Sony VAIO VGN-T350P/L Notebook PC (Intel Premium M Processor 753, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, Dbl Layer DVD+R/DVD+/-RW Drive) review:
5 stars (Sony Vaio-Hot Machine) - This machine is totally hot. Can connect to your cellphone using Bluetooth and use a dialup connection for the internet. Having the ability to burn CD's and watch DVD's is great too. Excellent machine for the road warrior
5 stars (Nice little laptop) - I picked up this laptop from Best Buy after looking at a lot of micro-sized laptops. What helped me decide in making my purchase were a few things. (1) The size, (2) The built in Bluetooth, (3) Built in DVD Burner, (4) The sturdy case, (5) Very nice monitor, (6) and it looks good.



After a week of using this laptop, so far so good: I have installed Microsoft Office on it, my Pocket PC, Blackberry Handheld, guitar teaching program, Vector Vest stock screener, among other things, and I haven't received any error messages yet or computer crashes. I even hooked up my connection settings to allow my laptop to surf the internet via my Verizon Wireless cell phone using the integrated Bluetooth (How cool is that?). In fact, I'm typing this review using my bluetooth internet connection which is twice the speed of 56k!



This laptop has a very nice wireless interface that pops up on the screen after you flip the wiresless switch. I've been to various hotspots and my laptop quickly tells me whether or not a WiFi network is available. So far, I've used my laptop at Borders cafe through their wireless T-Mobile network.



I haven't tried to use the built-in cingular EDGE system since I am committed to Verizon's EVDO system until my 2 year contract expires. I probably will never use the cingular connection.



I really like the shell that protects the laptop: it feels very sturdy, like I can't damage the hard drive by handling it too rough.



I have gotten so many compliments from many people who are stopped by my Vaio. Everything from "is that a laptop?," to "cute toy."



Also, I just love the size and weight!!! I can put this baby in my micro-sized laptop bag and still have room for a book, power cord, my pocket pc, among other things.



The battery life is superior!!!! I'm beginning to trust my laptop's battery enough to not bring my power cord with me on small trips to the cafe'. How crazy is that?



What I don't like.



I hope I never have to restore my hard drive because Sony makes you create your own recovery discs. The recovery disc creation process took me about 3 hours because the first two times I copied the system information to a DVD I received a disc error message an hour into the job. It worked on the third attempt. I had a choice to copy the system to either 1 DVD and 1 CDR or 6 CDRs; I hope that If I ever have to restore my laptop that it will be restored to its original configuration. We will find out when/if it happens.



I picked up the 3 year warranty at Best Buy when I purchased this unit. I would recommend the same unless you don't mind throwing money away. I can imagine how difficult it is to go inside of something this small and put it back together. I got this laptop as a replacement after Sony damaged my 13" Viao a few months back: I sent it out for repair (the display led burned out after 1 month) and it returned dented up because the Sony technician obviously had a hard time getting inside of the laptop and making repairs. Just get the warranty because if Sony cannot fix a laptop without damaging it, I would assume that others may have similar problems.



I also don't care for the speakers. I know that I shouldn't expect much sound to come from this small package, but for $2,200, I would expect some micro speakers from bose to be inside. I will buy some nice powered speakers to fix this problem.



Also, I was a bit nervous about buying a laptop with such a small monitor because I didn't know whether or not I would be able to see the fonts too well. My eyes adjusted to the smaller screen in about 3 days. The screen now looks no different than a 13" monitor to me. I also changed my windows settings to increase the fonts on my internet toolbar and my icons.



All in all, I'm very happy with my laptop. It is the best in its class, and I intend on keeping it between 3 and 5 years. I feel like I make a sound purchase. If I encounter any problems later, i will update this review.


5 stars (This is Soooo Sweeet !!!) - I tell you... it's the ultimate notebook - 3lbs including the battery which lasts forever. Built-in DVD burner, fast 802.11g wireless, bluetooth, and a new wireless Cingular modem (if you wanna pay $80/month) - it's thin (about an inch) and the screen is crystal clear and sharp. It comes with XP Professional which I love (I hate getting the XP "Home" version)... I love everything about this notebook - irresistable.

Sony VAIO VGN-T350P-L Notebook PC (Intel Premium M Processor 753- 512 MB RAM- 60 GB Hard Drive- Dbl 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.