Sony have done it again with a classy Vaio Notebook The Sony VAIO VGN-FS570 is another great Notebook from Sony. The appearance, at least to me, is a variant of the Apple Powerbook look, and is an aesthetically pleasing design. Immediately I was impressed with the 15.4 widescreen display, which using XBRITE technology makes viewing text and images a pleasure (I am used to an Apple Powerbook by comparison). Importantly for me this variant of the new FS series has both a large 100 GB HD and 1GB of RAM. This makes it perform well for most of the int...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/17/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (19 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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An almost perfect laptop for the home enthusiast Net/net:
1) GREAT! for web surfing, managing/editing multi-media (especially stills/videos of the kids), and MS-office apps
2) Good to okay for gamers (Half-life does well, but Doom 3 and Everquest 2 can get bogged down)
3) This is my 9th machine for home use (9 desktops; 2 laptops) and my 2nd Sony. Based upon experiences with previous purchases and manufacturers, after owning this laptop for three days now (but already well in excess of 20 hours of usage) I would whole-heart...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/08/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (41 of 43) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Work of art This is a great Centrino notebook and Amazon has a pretty good breakdown of the features. There are few things worth adding:
The wide XBRITE screen is great to look at but it is also highly reflective. If you expect to use this in areas with strong direct light (sunlight, direct halogen, etc...) you may find the glare bothers you. It is great in the diffuse light found in most offices and homes (much better than standard LCDs). If you are curious go check out this notebook or So...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/19/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (14 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great on the outside, a little weak on the inside, updated Hunted for a laptop for the last 3 weeks, searched major stores and did some major on-line research. Narrowed down choices between 2, and the fs series is one of them.
The LCD is great, first look-> OMG, PRETTY AS HELL!
Weakness:
SLOW HD-> 4200 rpm
Weak Graphic card-> INTEL? common, at least throw in ATI/GEFORCE
HOme edition xp-> Dear god, for 2grand, throw in a pro version!
Oh yeah, and TAXES o.O*
UPDATE
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[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review by Ging Lee "zillionaire in futur can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Ging Lee "zillionaire in futur | | Review Date: | 02/18/2005 | | User Location: | Brooklyn, New York | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
60% (12 of 20) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Dell support, it aint Great piece of hardware and the best screen of its class on the market. What sucks is Sony support. They were useless in help with upgrading to XP Pro. Don't even bother with their online chat and first line of support, they just want to know if laptop is plugged in. They don't know anything about drivers, install files, configuration, etc. Finally I had to do this myself without any help from Sony. Boy, do I miss the Dell support. I purchased this laptop to develop code. The resolution ...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/24/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
53% (7 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/06/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
29% (7 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Not a computer nerd I know nothing about mhz, ram or balh balh burning time. When I was looking for a lap top I told the sales person I just want a computer I can use to get online and check my emails and not get knock off.
The 1st lap top I owned a 2001 Hp pavilion (paid $2,200) when I put it on my lap to type it would burn my leg (it always had to be on table). I constantly got knock off line & if I ran more then one application the HP would lock up and the battier would die after 2hours of use, I ...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/31/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
88% (8 of 9) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Nice screen, Slim Design, Lots of Features, but still lacks The Sony FS550/570 is a nice machine: nice screen, slim design, lots of features for home users but lacks behind the competitor's same offerings such as the Fujistu N3500 Series notebook. This is a great machine for home users...dual-layer dvd burner is a plus, huge hard drive, but battery life is less than ideal.
So if you travel and want a big screen, this is the one to get. If you do alot of graphics work, such as 3D games or intentsive graphics design, try another alternative with a be...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/13/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (6 of 6) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great Notebook 4 A Great Price! I own a Sony VAIO laptop that I purchased in March of 2002 and as always keep true to form, Sony has created another great product.
I must say that I truly adore my Sony VAIO VGN-FS570. It is very lightweight and very sleek. The screen is wide and bright.
I am not a computer geek, but originally I was going to spend up to a $1000 more for an Alienware laptop because I wanted a notebook that could handle PC games. And although I don't get the top flight graphics ...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/17/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (3 of 3) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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SONY VAIO VGN-FS- garbage - garbage I BOUGHT ONE NOTeBOOK, WHICH WORKED FOR BARELY 20 DAYS, LCD BLACKED OUT, THE BACK ILLUMINATING DEVICE FAILED AND NOW CANNOT SEE OR READ ANYTHING.BASICALLY BACK ILLUMINATING LCD NOTEBOOKS ARE BIG FLOPS. TRYING SONY SUPPORT TEAMFROM LAST 4 DAYS. I HEAR NOTHING EXCEPT RECORDING MESSAGES,PUSHING ME FROM ONE LOOPING PHONE TO ANOTHER WITH NO RESULT. ALREADY WASTED FEW CALLS EACH LASTING 40 TO 60 MINUTES. SOLUTION SUGGESTED BY SOME JERKS AT SONY:" PUSHING ON OFF BUTTON", "IF I HAVE CONNECTED BATTERY OR...
[Sony VAIO -XPH Notebook (VGN-FS570) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/20/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
40% (2 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful |