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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 24 November, 2005 - 18:00.
| Sony VAIO VGC-RB41P Desktop PC (Intel Pentium Processor 630, 512 MB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Dbl Layer DVD+R/DVD+/-RW Drives) from Sony. The list price is around US$1010.00.
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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 14 November, 2005 - 18:00.
Sony VAIO VGC-RB42G Desktop PC (3 GHz Pentium 4, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD+R Double Layer/ DVD±RW Drive) from Sony. The list price is around US$1160.00.
At first I thought the design was pretty cool. The features were comparable (even better) than other manufacturer models and it was more bang for the buck. But after a few months, the front door flaps that hide the ports and CD/DVD drives stopped closing (the springs came off.) Soon after, two simply fell off. The HDD failed after 7 months. I replaced it and added a second. For some bizarre reason known only to Sony designers, the drives are mounted sideways. This requires a special right-angle SATA cable - not a standard right angle SATA cable or regular SATA cable. Now I can't close the case because the cable sticks out ¼".
The power switch is located on the lower right side. Like most people, I have this under my desk. I can't count the times I've spun in my chair to answer the phone and my foot tapped the power button. Unlike most power buttons, this one DOES shut the PC down - It does not bring up the shut down options.
After the HDD crashed, it took weeks to find drivers (I still ...
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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 3 November, 2005 - 18:00.
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Sony VAIO VGC-RB44G Desktop PC (Intel Pentium 4 Processor 630, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Dbl Layer DVD+R/DVD+/-RW Drive, DVD-ROM Drive) from Sony. The list price is around US$1310.00.
i HAVE ONLY HAD THIS COMPUTER ONE WEEK. SO FAR IT IS LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF OUR OLD DELL.
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