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• Sony VAIO TXN15P/B Notebook

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  $1299.95 - $2399.99
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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: braindonor23

  Updated:01-13-08

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: size/weight, connectivity, biometric security, battery life, screen quality

  Weaknesses: the price is kinda steep, but I found it worth it. No integrated webcam like most vaios.

  Overall Evaluation: This one is a winner. If portability is a must for you, look no further. the TX series is very small and light and not lacking any of the features of a larger notebook or even a desktop. In addition to the Wireless LAN, it also has bluetooth, and wireless WAN built in. also features fingerprint recognition and memory card readers, also built in. The battery life is phenominal, I've owned a handful of laptops in the past, and I was very impressed by how much time I got out of a charge with this one. The size is definitely the biggest selling point, I take it everywhere, and it doesn't dissapoint

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: jwang5939

  Updated:08-27-07

  Duration of ownership:8 Months

  Strengths: sleek design, mobile, ultralight, battery life

  Weaknesses: UPC speed, small keyboard (maybe)

  Overall Evaluation: I was impressed by its ultralight weight and sleek design. After I played with it for a while, I really like its bright and crystal clear LCD. Although the words look small on it, but I can still read them comfortably. Its UPC is pretty fast for normal web-surfing, but you may need faster UPC for data mining and gaming. Its keyboard is too small to me, but should be ok to girls. Overall, I give it 4.5 star rating.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: sononkyo

  Updated:06-25-07

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Refined design; LED screen pops out text; meticulous focus on aesthetics and correlating form with function

  Weaknesses: Core Solo not a huge jump over Pentium M, 1.5GB MAX ram, keyboard hump, fan goes on all the time, feels fragile (but is not)

  Overall Evaluation: Thin and light is one of the most marketable buzz words when you label that on a laptop. The fallacy is, most laptops that get slapped with that label are anything but light and certainly not thin. With this machine by Sony, not only do the labels stick, but also along with a whole cachet of positive euphemisms. While there are some subjective design choices that mar perfection, this laptop delivers an uncompromising performance when used as intended for endurance and office apps.There two things that jump out at you when looking at any laptop, the quality of the keyboard and the screen. The screen doesn't disappoint. LED screens have been perfected by Sony now for 1.5 years and coupled with their X-brite technology, the screen can create a depth behind 2D text because it is so sharp and bright. The carbon fiber material also helps bring a high class finish to the construction, begging you to touch it or at least, run your fingers over it to marvel at this hybrid alloy material. When you begin to use their machine for a long time, the button placements down to the reinforced spindle for the notebook hinge just appreciates in function over time. You will understand why each button was placed there.The weaknesses of the machine do not compromise the overall function but they do merit mentioning because it is obvious. The Core solo processor, while picked because of its less than 5W power, chokes when pushed. It can be alleviated to an extent when you expand the RAM to the limit, but there is no reservoir of power by that CPU. You don't need to run complex programs like graphical games to see the shortcomings of the CPU, just run a heavy flash ad and you can see a freeze of the system. Speaking of RAM, the limitation is less than 2GB, while XP Pro operates at a sweet spot of 1GB, if you decide to upgrade to Vista, you are going to be pushed. The keyboard also has some humps that raise the keyboard which can possibly scratch the screen and there is a feeling of fragility--not enough to make you want to baby it, but enough that you just cant throw in a backpack or messenger bag along with a heavy textbook or a 500 page brief.The upcoming TZ series hopefully will correct the deficiencies that the TX series didn't get to. All said, the TX series certainly raised the benchmark what a thin and light notebook should strive to be. Recommend!

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: Aloeman

  Updated:03-14-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: Size, weight, portability - Loaded

  Weaknesses: External Antenna, Core Solo, price

  Overall Evaluation: I have been using this laptop a little over a month now and I am amazed by it. It is so light and portable. I carry it around in a portable DVD player case, and I still have room to spare. The laptop is solid except for the little external antenna, but I have not had any problems with it so far. I just took it on a trip and watched 2 movies back to back and still had over 2 hours of battery left. The key are a little small, but not too unconfortable. I would compare them to my wife's Dell 700m. The fingerprint reader seems to work well, and the wireless features work very well. This notebook can connect anywhere on the Sprint network, with the integrated modem. I love this machine! I hope other manufacturers take note that the ultraportable market needs more computers like this one, and start coming out with many models.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: atomicworld

