Got the brown color just to be different...WOW!! Great looking. Fast, not too much add-on trash software to uninstall. Kinda wish I had gotten the i5 processor (not offered w/Blu-Ray) but this i3 is really a go getter and I'm just as happy. Boots up really quickly, never a blue screen (thanks Windows 7 64bit) and hav had no compatibility issues yet other than difficulty running an old scratchy disk of AOL 9.0. Since AOL on disk didn't load well so I just downloaded it and got the new AOL 9.5 and that runs super. I've had the item for a couple of weeks and placed Word-2003 that works great, my own Norton2010 that I already had (deleted the Norton Trial ware of same name offered). Put my ESPN, NFL, Amazon and EBay and various other web site ICONS up without a hitch. My only issue is the speaker(s) are pathetic. I searched for new drivers but have not found any. Purchased a Case Logic Model R-110 USB laptop speaker and they sound is great although the speaker is kind of awkward.Connected to my Toshiba 62" HD via the HDMI and Blu-ray and picture and sound were excellent. Its a little clumsy and awkward what with the remote controls, mouse/keypad, and cables but possible. Upgraded my home from a "g" Wifi hotspot to an Extreme-"N" wifi and this laptop flies at 150MBps without a hitch.
Very nice keyboard. I like the IBM/Levono keyboard of my old T22 laptop better but all-in-all this is a fine machine and I recommend to anyone (except gamers). More than likely, gamers will need a separate graphics card but I've never experienced any problems with normal things.
If you want a nice perfect fitting neopreme case (w/handles) get the MICROSOFT I have already reviewed. It fits perfectly.
UPDATE: Gave R-110 to friend and got almost as good sounding but much easier handling Logitech Clip-on Z205 USB Speaker. More very happy (?) with this one. Haven't found any improved drivers for the Sony speakers, they still suck! I recorded in HD one of the NBA playoff games. Sooooooo effin great picture. Windows Media Center works like a TIVO. You can go eat or bathroom and come back and go back to point you left to continue watching and the game has been continued to be recorded. Cool stuff...
It worked quite well for me for a while.
Then the VAIO Care software stopped working, with no apparent way to repair or reinstall it.
I had to get used to an error message (about .NET failing) popping up every time I booted it after a few minutes, as there was not way of remedying that; plus the sound was only available after a few minutes after reboot.
The hard drive got damaged (probably our fault), and trying to read affected big files froze or slowed down the machine. Checking the drive froze the machine, and there was no meaningful progress indicator. You can reinstall the system using the built-in Assist function, but it doesn't let you do a repartitioning or deep format before re-installing the system.
The Bluray+DVD drive also stopped working after about two years, although I hardly ever transported the laptop, mostly just used it at home.
At some point, I disabled the built-in BlueTooth adapter. I recently tried to re-enable it, but it doesn't work, even after reinstalling the whole system most probably another hardware failure.
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