Anyone using Sony Vaio FW series in business environment??

Have Vaio K23, P4 2.8GHz, .5 GB RAM, 40 GB HDD, 15.25" screen. Like it alot and it has served me well for many years. Time to upgrade due to speed and need for more memory. Will not give up screen size due to sight problems.

Have spec'd new FW 390 w/Core 2 Duo P8600 processor @ 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD and 16.5" screen, direct from Sony at $939. Seems reasonable given the pricing I see on Ebay for comparable FW's, both new and refurbs.

Does anyone use their FW for business app's? I am told this is primarily a MultiMedia box. I will use it only for business purposes and could care less about Blue Ray, gaming, video, etc.. I only occasioanlly require mobility so size/weight do not matter but I do not want clutter of a desktop all over my desk top!!

Plan to purchase in the next 24 hours. Comments appreciated.

Thanks!

Also, thanks to all who answered my many other recent posts!!

 

I'm using Vaios for development since several years, meaning it has Visual Studio, SQL Server and other tools installed as a development machine.

Now I'm with FZ, currently migrating to FW. Good color reproduction makes both machines quite suitable for simple graphic operations and web design.

I also once had 3ds max running on a FE machine.

 

Have the FW285 at my house - used for both pleasure and work. Wish I could use it at work all the time, much better machine. Keyboard is great for typing, screen real estate is fabulous for Excel spreadsheets (use daily). Have used my personal laptop when travel for work - also works great. Believe you'll enjoy the new system.