Sony VAIO FXA32 PC Notebook

Pros: Quality construction. The "all in one" sales pitch is pretty accurate. Responsive.
Cons: Battery life

This is a first impression review, having purchase from Ebay a few days ago for about $260. Solid construction, despite the plastic suprastructure. Screen size and brightness make an immediate impression! I upgraded with an additional 256 memory module, ...

Pros: Fast, great display
Cons: Large and heavy

The Vaio FXA32 is a great machine for the price. The AMD Duron processor is fast and with the 200mhz frontside bus, is faster than some 1Ghz Pentium machines.

The 15.1" screen is clear and the ATI chipset offers great acceleration and color...

Pros: Screen size, construction of laptop, built in features and software pack
Cons: Very low battery life, too small of a hardrive to claim video capabilities

Although the battery life is very poor in my opinion (and everyone else) this is a great laptop for personal use. It plays DVD's great on full screen with terrific quality. I bought this as a gift for my girlfriend for x-mas and had a hard time letting...

Pros: I haven't found any "pros" yet!
Cons: VERY low battery life! VERY poor support. PC-cillin a lousy virus program.

I thought there was something wrong with my battery (a LiIon 2600mAmpH) because I can only get about 30 minutes use from it without using CD-ROM, Floppy drive or any other devices, just typing and "wandering".

So I called Sony's Support. That...

Pros: Affordable, Durable, Crisp large LCD display, LONG power cord,
Cons: Battery life is poor.

I purchased my Vaio laptop new back January of 2002 after
my Thinkpad unexpectedly died. I wasn't prepared financially to go out and purchase a new PC but I had no choice because of a critical report I needed to complete for
a project deadline. So, being on a tight budget I picked the Vaio FXA32($899). I've been more than pleased with this laptop, it's been with me (reliably) on the road for YEARS! Never had an issue with it (other than the battery getting weak) and I probably have hundreds of hours logged on it. The battery is near dead but I almost always us it
in an office or hotel setting with the supplied AC Adapter.
Based on my experience with this laptop I'd very likely
make my next laptop purchase a Sony.