Sony CW i3/i5/i7 Official Owners Thread

[rohit.mittal]

Hey, does anyone know how to use this bing cash back?

[Dummbunny]

Lol.... we all are such pathetic materialistic creatures. A piece of electronic has driven us all crazy.

excuse me, but i am not "pathetic".... i am obsessive, relentless, annoying, compulsive, neurotic, manic, indecisive, and a self professed mess... lol

Okay now for my review:

First off, no bag. Came in a box with a bubble pillow with about 4 sections. I wanted to film the UPS guy approaching my house so i could go "one better than everyone else" in my unboxing video (oh yeah, i forgot to mention "competitive" up there ^ ^ ^ lol... but he snuck up to my doorway and i missed his "approach." you can bet i told him, "the next time u have a delivery for MY house, u make it your FIRST stop, none of this 5:30 pm nonsense!" (he wasn't sure i was kidding till i smiled- boy, did he seem relieved to be leaving this nut's house !)

Okay to address the 1600x900 right off:

Awesome! Yes, its small, but small and crystal clear. My husband looked at it and was like, "wow, that's amazing, i can see that print no problem, and i would normally need my reading glasses for print that small"...('Course he's seen me return like 10 laptops so anything positive he can say, he will
But seriously, i would NEVER return this because of that, its the best resolution i've ever seen. So much so in fact, i am now wondering how to improve my Desktop Computer's resolution, which is a 23HP 1980x1050 but for some reason is nowhere near this clear (i guess the 23inches vs the 14") that, until today, i thought was the greatest screen. NOW, after looking at this, those fonts look blurry and pixelated as all get out... (Yayyyy, something else to obsess over..kidding

My wei score is same as someone else posted: 5.9 overall (i can give more details on that if asked)

Noise Factor: Sooooooooooo quietttttttttttttttttttttttt!!! You do not even know this thing is on. Not even a whirrrrrr. I think that's due to slower hard drive, but if so, i'm lovin' it!

Speed: Wow- Lightening fast, every single window, "bam! bam" bam"! Have 20 windows open, no lie, not a glitch! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!


Keyboard: The buttons on keyboard are fantastic. I think i type faster than any keyboard i have ever used.

Mousey: i haven't played with but go with the guy who said its awesome, i haven't read anything to the contrary (and i have read, and read, and read about this computer

Windows 7: of course is awesome. i have even figured out a few tricks on how to display desktop rather than peek at it, Put my network BACK under the computer (where it belongs!) and how to have recent items show up again. For those of you who don't know about G*d Mode, i can give you a quick way to open that utility. Its easy peasy and gives you all your options IN ONE PLACE. I also found that site that allows you to change your Welcome Screen without hacking (not that i would know how to hack) but i haven't changed mine yet.

http://s809.photobucket.com/albums/z...n.png&newest=1

Sound: low like ppl said, but i have the coolest external speakers that plug in with one USB that are almost Bose quality so no worries there.

Separate SD Micro Slot AND Separate SD slot. Pretty cool how they did that. I hate using adapters.

If anyone hasn't seen the white up close and personal, you are in for such a treat. It glistens, and is a beautiful shade of pearly white. i have seen whites that look plastic and like a child's toy. NOT THIS!

okies, that's it for now. i know there's way more i want to (and will say, but for now that should hold anyone who hasn't yet received theirs, or is on the fence about ordering it.

Trust me, UNLESS it were to malfunction, you couldn't pry this out of my hands even with a gun to my head. Its purrrrrrr-fect, truly!

[rohit.mittal]

Great, so the screen's awesome. phew!... but now you've made my wait for my laptop even more difficult. I really should have paid extra for the expedited delivery.

[Dummbunny]

Great, so the screen's awesome. phew!... but now you've made my wait for my laptop even more difficult. I really should have paid extra for the expedited delivery.

yes! it is completely legible no matter what you are looking at. (And trust me, i pulled up every sort of document i could find, all different websites, EVERYTHING) because i did not want to just "THINK" it would be fine, but then down the road be like, this is just too tiny. That's what happened to me when i bought a netbook, so i KNOW this isnt like THAT

yeah, shame on you for cheapin' out... lol j/k

[EBAN44]

I'm in the same boat, but I should of paid for shipping rather then getting it free and delivered to the store and have to wait over a week.
On the bright side I did get the 3-year accidental coverage for $329 where it looks like its $389 on the web at bestbuy.com

[rohit.mittal]

haha. shame on you for being paranoid for such a beauty. lol. no j/k :P

jokes apart, now please dont get immersed in your laptop, keep letting us know how you find your laptop, and probably an unboxing video. you'll be the first one to upload that on youtube!

