Official Sony S11/S12/S13 (2010) Owners Thread

[hk090]

What is storage controller for this laptop? sata 150 or sata 300??

[ota-con]

Here are some unboxing pics of the S

http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail....&last=17161248

[Qeuqeu]

So to those who own the S;

The heat is really bad? In what areas? The palmrests? Is the fan constantly on like the old SR? Or is does it come on when it needs to and turn off after the laptop cools?

[dbhajek]

So to those who own the S;

The heat is really bad? In what areas? The palmrests? Is the fan constantly on like the old SR? Or is does it come on when it needs to and turn off after the laptop cools?

This is a hard question to answer because what might be hot to me might not be to you. The heat is on the left side around the vent area. It does get hotter then these new ULV laptops that I have tried.

The fan isnt always on, it comes on and off and that is when you can feel the heat coming from the laptop from the hot air coming from the vent.

The heat isnt bad enouph for me to take it back.

Hope this helps

[10JQKA]

I have been working on a VAIO S-series that was purchased from Best Buy. I have 2 concerns.

1. Smaller concern: I saw that people who purchased the S-series from Best Buy were also getting an adapter for Intel's Wireless Display and 1 year's worth of free Anti-Virus...do you think Best Buy would be able to give me the adapter and Anti-Virus since it was never given to me?

2. BIGGER concern: There is a high-pitched sound that comes from the speakers whenever a sound is played on the computer. When the computer is restarted or turned on, everything is fine and you hear what you usually hear. After awhile, this beep/noise comes up again. (Example: When you click on the volume marker to raise/lower the sound, it makes the noise. When you go back or forth through folders, the noise comes on. When music or sound is played consistently, the the high-pitched noise is heard the whole time. I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but I have been unable to find any information on this anywhere.

3. An even BIGGER concern...........just kidding

Any and all help is appreciated...thanks!

Exchange your laptop while you're within the 14 day period! I had that same problem with the high pitch sound. It only occurred on one occasion but it hurt the heck out of my ears!

Also, my screen would freeze for a little less than a second when running FTP and HM. Probably the same for other high resource programs as well. From that, I knew that it was a sign of an imminent hard drive failure, I'm not sure if the sound issue tied in with that, but it's certainly a possibility.

Also, like others said, it's an easy price match for Netgear Push2TV. I bought my Sony before Blue Label was introduced so none of the associates had a clue about IWD, just bring the adapter to CS and ask for a PM, and exchange the laptop while you're at it! [No restocking fee as long as you're exchanging a defective model, and just tell them you were having the same problems as me]

[Kenji87]

Here are some unboxing pics of the S

http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail....&last=17161248

Does it only looks to me, that this notebook is (a little bit) thicker then other notebooks ? It's thicker then the current FW-serie, which now will be the F-serie. Also it's looks thicker then my current FZ and notebooks from HP etc.

[ehosey2]

Looks a little thicker than my SR from what I can tell.

[ghengber]

It is listed as 1.2" thick, but i think it looks thicker because it doesn't have as much of an "angle" on the front and back of the laptop (e.g. on alot of other laptops, the very front of the laptop and rear of teh laptop (bottom side) are very thin and then it gets thicker as the case tapers towards the bottom of the laptop. For example, see the Toshiba T135 series, which Best Buy carried Model T135-S1309)

Also, regarding the "heat", I don't have any complaints about the heat or fan noise on the S series, especially compared to other ultraportable laptops and even some desktops, which were hotter and noisier.

Remember, there is a powerful processor and A LOT going on inside that thin case, which you have to keep cool!!

[Pepero]

I check the manual of the upcoming S series on Sony UK, there is no mention of switchable graphic card Those developer is so cheap, telling us to buy Z series for switchable graphic card

[AgDon]

Someone who has the laptop, would you tell me if it is plastic on the cover and palm rest or all magnesium alloy like the SR? I could not tell for sure with the little time I had play with it. Does the manual say anything about it.