Customer Reviews

Sony VAIO VGN-NW310F/S 15.5-Inch Laptop (Silver)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

The keyboard on this notebook is the highlight, it has great feedback, separated chicklet keys, and has standard key placement (unlike some funky keyboards I have tried recently). That is to say, delete in top right, escape top left and CTL bottom left, with arrow keys on the bottom right. Also, it doesn't have the rarely needed numeric keypad, which is found on a lot of keyboards these days but requires your hand placement left of expected to type, which is what you do most of the time anyhow, right? I like this keyboard better than those on the legendary Thinkpads of old.

The screen is nice and sharp, I don't dislike the shiny screen as much as I had originally expected. Colors are great.

Hard drive has enough space for me, and the recovery procedure works well. I made the recovery CDs as well, but I normally just clone the HD onto and old drive to have a backup that way.

The computer has nice selection of features, minus the HDMI that has been mentioned already.

I am very fond of the trackpad .. I grew up with IBMs and prefer the pointer stick, but this is the nicest trackpad I've ever used. Buttons are in the right places and are the right size.

Speakers are OK, better than many budget laptops. The recessed keyboard is a nice looking design and the textured case is also quite cool looking. This certainly doesn't look like a budget laptop.

There are a few negatives however. First, Sony loads a ridiculous amount of "junkware" on this computer. Trial versions of this and that, utilities of dubious importance, and a bunch of other junk I see no need for. I took me about 45 minutes to get rid most of the egregious stuff. The processor is 64 bit, and the Win7 version is 64 bit, which makes sense given the 4GB ram installed. The processor does not have the Intel virtualization technology, but frankly having used Sun's free and excellent Virtual Box software for some time, which doesn't need this virtualization technology, I see no need for Intel's hardware virtualization.

Also, the computer ain't a light weight although it isn't a complete pig either.

I also installed XP Professional for giggles, the drivers are all available on Sony's site. Man, it really flies with 32 bit XP.

All in all a very nice budget laptop.

Beware that this Sony Vaio DOES NOT HAVE the HDMI port as it's advertised on the pictures.

it's not a big issue for me for I woudn't use it anyway. However if you want this feature it might be a problem.

This is my first laptop so the whole Laptop thing is new to me. When it arrived via skybox to trinidad, it was well protected so came undamaged considering the distance it travelled. You have to make your own back-up DVDs, then move around the masses of junk on the hard drive to remove what you don't want. 320GB is really 286GB. A case is also not provided. The feel of the keyboard is great though. Battery life is max 2 hours not the upto 4 hours as stated. HDMI does not have a port. Overall, its well worth the money,a very stylish, powerful, sexy machine with everything I was looking for in a Laptop. Can't wait to show it off when travelling.

The laptop is pretty and works ably... while it lasts.

Unfortunately, mine had a catastrophic failure after just five months. It suffered a complete harddrive failure without having been dropped or mistreated, so it was just a poor quality product on Sony's part.

To add insult to injury, I took it to a Sony repair shop to be fixed since it was obviously still under warranty, but was told it would set me back another $200 if I wanted my data recovered. I routinely back up my data, but hadn't gotten around to it yet since it was only five months old. So Sony had effectively told me that I would have to pay an additional $200 on top of the $800 I had already paid just months earlier to have my laptop returned to the same condition it was in before it failed due to their own poor quality.

My advice: there are plenty of other laptops to choose from that treat their customers better and make better quality products that don't fail within months of purchase. I learned my lesson and will never be buying another Sony Vaio again.

Just acquired mine not too long ago and tried to put the rpg diablo on the computer and the game at first would not work at all. I tweaked the system and got the game running but it took a long time to start then the graphics are shot. Don't know what else to say there but the laptop looks sharp and runs many other apps. I might have to look into alienware I guess..lol.

I already have two weeks with this laptop and have no complains. This laptops is perfect for the every day computing need, I ussually runs the Microsoft Office suite in it with no problems. Web Cam is ok but I don't use it too often. Hard Drive have enough space. Keyboard do not has the numpad and no backlit. Screen is really good with smooth resolution. In my opinion it needs a cuple more USB ports and of course HDMI port. Bottom line: is a good computer for the price.

I purchased my Vaio NW through a different company, had to return it and now will be buying the identical laptop through Amazon. In response to the "bad" review: I thought my computer was "used" due to all the photos and stuff the bad review mentioned, my roommate (computer guru) took a look at it, the pictures and such were actually placed on the computer by Sony! Possibly in an effect to show how "great" everything looks. So, besides needing to delete a great deal of extraneous stuff, this is a WONDERFUL laptop.

The laptop was supposed to be unused, unopened and new. In fact, it was used and i found many pictures loaded by the earlier owner. Many things showed that the laptop was used. A VERY BAD DEAL. I returned it though.

I have had this product for little under a year, it worked really well until a few weeks ago when the laptop would just stop charging. And tonight the adapter went out and is now beeping, so I am searching online for a replacement one, and the sony website has none. For a computer that is less then a year old, I figured I could replace the charger easily and hassle free. Waiting on reply from the accessory/parts research to see if they can help me.

This is my second Vaio. I purchased this Vaio after my first Vaio crashed but it was about 9 years old. I highly recommend this computer.