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    Sony CR Owners: Are you happy? Why, why not?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by dotHack, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. dotHack

    dotHack Notebook Consultant

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    As I am about to buy one, I want to hear from people who actually own one or have owned.. or at least work with one =P

    Are you happy with it?? Is it well built??

    Does it has something that annoys you? (sorry for my poor english =P)

    I'm not looking into stuff like "it doesn't have a bluetooth" or whatsoever, just real life impressions and everyday use usefull information like.. "the keys are going blank" or "the screen seemed good at first but now.." or i don't know.. why are you happy or not with it? =]
     
  2. NeoDavinci

    NeoDavinci Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am happy with it. It's reasonably snappy and quiet. It does run a little hotter than I expected.
    Keep in mind that I've only had it a week.
     
  3. dotHack

    dotHack Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for answering =]

    If you have had previously laptops.. si the screen better than the last ones? and build quality?? =]
     
  4. NinjaNoodles

    NinjaNoodles Notebook Evangelist

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    I love everything about mine. The keyboard, screen, style - all great. It runs cool and quiet. It's a great notebook.
     
  5. CLiFFEX

    CLiFFEX Notebook Enthusiast

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    It seems to be a very solid notebook that gets mildly warm, and i love the keyboard. The screen seems slightly "blown out" to me when i use it, versus my S series screen which i love, but i think it's a very nice laptop. My only gripe is that it comes with the intel video card only but not everyone needs one.
     
  6. dotHack

    dotHack Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, that's also one of my concerns but since I don't pretend to game (maybe just warcraft III =P), that won't be quite much of a problem. Thanks for answering =]

    I'm battling between this or a dell 1420... both have pros and cons but what I care the most it's build quality and screen quality and certanly Sony seems to have better quality... at least I hope =P
     
  7. NeoDavinci

    NeoDavinci Notebook Enthusiast

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    The build quality seems solid. My last laptop (which I'm keeping around) is a Vaio S150 that I love. The screen is a little better (brighter, a little bit better color, doesn't seem to attract dust as easily), though the screen on the S150 is certainly nice enough. My wife's laptop is a Dell Latitude that will burn your lap, and its screen is lousy compared to either Vaio. My laptop before that was an HP with a miserable screen.
    The Vaios have lots of little features (the actual physical switch for the wireless, nice keyboards, InstantOn, things located in better positions) that make the experience better than specs alone indicate. I'm pretty well sold on Sony's laptops although you do have to judge each model separately.
     
  8. vaio2k7

    vaio2k7 Notebook Evangelist

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    I looked at the CR series but I opted for the FZ series because for the price range, it just gives better specifications, and its a sleek looking laptop.