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    Questions on Sony Vaio SB

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by scadsfkasfddsk, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. scadsfkasfddsk

    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    I just bought a new Sony Vaio SB to replace my old FZ (which was broken in numerous ways but still working).

    I have a few questions:

    Should I turn battery care on, limiting the battery in affect to 80% battery? I suppose what I am really asking is whether it actually helps?

    On graphics drivers. How to the graphics drivers work? Can I download the latest ones from the ATI website or will that mean I loose access to the integrated chip to save battery life?

    What of the bloatware do you recommend I get rid of? I have already removed the McAfee anti-virus, Norton Back up and the links to downloads of Skype and Media Go. I have installed Microsoft Security Essnentials in McAfee's place. I am curious to know why did Sony pre-installed Oracle Java?

    Noted my SB is a SB25FG with 4GB of ram (it only came with 2GB for some reason).
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jun 23, 2011
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  2. milo_basi

    milo_basi Notebook Guru

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    1. For the battery, most suggested that you turned on the battery care. If you have to leave somewhere, turn it off and charge it to 100%.

    2. Well, I'm not sure about that. I use the Sony's driver.

    3. I actually reformat my SA when it arrived, since I don't really use all the Adobe stuffs. For me uninstalling the bloatware is not enough, because the files might still be there. You can actually download Windows 7 for free from MS Digital River (but you still need the serial - please take note the serial key from your computer properties).
     
    milo_basi, Jun 24, 2011
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  3. Manipulate

    Manipulate Notebook Consultant

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    Only 2GB? Are you sure? Supposed to have 4 soldered to the mobo. And I unistalled mcafee, norton, and thats about it. I use adobe and skype so....
     
    Manipulate, Jun 24, 2011
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  4. patatdrolleke83

    patatdrolleke83 Notebook Guru

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    I Hate those ATI drivers as well, but I think you better keep Sony's ATI drivers, because they are probably a bit modified for Vaio SB needs.
     
    patatdrolleke83, Jun 24, 2011
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