Sony VAIO VGN-NR180E/S 15.4-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5250, 1 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium) Silver

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Product Description
The Granite VAIO(R) NR notebook features a matte silver hue that shows the notebooks subtly textured chassis and clean lines. With its sophisticated, Granite silver encasing, the 15.4" VAIO(R) NR notebook will turn heads with its unpretentious charm. Enjoy superior performance with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and connect to wireless networks such as your home network, school and workplace with wireless LAN technology. With its good looks and tools like these, the VAIO(R) NR is a great notebook for all of your day-to-day computing and entertainment needs. Sony's original XBRITE-ECO LCD technology delivers razor-sharp details and crisp, bold colors, all while conserving battery life. 15.4WXGA (1280 x 800) Display Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 251 MB Video Memory Super Multi 8X DVD+-R/RW Drive with Double Layer Built-in 802.11ABG Wireless SD, MS Duo card reader 1 ExpressCard Slot 4 USB 2.0, 1 Headphone out; 1 Microphone-in, 1 VGA, 1 TV-Out (S-Video), 1 IEEE 1394, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45 Unit Dimensions - 14.2 (W) X 10.6 (D) X 1.5 (H) Unit Weight - 6.2lbs

Feature

• Stylish, affordable notebook in silvery granite for everyday computing with widescreen 15.4-inch screen
• 1.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 processor, 200 GB hard drive, 1 GB RAM (4 GB max), 8x multi-format/dual-layer DVD drive
• Tri-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g), 10/100 Ethernet, Intel X3100 video card with up to 251 MB of shared memory
• Connectivity: 4 USB, 1 FireWire, ExpressCard 34 slot, Memory Stick & SD readers
• Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)

CustomerReviews

Stay AWAYYYYYY from this laptop
My family and I have been DIE hard sony consumers, buying all our tv's, stereos, vcr, dvd, etc. Even found a sony phone and bought that. My last vaio is over 5 yrs old and still runs. However this computer is the final statement in a long but ultimately bbbbbbbbbb (oh sorry, that is the B key coming loose and me re-securing it, happens about every 5 min) is the ending of a long but failed legacy. Sony has definitely lost their touch. I can't speak for all their products, but this computer and a wireless router I bought a few years ago are both AWFUL. This computer is not built to handle vista w/ 500MB of RAM. I upgraded to 2GB and it still can't really handle it all that well. But more importantly, my mother board crashed, the left speaker failed, my CD/DVD combo drive simply won't work anymore, the left mouse clicker is dead, keys come loose all the time, the backlight just turned off once, and now my battery just fails, half to 3/4 full and the computer just shuts off, doesn't save your session and standby when there's no battery life, just shuts down. I think most likely, this computer was rushed to be an affordable option that ran Vista, but the components are just AWFUL and this computer is just not built well in the midst of that haste. Seriously, stay away, this computer will frustrate you, erase data, crash, fail, and just break your heart, it looks so cool, but it is AWFUL!

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Good Laptop, just good
Display is awesome, sharp and clear. It's fast, considering I upgraded my RAM from 1GB to 4GB. Got a couple of things though. 1st: When I type, my thumb always hits the touchpad, which messes things up. 2nd: No webcam,come on! 3rd and most important: Bad video card. I will sell this laptop and buy a new one.

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Very hard to restore OS
I like the hardware part which were made very nicely, soft keyboard etc as other great Sony products. However, Sony customized software installation made recovery processing extremely difficult. Besides purchasing Recovery DVD from Sony (cost $25-$30), these model specified disks do not work well. There have been so many error message appeared during the installation for my son's laptop. I had to start over and over 4-5 times. I am not sure that it is Vista issue or Sony issue of software customization. After spending about total 20-30 hours, it is still not working at this point although SONY online customer helpers tried to solve the problems, but no progress made yet.

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