Official VAIO SR Series Owners Thread

yeah just go to a sony style store and check it out. im not too sure where else might have them on display since im canadian

 

Just got my SR

(P8400, 3go, 250gb, standard battery, integrated graphic)

This thing is insane... First time I used the battery I ran Battlefield 2 for 45min + Prime95 for 20 minutes and I got THREE !!!!!!!!!!! hours of battery life at full performance mode.

 

Does anyone know where i can get one of those blank SD cards that ship with laptops to fill up the SD card slot? The Dell XPS M1330 that i returned for the Vaio SR came with one.

thanks

 

Wow that's impressive

how many fps did you get when playing battlefield 2?

 

1024*768 @ medium = +/- 25 fps

It's not pretty, but it's fast enough so it's not annoying (by this I mean I could play a couple hours even if I normally play on my desktop at 1680*1050 @ high + AA 8x + Af 8x at 60fps)

 

but still, that's pretty impressive for integrated graphics!

 

Go to www.pricegrabber.com
andsearc for Vaio SR129E

 

Did u guys see the typo in my previus post? That happens all the time with my SR keyboard. It eats up some of the letters. Maybe I got a bad one....

 

what do you mean it eats up some of the letters??

i type super fast on this keyboard all the time without any problems at all

 

just so you guys know, the 200 dollar discount and the 300 campus pack are stackable

 

just got 500 dollars off with the top config 2.8GHz, 200GB 7200rpm and ATI with the smart protection and bluetooth mouse

total order $1,953.17

 

I just took advantage yesterday...got the base config with 3gb RAM, campus pack with the 2yr ADH warranty, and the Sony Visa discount for a total of $1180, $500 off plus the visa. Not a bad deal at all.

 

what visa?

is there a discount for visa cards?

 

what $200 discount?

 

check the first post of this thread, the OP listed great deals

 

If you qualify for (and use) the Sony Visa credit card, you'll get a $100 discount on first purchase over $300 at Sony. Not always the best option, some credit cards give you cash back or something that might be a better deal, but for me it was a good option.

 

meh, dont feel like getting a sony credit card

 

just purchased an SR

but sonystyle said the order is "on hold"

has anyone else gotten this?

 

I ordered a new SR on Friday - unfortunately right before these promotions though I still managed $500 off - and they didn't mention anything about the order being on hold. I should get a tracking number for the first round of stuff today and hopefully my laptop isn't far behind *fingers-crossed*

 

For all you SR owners, could you check out the post I made here? I have no intentions of spamming the forum but if there really is something wrong with the screen of my SR I want a replacement fast .

 

My has "on hold" as well. Mmmmm...I wonder what's up.

 

I'm thinking about purchasing a new SR (my first ever laptop) in the next few days but wondering about the RAM upgrade. Should I get the 4GB from sony or get OCZ from newegg.

-Well the real question is what's the difference between SDRAM&SO-DIMM:
*4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2) [Regular price $150] [$75.00]
*OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800(PC2 6400) [$77]
Sorry for the long post. Appreciate any help I can get.

 

Am I the only one to see the lcd grill when something moves on the screen? (film or just moving a document)

 

Yoyo, been wanting to give my newly purchased sr a clean install, but after looking through some guides ive concluded that im not enough of a pc pro to do it. so, is there a way to get it somewhat clean without reinstalling it? what programs can i uninstall, mainly i want to keep the 'mode' buttons and the fingerprint program, but i dont care much for the club/guidebusiness stuff.

any help is really appreciated! /elmi

 

There's no difference, both are SO-DIMM DDR2 SDRAM
but I think the OCZ is faster than the kind of RAM Sony uses.. somebody correct me if I'm wrong

 

What do you mean see the lcd grill??

 

When I play / move something / listening to a movie, sometimes and not everywhere on the screen, I see a black grid (it's very subtle) and it dissapear almost instantaniously

 

that never happened to me..

 

Is it "normal" if I don't have battery drain? lol

 

Thank you for the quick reply. I guess I'll go with OCZ then (a little weary of the rebate process, but I guess I'll deal with it).

