I used the computer about 5 hours a day. Good part is that this computer is fairly fast, as long as you take good care of it. And the battery is still good today. However, the following problems caused the low rating:
1. The surface is made of very low quality plastic. You can scratch it using your T-shirt (and I mean it).
2. The video card is not compatible with the system. It even tells you so when you check the device manager.
3. The touch pad started to fail frequently after 10 month (and I use a mouse 90% of time).
4. The fan started to fail (and cause the fail of system) frequently after 11 month.
5. The microphone broke down after 11 month (and I use it about 1 hour every month).
The customer service was all right when I asked them to change the touch pad and fan. However, when the third problem showed up (the computer was still under warranty then), they refused to get it fixed for free anymore. What's worse, now both the fan and touch pad started to fail again with exactly the same symptom. I am pretty much convinced that those components were designed to last for only one year. And they won't only be installed on this particular model.
I won't give things up unless they are absolutely unbearable. But writing this review is the last thing I do with this computer.
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Have had this computer since Christmas....great laptop! Rated a PC Editors Choice.....has wealth of features not found on laptops in this price range. Would highly recommend!Best Deals for Sony VAIO VPC-EB33FM/BJ 15.5" Notebook (2.4GHz Intel Core i3-370M
Great laptop in terms of price. The battery life is not great only at 3 hr 20 mins. The multi touch mouse is great. overall great price value.Honest reviews on Sony VAIO VPC-EB33FM/BJ 15.5" Notebook (2.4GHz Intel Core i3-370M
I love this laptop. It's fast, durable and still feels like a new laptop after almost a year of ownership. I say this because after owning an Acer Aspire laptop for a year, it felt so outdated and slow that I had to upgrade.The keyboard is great and so is the touchpad; except, that the tiny bumps on the touchpad have a flat stop in the middle now.
The screen is nice a clear as well as very bright. Wifi on this is better than most laptops as I can get WIFI from 5th floor in a old concrete building in Chicago! (My n320 netbook can barely see the signal and I get 4 bars with this SONY)
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Pros: light, fast, keyboard feels good, big screen, and has a built-in 10 key.Cons: touch pad keeps moving the cursor while I type, glossy screen
produces too much glare, the "delete" button is too small, battery life is weak.
Verdict: I'd rather buy a Lenovo Thinkpad
I've used the Thinkpad many years before getting the VAIO and I liked
it a lot, because it had the matte screen (less glare) and I didn't have any
problems with the touch pad; I disabled the touch pad and used the nipple. The main downside of the Thinkpad is that it doesn't have a built-in 10 key.
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