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    Just received new Sony FZ 190

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by gaanee, Aug 17, 2007.

  1. gaanee

    gaanee Notebook Consultant

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    Just received new FZ 190, did first setup and going to burn recovery disks. What are other things to do. I'm considering deleting bloatware after few days.
    I also have HP pavilion, and comparing with that it seems, new Sony vaio has some flex on keyboard as well as on touchpad and near the speaker, is it common? The left a nd right click feel different, left click button seems to be slightly more pressed inside. My old HP feels pretty sturdy in comparison, but also slightly heavier tha Sony. Also, right bottom corner on the screen looks little dark, don't know if its vista wallpaper shading effect or something. Is there any way to test the screeen quality like illumination, dead pixel.
    Has anyone has noticed any such things about flex and different left and right clicks?
    Any inputs would be helpful, thank you!
     
    gaanee, Aug 17, 2007
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    I ordered mine the other day. What are your specs and how long did it take from order date to recieve it? Mine is currently in the building stage.
     
    Jonno000, Aug 18, 2007
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    I have the same issue with the left click button, as do many others. I actually exchanged mine and the second one had the same problem.
     
    Hartman, Aug 18, 2007
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  4. gaanee

    gaanee Notebook Consultant

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    Intel T7300, 2GB RAM, nvidia graphics, 160GB hard drive.
    it took about a week to receive it.
     
    gaanee, Aug 18, 2007
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    gaanee Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone noticed that left click feels little soft compared to right click, looks like the click buttons get pressed more in the center than on the outer edge. If the problem is with entire FZ series, then there is no point in returning it. Can anyone please confirm this.
    Thank you.
     
    gaanee, Aug 18, 2007
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    kaspersky143 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Same here with button no need to return.The only annoying thing for me is its a warm computer, may be due to nvidia graphics.
     
    kaspersky143, Aug 20, 2007
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    dsnvraju Notebook Geek

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    Hi Kaspersky143,

    How warm is your FZ notebook ? Is it warm always or whenever running some applications ?. Is it uncomfortable to keep your fingure on keyboard for long time ?

    Raj
     
    dsnvraju, Aug 20, 2007
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    mine doesn't get too warm, I haven't run any intensive applications yet though.
     
    gaanee, Aug 20, 2007
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    My touchpad buttons look normal. I do have a tiny dark spot in the lower right corner. This is much apparent in a full white screen. I noticed one FZ in circuit city , which had a similar dark spot in the same area of the lcd. It is not dead pixel.
     
    coolguy, Aug 20, 2007
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