Sony VAIO VGN-S660/B 13.3" Ultra-Portable Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 750, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-R Dbl Layer Drive)

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 12.3 x 1.4 inches ; 4.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FMQVMY
• Item model number: VGN-S660/B
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 15, 2006

Product Description

Supplied Accessories: Standard lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS2), AC adapter (VGP-AC10V10), power cord

The Sony VGN-S660/B S Series Notebook PC is designed for high-powered mobile performance. It employs cutting-edge notebook technologies with remarkably slim and lightweight tools for the mobile user. The 13.3" widescreen display with XBRITE(TM) LCD technology delivers higher brightness, true-to-life color and razor-sharp detail. The 5400 RPM Serial ATA(TM) hard drive, DDR2 memory, 533MHZ front side bus and Intel Pentium M processor work together to for impressive performance and faster applications. Create dynamic presentations, manage your multimedia files, and transfer photos and video with ease. It's the full suite of tools you need to get your entertainment fix. Video RAM - 128MB 13.3 WXGA LCD with XBRITE(TM) technology Max. Resolution - 1280 x 800 NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400 graphics processor Windows sound system with built-in speakers Optical Drive Write Speeds - 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 4x DVD-R, 2x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+/-R, 3x DVD-RAM, 2.4x DVD+RW Memory Stick with MagicGate, Memory Stick(R) PRO PCMCIA (Type I & Type II card slot with CardBus support) Connections - Ethernet, headphone jack, 4-pin i.Link (IEEE 1394), Memory Stick, modem, microphone, Port Replicator, 2 USB 2.0 ports Integrated V.92/V.90 modem (RJ-11) Fast Ethernet (RJ-45) 10Base-T/100Base-TX Lithium-ion battery (Estimated Life - 3.0-3.5 hrs) Software - Norton anti-virus and recovery tools, VAIO(R) tools, InterVideo WinDVD, Intuit Quicken 2005, Microsofts Works 8.5, Office 2003 Small Business (60-day trial), Roxio DigitalMedia SE, Click To DVD, DVGate, SonicStage, Image Converter (PSP Transfer) Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition w/Service Pack 2 Measurements(WxHxD) - 12.3 x 1.39 x 8.85 Weight - 4.3 lbs. with battery

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, June 22, 2006

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This review is from: Sony VAIO VGN-S660/B 13.3" Ultra-Portable Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 750, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-R Dbl Layer Drive) (Personal Computers)

I must say that this is the only laptop currently on the market that I find acceptable for my needs. It's small, light (compare it to a Macbook that has the same screen size but a pound heavier!), it has a decent video card (I would not mind better, it has 64 Mb dedicated, plus another 64 sharing, but most laptops this size don't have even that!), it has a wifi card that is extremely well supported - I installed Linux on this laptop - works beautifully, I can not only connect to wifi networks, I can also monitor traffic in promiscuous mode AT THE SAME TIME as being connected to the net, I can even make it an access point. The screen is excellent quality, harddisk, optical drive - no complains, got enough for all I need so far. Like the design of it, very stylish. Looks extremely good with the Linux desktop manager Enlightenment - non-intrusive but beautiful eye candy. Check it out at http://elivecd.org - you can try it out without installing first, to see how good it is.

I was looking for a rather long time for a laptop like this, and now I'm very happy after a month of using it.

What I would change: I would put the SD card reader instead of memory stick one, and perhaps put one 1 gb stick of RAM instead of two 512 mb - for easier upgrade.

Very recommended if you need a complete but not over-the-top mobile solution.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good enough for travel, July 31, 2006

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Vic (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony VAIO VGN-S660/B 13.3" Ultra-Portable Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 750, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-R Dbl Layer Drive) (Personal Computers)

Pro: made in Japan, no dead pixels, compact, eye candy, all drivers and user manuals available on support site, outer metal case, DVD write.

Con: no recovery CD/DVD, worthless add-on applications, Norton Ghost not working on SATA h/d, expensive, tight keyboard, two fingers for PageUp/PageDown keys, useless slot for memory stick, BIOS with very basic menu.

Creating a recovery dvd costs about thirty minutes. Fan stays on at varying speeds to maintain temperature below 50 deg C. Battery lasts about 2.5 hours with wireless connection on.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ultra portable? Try ultra unreliable., November 1, 2006

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Sharon (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony VAIO VGN-S660/B 13.3" Ultra-Portable Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 750, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-R Dbl Layer Drive) (Personal Computers)

The VAIO arrived, looked nice and ran nice for 10 days. Then, the screen went dark. It didn't totally go black -- you could still see the outline of the objects you had on screen -- but too dark for you to be able to see anything. Turns out the inverter board blew out, which is what gives power to the backlight to make your screen bright.

Now, I never dropped or mishandled the computer. And for pete's sake, it was only 10 days siince I'd bought it. Ridiculous. Someone who's worked in tech support told me VAIOs are known to have a lot of hardware malfunction and tend to be "delicate." I'd return it if I could, but I bought it here on Amazon. Luckily, there was the 1 year warranty.

My recommendation is, if you want to try out a VAIO, buy it from a SonyStyle store, so at least you can return it if you decide you don't like it. But the best way to go is to get a different brand notebook altogether and not dealing with the hassle of an unreliable machine.