Official VAIO E Series Owners Thread

I got the same email today, but I ordered on the 19th!

 

Can I ask did you guys order straight through the site or on the phone?

 

Through the site.

 

Ordered on the 27th too and still no email did you get an October estimate on the email confirming payment? Mine was for some time in the last week of September but I'm really hoping it magically comes sooner!

 

Don't purchase a skin from the E series and expect it to fit the F series. My husband has the F and my pink skin doesn't fit

 

My payment confirmation email said between 31.08.2010 and 07.09.2010. So you never know, you might be lucky too.

 

oh, for the love of god, can someone please tell me how to turn off the content sharing!!!!please....

 

the best utility ever:format

Code:

VAIO Entertainment Database Service
VAIO Entertainment File Import Service
VAIO Media plus Content Importer
VAIO Media plus Device Searcher
VAIO Media plus Digital Media Server
http://forum.notebookreview.com/3838974-post953.html

 

Has anyone done the recovery disk option? My Vaio EC series is stuck at 100% for over a hour and still on Disk 1. Hopefully, it'll be done as I'm leaving it on. However, I would think burning and checking the disk would be faster.

 

thats a little odd...disk one took about 20 minutes or so...verification is always slower...but disk 1 upto 1 hour is really strange...no, there is something wrong there...i suggest you cancel and try another brand of disks after rebooting.

 

No dispatch email or update on the site. Looks like mine isn't going out today. How about you, ian80 and hshiwani?

 

any idea??? help needed

hi, I have an VPCEB1Z1E, Win7 home original, which worked well until ...one day . I was using skype and I removed a pendrive from usb. The internal microphone stopped working and I couldn't start it. I updated the soundcard drivers, delete and reinstall them, I tried to reinstall from scratch the system, everything without success. Sound card should be OK as long as external microphone works well.

 

Just thought I might post an update to the Vaio EB,
1. I think the ATHEROS WiFi card has some issues with the computer going to sleep, provides only limited connectivity after waking up.
2. The Vaio brightness controls are really annoying. After waking from a sleep, the brightness control does not seem to work..

 

No email, but you can check your sony account online, mine was dispatched at 7.49pm

 

Woo, checked the site again, dispatched at 7:51 (damn, you beat me this time).. are we meant to get a tracking number?

Edit: ignore that, I ordered it at 7:51, can't see the time of dispatch anywhere on the page..

 

Well the ordered date is the dispatched date, because I definitely didn't order it today

We are meant to get a tracking number, I'm guessing its via email...

 

Oh yeah, didn't notice the date. Did you go for express delivery?

 

Yeah, so hopefully tomorrow if we're really lucky?

 

I really doubt it if it's coming from china, but one can hope.

 

It's coming from China?

Okay, maybe not tomorrow

 

That's what ravenperch keeps telling me, although the woman on the phone said they were built in Japan, and possibly (hopefully) the two day wait for them to move it to their 'Logistics Centre' brings them closer to home? I'm not sure though.

Edit: forum search says the laptops are manufactured in Japan or China, moved to Germany or Holland and then shipped from there.

 

Ah well, its gotta be here within 2 business days, so its not that long either way

 

You probably missed my edit seeing as though you posted at the same time as I made it.

 

Ah okay then, not too far away.
Wish we had a tracking number now.

 

do they absolutely work fine.
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/920...mobile/10-8_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe

 

If you have a look here you'll see that I've managed to get a snoop around the insides. Even though I was told that they are manufactured in Japan, almost every component had "China" written inside it.

And no really, think about it from a corporate point of view, it is extremely expensive to live in Japan. I doubt they would do too much manufacturing there. China on the other hand, workers there could be paid around 100-200 dollars A MONTH to do the work. Huge cost reduction. Just wait and see.

 

Okay okay, I believe you when you say they're manufactured in China.. what me and ian80 were discussing was where they're SHIPPED from, which is Holland, isn't it?

Anyway, I just phoned sony asking me for a tracking number, and they gave me it but said it's not working yet because they only submitted the details to UPS a couple of hours ago, and that I should try the number again in a few hours, and if it's still not working, to call UPS. At least I've got a number now though.

