| Sony VAIO VPC-W211AX/P 10-Inch Pink Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life
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Well-suited for families who need an additional, handy PC. Sporting a cool white design, this good-looking and sturdy 10.1-Inch (diag.) PC has a super-crisp hi-res LCD, and a responsive keyboard and touch pad perfect for web surfing, e-mail, and light computing in any room of the house. *Actual battery life may vary based on product settings, usage patterns and environmental conditions.
Technical Details
- 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor- 1GB DDR2 667MHz Memory; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
- 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM); Bluetooth Technology; Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
- 10.1" LED (1366x768) Display; Integrated MOTION EYE Camera & Microphone
- Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32-bit); *Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life
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By btv
I really love this netbook. I had an Asus eeepc for about 2 weeks before I bought this one, and returned it thinking I just wasn't cut out for the netbook experience. I'm glad I tried one more time! One of the most helpful features that sets this netbook apart from others, are the "chicklet" keys. They help you type so much more easily in the smaller space of netbooks. I also love the matte finish, because it doesn't show fingerprints and random dirt as easily as a lot of the shiny, plastic finishes that a lot of the other netbooks have. I installed the extra 1gb of ram myself, and I'm no techie. You just buy a 2gb pc2-5300 cls 200 sodimm card, and watch the youtube video on how to put it in. Easy. This little netbook is fast, holds all of the files, pics, and music from my old laptop, and has tons of memory to spare. It's easy to surf the web on, connects to wireless from anywhere, and... best of all... it fits in my purse to take to work, and lasts all day without having to bring a charger with me! Everyone said that I wouldn't be happy with a netbook, because they are too small, but the resolution on this one is higher than on most netbooks, and this screen is crisp, clear, and easy to read. I got a program that let me work around the windows starter version, because it doesn't let you set your own photos on the desktop, etc. Once I downloaded a little free program I got by searching google, I was instantly able to set whatever photos I wanted as a background without buying the full windows 7. I've got the adobe c5s master collection (dreamweaver, flash editor, photoshop, & more) and the whole microsoft office 2007 suite(word, publisher, access, excel, powerpoint, outlook, infopoint), Sibeleus, Picasa, and iTunes installed on it, and they run flawlessly with multiple windows open at once. I don't think there are many things this little netbook won't do. The only complaint I have is that the internal speakers are a little soft. I just have to get some external speakers for it.
By Erik J. Mccullough (Austin, TX)
I had read average reviews on this elsewhere.
I bought it because it's one of the few 10.1" netbooks with 1366x768 resolution (instead of 1024x600 which is normal for this size). That intrigued me because the more resolution means the more screen you get on a page. Usually that is better for browsing, word processing, etc.
Problem is I'm barely able to make sense of a 10.1" screen with 1366x768. I bet 1024 would be better. And then you get to the reviews -- which is that this thing slows down because it has more dots to put on the screen. So, I'm getting the bad side on both ends.
Also, the keys are a little crammed, another negative I've read and now agree with. It isn't that they're small because it's a 10.1" screen - unlike most netbooks, the keys go to the very edges left to right of the keyboard. So Sony could have made the keys bigger, but consciously decided not to, because they stop about a half an inch to the left and right.
This Vaio has no HD video accelerator, like Crystal HD. So any kind of HD videos are out.
The battery is good. It gets the 8 hours that it says. The only downside is that the battery isn't thin and flat -- it's used as the stand. Which is good on a table, it gives you the slant. It's less than comfortable tho when on your lap. But good news is that it doesn't get superhot when on your lap, either.
Otherwise, it's your standard netbook. N450, 1GB ram, etc. When you take into account that the screen isn't all that great with the extra resolution, and you look at the price compared to other netbooks -- there's probably better alternatives available. I figure you are paying $50 for the screen, and they should be giving you $50!
Hint: If you buy this or any Windows 7 netbook, turn some of the Aero screen special effects off --- they slow down the system immensely. It seemed sluggish even after this, but it's just the nature of a netbook. You'll really notice the difference if you have a regular or high-end laptop that you have (for work, etc.). You get what you pay for.
By Dr. R. W. Mehler (Los Angeles, CA)
More flimsy junk from Sony. They used to be a good company but now produce expensive landfill material.
Beware: Sony is very very stingy about fixing their flimsy junk under warranty. They do not stand behind their products like better companies. Also note that when trying to contact customer support, they ONLY provide a phone number, no email or even street address, and they will NEVER put anything into writing. When your Sony trash fails, all that happens is endless circular conversations with useless minimum-wage customer service children who have no authority to do anything.
Only buy this or other Sony junk if you enjoy burning hundred dollar bills.
By K. LEE (PA, USA)
The first impression is its nice appearance. I've never had any netbooks before but this product from sony is quite satisfactory. The speed is acceptable. Still some people argued with the windows 7 starter edition but I would say it's designed for light computing and web surfing and it actually does a good job on these things. If you are looking for a second pc (or laptop) and this one might fit your need. However if you expect it for primary use then it might disappoint you. To share my personal use, I have a mac desktop at home and that serves as my primary computer. And when I go outside I only bring this little tiny creature with me. As long as the internet access is available I can always connect back to my home desktop and use some remote desktop to do whatever heavy tasks on the main computer. And if you really dislike windows, I'd recommend you to try ubuntu, a free linux os. I'm currently having dual systems on this vaio and honestly I'm on ubuntu most of the time. The system interface is neat and very efficient in doing those less heavy things. Also if you're worried about whether one GB RAM is enough to run win 7, using ubuntu can definitely be a nice alternative.
By ShaggyDog (Irving, TX United States)
Things we love about this netbook are:
1. It is lightweight
2. superb screen resolution
3. has enough juice to do what's meant to do
4. keyboard is very nice to type on
5. it is NOT sluggish.
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