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Sony VAIO PCG-TR3A Laptop (1.0 GHz Pentium Centrino, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive)

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Operating System	Windows XP;
Hardware Interface	CD-RW
Graphics Coprocessor	GeForce
Brand	Sony
Hard Disk Description	Mechanical_hard_drive

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Intel Pentium M Processor 1GHz
512MB DDR RAM
40GB Hard Drive
10.6-Inch Screen, GeForce
Microsoft Windows XP Home , 5.5 hours Battery Life

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Summary

Standing screen display size

‎10.1 Inches

Screen Resolution

‎1280 x 768

Max Screen Resolution

‎1280 x 768 Pixels

Processor

‎1 GHz pentium_m

RAM

‎512 MB DDR

Hard Drive

‎40 GB mechanical_hard_drive

Graphics Coprocessor

‎GeForce

Chipset Brand

‎NVIDIA

Card Description

‎Intel 855GM Chipset Integrated Graphics

Graphics Card Ram Size

‎64 MB

Wireless Type

‎802.11g

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

‎2

Average Battery Life (in hours)

‎5.5 Hours

Other Technical Details

Brand

‎Sony

Series

‎VAIO

Item model number

‎PCG-TR3A

Hardware Platform

‎PC

Operating System

‎Windows XP;

Item Weight

‎6.45 pounds

Package Dimensions

‎14.7 x 11.1 x 6.9 inches

Processor Brand

‎Intel

Processor Count

‎1

Computer Memory Type

‎DDR SDRAM

Audio-out Ports (#)

‎1

Power Source

‎Battery Powered

Voltage

‎240 Volts

Additional Information

ASIN

B00017H7QW

Customer Reviews

24 ratings

3.0 out of 5 stars

Date First Available

February 10, 2004

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Rebecca Phillips

sony vaio pcg-tr3a laptop with bad LCD Screen and bad keyboard

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2010

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User lie about item... the laptop was drop very hard because it was crack. I received the item on time. I really love the item
but lcd screen is going bad and keyboard is bad.

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Jennifer Antonow

VERY portable notebook, solid feature set

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2004

For work, I've primarily used ultrathin notebooks: the Sony R505 for a year and then the Toshiba R100 over the last 12 months. Here's what I look for:
> long battery life (for plane flights)
> minimal sacrifice of processing power, HD space, keyboard, other features
> painless wifi and ethernet access
> other cool, smart things I can showoff
This VAIO is great on a number of fronts:
1. INCLUDED battery is solid: 6 hrs for docs, powerpoint, etc, 3 hrs for a DVDs. Meets all my needs for coast-to-coast flights. Light as a book.
2. It works great as my primary computer. I do hook up to a full keyboard/monitor at the office, but I don't feel compromised on speed or functionality.
3. On the road, the is very usable. You might want to try it out, but I don't have an issue. The monitor is extremely clear and bright. They've included a ZOOM feature on the unit to make it easy to enlarge the screen image. Thoughtful, and it works very well.
4. WIFI switch works perfect. Have connected in coffeeshops, airports and the like. No issues. The Ethernet and dial-up jacks are well-postioned.
5. Monitor jack is on the side so it doesn't interfer with the screen being open. 2 USBs are on opposite sides for good reason. Generally, well laid out.
6. When you're working on your traytable on a plane, and the person in front of you leans back, your poor display doesn't get crushed because it's short enough not be compacted.
7. Other items: The camera is fun and useful if you use IM video. Well positioned for informal chatting. It includes DVD viewing software (which my other computer with a DVD drive didn't). My long-term experience with Sony laptops has been that they are very good, durable computers. I researched this unit and compared to other Toshiba, Dell and ThinkPad before the purchase, and after a month feel even more confident about the decision.
Some Cons
> Additional battery is overpriced. As usual, Sony makes the upcharge for another battery or larger capacity battery abusely expensive. Such a turnoff. Thankfully, you really don't need one with this model.
> The Screen IS smaller. Hey, you should know this going into it. Fine for word docs, email, ppts, some spreadsheet work, and DVDs (16x9 format), but if you do a lot of graphics work, it's going to feel tight.

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Leena1126

worked perfectly until.......

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2006

I have had this nice gizmo since may of 2004. Something happened today and I went online to look at some of the reviews. Amie F.'s reveiw is almost exactly like mine. It sounded so similar that I thought I wrote that but couldn't remember doing so.

Yes the computer is cool.

My camera died on me suddenly. I never used it. It's not that cool. so I don't really care about this issue. it's not worth fixing.

Keyboard is small but I have small hands so it's a win-win situation for me.

Battery life has started to die down. The onscreen indicator doesn't work. It'll show that I have enough battery power but then it hibernates suddenly. When I restart it gives me the critical battery warning...that thing is supposed to show up before it hibernates!

Today...October 10, 2006, something really really weird happened. I was using the laptop to surf the web and the hard drive starts to make funny noises. I turned off the wireless connection and then the noises stopped.....but then my computer tried to restart itself and it basically died. I'm furious. I bought an extended warranty when I bought the laptop (Sony Metreon in SF) so I better not encounter any issues with that.

As of now, it's not evening starting up. I'm calling the extended warranty people and trying to get my computer guru guy at work to help me. Fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!

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dndnd

Vaio PCG-TR3AP GREAT!

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2004

I have the PCG-TR3AP, which is the "loaded" version of the unit. I had a bad experience with a G4 12" (burned, long story) I decided to leave apple for good. I was hesitant because I did not know if I would like to go smaller screen size (10.6".) I have to admit, I am amazed by the so-called XBRITE screen, never seen such clear picture and that from every angle. It is so good that one hardly realizes the smaller size.
The unit is very light and easier to carry around than the 12" units, yet it includes all the bells and whistles; like cd burner (even dvd burner in my case) wireless connection is a great plus. You can manually turn it on and off saving battery power.
The overall battery use is great thanks to centrino and thanks to the fact that you can fine-tune the screen properties to extend battery life. In addition I purchased the larger battery as well, which gave me almost double the original battery time.
Overall, the unit is sturdy and the integrated camera is a nice gadget that is useful, especially considering that video conference is becoming more available every day.
The only thing my unit is missing is Bluetooth (I can't lie, I am disappointed), but you can buy a d-link usb dongle for 35$. The memorystick slot is very useful if you are using other sony products. Another issue I was not very found of was the fact, that sony does not send you any software/cd's, so a word of advise as soon as you take the thing out of the box, following the instruction make the system restore cd's they recommend.
My experience with the keyboard is very good as well. It took only couple of hours to get used to the 17mm keys, one thing I am missing is the larger shift key on the right-hand side.
This is not a low-budget item, there are laptops on the market for 800$, this clearly is more expensive, but you get what you pay for. I travel a lot and I appreciate the capabilities of this laptop especially since it is delivered in such a small package with little or no compromises. So if you are looking at this item, make sure to count the extras that you would have to add to another laptop to make it do all the things this one does.
Although the look of a computer is one of the least important, admittedly, it is very attractive and a discussion piece no matter where you go.
I do not want to talk about the harddrive size and memory since this will be different in different models.
Pros:
Size
Display
Integrated CDRW/DVD(RW)
Integrated Wifi
Integrated Camera (Still/Video/Webcam)
Centrino (low voltage)
Battery life
MagicGate Memorystick slot
The TOuchpad has special sections that let you add extra functionality
Cons:
No restore cd's
No Bluetooth (some models do include Bluetooth)

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