[rohit.mittal]

I'm in the same boat, but I should of paid for shipping rather then getting it free and delivered to the store and have to wait over a week.
On the bright side I did get the 3-year accidental coverage for $329 where it looks like its $389 on the web at bestbuy.com

I bought the laptop using my friend's credit card. Her credit card (Continental Airlines, Chase bank) offers an extended warranty, basically doubles the warranty for free! So I now have 2 yrs warranty.

[lcseds]

Awesome! Yes, its small, but small and crystal clear. My husband looked at it and was like, "wow, that's amazing, i can see that print no problem, and i would normally need my reading glasses for print that small"...('Course he's seen me return like 10 laptops so anything positive he can say, he will
But seriously, i would NEVER return this because of that, its the best resolution i've ever seen. So much so in fact, i am now wondering how to improve my Desktop's resolution, which is a 23HP 1980x1050 but for some reason is nowhere near this clear (i guess the 23inches vs the 14") that, until today, i thought was the greatest screen. NOW, after looking at this, those fonts look blurry and pixelated as all get out... (Yayyyy, something else to obsess over..kidding

My wei score is same as someone else posted: 5.9 overall (i can give more details on that if asked)

Noise Factor: Sooooooooooo quietttttttttttttttttttttttt!!! You do not even know this thing is on. Not even a whirrrrrr. I think that's due to slower hard drive, but if so, i'm lovin' it!

Speed: Wow- Lightening fast, every single window, "bam! bam" bam"! Have 20 windows open, no lie, not a glitch! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!


Keyboard: The buttons on keyboard are fantastic. I think i type faster than any keyboard i have ever used.

Mousey: i haven't played with but go with the guy who said its awesome, i haven't read anything to the contrary (and i have read, and read, and read about this computer

Windows 7: of course is awesome. i have even figured out a few tricks on how to display desktop rather than peek at it, Put my network BACK under the computer (where it belongs!) and how to have recent items show up again. For those of you who don't know about G*d Mode, i can give you a quick way to open that utility. Its easy peasy and gives you all your options IN ONE PLACE. I also found that site that allows you to change your Welcome Screen without hacking (not that i would know how to hack) but i haven't changed mine yet.

http://s809.photobucket.com/albums/z...n.png&newest=1

Sound: low like ppl said, but i have the coolest external speakers that plug in with one USB that are almost Bose quality so no worries there.

Separate SD Micro Slot AND Separate SD slot. Pretty cool how they did that. I hate using adapters.

If anyone hasn't seen the white up close and personal, you are in for such a treat. It glistens, and is a beautiful shade of pearly white. i have seen whites that look plastic and like a child's toy. NOT THIS!

okies, that's it for now. i know there's way more i want to (and will say, but for now that should hold anyone who hasn't yet received theirs, or is on the fence about ordering it.

Trust me, UNLESS it were to malfunction, you couldn't pry this out of my hands even with a gun to my head. Its purrrrrrr-fect, truly!

Excellent! Great to hear. I look forward to getting mine tomorrow.

[fiddles]

yes! it is completely legible no matter what you are looking at. (And trust me, i pulled up every sort of document i could find, all different websites, EVERYTHING) because i did not want to just "THINK" it would be fine, but then down the road be like, this is just too tiny. That's what happened to me when i bought a netbook, so i KNOW this isnt like THAT

yeah, shame on you for cheapin' out... lol j/k

Ms Bunny, you're making it very hard to keep mine in the box while trying to decide if the extra $150 was worth it for the processor, screen and blu ray! The response I've got from people here is very strong even comparing it to a Macbook Pro (more bang for buck). I know you didn't spring for the blu ray but overall you sound delighted, which has me leaning towards either keeping mine or getting a different version. Thanks for your input!

[EBAN44]

I bought the laptop using my friend's credit card. Her credit card (Continental Airlines, Chase bank) offers an extended warranty, basically doubles the warranty for free! So I now have 2 yrs warranty.

The accidental warranty is more then just an extended. Biggest advantage is they will give you one free battery replacement within the 3 years. and at $200 for one, I look at it where I am paying $130 for 3 year total protection in case I drop it or spill something on it. The biggest thing I have heard people have problems with on laptops are the power cord plug in.