Sony VPCCW17FX from Best Buy

So I just got this bad boy for Christmas and so far i'm loving it. A couple questions though, I went back to BB to see what other computer options they had and I was really impressed with the Asus UL50AG as well.

Now i'm a student, My laptop needs are basic video editing (I make slideshows for friends and family), mostly web browing and word processing though. I do need good battery life, but also something that is powerful which so far seems like water/oil in laptops.

The reason for my post though is I heard Sony's have problems with battery drain, is anyone experiencing that issue with this model? If so is their a resolution because if there isin't then as a student I'm better off with the Asus aren't I?

 

anyone know?

 

No one has it eh?

 

I know I do, and I LOVE it. Reasons...

1. It runs really cool. Like 34c cool at idle!! Tech likes cool... it lasts longer.
2. It's the perfect size for a backpack.
3. It performs excellent for it's size and price-point.
4. It's LED back-lit LCD.
5. It's like my own portable XBox 360.
6. Instant on OS has oodles of battery life.
7. It has a Blu-Ray drive!!! I finally have something else to watch them on besides a 42' plasma!
8. It accepts processor upgrades. I upgraded to a Core 2 Quad Q9100 and it really FLIES!!

Cons...
1. It's plastic. So it's not going to have the rigidity of my MBP 13". Structurally it's more sound than the ASUS models, they're thin but kinda flexible. The Sony is more backpack friendly, and more "scratch-friendly". The ASUS looks to be a fingerprint/scratch magnet. This is coming from someone that had a white "scratched to hell and back" iBook G3.
2. The G210m NVidia card only has a 64-bit memory bus, so it's kinda crippled in that respect, but it can be overclocked VERY well. I can run COD MW2 on all high settings at 1280x720 at quite respectable frame rates.

The issues with your battery drain would be solved by a clean install of Windows 7. Then once all your drivers are set up, go to the control panel, then "Power Options" then "Change Plan Settings" then "Change Advanced Settings", then expand the "Sleep" tab, then set it to Hibernate after like 8000 minutes, so it won't just wake up when closed and go into hibernation mode. Then turn off your bluetooth if you're not going to use it much. You can also disable the firewire or "iLINK" to save some more power. I routinely get 3hrs of battery life, and for a computer without switchable graphics and that can game and play HD content as good as this one can I was amazed I got it for $799.