BestBuy VAIO CW

haha I know exactly what you're talking about. But the wait will be worth it

 

Hopefully they will have them online when i check it thursday :/

 

A quick question: can this laptop output full HD DTS/Dolby through HDMI to a receiver when playing a blu-ray disc?

How does the graphics card in this machine compare to the Radeon 5730 found in Asus N61 series?

 

Yes. This card can bitstream LPCM over the HDMI for Dolby True HD and DTS HD-MA. And depends on the comparison, the 5730 is going to be roughly comparable with the GT330m with the 5730 being a bit more powerful. The 5730 will squash the G310m though.

 

So the BestBuy version of the i5 CW with the GT330m and higher res screen will be able to comfortably handle Mass Effect 2 and other modern games?

 

Comparison of all mobile graphics cards

Yes it should handle Mass Effect 2 just fine.

Wish they would come in stock on the website... I'd ditch my m11x that is still a month away

 

Can some one please confirm this, the palm rest area on the right side of my BB CW27FX (indigo) gets noticeably hot and this is not with any gaming or high rev apps, is that normal and do you guys have the same issue. Could this be because of the fact that I primarily use it in my lap and not on sitting on a desk. Left palm rest area stays pretty comfortable but the right gets significantly hot...I dont know thoughts???

 

They are back in stock. Hurry!!

 

Woo!
I got one!
I actually got two, because one was paypal, then i decided to buy it again with my CC to get the extended warrenty.
So, if they are out of stock later, i won't cancel the order until tomorrow (incase some one wants it).

So if any one wants it, let me know! (it has the 1 year accidental damage warrenty on it)

 

extended warranty with CC???? I did not know that.

 

Probably through his CC company. Amex offers such things

I ordered a white one

Hopefully the alienware gets here within BB's return timeframe so I can decide which to keep.

 

Yea, visa lets me do that.

And yea, it's up for sale until it get's here, and once it does it will be returned.

But at the moment i'm typing this they are still in stock.

 

This laptop looks almost perfect for me. But I'm concerned with the battery life (I need 4 hours straight of web browsing), and I'm annoyed that the HDD is only 5400RPM (I plan to be gaming some on it). Can anyone tell me if these things will be a problem?

 

the 5400 RPM shouldn't be a problem, i've had 5400rpm drives on gaming laptops and they were fine.

As for the 4 hrs, with undervolting that should be doable, and if they ever release a BIOS that supports switchable graphics then definatly you'd be fine

 

Sounds great! I'm still monitoring the Asus N82, which I know has switchable graphics (though possibly a lower-res screen?). But this Sony looks great. I went over to Best Buy the other day and saw the i3 model, and it's a great form factor. I just wish there were a way to get it from Best Buy without CA sales tax.

 

Sold out! (Black model). If you want one you ca get it from aan310 he has an extra one (he bought 2), Here. Or you could wait 3-7 days, they should get new stock by then.

Why is the white one cheaper than the Black & Indigo ones?

 

the asus will have a lower resolution (i'll almost guarentee) and will be lower build quality and also will be around the same price.

Yes I do, you have until it gets here to PM me, which should be in like 3 days. Else it's getting returned.

Also, the white one does NOT have Blu-Ray where as the Indigo (purple) and Black do.

 

Edited after seeing response above mine.


Those with the white, how are you liking it? The higher resolution screen is considerably better than the other model?

 

(wrong thread)

 

Yes it is. Slaughterhouse had both and said he liked the new one alot better, and the screen was alot better too.
I jsut wish sony used that 'xbrite' on these screens, because the ones that have that look really good.

 

does the sony cw support VT?

 

Yeah I believe you need to enable it in the bios.

 

Back in stock.!!

 

hmm. im showing all sony cw core i5 as out of stock. that was quick. what did they do order 4 of em.

 

Never shopped on bestbuy.com. When can I expect this laptop to be back in stock?

 

they usually are in stock for about 2-4 hrs.
If any one wants, i have an extra coming tomorrow. If no one claims it tonight its gettign returned xD

 

Yeah looking to get the white sans blu-ray, seems all 1600x900 are OOS.
Good price, wish I had acted on it. Does the wish list email you when it's in stock?

 

i hope so lol. i just put it on mine

 

No it doesn't. I was on it for like 2 weeks and never got an email (even though it was in stock multiple times)

 

Got mine yesterday! Pretty fly machine........

 

my old acer had been junked out by best buy and i can come in and pick up a new one. i've been waiting patiently for thsi thing to come back in stock. hopefully it will soon. best deal out there right now if you ask me

 

Just unboxed mine today, started removing bloatware and accidentally deleted whatever controls screen brightness via FN+ F5/F6 keys. anyone know how I can get this back? Also something called Oasis I cannot ununstall, keeps giving error!

 

Well hopefully you had the sense to burn a recovery disc before you decided to start going around and deleting stuff.

For in case

 

Lol, I'm too ballsy for that. I just need to know which driver/software to reinstall.

 

cw27 is it an exclusive offer from bestbuy ? I'm leaving in Canada and I didn't find a place to buy it.

Bestbuy.ca only sell core3 with gt310m and on sonystyle.ca no gt330m available in option !

 

it's a USA only model, but NOT a best buy exclusive. JR.com should havethem

 

Alright, figured this out. It was the Vaio control Center install.

 

U can always F8 (or F10) on startup and do a system restore. (if things get ugly).

 

aan310 bought 2, get one off him.

 

6145 in 3dm06 - Sound about right?

Really like the white finish but kind of wishing I had the Blu ray for $50 more

 

do you guys think that there will be more of a supply for this laptop soon?

 

Yep. They always ran out of stock after like less than 12 hours of gettin new stock. They then restock about 3-4 days later.

Edit:

U only have 3 posts. *points n laughs. Noobie.

 

yeah i hate it haha. I want this laptop so bad but i have to wait till the day its back in stock and HOPE im home to order it haha

 

Yeah, I want the White (no fingerprints!) but I also want BR. Will have to decide which to choose.

 

For the fellas who are lucky to own one - hows the battery life looking? I've been pondering getting one of the newer Asus UL/PL 13.3"s or this but just curious if the battery life is atleast acceptable.

 

Well, i was at 49% battery and it said i had 49 mins left.

That was about 1.75 hrs ago.
So very good xD
(and it says 21% 43 mins now)

 

lol im the same.. i either want the asus ul80vt or this sony vaio

on one hand. this sony vaio is a beast but suffers with poor battery life

on another hand the asus has amazinggggg battery life and a really nice sleek design but suffers from average specs

but i edit video, i use photoshop, im into photography AND i love games so i think this vaio is in the lead for my choice. that ul80vt is still calling my name though lol

 

Add to the fact that the Sony comes with 1600x900 res LCD and it's looking a hell of a lot better. I don't think I'd be able to do the low res 720P on the Asus coming from Thinkpads with 1400x01050 and 1600x1200 resolutions.

 

My first real use of my battery this weekend, ran over 3:30 actual. Maybe even closer to 4 hours, but I didn't count exact minutes. Wasn't doing anything serious, just regular web stuff. I also customized my "Power Saver" setting; primary factor is processor state min/max = 5/50%. Not too bad really.....

 

I cap my battery at max 80%. From there, on a regular basis I can go from 80% to my 10% battery low notice in about 3 hours. The last time this happened, I was using wifi, browsing the web (forums and some news sites), editing a PowerPoint, and stream music through Grooveshark for about 45 minutes.

Also, in my case I tweaked my Windows (no "glass" look, turning off certain services, etc.) and PowerSaver settings.

Those are some wacky notices! I get some pretty decent reads on mine.