Sony VAIO VGN-FZ470E/B 15.4-inch Laptop (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 300 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)
- 4200 RPM Hdd drag down all the performanceThis is a machine cost more than $2000.00. It is so sad that it just come with a very lousy low end Hard Driver in 4200rpm. This drag down all the performance especially when you try to open Audio/Vedio edit software. It took so long to wait the software opend.
After several days usage, I can not help but purchased another Hard Drive in 7200rpm to repalce it.
Rating:
- Good purchase, speedy shippingVery quick shipping and a great price. Battery life is a bit unimpressive however the computer runs great and I have really enjoyed the slightly higher than integrated video card for videos and games.
Rating:
- Excellent, I recommend itThis is a great laptop, very powerful and the screes is awesome. The only thing should be better is the battery life, it's not very good. But, this laptop is perfect, silent, fast, excellent screen and it's not heavy. I RECOMMEND IT.
Rating:
- A deserving desktop PC replacement!First off, I wasn't too excited buying a laptop with Vista installed (I would much prefer Windows XP Pro) but as my luck would have it, all electronic stores were selling laptops with Vista pre-installed. I just got this laptop yesterday and after a half day of removing bloatware and installing drivers for my printer and router, I'm pleased to declare that it's a blazingly-fast laptop. It's much quieter and much cooler than my 2-year-old Vaio S460 (which by the way is still in good working condition). This FZ470E configuration probably has the best bang for the buck among the FZ series. It has a Bluray player with DVD burning capabilities that averaged 20 minutes for a 4.7GB DVD copy. Its NVIDIA GeForce 8400M graphics card renders high-def video seamlessly without the choppiness and slow buffer rates of older versions. Another nice feature is the 802.11n wi-fi capability for zippier broadband downloads. The xbrite glossy screen boasts vivid colors especially on bluray movies (I watched Spiderman 3 last night; it was amazingly sharp for a laptop). The HDMI output probably is its nicest feature as I am able to view my screen on a larger high-def monitor to watch DVDs and bluray movies. Despite its misgivings, I am overall pleased with this purchase and am pleasantly surprised with the beautiful interface of Vista.
Rating:
- Everything as expected... great product and servicePrompt delivery from Amazon as well as being price competitive.
Great screen resolution, excellent battery life with fast processing. A lot of sony software pre-loaded though this now seems to be the normal with many h/w manufactures. Very minor point that was overcome by ignoring or switching off the flash-ups.
No default carry case comes with this offer - so do you consider adding one to your basket.
Strong recommendation from a happy Sony VAIO VGN-FZ410E/B owner.

