Customer Reviews

Sony VAIO VGC-RB34G Desktop PC (Intel Pentium 4 Processor 540J, 512 MB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Dual Layer DVD+/-RW, DVD-ROM Drives)

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I got this computer about a week ago and i have to say...i havent seen a solid computer like this in years (well besides apple's g5)...i actually bought an hp media center computer(a1129n) before i got the vaio, but unfortunately, i had to return the hp for some problems...1st, the hard drive wasnt connected to the power supply so the computer couldnt recognize the OS after initial boot...(thanks to my technical knowledge i figured that one out)..but what pissed me off the most is after loading all the programs i needed, setting up media center and uploaded my music, the screen randomly flickers then turns the monitor into a completely white screen...its not the monitor since ive tried different monitors and its doing the same thing. well a new HP turned out a piece of junk..then i thought of the Vaio...got it at bestbuy for $919 with a hundred dollar rebate which is a fairly good deal...once i turned it on...everything was so smooth...im using 30Gb right now and it feels nothing...i am not sure with playing games as far as the graphics is concern..but i mostly do audio and video stuffs so it works perfectly for me..**if you are going to use more than 50gigs of hard drive space, i suggest to install at least 1GB of memory..apart from that..almost perfect but i still give it 5 stars...

I got this from Best Buy some 2 years ago and for the first year it worked great. Then it started acting up. By that I mean it would crash with more than two programs loaded on it. After adding fans (thinking it could be CPU heating up)that seemed to help a little, but not enough to be workable. So, I shelved the system and bought another HP desktop. Now, I'm opening an office and need one more computer. I fire this up and guess what - - - after one year of non use it seems to be working fine again. Go figure? Just keeping my fingers crossed that it continues to work normally. Lots of bells and whistles but is a P-4 technology so memory maxes out at 2 GB. All in all I can only give this a three star so far, but I'm hoping it can make up some lost time and I will be happy with this machine. I did add an LG Flatron 22" monitor to this system which I ABSOLUTELY LOVE - they are so nice I got three others, plus a 42" LG LCD for the office. The display means just about everything to me as it's the main connect from our brain to the computer.

Interesting "Box" , right off the shelf ! Hell to pay in getting it setup. Three (3) separate vendor firewalls activated all at the same time. Once you got on to that , setup went well.Windows XP MCE 2005 pre-installed and NO Microsoft MCE CDs. ON-Line support (Weak answers) and Telephone support EXTREMELY Bad ; more interested in telling you what they do not support; No real HELP;YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN! Make sure to update Windows MCE first thing and all security patches. Adding additional Memory (it only has 256) , and adding additional hard drives (Video "eats up" Storage) VOIDS the warranty and service! Best get a Windows XP OEM MCE "Box" at Gateway, HP or other. Still it was FUN to set up and start using. Nothing like "offsetting" basketball games for later viewing in high Defination.