  Updated:02-07-07

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: super great battery life - suprisingly great keyboard / comfortable

  Weaknesses: processor is single core, and not that powerful for heavy duty stuff

  Overall Evaluation: the tx series is the best for a super great battery life!and super mobility, the wifi is pretty strong too,this my my 2nd TX series notebook, and old one i gave to a relative, and got the updated one with the fingerprint sensor - and supposingly longer battery life, but i have yet my reservations on whether on not the battery life has improved over the previous tx-650p model... other than that, this is the best notebook out there for mobility, you can carry it with you no problem, and you can work on it no problem! the screen and keyboard are compact but very comfortable once you get used to the portable size-ness of the machine. overall, the battery life is the reason why you want this notebook, and the screen is super bright as welli love the TX!

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: nidhiamit2001

  Updated:01-27-07

  Duration of ownership:30 Days

  Strengths: best ever used

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall Evaluation: this is one of the best I have seen....built in cd dvd burner...I like it>>>can watch moovies>>>portable and compact easy to use..highly recommend it to use

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: prinxess

  Updated:01-14-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

  Strengths: Light, portable, sony brand, nice graphic, finger print sensor

  Weaknesses: Too expensive, short battery span

  Overall Evaluation: The best about this is lightweight and portable and it works just like your desktop but I am always afraid of dropping it. Downside is that it does not come with a program to work with the stylus that you can write on it like the tablet PC. It is a bit difficult to type too much on it small keyboard. Actually it is very hard to type on it. The battery has a very short lifespan...2 hours instead of the 4 hours it claims. It does come with a case, but I would like it to be a better fit (a bit loose) and better looking case since it is a genuine Sony item. It would be a good idea, if Sony can manufacture it to add the DVD ROM in it without having to make it bigger or heavier. Sony Customer service is very useful and professional, I had to call to ask them how to setup it up with my wireless router. It should also come with a screen sticker instead having to buy it as an additional accessory, which is also pricey for a piece of clear sticker. I really like my new Sony UX280P because it is a Sony brand and the size otherwise I don't think I would have purchase it...it is very pricey. Oh I almost forgot, the fingerprint sensor is wonderful. There are a lot to consider purchasing this...but I just wanted it because its a Sony.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: jvf16

  Updated:12-20-06

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: small, light weight, keyboard wasnot as small as I expected it to be, quite. image quality was awesome as was the sound. The WWan option was a neat addition. 2 usb ports and one firewire.

  Weaknesses: none so far

  Overall Evaluation: this machine is a really cool thing to look at. the options that they have packed into this thing is remarkable. some of the software it came with was good, My director, who this machine was bought for loves it.. (and she comes from the stone age of computing and didn't want to upgrade) great compact machine, and packs a lot of goodies for a decent price.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: stevenhart1

  Updated:12-12-06

  Duration of ownership:3 Weeks

  Strengths: SIZE & PORTABILITY, BATTERY LIFE, BUILT IN WIRELESS, SIZE & PORTABILITY

  Weaknesses: WHAT WEAKNESSES? SIZE & PORTABILITY TRUMPHS ALL ALLEGED WEAKNESS.

  Overall Evaluation: HOOK IT UP TO 2 LCD MONITORS AND YOU HAVE THE INGREDIENTS OF A POWERHOUSE. I LOVE MY 11.1 SONY VAIO. TECHNOLOGY PACE IS UN-PACEABLE. BUT SIZE & PORTABILITY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO CRUSH IT OVERALL COMPETITION.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: JerryH57

  Updated:12-11-06

  Duration of ownership:30 Days

  Strengths: Size, weight, battery life, DVD RW, Bluetooth, Wifi, wlan

  Weaknesses: Not very fast, small hard drive

  Overall Evaluation: I love this notebook! it is amazing that they got all this in such a small package and even found room for a DVD rw. everything works great and with the battery life, I end up using it far more than any other notebook I've ever owned. It is somewhat slow, but I mostly bought it for MS Word and email while traveling.Out of the box the available hard drive space was about 57Gb with all the stuff Sony sends loaded. There is a hidden partition (about 11Gb) with a backup of the OS for restoring the system instead of sending along disks.

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Sony VAIO TXN15P/B Notebook

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