Sony FX501 doesn't make the specs'
Written: May 14 '02
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Pros: Low price, good screen
Cons: Defective modem / power supply. No IR. Warranty and service attrocious.
The Bottom Line: A delightful screen, good CPU/RAM and DVD. Battery life average. Service and support almost worse than none at all.
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| kmwkmw's Full Review: Sony VAIO FX501 PC Notebook |
The FX series from Sony offers a compact unit with a reasonable bundle of software. The unit operates as one would expect with the exception of a faulty modem, rattling keyboard and sometimes excessive CPU fan noise - even when idling.
If you are a computer whiz you should be able to handle this machine. If not - forget it! Sony support is terrible.
Be careful of the warranty it is valid ONLY in the region where purchased and is limited to 12 months. Rediculous for a mobile device and incomparable with other major manufacturers.
The modem will only connect at around 30K independent of the ISP and line quality. This can be improved by not running the unit on the mains power pack but on batteries. It appears that the 240v power pack introduces 50hz on the telephone line.
Sony have been aware of this for months - this is model specific and not a unit defect. As yet they have no solution. Sony do also not consider this a major performence limitation and have a very poor support and consideration of customers. This issue will result in legal action as negotiations with Sony result in either a 'fob off' or plain ignoring of communications.
Otherwise a pleasant machine to use.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): Euro 1580
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Other
Processor speed: over 1000
Screen Size: 14
RAM: 256
Internal Storage: DVD
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