Edit: Tracking number is now working, says it's on time for tomorrow, but still in NL at the moment.

 

Hi everyone,
it is my first post on this forum
I bought a VPCEB27 (i3-350, HD5650, 1920*1080,4gb ram, 500gb hdd) last saturday and was happy with it. last night I discovered the high pitch noise which was really annoying, so I had to disable CPU C3/C6 on bios, ended with with a noisy fan. Does anyone has any solution to this??

As for the place of manufacturing, I beileve it's made in China (apparently by Foxconn), that's definitely the case in Asia(I live in Hong Kong, and is likely to be the same for the rest of the world

 

I'm the same, a bit gutted it didn't come today though. But at least we know its coming tomorrow

 

I can't say i've got my hopes up for delivery tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have them before the end of the week though.

 

oh, sorry, yeah, holland or one of those european countries is something the guy at Sony said. tracking number? oh come on, you cant be that much of an excited bunny, it takes only 4 or 5 days to get to yeh

i too disabled the c3/c6 but the fain noise was normal. you should check issues with c3/... with the core i3, maybe the i3 heats up more with it disabled. (do you mean noisy fan or loud fan)

 

Yes I can

Plus, it's nice to know what day it's out for delivery so I or someone in my family doesn't have to stay at home all day for 5 days to take delivery of the thing..

 

I bought the same laptop as you, from Sony Style in Hong Kong. Had the whining problem too, I didn't disable the c3/c6 however. I used this method instead:

The fan is on all the time still, but at low levels and the bliss that comes from not having the high pitched noise is amazing.

 

Well this little guy has been fine. No signs of wear or tear yet since I got it 2 months ago. Sony's build quality is very good from what I can see so far. Loving this laptop

Also, I'm sorry to hear everyone's problems with the high-pitched noises. I guess I must be very lucky as mine hasn't got that problem at all.

 

Also, In case anyone was interested, Foxconn (who make most Sony, Apple, Lenovo and the other big companies computers) with their 500k worker factory in Shenzhen, China, have to pay their employees a minimum of USD$162 a month.

 

Well it does say that expected delivery is tomorrow and that its on time

 

Its on the move!

 

i don't it's too cold

 

mine went to 67deg today, 100%all threads, about 3gb ram useage on a single application: x264 encoder!!! some one beat that!!

 

I managed to get the CPU/GPU to 80/72 degrees once and kick in the maximum "jet engine" fan level.. only managed it once though, and only for a few seconds before the hurricane cooled it!

 

If i'm playing GTA4 on location (reason i bought this) its even more sound then a jet.
Seen it topping out at 82c (cpu)

 

Using your method, the fan gets even noisier all the time but thanks anyway, guess I'll live with it, the whine is getting barely noticeable today
I'm very happy with the laptop, can't believe they only sell it for 8k hkd

 

the laptop is......beautiful :')

no whine or annoying fan noise hope yours are the same peat and ian80!

 

70 degrees is the hottest mine has ever got. That's overclocked and playing Crysis on high settings.

Does it run so cool because of the undervolting of the 5650 or that the fan is very efficient or both of these?

 

maybe cause its all copper/ or maybe because the exhaust is manufactured by Panasonic.

 

Not got it yet.. It's out for delivery, and in the past UPS have'delivered in the evening, so i'll be able to tell you soon, hopefully.

 

Mines great
Don't here a whine, the fan is going atm though because I'm making the recovery discs

 

If you have the mains lead in you won't hear a whine, its only when running from the battery I believe, theres a slight whine to the gfs and mine when on battery but its barely audible if the room is quiet and as soon as I start playing music or if the tv is on etc then can't hear a thing.

 

Oh yeah, I just tested that, there is a high pitched noise when its on battery power

 

Ive had an e-series 15", i5, hd 5650 for 2 weeks now.

I try and install battlefield 2 bad company - it worked the first time. WHen i go to open it up again the game is so laggy on the main menu it is unplayable. Counter strikes source is the only other game I have on the pc and it works fine.

Please help