| PRODUCT DETAILS | | Sony VAIO VGN-S360 13.3" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 735, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) |  | |
Sony VAIO VGN-S360 13.3" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 735, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)
Equipped with the productivity tools that keep you going, the S360 is the notebook for those who will not sacrifice function for performance or convenience.Integrated multimedia features, wireless capability and advanced technologies make the S360 notebook your ideal companion for enhanced productivity and entertainment at home, in the office or on the road. An upgraded hard drive and graphics card will improve your notebook experience whether you are using it for business or pleasure. The 13.3" widescreen display and generous keyboard won't cramp your style whether you're on a plane or at a hotspot. The integrated CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive gives you the power to view, play or store the information you need to disc. At 4.2 pounds, the S360 will be easy and convenient to bring with you wherever you go.
Manufacturer: Sony
Price: $1,799.99
 Sony VAIO VGN-S360 13.3" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 735, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)
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| User Reviews |  | Terrible Experience
rating: 1
Have owned laptop a little over 2 years. It has been back to Sony twice and has finally crashed with its third bad motherboard. No help from Sony and Sony Customer Satisfaction has no interest in keeping me as a customer or resolving defective motheboard issue. I buy several computers each year for business and will no longer consider a Sony product. they are great when they operate properly, but i'm afraid that is a challenge for this product.
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Terrible experience w/ this laptop
rating: 2
I bought this laptop a little over 2 years ago. One has to be skeptical in finding too much value in customer comments who have only owned this or other computers for just a few months. I was initially drawn to the crisp picture, sleek design, size/weight and power w/ this small laptop. It started shutting down after about 8 months, slowing down and just running very poorly. Sony took back the laptop and replaced the motherboard for free as it was under warranty. This happened again about a year later.
After discussions with my computer repairman I learned that the S model regularly has this problem, as it's a poor design. Other techy friends have confirmed this.
After owning this a little over 2 years, I have a laptop that often crashes, won't boot up properly, runs slowly and is just junk for the $1700 I spent on it.. I STRONGLY ADVISE NOT BUYING THIS COMPUTER. I explained my findings to Sony and pleaded for a replacement w/ another model. They alluded to knowing about problems with the S model, but wouldn't make the swap. I'm buying a mac power book shortly. Enough is enough.
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After 2.5 years, I write this
rating: 5
I have owned a sony VGN-S360 for two and a half years, and it has never given me any worries during the hard and busy times I have owned it. From the sound quality to the portability to the fact that I can run today's games (which require better graphics cards to more than the listed 512mb of ram), this laptop has never ceases to amaze me. The fan is a little louder than other notebooks, but I can not think of anything else that could bother even the most particular person. Though I was planning on buying a new computer after 2 years of use, the S360 has never given me a reason to consider another computer. The battery life is stellar (a long 4-5-6 hours compared to the newer S460s with their power hungry processors) and the screen quality is excellent. When I bought this notebook, it cost over 1,500 dollars. At this price of $949, I am jealous towards those buyers who are considering laptop.
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About the fan and the software
rating: 4
I just read other's reviews about the fan and I have to say I had the same problem... until I uninstalled the Sony energy saving software. Since I started to use Windows XP default energy manager fan works very little and only when I'm runing high demanding programs. So I really recomend you to do the same.
As I said, I bought a Win XP Pro and installed it over the clean, formatted HDD. After that I installed the drivers what I could find in the net (many forums deal with that topic, try google), and used Windows defaults for the rest... and the result is much better than the crappy Sony software!!!
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Good but some significant flaws
rating: 4
I bought my Vaio nearly one year ago. Since then, I had not a single tecnical problem. It is small, lightweitght and cute. However, it comes with a hiden HDD partition that makes unavailable 5 valuable GB of your hard disk! I upgraded my computer to WinXP Pro and found that Drivers were not available, the only answer I got from thecnical assistance was that I had to buy them!! An the worse is that they don't shell you regular drivers, they shell you a pack which authomatically creates the danmn hidden partition again...
Another significant flawn is battery design, it moves inside its slot and a couple of times went out of its place while in use. To me it is amazing that such a nice notebook presents such odd flaws!
Overall I recommend it, but do not expect a good technical assistance from Sony.
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Sony VAIO VGN-S360 13.3" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 735, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)
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