Sony Vaio Z i5/i7 Official Owners Thread

congrats! when is the delivery? how much is the total cost? ty

 

Delivery is free cuz I pick up in-store. Total $3443 Should have it in a week. Apparently it is out of stock nationwide for a week.

 

i see.. is this another case of "everything is sold out" or it is just too early and the new model is due to be released next week?

congrats and enjoy!

 

They are selling like hot cakes despite the price!

Nope, they had new stock (Z12) for a week now on display. It just happened I missed out on stock but it should be there in a week.

Sweet! Once I sell the free PS3, this baby is only going to cost me $3000. A total saving of $1100.

 

ok.. wish i was there in aussy..

 

How good is headphone output compared to previous Z?

 

Can I get an Apple touchpad driver to work on the Vaio Z?

 

I'd say that some of the memory is used by the Intel integrated GPU. The nVidia discrete GPU does have its dedicated memory, it's not the case of the Intel GPU thus is reserves some part of the computer RAM for its own usage.

Is there any setting in the BIOS to define the amount of memory used by the Intel integrated GPU?

 

Sony only ships 64-bit version of Windows with the latest Z (core-i based, the very subject of this thread).

Besides in that case the system would use only 3 GB (minus the amount reserved for the Intel integrated GPU), and not ~3.7 GB.

 

What in the world !

 

where is the best deal right now for preconfigured model that has then in stock?

 

This is the closest you can get that I know of.

If there's anything better out there, I'd like to know too!

 

Isn't the latest Synaptic driver included features such as 2 fingers scroll 2 fingers swipe

 

hmm I dont know about that, but I installed a freeware for two finger scroll and you can program 2 finger/three finger taps. But the synaptic drivers I've got installed comes with 2 finger swipe/flick, I don't think it has 2 finger scroll though. (you can find the 2 finger swipe under settings >> application gestures)

 

Damn how come Canada doesnt get deals like this, anyone know what kinda deals they have in canada? oh and can i actually order it from aussy and get it to ship over to canada?

 

No.

Apple OS is unix based and uses a completely different driver architecture than Windows.

 

I see more than 4GB.

I am seeing 7861MB usable with 331MB reserved (8GB RAM )

 

7861 MB available here too (WIndows 7 - 64 bit)

 

For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to enable "tap-to-click." I've tried searching through VAIO control center and the Synaptics properties. Help please?

 

click on the synaptics icon on the taskbar, go to device settings, then click on the "settings..." button then click on the tapping choice on the menu, and check the box that says "enable tapping".

 

I'm so blind. How did I not see that earlier. Thank you.

 

Did connect my Vaio Z vi HDMI via Denon 4310 Receiver to a Samsung 58" Plasma TV (full HD), with following issues:

-Missing pixels at the edge of the picture (all the way around it seems)
-The picture "jumps" continufrequently some pixelrows up and down
-The mouse moves slow/with a lag (and a little bit smooth/sticky)

Any Ideas why i is like this? Anyone experienced the same? Are the issues related to the Vaio, or TV (receiver)?


By the way, about the Z display I find the whitebalance changes quit alot when moving the head up an down or tilting the display up/down. It doesn`t change that much when moving the head/laptop sideways (and anyway you wouldn`t normally do that either). But it is easy to forget to sit/tilt the display head on, and this can cause relative big istakes when editing photos...

EDIT: Is it possible to just send out sound through HDMI (no picture)?

 

Anybody know when the refresh is on it's way and what it may entail?

 

It has just been refreshed to Z12x but no changes in processor or SSD capacity. Waiting for my Z128 - hopefully in a week's time as they are currently out of stock.

 

Sorry mate you're out of luck. Sony AU doesn't ship internationally.

 

Keep in mind that our base model is around AU$3500 (inc 10% GST) - that's US$3000, even with the recent hit the aussie dollar has taken, and you can CTO the same specs on the US site for around US$2100 (exc. tax). I'm not sure about canadian pricing, but I'm presuming it is more comparable to the US. I travel between the US and Australia, and believe me, the enticement of a free PS3 is not nearly enough to make me buy a z in Australia rather than the US. So don't feel like you're missing out on too much!

 

Yep absolutely true. I wouldn't have bought it without the 16% discount on offer.