Thanks again TonytheTiger...you'rrreeee great!!! (sorry had to do that).

 

Hahaa!! it's okay.. people do that quite often anyways..
btw it's "Gweat" (with a W)

 

do you not have battery drain?

 

I plugged my SR 12 hours later and it still was at 100%

 

Try use the battery a little bit.. like use it till there's about 90% left, and then turn it off or put it to hibernation, then turn it on later and see if the percentage went down?

I experience no drainage too when the battery is fully charged... my battery drains only when it's not fully charged or when i shut down the laptop on battery..

 

OK, I just had to re-order my SR today because of some problem and my order being put on hold suddenly. The problem is if you sign up for a new card from Sony to get additional money off (i.e. $100 card credit) that it wants to verify its really you ordering because its a big dollar purchase on a new card.

Anyways I went through and re-ordered this time using the coupon code and the campus pack to get $500 off that way, plus $100 off from the Sony card, and also redeemed the SonyStyle points earned from buying this to take even more off. All in all I got ~$650 off which is dang good by me and allowed me to grab the T9400 and 4GB of RAM while still spending less than I was originally thanks to that extra $200 off.

The updated configuration is in my sig. My total after everything is roughly $1,440.

 

I got new SR a couple of days back.

now i want to reinstall the oeprating system. Sony send so many softwares aleady installed in it. i want to get rid of those softwares.

can any one post the guide to reinstall the operating system. what all one has to do b4 doing that

 

Picked up an SR the other week.

Great laptop let down by two factors. The battery drain is a real disappointment. Have to wonder why the reviews didn't mention this. Also, I can't believe the battery rattles around in the SR - really sloppy from Sony. Two significant (and avoidable) annoyances that really detract from an otherwise excellent laptop.

 

rattle?
do you have the extended or the standard?
i hope the extended i ordered doesnt rattle

:S

 

+1 That would def become an annoyance as I ordered this machine as my new one for the next 3 years until I finish college. God... 3 years of rattling would suck

 

I have the standard battery but it looks like the case is a mm too large so it rattles around on your lap. Its very noticable.

My last laptop was a cheap dell and the battery fitted like a glove - no idea how sony let this go considering you're supposed to be paying for superior build quality. Might try lodging something in there to stop it...

 

How did you use the SonyStyle points to take more off? Also, I placed my order Sunday signing up for a Sony Visa, and it's already showing "Your VAIO is being built", so hopefully I won't be delayed.

 

I ordered over the phone and the guy I spoke with (same guy both times coincidentally) was able to apply the points I earned from the purchase (5pts every $1) towards this purchase. He said the credit would be reflected on the statement along with the $100 card credit. If it doesn't show he told me to call the credit people and they can apply the points that way if it doesn't apply automatically.

 

Wow, nice. I wonder if I can do that after the fact...hmm

 

I don't see why not? Just call the credit people and tell them you want to apply your points as a credit towards this purchase. I bet they wouldn't mind.

 

Yea, I'll wait until I get the paperwork in the mail. Worth trying at least!

 

I think my discount is like an additional $50-100 with those points so for that money... DEFINITELY worth trying! I only applied so I could finance it and pay it off over time. I can't afford right now to spend every penny in case something happens I don't expect.

Worked out though since I got more money off and still get to pay it off slowly.

 

83% ... 1 hour later still 83%

 

Can anyone tell me if the video quality on the built in webcam is any good with vista.

I stupidly just installed xp pretty much as soon as I got the computer and didn't play the camera in vista. With xp installed and the driver found on sony's website the camera looks like crap, so I want to know if its a bad driver currently provided by sony for xp or if its just the camera itself that sucks?

 

that's awesome, congrats!

 

Well... I'm still returning the Vaio because of the screen grid problem... (when something moves i see the lcd grid in an angle of 45 degrees ... It's really difficult to explain but this is really unconfortable. I tough it was only me, but my girlfriend can see the problem as well.


It's the same problem as this guy :

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166409&highlight=lines