Official VAIO E Series Owners Thread

[SNUK]

Sony UK are quoting 8 weeks build time (due to Bluray writer delays).

Anyone here got theirs sooner than their estimated build time?

Should I resign myself to 8 weeks of waiting or should I expect it in 4 weeks?

[SNUK]

As for build quality of the E series, in my opinion the E series 'looks' more expensive than the F series although I know the F series is better built. The F series is just too plain which is why I chose the E series as both are the same price anyway (for the same spec).

[c-mattic]

Why there is no Full HD screen option available for Sony E series laptops in USA ??? Its too difficult to understand the business trick behind such stupid decisions. Sony has Full HD option for other countries, but for USA its only a 1366x768 resolution screen in a >15" LCD, which is the DEAL BREAKER for me

I understand your frustration. If it makes you feel better, some countries in Europe (like in Belgium here) can't customize any laptop on Sonystyle. The service has been unavailable since a long time... So we can't even change other things beside the screen. Down here you better be happy with the most basic configs you find in the store, or start looking elsewhere.

[Tex]

Why there is no Full HD screen option available for Sony E series laptops in USA ??? Its too difficult to understand the business trick behind such stupid decisions. Sony has Full HD option for other countries, but for USA its only a 1366x768 resolution screen in a >15" LCD, which is the DEAL BREAKER for me

I tried the HD screen, and I disagree with all the others: It's not worth it. If I think that, I'm sure I'm not alone so I wouldn't be so hasty to call it a stupid business decision.

[URPradhan]

I tried the HD screen, and I disagree with all the others: It's not worth it.

yes, the HD screens (1366x768) are really worthless in a >15" laptop. It may make happy to gamers as they primarily looks for GPU than the screen.

[jugador]

Ive heard that sony had some problems with sounds comming from the inside...buzzs. Is it true?
I'm planning on buy a 15.5 serie E from 800€ do you think it's a good choice
Processor i5 2.4Ghz
Ati HD5650
4Gb ram
500Gb hd

Do you think it will run Just cause 2 well?? And gta 4?
Thanks

[zboy123]

Ive heard that sony had some problems with sounds comming from the inside...buzzs. Is it true?
I'm planning on buy a 15.5 serie E from 800€ do you think it's a good choice
Processor i5 2.4Ghz
Ati HD5650
4Gb ram
500Gb hd

Do you think it will run Just cause 2 well?? And gta 4?
Thanks

Nope no buzz in my laptop. It works just fine. I did observe some battery drain tonight as reported on other Vaios but I need to run more tests on this. It doesn't even get that hot as compared to dell and others with ATI graphics card even under intense gaming. Just don't block air vents on the side.

I will try to overclock my 5650 like others here though cuz Sony has underclocked it to 450 Hz grrr probably why it doesn't get hot.

Also a question - I was playing NFS Most wanted and it didn't fit full screen on 1920x1080 resolution. So I changed resolutions both in game and on laptop but the screen never fits fully.... is this due to widescreen? How do I rectify this? I would like to play NFS in full screen.... I mean I don't wanna see black bars truncating my screen towards left and right.

[jugador]

But won't you loose your warranty by overlocking it??
Does it make much difference overlocked or not??
Do you think I could play gta iv without overlocking??

[bobbyacid]

Anyone managed to get the fan speed of the 5650 up from 30%???

Ive had my card clocked at 650/925 stable for 2 weeks now but have read that it can go higher and i would like the fan on 100% (i dont care about power consumption or noise)

[Blyon]

Sony UK are quoting 8 weeks build time (due to Bluray writer delays).

Anyone here got theirs sooner than their estimated build time?

Should I resign myself to 8 weeks of waiting or should I expect it in 4 weeks?

I am curious about that too, seeing that last week when I ordered it stated 8-9 weeks to dispatch. But the lady on the phone was on about the volcano as a reason for the delay, which did not make sence as other products were at 2-3weeks.

Also can someone please tell me how I can put a ssd in the 17" ec. Do I need anything like a mounting bracket or has the empty "hhd slot" got all I need (srews)? Reason I ask is because I have no idea what to expect when I will open the laptop up.