 

This is always a prolem with TN (twisted nematic) type displays. For photographic work you will have to get a proper TFT monitor and calibrate it.

 

Have you tried connecting directly to TV?

I agree, the vertical viewing angle is not greatest but my other VAIO (TZ) is the same. Try to find the best position and try to not move a lot

I believe you can only send sound through HDMI if external monitor is active.

 

Can't find Qualcomm® Gobi™ modem in device manager. normal?
can anyone with US CTO w Verizon version check and verify?

Thanks!

(I'm not using VZAccess Manager Utility or SmartWi™)

 

How did u manage to get a discount? i went to the store and they pretty much couldnt offer me nething at all

Ya good point, im just waiting on the refresh to go up on the site, they still arent in on the Canadian ones for some reason

 

I got this through an authorised retailer Harvey Norman. They usually don't give discounts even if they have "sales" - I had to throw the book at them to get the discount Why? Their advertisement was misleading and didn't state in the T&Cs that it excluded Vaios etc etc.

 

So a leaked Intel roadmap for their Fall line up speaks of the i7-640M going from 2.8GHz abd turbos to 3.46GHz. (Instead of the current i7-620M" 2.66GHz / 3.33 GHz )

A small increase, but Im willing to bet that will come in the Z in the fall refresh, including the i5-580.

 

A good find! However, I would say if you see the Z on discount grab it rather than waiting for a minimal upgrade.

 

I have the Verizon version and yes, it's in the Device Manager.

 

I want to make a thread dedicated to drivers for the Z only, but kinda lazy..can everyone gather the latest drivers and put it all together

 

That would be sweet.



A driver question; Is there any way, to overwrite the error messege not allowing users to update their drivers?


Why oh why, are sonys graphics drivers so outdated? why dont they have a QA team who gets on the release of the latest? is it because they think most Vaio Z owners are business owners who dont know or dont care?

 

Connected today Z11 with my new projector ACER H7530D trough HDMI: Video 1920x1080 and audio very, very, very fine.

No one border pixel lost, fantastic and brilliant colour.
Very satisfied.

 

Yes, it is normal. You must install these and in this order:

1. GOBI drivers
2. VZAccess
3. SmartWi

 

Ask and ye shall receive. It's called Sony support:
Sony eSupport - VPCZ1190X - Software Updates & Drivers

 

Hah!

Anyhoo, there were some updates on the UK site I haven't seen before. New to me at least

PMB VAIO Edition Update version 5.1.00.13280 or EP0000215820
VAIO Update version 5.1.1.04150 or EP0000221851

I haven't installed them yet and don't ask me for a link, I've already closed out that browser session.

 

The pixels on the bottom of my screen seem 'wobbly' and a bit shaking. Is this normal? And also how does this occur?

Thanks

 

I have the new Sony z and just got the Razer Orochi Mouse - Anybody else out there have one of these? I did the firmware update but can't find any software for the settings. Help please, what have I not completed? Thanks

 

I don't have an Orochi so I'll just parrot what Crayonyes said:

and what Mastershroom said:

And the driver seems to be hidden underneath 'more files' on the Razar website, here's the link:
http://www.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=downloadfile&downloaditemid=306

How do you like the mouse? Does it go to sleep frequently and take a while to wake up?

 

On the screen?

I have a wobbly feet at the bottom of my SR is not flat. You think Sony got all kinds of feet for the bottom? Where is quality control?

 

Thanks Tofu - That did it! Yes the Orochi goes to sleep a bit while in bluetooth mode but it's not an issue for me so far. Really nice mouse - sure beats the Sony Mouse I had to send back because it kept cutting out.

 

Are you serious?

 

Cool, can you see if the Vaio Update 5.1.... fixes the fact that Vaio updates doesn't work?

 

Seriously, what are you on about?

 

Haven't tried yet.

In other news, there is a new version of the Intel Turbo Monitor. Well, new to me at least.

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor

Fixes:

1. The processor badge is displayed in the "Turbo Boost Technology Monitor has encountered a problem" screen
2. Desktop gadget gallery description text for the gadget in details section has been updated
3. Changed the translation of „Technology‟ in German Language to “Technik”
4. Turbo frequency text in display bar for some European languages (German, Italian…) is now visible

I hope it fixes number 1.