I am sitting here looking at a the white version of this Sony VAIO, 14" (touch) i7-3537, 750 HD no SSD, 6 GB ram and it is fun as long as you don't need the WIFI to work. Sony VAIO across the spectrum are defective when it comes to WIFI. In particular they drop the WIFI signal and Sony's answer to this is "NO ETA" on the cure. Do yourself a favor a either Google this or go to the Sony User forums and you will see this is a major failing by Sony and they are not offering any kind of resolution other than "NO ETA".
My Sony VAIO is not even 2 months old and it has had multiple driver updates with no fix. In fact the last driver update appears to have disabled the computer from being able to alert you via the WIFI icon if the system has dropped connection. As of the last month it randomly disconnects and connect, making it useless unless it is physically wired via the Ethernet.
I venture Sony is trying to program around defective hardware in the form of the wireless card that appears to be in all levels of the new VAIO back into 2012.
Now if you don't care about wifi, this computer is pretty nice. 1600x900 works better than FULL HD or 1366x768 in my book. Bring magnifying glasses if you opt for full HD. USB placement isn't the best, but at least the VAIO has four where many have only two. It has an optical drive and Ethernet, so it will work wired up like a nice desktop and the HDMI out drives a nice signal on my 47" LG LCD (120hz) (using Cheetah brand HDMI cable acquired on Amazon.)
Sony Art Rage and other productivity apps are extra fun bonuses.
Real world battery life is about 4:20 for me which is as long as my longest flight.
The WIFI issue that remains unresolved is a VAIO-Killer when compounded by Sony's lackluster customer service. This is the second Sony I purchased this year. After a lot of research, this is one of the better fully capable laptops of the second generation of 2013 Win 8 touch screens IF YOU DON"T NEED WIFI.
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I got the laptop for my daughter who just started at the University of Notre Dame. I have a limited budget but I did want to get her the best I could since she got a full-ride to ND. I knew the next gen ultrabook/laptops are coming out now, but I needed it a month ago. She wanted this one because it was white and had a touchscreen.I picked it because it had a 3rd gen i5, 1600x900 res (FHD would be better), backlight keyboard, not an ultrabook (to many issues with wifi and keyboard/trackpad in many current models), 14" screen (wanted 13"-14:), weighs 4 lbs.
I created the backup on usb and replaced the hard drive with a new Intel 240GB SSD, I then restored the system and customized the software. It boots in 14.7 seconds with the SSD and is very responsive.
She used it at home for a couple of weeks to get used to it and loves it. I had to connect remotely after leaving the university using LogMeIn to get her properly setup on their secure network (IT department seemed like they never heard of windows 8) but since then she has had no issues.
BTW, Win 8 is pretty dam good, especially if you have a touchscreen. I don't and just use desktop mode and I have had it for a year and love it, my kid does too.
I also purchased a second, Sony battery for the laptop from another vendor so she could make it through the entire day.
NOTE: The first laptop of this model I received worked fine for a few days till I tried to create the restore image and it started to crash. I could have reloaded it myself but since it was so new I returned it for another, and I must say, AMAZON HANDLED THE RETURN SO WELL, I will not hesitate to make any size purchase with Amazon. I issued the RMA on Friday evening and by Monday we had a new laptop. This time I created the recovery media right away (after updating it) and had no problems at all.
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THIS IS NOT THE VAIO FIT 14.Perhaps due to some confusion on Amazon's end (or else deceptive practices) this product has been mislabeled as being the Vaio Fit 14-inch variant. This is actually the Vaio Fit E 14-inch variant. This E (basically for economy, or entry-level) means this is slightly fatter and made of matte plastic. This true Fit 14 laptop you'll find on Sony's website is a much more professional, thin aluminum-frame laptop. In truth, Sony should take some of the blame for naming two laptops made from totally different materials and components so similarly (Fit/Fit E) but I just wanted to warn anyone else before they purchase the incorrect laptop.
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received with screen not touch! had to return not happy to have to wait for another computer!Sony has a great name but the seller didn't sell a working product. i wanted a working computer for the money, i went with a HP and solid state drive for 200.00 less!
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