Need details on the bluray burner Sony ships with the VIAO F Series VPCF1390X ..

Hi all ... Well I'm interested in buying a custom made Sony VIAO F Series VPCF1390X, but I want to know the specifics of the bluray burner Sony is currently shipping with it ... I have been thinking of getting a bluray burner for quite some time now, and I would like to just get it with this laptop instead of having to separately buy a standalone one, provided the one Sony is installing in their VPCF1390X is of decent quality ..

Sony Style's websites gives absolutely ZERO details on the specifics of the drive .. No model number mentioned, no speeds mentioned, nothing ... And after talking to multiple CS reps over chat and phone, all the information I was able to get it the bluray write speed is 8x .. !? I mean ?!!? Why do all CS hotlines have to suck so much ?!!?

Can any recent buyers of VPCF1390X maybe give me some more concrete information on the burner .. ? Like its model number, read/write speeds, etc .. ? This way I can decide if an additional $70 is worth the upgrade to a bluray burner or not .. I am inclined towards getting a burner now as it saves me the hassle of buying a separate external one and then getting an enclosure, etc .. But I only want to do this is the burner coming is VPCF1390X is of good quality ..

Any help here would be grately appreciated

Also I hope this was the right section for posting this

 

I don't have one in mine, but if you don't get an answer here, you can ask in the owner's lounge: http://forum.notebookreview.com/son...io-f-series-i5-i7-owners-thread-part-5-a.html

 

Yeh I guess I'll post this is there as well then ..

going slightly offtopic here, but I see your specs ... how is the build quality overally of your laptop .. ? Any heat issues ? I currently own a HP laptop and my primary reason of moving on is because HP's heat a lot (and I mean A LOT ! ) even when I'm just word processing or something (gaming = nuclear meltdown!) ..

 

I think it's pretty decent. Heatwise, it is the coolest running laptop I've ever used. The fan is very active, which bothers some people, but not me. My old Inspiron 6000 used to burn my lap even at idle and it's fan was insanely loud. My F never gets too hot to use on my lap and at the same time the fan is quieter than my Dell, but like I said, it's been an issue for some. But you should be very happy with the cooling aspect if that is your main concern.