Vaio question for Douglas Spotted Eagle at DVinfo.net

Steven Davis · August 17th, 2006, 12:28 PM

Hey Douglas,

Are you still liking your Sony VAIO FE690PB Notebook?

In my months research I'm leaning heavily towards it.

By the way, where did you get yours?

Thanks.

Ervin Farkas · August 19th, 2006, 02:28 PM

Looks like Douglas is busy... here's one from a happy Vaio laptop owner.

I bought one 3 years ago (a PCG-GRV550, top model back in 2003) with a 16 inch screen, 2.4 GHz Intel P4 and I still love it! The only limitation I have is the RAM, I whish I could upgrade but hardware (or software?) limits me to 512 Megs. Even with the original 4200 rpm hard drive I can capture and edit video no problems.

By the way, if anyone knows how to lift this RAM ban, I would love to hear from you!

Steven Davis · August 19th, 2006, 02:33 PM

Thanks Ervin

Steven Davis · August 21st, 2006, 10:39 AM

Thanks again Ervin,

I took the plung last night and ordered a 17 inch 2.0ghz Duo from HP with 1 gig of ram and a 256 meg video card. I ended up with better specs and saved a couple of hundered dollars over the Sony (several hundered over the price of a dell or apple with the same specs, although I sacrificed some what on the hard drive. I have no doubt that the Sony isn't a rocken machine. But I'm happy with what I built. Thank you for your information.

August 17th, 2006, 12:28 PM	#1
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Vaio question for Douglas Spotted Eagle Hey Douglas, Are you still liking your Sony VAIO FE690PB Notebook? In my months research I'm leaning heavily towards it. By the way, where did you get yours? Thanks. __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

August 19th, 2006, 02:28 PM	#2
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Looks like Douglas is busy... here's one from a happy Vaio laptop owner. I bought one 3 years ago (a PCG-GRV550, top model back in 2003) with a 16 inch screen, 2.4 GHz Intel P4 and I still love it! The only limitation I have is the RAM, I whish I could upgrade but hardware (or software?) limits me to 512 Megs. Even with the original 4200 rpm hard drive I can capture and edit video no problems. By the way, if anyone knows how to lift this RAM ban, I would love to hear from you! __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

August 19th, 2006, 02:33 PM	#3
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Thanks Ervin __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

August 21st, 2006, 10:39 AM	#4
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Thanks again Ervin, I took the plung last night and ordered a 17 inch 2.0ghz Duo from HP with 1 gig of ram and a 256 meg video card. I ended up with better specs and saved a couple of hundered dollars over the Sony (several hundered over the price of a dell or apple with the same specs, although I sacrificed some what on the hard drive. I have no doubt that the Sony isn't a rocken machine. But I'm happy with what I built. Thank you for your information. __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?