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    Vaio FS18 / Vaio FS550 / 570

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by tdl, Mar 15, 2005.

  1. tdl

    tdl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is this the same laptop....appearance wise looks the same..is the FS18 an Australian version and the FS 550 & 570 an American version ?
    and also how long has this laptop been out for ?
     
    tdl, Mar 15, 2005
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    another question is.....has anyone experienced a low humming sound when the screen brightness of set to a level below the maximum brightness as reported in "some" reviews.
     
    tdl, Mar 15, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>is the FS18 an Australian version and the FS 550 & 570 an American version ?<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'></font id='quote'></blockquote id='quote'>
    Probably, here in Europe for example we have FS115 and FS195.

    <blockquote id='quote'>quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>and also how long has this laptop been out for ?<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'></font id='quote'></blockquote id='quote'>
    About 2 months.

    <blockquote id='quote'>quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>another question is.....has anyone experienced a low humming sound when the screen brightness of set to a level below the maximum brightness as reported in "some" reviews.<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'></font id='quote'></blockquote id='quote'>
    If you put your mind to it, you can, but it's not bothersome.
     
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    OwcA, Mar 15, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by tdl
     
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    Anon_12345, Mar 24, 2005
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    The buzz is there, but really only if you put your head to it, at least where I tried it. I suppose you could hear it better in a really quiet room. I don't think of it at all though, the system is very very quiet.
     
    ironxcross, Mar 25, 2005
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    I spoke to sony on 3/23/05 about my latch breaking and I also mentioned the buzzing sound. they said they had documented the buzzing and now have a fix, though it will take 10 days! in the meantime, i've ordered a toshiba m45-s351... I've found toshiba's service to be far superior to sony's.
     
    murphyja, Mar 31, 2005
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