VGN-TX3 Experiences?

Hi all,

I've pretty much made up my mind to buy a VAIO VGN-TX3XP - mainly because there seems to be nothing else as small and light on the market. Together with battery-life, those are my main concerns.

I only really need it for word-processing on the move, so CPU power isn't a big issue.

Although I've found 4 or 5 website reviews - all fairly positive - I'd really like to know of any experiences that actual users have had.

The only thing I really dislike about it so far is the junk that Sony pre-install.

I'll be buying a UK model and I'm not sure if BlackG35's excellent semi-restore tutorial will work with it.

I'm particularly curious about the reliability of this range, as the 1 year guarantee is pretty pathetic for a laptop costing £1,699.00 and it seems there are no on site repairs in the Sony Style shops here - I'd have to send the machine God knows where to get it fixed.

Browsing in my local Sony Style shop this afternoon I noticed ads claiming that Vista was installed on all the TX3XP's - but the staff assured me that this wasn't so; that you merely had the option to upgrade XP after purchase.

So I want to buy soon before they do put Vista on everything. I doubt the TX3XPs' specs are up to running Vista and I certainly don't want it anyway.

Many thanks for any accounts of expriences with this or similar models.

 

I have the TX3HP and it's been great, probably my favourite laptop so far. It doesn't feel flimsy but i worry slightly about it's strength because it feels so light and thin, but so far it's remained in perfect condition despite me carrying it around most days

 

Thanks for the reply. How do you find the keyboard? I could only type to a blank screen with no visual feedback because the shop staff claimed no battery was available.