Sony VAIO VGN-FS660/W 15.4" Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (Centrino), 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+R Dbl Layer/DVD+/-RW Drive) review:
4 stars (Great Laptop) - I've had this laptop now for 2 months. Burns, cds and dvds with no problem. Comes with lots of useful software and some not so useful software. I love Sonic Stage for my music library. Plays games like EVE Online, Lineage II, City of Heroes, and a list of others just great. Nice thing is you can build your recovery disc set using cds and dvds then rebuild the laptop with just the software you want on it to relieve some of the initial clutter. I've heard some people say the battery life isn't what it claims to be but I've gotten 2.5 hours out of it, maybe longer. You must use the ultimate battery setting from the sony battery control panel to get this. The only problem I've had with this was when I tried to run Windows XP Pro on it. Everything installed just fine except the onboard sound card wouldn't run under XP Pro and I couldn't find a driver that worked for it so I went back to XP Home edition that came with it. I've had no issues whatsoever with its wireless setup. I've traveled quite a bit since I've had it and have connected to dozens of different networks with no hassle whatsoever. I'd recommend this laptop to anybody looking for great performance and flexibility.
4 stars (elegant design, good performance, short default battery life) - it is thin,light and has a quite sleek design, it is attractive.

I immediately replace the default 4200rpm toshiba hard drive with a 5400rpm 8mb cahce samsung. and the speed

is %50 up. The new 5400 drive is more silent than the old 4200 toshiba!



i also replace the default hynix brand ddr333 ram with ddr400 ones. default battery lasts max. 2 hours. I don't go mobile so no problem for me. but the others who are looking for something mobile you should buy the optional VGP-BPL2 extended battery. I had read some reviews of people who are mad about the default battery life. in my opinion, if this is a fact that reduces the price of this awesome notebook, it is a good option for a user to own a sony VAIO.



I also have a Toshiba M35X-S349 which is same with all specifications except the dothan CPU and 4x dvd-rw speed. and this sonoma 1.73 cpu is a little faster than dothan. xbrite screen technology is quite same with toshiba's trubrite screen tech. trubrite is a bit brighter than xbrite but xbrite view is a bit smooth than trubrite.



result: very good product for the price, awesome design and color, thin and light, fast and cool. don't think go and buy it.
4 stars (Good all round laptop) - This laptop is a good laptop for gamers like myself and for business purposes. The Wireless reception on this laptop is great.I own a linksys wireless access point and the signal from the laptop is strong even if i am outside the house. The only problem i have with this laptop is that the burning the recovery cds for the laptop was not successful. The burning process failed twice for me when i attempted create backp cds. This is serious since the laptop does not come with cds but all the software is backed up on 5 gigs of your harddrive.What good is it if it cant be burn on to DVDs. But other than that the laptop is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!



PS. Sony's tech support is excellent

Sony VAIO VGN-FS660-W 15.4- Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (Centrino)- 1 GB RAM- 80 GB H is the Personal Computers version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around  Too Low ToUSD.