Sony Vaio N38E/W

What a laptop!, reliable and fast, and has such a big harddrive considering its size. The screen seems massive when you open it and the memory is very good. But i don't seem to have my dvd writer running for some reason. It just doesnt seem to be able to finalize the disc properly so be wary. In terms of use, i've never had a problem with it, be sure to clean or defrag the hard-drive quite regularly before anything bad happens to it, i.e. the blue screen of death, which is what i got after 2 years! Mobility of this laptop is not as easy as others due to its big screen but, as a tool to use round the house its good. Now for the bad part, the battery life, you need to keep ...  Read the complete review

Got given this laptop as a birthday present before leaving for university. It has been nothing but reliable for over 2yrs now, quick start up and shut down. As well as, running all necessary programs required for studying at university, such as, Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Its not too shabby on the games front even, as now plays the new championship manager although its two years its elder. I have one complaint after 2 years of use and this is that it could do with more RAM, however, it is upgradeable too 2GB. I have recently brought a 1gb of RAM for my laptop, which has upgraded it too 1.5ghz. The difference is noticeable and am now awaiting the delivery of ...  Read the complete review

I bought this laptop a couple of years ago now and had a problem free experience for about 18 months. It was a good laptop to commence with - speedy and efficient. As soon as the warranty period was over however the problems seemed to commence. The main problem was the screen went really dark. It turns out I needed a replacement part called an LCD invertor. Sony said they would replace it for me but it would cost almost half the value of the laptop to get it done and I would need to send it to them and it could take a few weeks. I ended up spending £40 and buying one from ebay - it took a week to arrive from America- but it worked - at least for 4 months ...  Read the complete review