S INTERNET BROWSER T6400\|4GB DDR2\|VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64\|250GB XPS 400 DESKTOP LIVING ROOM DECORATION 925 PENT D \|4GB DDR2\|7900 GT (artifacting)\|VISTA\|2 TB

04-12-2009, 03:12 PM	#2
woodstock m1730 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Davis, CA. Posts: 12,559 Credits: 369	what about this one, looks nice, and pink is good, she will love that http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834117867 SONY VAIO NS Series VGN-NS230E __________________ RANGERS LEAD THE WAY GATEWAY P6860-FX-GAMING BACKUP (inverter bad) t9300\|4GB DDR2\|8800 GTS\|VISTA 64\|160&500gb XPS M1730 UGLY ASS GAMING THINGY(IN DELL DEPOT FOR THE 3RD TIME) X9000\|4GB DDR2\|8800GTX SLI\|VISTA 64\|1TB SONY VAIO CS 215J/W THE WIFE'S INTERNET BROWSER T6400\|4GB DDR2\|VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64\|250GB XPS 400 DESKTOP LIVING ROOM DECORATION 925 PENT D \|4GB DDR2\|7900 GT (artifacting)\|VISTA\|2 TB

04-12-2009, 07:21 PM	#3
qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,059 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 54,574	Take a look also at the CS line up. 14.1" screen, good specs. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

04-12-2009, 10:46 PM	#7
woodstock m1730 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Davis, CA. Posts: 12,559 Credits: 369	she is not a mac fan, i don't care really. that was a direct quote from her __________________ RANGERS LEAD THE WAY GATEWAY P6860-FX-GAMING BACKUP (inverter bad) t9300\|4GB DDR2\|8800 GTS\|VISTA 64\|160&500gb XPS M1730 UGLY ASS GAMING THINGY(IN DELL DEPOT FOR THE 3RD TIME) X9000\|4GB DDR2\|8800GTX SLI\|VISTA 64\|1TB SONY VAIO CS 215J/W THE WIFE'S INTERNET BROWSER T6400\|4GB DDR2\|VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64\|250GB XPS 400 DESKTOP LIVING ROOM DECORATION 925 PENT D \|4GB DDR2\|7900 GT (artifacting)\|VISTA\|2 TB

05-03-2009, 06:06 PM	#8
woodstock m1730 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Davis, CA. Posts: 12,559 Credits: 369	ended up getting a vaio cs215j/w from best buy. looks cool. unbelievably, she "doesn't have time now to mess around with it", can you believe that. she is going to let it sit in the box until next weekend... i always mess around for hours. one thing though, it didnt come with os cd's, do i need to call dell to get them? i have a 500 gb hd to install on it so i need actual discs __________________ RANGERS LEAD THE WAY GATEWAY P6860-FX-GAMING BACKUP (inverter bad) t9300\|4GB DDR2\|8800 GTS\|VISTA 64\|160&500gb XPS M1730 UGLY ASS GAMING THINGY(IN DELL DEPOT FOR THE 3RD TIME) X9000\|4GB DDR2\|8800GTX SLI\|VISTA 64\|1TB SONY VAIO CS 215J/W THE WIFE'S INTERNET BROWSER T6400\|4GB DDR2\|VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64\|250GB XPS 400 DESKTOP LIVING ROOM DECORATION 925 PENT D \|4GB DDR2\|7900 GT (artifacting)\|VISTA\|2 TB

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04-12-2009, 07:57 PM	#4
Pollisand Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 67 Credits: 1,187	Has she ever considered a MacBook?

04-12-2009, 10:29 PM	#6
Pollisand Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 67 Credits: 1,187	You're not a Mac fan or she's not a Mac fan? Cause if it's just you, then don't you owe it to her to at least give her the option?

05-15-2009, 05:58 PM	#9
mofunz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6 Credits: 222	i dont know if sony does it differently now, but they used to give you the option to create a recovery installation disc from a partition on the OEM drive. If they still do, use a blank DVD to create the backup which you can then image to your new drive. It will explain how in the documentation, and the computer itself will make the suggestion to you after you turn the machine on the first time. Unless of course you have an external enclosure which fits the new drive, which would allow you to use a program like symantec ghost to create an image on the new drive before you took out the old one.

05-15-2009, 07:45 PM	#10
woodstock m1730 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Davis, CA. Posts: 12,559 Credits: 369	yeah, i made the backup dvd's. i just like to install fresh without bloatware. oh well, my wife isnt complaining anymore so i guess it is fine __________________ RANGERS LEAD THE WAY GATEWAY P6860-FX-GAMING BACKUP (inverter bad) t9300\|4GB DDR2\|8800 GTS\|VISTA 64\|160&500gb XPS M1730 UGLY ASS GAMING THINGY(IN DELL DEPOT FOR THE 3RD TIME) X9000\|4GB DDR2\|8800GTX SLI\|VISTA 64\|1TB SONY VAIO CS 215J/W THE WIFE'S INTERNET BROWSER T6400\|4GB DDR2\|VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64\|250GB XPS 400 DESKTOP LIVING ROOM DECORATION 925 PENT D \|4GB DDR2\|7900 GT (artifacting)\|VISTA\|2 TB

09-10-2009, 02:46 PM	#11
woodstock m1730 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Davis, CA. Posts: 12,559 Credits: 369	so, in the period my wife's sony has been trouble free, my dell 1730 has sh!t the bed twice... i should have gotten a sony too... __________________ RANGERS LEAD THE WAY GATEWAY P6860-FX-GAMING BACKUP (inverter bad) t9300\|4GB DDR2\|8800 GTS\|VISTA 64\|160&500gb XPS M1730 UGLY ASS GAMING THINGY(IN DELL DEPOT FOR THE 3RD TIME) X9000\|4GB DDR2\|8800GTX SLI\|VISTA 64\|1TB SONY VAIO CS 215J/W THE WIFE'S INTERNET BROWSER T6400\|4GB DDR2\|VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64\|250GB XPS 400 DESKTOP LIVING ROOM DECORATION 925 PENT D \|4GB DDR2\|7900 GT (artifacting)\|VISTA\|2 TB

09-11-2009, 10:27 PM	#12
qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,059 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 54,574	__________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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