What is the expected life span of a sony vaio?
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The laptops we have here at work, mostly Dells, have lasted five years so far without one problem.  I know only one person that has a Vaio and her is still running fine after four years.  It really boils down to how well you take care of your system.  Laptops are a bit more fragile than Desktops.
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at least 3 hours\n\n1.5 hours is horrible.. dont even expect to TRY to run windows vista with that lousy battery guzzling laptop
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Total life span=8billon+yrs.\nIt may last for another 4.5 billion years.....(and counting)
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Reliability of the machines they have been producing lately, I have been happy with the models I have purchased for home use. 1 HP (zv5240us) and 1 Compaq Presario (v2565us).\n\nService, no comment. \n\nIn General, Service leaves alot to be desired with most manufactures.
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I have one, pcv-rx75M.. have it since 2002 it still runs perfectly... sony vaio in my opinion is really good to buy i recomend it!
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Depends really on how long it lives.
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no, i don't think this is a good deal. keep in mind the average life span of a laptop is about 5-6 years, so it could die fast. you better get a new one where you have a warranty of at least one year.\na new laptop with the mentioned specs cost about $650-700 cnd.
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not long, but it depends on usage, some people kill theirs in 8 months. if you havent purchased an ipod yet, dont, get some other brand
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Sony usually has a history of being to most reliable
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The hardware is pretty much the same as a desktop, just smaller versions of it. \n\nWhen buying a laptop (notebook) computer, you want to look for a few important details.\n\n    * Warranty\n      Laptop computers tend to contain be very proprietary hardware. Items such as the screen, keyboard, power supply, and video card tend not to be easily replaced if they fail. In addition, they are subject to more abuse than a desktop and at greater risk of component failure. Therefore, it's very important to get a long (3 year or longer) warranty with any new laptop purchase. If something should go wrong with the laptop during the warranty period, the manufacturer will most likely repair or replace it (unless damage is caused due to negligence).\n    * Buy from Reputable Manufacturers\n      A 3+ year warranty isn't going to do much good if the maker is out of business 6 months after you purchase the laptop. Thus, it's important to purchase a laptop from a known manufacturer who will be in business next year and the year after. Reasonably safe bets include buying from Dell, Gateway, Lenovo (IBM), Toshiba, HP/Compaq, Fujitsu, and Sony. That said, I personally avoid Sony and HP/Compaq. In my experience (granted, this is experience from around 2002-2003), Sony support is poor and can take several days, more likely weeks, to repair a system sent back to them. In addition, they have in the past limited their warranty to 90 days if you do not register the notebook with them. HP/Compaq (Compaq more specifically in my experience) has declined to support their products - even relatively new products. For example, if you want to upgrade the operating system of the laptop, they have, in the past, taken the attitude of "it didn't ship with it, we won't help you with it. Also, in the summer of 2006 when I last spoke to support from HP for their printers, I was very disappointed in the level of knowledge demonstrated.\n    * RAM\n      Today, RAM is crucial to system performance, but many computer makers will actually sell systems with what most technicians would consider too little RAM. For a balance of price and performance, any computer running Windows XP, not just a notebook, should have 512 MB RAM. More if you intend to do video editing, play high-end games, or run with many applications open. The upgrade from "base" memory is often a $50-$100 upgrade, but usually well worth it. Keep in mind, Windows Vista likely requires 1 GB of RAM (1024 MB) to run smoothly.\n\nAnd remember, even the worst rated products will work flawlessly for some people and the best rated products will fail on occasion. When buying you want to buy with the best odds of having a good experience.
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just as long as you take care of it it last but i had a laptop since 1999 pII didn't had any problem until i my kid dropped it last year still it worked until one by one the components started to fail 1st the monitor then the kept on rebooting sometimes it won't even boot. just take care of it and it serve you well
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Several years, depending on what sort of things you do with it. Theoretically, for just word processing and browsing the Internet, a computer will last as long as it physically holds together, which will probably be three to four years. My parents, for example, just replaced their computer after 6 years, simply because they wanted something with Windows XP instead of Windows 98.\n\nIf you're more interested in high tech gaming (online games, or regular games like Doom 3 or Half-Life 2), you'll probably at least upgrade your RAM or graphics card every year to 18 months.
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I have a vaio (The first model ever made actually) and I always liked it. It has been dependable and when I needed support Sony help was great. I have heard bad things about Dell, but I have to say I would not be afraid to buy one if the price was right.\n\nI will say this, I bought my vaio to be a video editing machine, at the time it was decent but the technology really did not allow me to do what I wanted to. It was designed for home video not professional work. My advice would be to get the vaio as an all around home PC. Get something else if you need a professional application like video editing.\n\nTony
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I don't really think that it's fair to say that any has a longer life span than another. In my personal experience, I've seen 10 year old hard drives from maxtor, western digital, ibm, etc.. and I've also seen just as many die inside of a year or two. A while back when I was doing research to buy a new hard drive, I actually signed up for a site that kept track of user submissions on hard drive make/model/life-span. You'd be amazed at how even the field was. Every manufacturer has their bad batch, but for the most part one drive is just as susceptible to failure as the nest. The fact is, all these drives are built on similar technology and thus are all prone to failures in the same way. For now we just have to deal with the fact that a hard drive is a failure part and take that into account when you build a computer. Rather than looking at what hard drive has a longer life span, look for the best performing drives, and, if failure is really a concern, the longest warranty.
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looks ok it will rin great for a while but gateways have a tend of not lasting for a while, they tend to be good laptops and desktops for a bout a year or two maybe three, but after that they begin to freeze up easily and then there is no more hope for you. i suggest an hp the best dell next then mac and the acer and then toshiba. windows vista is the new version of windows coming out in the summer of 2007, it is going to be brand new but will require a lot of computer power to run it. windows vista capable means that when the new version of windows comes out you will be able to tun it on your computer, my suggestion: do not go with gateway yes they are affordable but do not last!!! hope i helped you.
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Depends what is the purpose of the laptop. If you need to travel a lot, make sure to get something light, with wifi. If you are not going to travel, get the cheapest one you can find through deals (usually dell) sites. Here is an example of an expired deal:\nhttp://www.slickdeals.net/#p7570
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visit the sony world showrooms around town & pick-up the fella., a vaio vgn ...\n\nmake sure u carry Rs: 1,25,000/- minimum & invoicing etc shoud take minutes\n\nlemme know if u need their showroom addresses & i can post\nToll Free No. : 1800-11-11-88\nHours of Operation: 9:00 a.m to 6.00 p.m all days\n\nooops, VGN-TX37GP/B\nMRP Rs.114,900\nweight: 1.25 kgs\nhttp://www.sonyindia.co.in/VAIO/VAIO.htm\n>> guess thats lightest vaio in india, on date\n\ndell latitude d420 should be about 1.20 kgs, but deliveries should take a week\n\nfujitsu lifebook have a few models sub 1 kg, but i'm not sure they market in india