Sony SE Owners' Thread

[edonis]

^ it's the backlight bleeding, not a green spot.

Hehe.. I didn't know what to call it, but anyway.. is this normal?

[Loweee]

Hello,

I'm searching for a notebook which is be absolutely silent when required. Samsung has something like a "silent mode". I'm wondering if this is also possible with the Vaio SE. I want to replace the HDD by a SSD to eliminate one source of noise. However, is it also possible to stop the fan from running, e.g. by switching to Stamina mode and reducing CPU performance? In one review I've read that fan is nearly always running (even when in stamina mode and idle). Is this true?

Thanks!

[Pez11]

Hehe.. I didn't know what to call it, but anyway.. is this normal?

I have a minor amount of 'bleed' as well, but not as severe as your LCD.
Is it normal? In a perfect world, the screen should be completely black when displaying a black or dark screen. However, most LCD screens I've seen have some type of bleed. Not sure why this is.

[cpterp]

Finally received my Sony SE this morning! Two days before FedEx's estimated delivery of 12/14.

I am a little surprised at the size (all of the local Best Buy's only had the 13" model for me to look at). It looks like like it's a mm or two wider than my 16" HP HDX, but it definitely thinner and lighter.

[BigNerd]

I haven't been using the SE as much... but I notice everytime I resume it I get some linksys.websearch URL in my browser.

And I don't have a linksys router and it happens wherever I am. Google says it's a virus but I've Malwarebyte and SuperSpywared and it finds nothing. Strange.

[VaioGrave]

Finally received my Sony SE this morning! Two days before FedEx's estimated delivery of 12/14.

I am a little surprised at the size (all of the local Best Buy's only had the 13" model for me to look at). It looks like like it's a mm or two wider than my 16" HP HDX, but it definitely thinner and lighter.

Me too! It was a great surprise.

Anyway, I'm not sure if this is a problem for anyone else, but my FN hotkeys for brightness adjustment or sound adjustment are not working. I also turned off auto ambience brightness but it still persists on doing it. Any answers?

[moralar]

Me too! It was a great surprise.

Anyway, I'm not sure if this is a problem for anyone else, but my FN hotkeys for brightness adjustment or sound adjustment are not working. I also turned off auto ambience brightness but it still persists on doing it. Any answers?

Did you somehow kill or uninstall the Vaio Event Service? That's needed for the Fn keys to work, I believe. As for the brightness issue, assuming it only happens when you're on battery, you probably want to disable Intel's Display Power Saving Technology. The setting is available from the Intel Graphics and Media control panel.

[VaioGrave]

Did you somehow kill or uninstall the Vaio Event Service? That's needed for the Fn keys to work, I believe. As for the brightness issue, assuming it only happens when you're on battery, you probably want to disable Intel's Display Power Saving Technology. The setting is available from the Intel Graphics and Media control panel.

Thanks, it was Intel all along. And never mind, got the hotkeys to work.

[laper]

Hi all,

I just purchased the Sony Vaio VPCSE17FX/B from Microsoft Store but it is missing the battery charger adapter to charge the sheet battery without attaching it to the laptop. The manual says that it includes the adapter on certain model. Does anyone know if the Sony Vaio model VPCSE17FX/B include the battery charger adapter? On amazon.com, the battery charger adapter is listed in the box content.

Also, does the connection from ac adapter to laptop suppose to be somewhat loose? On mine it is somewhat loose such that I can wiggle the connector while it is connected but it doesn't loose contact while I did that. It is not as tight as my Acer 4820TG or any other laptop I own previously. I am concern that this can be problem down the road. Does any longtime Sony owner have bad experience with this connector?

Thanks.

[rickuk]

Hi all,


Also, does the connection from ac adapter to laptop suppose to be somewhat loose? On mine it is somewhat loose such that I can wiggle the connector while it is connected but it doesn't loose contact while I did that. It is not as tight as my Acer 4820TG or any other laptop I own previously. I am concern that this can be problem down the road. Does any longtime Sony owner have bad experience with this connector?

Thanks.

Mine has a bit of wiggle room, for me it saved my SE from being pulledd off the desk when the youngster tripped over the power lead, the connector came out of the SE really easily instead of dragging the whole laptop across the desk