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Purchased this laptop as a gift for a niece that's graduating high school. Figured a 14" laptop would offer a great balance of portability and size to get the job done in college. I was originally looking to get a laptop that has an Intel i3 processor minimum. But the only decent one I found was at least $100+ than this one. Anyway, I determined a college student wouldn't need much processing power to tackle the normal tasks that a student in college should be doing anyway (i.e. emails, internet surfing, word processing, etc.). Don't be fooled, I was surprised at how fast and snappy the Pentium dual core processor is in this system. I was able to start this machine up pretty fast and the setup was a breeze. To my surprise, there was very little bloatware too. My only comparison I have really is my Sony Vaio 14" laptop (VPCCW13FX) that I got several years ago. It has the same RAM but is using the older Intel® Core(tm) 2 Duo T6600 (2.20GHz) processor. The only other difference is my older laptop has a dedicated graphics card by NVIDIA (256MB VRAM). I'll tell you what... I checked out a benchmark comparison and the newer Pentium outpaces my older laptop. So to sum it up, this new 'budget' EG3 Vaio laptop still kicks pretty decent butt for the price. I could definitely see the speed difference and it was still able to handle normal tasks as well as run Adobe CS3 (i.e. Photoshop) without problems. I also like how the EG3 laptop has an HDMI out. I enjoy connecting my HDMI cable to my LCD flat panel TV to watch some of my shows streaming over the net (i.e. Hulu, Netflix, etc.).

If you have the extra money to spend, I'd still recommend getting a laptop with an i3, i5, or i7 processor (more RAM the better too). But if you want a decent machine for doing simple tasks and then some, you can't go wrong with this EG3 Vaio. I really like my older Vaio because it's still running strong and I had no second thought picking this new one up. In my experience, Sony/Vaio is a quality manufacturer.

On a side note, I picked up a matching white mouse, the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500. As for the case, I picked up the Samsonite Xenon Laptop Portfolio. Both are a great match for this laptop that you might want to consider.

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I bought this for my retired parents who mainly wanted a medium sized laptop for internet, email and occasional movies. I was not expecting much for $430 but the laptop was a pleasant surprise in its performance and responsiveness. And I added another 2GB of ram for a few bucks which made it super fast.

Pros

Medium weight, not super heavy

Nice wide screen for 16:9 movie watching

Display is nice and bright with crisp colors

Works well with our wireless n network

Unlike other laptops that fill out all the ram slots, this one uses only one slot for the 4GB RAM so adding more doesn't mean replacing

Has an optical drive (my parents still use dvds/cds)

Runs cool, I had it on my lap for several hours with no discomfort

Didn't time the battery life, but lasted at least 3 hours

Cons

Not super stylish, with a weird plasticy shell

Feels kind of clunky (maybe I am used to my macbook air)

Lots of bloatware that's a pain to uninstall

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Before buying this I considered chromebooks briefly since they were in similar price range and form factor, but I decided against it for two reasons: First, my parents print a lot of stuff (its crazy-webpages/emails etc) and chromebooks support a limited set of printers. Second, I saw mixed reviews on chromebook usability when not online, and it felt like it'd not be the right fit for my not so tech savvy parents.

I also looked at the acers/asus' etc in the 400-550 price range. I think some of them had bigger screens / more powerful processors, but the one gating factor with all of those was the weight/size they were all massive and didn't seem good for travel.

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I just bought this laptop, and I absolutely LOVE it. I've had an HP and an Acer, but this laptop tops them both. The Acer was a good laptop, but it was time for me to get a new one. This laptop is lightweight, fashionable, and overall very durable. It has a sleek look to it, and it's basically an Apple Mac without the ridiculous price tag. With 640gb, and being built for media, it's a great laptop for anyone, from a gamer from someone who just needs a lot of space for their music. Even someone who just simply needs a laptop for sending mail to others, the keys are easy to see and are individually spaced so there is a lower chance for typing the wrong thing.

Two things that I absolutely love about this laptop are that the part of the charger that plugs into the laptop is L-shaped, so even if it moves around the cord inside won't break. I had that problem with my HP and I have completely sworn off HP computers. I have also had a few other problems with HP, but it's just not worth buying an HP.

Also, the part of the charger that goes into the wall only has two prongs, not three, so it can be plugged into any outlet. I live in a very old house, so the majority of my wall outlets are only two pronged. This is nice because now no matter where I go I can plug in my laptop. It also has a very long battery life.

Overall, this is a great laptop, and if I could give it ten stars I would.

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After researching carefully and owning a few other types of computers all with problems, I finally found the perfect match. Ideal size for transporting and it has everything I wanted for features. Arrived very shortly after ordering and was easy to register, set up and start using. The price was fantastic for such a quality product. Light weight and solid. I would recommend to a friend.

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I received this lap top couple of months ago.I absolutely love it. it is very fast and efficient, it loads fast and performs tasks very fast as well. set up didnt take long 30 min max. its a very good product for the price.