Sony VAIO VGN-FS640/W Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 730 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Dbl Layer DVD+/-RW Drive)

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 10.4 x 1.4 inches ; 6.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0008EZBSE
• Item model number: VGN-FS640/W
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 20, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The VAIOFS Notebook has an incredibly well-balanced design. It's slim and lightweight, yet provides an impressive 15.4" widescreen display with Sony's original XBRITE-ECO LCD technology. Your movies and photos will come to life with brighter colors and clarity. Plus, the VAIOFS Notebook delivers powerful performance for your everyday essential computing needs and growing multimedia entertainment demands. Easily create, manage, and enjoy your digital photos, movies, and music. Capture and edit 1080i HDV. Or, watch and record high-quality TV with the optional TV/PVR dock. All the tools for your digital entertainment and creativity are at your fingertips.

Well-Balanced Design The VAIOFS Notebook combines a full-size workspace and powerful performance with the slim, lightweight design a mobile user demands. With integrated 802.11 b/g WIRELESS LAN3 and efficient battery usage8, the VAIOFS Notebook is an ideal solution for your everyday essential computing needs and growing multimedia entertainment demands.

Exceptional LCD Technologies The VAIOFS Notebook features an exceptional 15.4" widescreen Display with Sony's original XBRITE-ECO LCD technology for higher Brightness levels than standard displays. The result: deeper blacks, brighter whites, and sharper-detail. And with the anti-reflective coating to minimize reflection, you can enjoy a beautifully clear image from any Viewing Angle. It's the ideal way to present your photos and home video, and a great way to watch movies and DVDs when you're on the go.

Essential Computing Performance The VAIOFS Notebook is optimized for mobility and designed with your day-to-day computing applications in mind. With a fast IntelPentiumM processor, ample storage, and an impressive suite of integrated productivity and multimedia entertainment tools, your VAIOFS Notebook is ready to help you power through your day and entertain you when you're done.

Next-Generation Multimedia Entertainment The VAIOFS Notebook is your passport to mobile multimedia entertainment, making it quick and easy to create, manage, share, and enjoy your Digital photos, movies, and music. It's high-definition camcorder video ready, and with Sony's original Click to DVD software, high-quality presentation of your Digital video content is surprisingly easy. The included PictureGear Studio software simplifies Digital photo management, while the SonicStagesoftware is the only tool you need to manage your music files and make your own CDs. And with the optional TV/PVR dock and DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW4, you can watch and record your favorite TV programs right on your PC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good notebook for the price, June 24, 2005

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Ananta Gampaa "AMAZON FAN" (NORFOLK,VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony VAIO VGN-FS640/W Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 730 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Dbl Layer DVD+/-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

The lcd screen is the best. The system gets heated up a little bit but I guess I can deal with it. The battery life is around 2.5 hours as mentioned. But this is the lower limit, I am running this with the power savings option. The system does not come with recovery or operating system cd, which is really bad. The sound quality is ok, not great but not bad either. For around $1250 after $250 rebates, I guess this is really a good choice. Its better than the 13.3" S series notbook, because the S series notebooks gets heated up soo much that you cannot handle them. This FS series is much better than them.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice Screen; Good Features; Terrible Build Quality, July 18, 2005

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S. Carter (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony VAIO VGN-FS640/W Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 730 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Dbl Layer DVD+/-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I was convinced this would be a great notebook. Very good features for the price. The screen is really quite amazing. However, from the start, the computer feels a bit on the cheap side. The battery jiggles a little in its housing, giving the whole computer a somewhat ramshackle feel... as if it is about to break... and lo, it did... multiple times so far. Sony really needs to work on the build quality.

I was happy for the first two weeks, then my problems began.

1. 2 weeks into owning it, the computer wouldn't turn on without a reset of holding the power button for 30 seconds.

2. 4 weeks in, the DVD-RW drive started to work intermittently, then not at all.

3. 8 weeks in, the power gave out completely. The machine won't turn on.

Sony's in-home service has been OK (will have my 3rd visit this week), but waiting 2-4 days for service has been incredibly inconvenient.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the price, a great machine, July 24, 2005

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Mike Frerkes "Mike" (Bettendorf, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony VAIO VGN-FS640/W Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 730 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Dbl Layer DVD+/-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

The two things that really impressed me about this computer were it's display and DVD burner. Sony's XBRITE screens are the best I've seen on any laptop. I love watching movies and playing my games on this unit, because everything is so crisp and bright. The DVD burner pretty much does it all. Both formats (+ and -) are supported and it even can burn dual-layer media, a feature not included on most laptops I've seen. There is 128 MB of video memory, although it is shared instead of dedicated. It has an 80GB hard drive; plenty of space for most users. I believe 10GB is inaccessible because Sony partitions that for recovery. Battery life is not impressive considering this unit has Centrino technology. You'll get maybe 2 1/2 hours maximum.