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jopey

4:16 AM on 17 June, 2009

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Why is it you have to buy a more premium laptop so you aren't lumbered with a blobby, big boned, fisher price device?? They must deliberately make these low end models less attractive than the other ones. I'm sure they could sleek up these products.

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Steve

9:20 AM on 17 June, 2009

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@jopey

Obvious answer - they want you to pay more to get more.

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Ed

10:00 AM on 17 June, 2009

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There are certainly ways they could sleek it up a bit but not very much without adding to the cost.

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Ardjuna

10:32 AM on 17 June, 2009

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@jopey:

To be honest, most of us in the office rather liked the design. It's not sleek, but doesn't feel particularly chunky, and is FAR more rugged than most - how good is that glossy designer laptop going to look after three months' use with scratches and fingerprints all over it?

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Italianstuddmuffin

11:45 AM on 17 June, 2009

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Ive got the VGN-NS11J/S of this series, i got it for £600 with a 2 year warrenty from john lewis and I love it. Granted however since i bought it more powerful laptops have come out for the price but hay thats just technology going out of date fast as usual.

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Dave 13

11:52 AM on 18 June, 2009

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I never really liked Sony's budget models, my advice is to get the cheapest version of their premium line you can get.

Back in December I got my dad an FW11E for £580. The best thing is I picked it up in Argos, LOL.

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NicholasPhan

3:57 AM on 19 June, 2009

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The NS sounds great! But looks like it just got replaced by the NW. The NW looks and sounds fantastic! And has great value too!

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/sony-unveils-15-5-inch-vaio-nw-with-bd-rom-and-880-price-tag-w/

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SRS

6:31 PM on 20 June, 2009

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Do Sony still fill their machines with buggy bloatware and inappropriate software? The last Sony portable I owned (some years back) even had SQL Server running on it, grabbing 5% CPU now and again. Why? Who knows, but took days to dig it all out and remove it.

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PaulN

7:34 PM on 25 January, 2010

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I have had one of these for nearly a year and agree with the above review, but am now experiencing one annoying fault -- the L key is malfunctioning. It has to be hit hard to produce a character.

The strange thing is that this seems ony to happen in Internet Explorer and Outlook -- not, for example, in NotePad. I suspect therefore that it's a software problem connected with processing time, as opposed to a poor quality key.

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amy

9:43 AM on 24 February, 2010

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hi i went onto my vaio recovery centre and did a factory restore but now its saying "windows couls not complete the installation. to install windows on this computer restart the installation" so i clicked ok and it does the same thing over and over again. i also have vaio recovery discs which i bought a while ago but i can use them as i cant see anything on my laptop screen as its broke so ive been connecting it to a monitor. can someone please help me on what to do thanks x

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This laptop does much to restore the VAIO name after the disappointing CS Series. Its durable, unique-looking chassis and excellent ergonomics will win it many friends, as will its outstanding battery life and affordable price. Only niggles like the lack of HDMI and the limited integrated graphics hold it back, but if these are of little concern to you then this is worth looking at.

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Reviewed by Ardjuna Seghers

17 June 2009

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£474.98

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