how reliable are SONY VAIOs? ... I'm looking at the A140 15.4" Sony VAIO, but had some concerns about reliability. I've heard so much praise about the IBM ...

The Machine · 09-02-2004, 12:53 PM

I'm looking at the A140 15.4" Sony VAIO, but had some concerns about reliability. I've heard so much praise about the IBM Thinkpads and the G4 Powerbooks, but not much about the VAIO.

What bad experiences have you guys had with your VAIOs?

Tidus · 09-02-2004, 01:14 PM

I have a Sony Vaio Z1 and I love it...I have had absolutely no problems at all....It runs well...and there have been no glitches at all what so ever....my mom has a sony vaio, an older version of the T versions...she has had it for about.....4 years or more...and it still runs fine..it is old...and she has gotten a new computer since then..lol but she never had any problems with it...and she continues to use it... its still in excellent condition.
so maybe that helps....

twopiece · 09-02-2004, 01:30 PM

As long as your machine is problem free, you're in the clear. Once you need support, you're in deep sh1t. Sony's support and web site are one of the worst. I could never find any answers on their KB nor drivers from their support page. I used to have the 505s and xg500 and both were solid well made notebooks.

Rustican · 09-02-2004, 01:52 PM

I just finished upgrading my old Sony PCG Vaio of 4 years. Added more ram and new hard drive. Never had any problems with it and when i went to sony's page i quickly and easily found the drivers i needed.

I consider Sony's build quality to be good to above average. Their technical support is usually poor though but i can depend on myself to fix things. Their web page for driver and software support has gotten better over the years. It was pure crap when i first got the notebook.

Lastly i still consider Sony to be over priced for the components they use. This even after owning one. Their style and presentation are excellent but they skimp on the internals. It never gave me any problems but i used it mostly for web surfing and document editing.

Hazridi · 09-02-2004, 04:43 PM

Sony machines usually work quite well, just are overpriced.

Peepers · 09-02-2004, 05:09 PM

Had my VAIO since mid July and its run well.

ActiveHacker · 09-02-2004, 07:01 PM

Never have any problem at all using my VAIO A170.
The only problem is that the Sony USA support is poor. However I can contact my nearest Sony Thai in my country and they help me well.
About IBM they are the best in both the performance and quality of their product and support so I wouldn't be surprise.

09-02-2004, 12:53 PM	#1
The Machine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 22 Credits: -338	how reliable are SONY VAIOs? I'm looking at the A140 15.4" Sony VAIO, but had some concerns about reliability. I've heard so much praise about the IBM Thinkpads and the G4 Powerbooks, but not much about the VAIO. What bad experiences have you guys had with your VAIOs?

09-02-2004, 01:30 PM	#3
twopiece Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: New York Posts: 1,904 Credits: 213	As long as your machine is problem free, you're in the clear. Once you need support, you're in deep sh1t. Sony's support and web site are one of the worst. I could never find any answers on their KB nor drivers from their support page. I used to have the 505s and xg500 and both were solid well made notebooks. __________________ Area 51 7500 Conspiracy Blue Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 8MB Cache 1066MHz FSB Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting Alienware® High-Performance Liquid Cooling Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT – SLI Enabled 4GB Patriot EP+ Low Latency Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz 160GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 10,000RPM 16MB Cache 20X Dual-Layer Burner (DVD±RW) Windows XP Professional SP2 Samsung 245 BW 24" LCD

09-02-2004, 01:52 PM	#4
Rustican It's a mouse... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,265 Reviews: 1 Credits: 816	I just finished upgrading my old Sony PCG Vaio of 4 years. Added more ram and new hard drive. Never had any problems with it and when i went to sony's page i quickly and easily found the drivers i needed. I consider Sony's build quality to be good to above average. Their technical support is usually poor though but i can depend on myself to fix things. Their web page for driver and software support has gotten better over the years. It was pure crap when i first got the notebook. Lastly i still consider Sony to be over priced for the components they use. This even after owning one. Their style and presentation are excellent but they skimp on the internals. It never gave me any problems but i used it mostly for web surfing and document editing. __________________ ABS Mayhem G3 Review here: Acer Ferrari 4000 Review here

09-02-2004, 07:01 PM	#7
ActiveHacker Hacker Freak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 59 Credits: -135	Never have any problem at all using my VAIO A170. The only problem is that the Sony USA support is poor. However I can contact my nearest Sony Thai in my country and they help me well. About IBM they are the best in both the performance and quality of their product and support so I wouldn't be surprise. __________________ Laptop 1 Company: Sony VAIO A170 CPU: Intel Pentium M 755 2.0 GHz RAM: 2GB DDR Ram Kingston HDD: 80 GB 5400RPM Drive: DVD+-R/RW GPU: ATI Radeon Mobillity 9700 64MB OS: Windows XP Pro with SP2 Laptop 2 Company: Toshiba Satellite 5205-S705 CPU: Intel Pentium 4M 2.4GHz RAM: 1GB DDR Ram HDD: 60GB 5400RPM Drive: DVD-R/RW/RAM GPU: nVIDIA GeForce 5600 Go 64MB OS: Windows XP Pro Media Centre Edition 2004

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09-02-2004, 01:14 PM	#2
Tidus akuma no seijin Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 157 Credits: -307	I have a Sony Vaio Z1 and I love it...I have had absolutely no problems at all....It runs well...and there have been no glitches at all what so ever....my mom has a sony vaio, an older version of the T versions...she has had it for about.....4 years or more...and it still runs fine..it is old...and she has gotten a new computer since then..lol but she never had any problems with it...and she continues to use it... its still in excellent condition. so maybe that helps....

09-02-2004, 04:43 PM	#5
Hazridi Purveyor of fine soaps Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,116 Credits: -38	Sony machines usually work quite well, just are overpriced.

09-02-2004, 05:09 PM	#6
Peepers aka Taipan Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 57 Credits: -334	Had my VAIO since mid July and its run well.

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