Official 2012 Sony S Series Owners Thread

[darxide_sorcerer]

is the new touchpad Synaptics or Alps?

[ludalex]

Is there some standard benchmarking utility I could use? I am really not that big of a gamer.



Neither have I -- I meant actually opening the lid. I have to use two fingers on each corner to open the lid, otherwise it feels fairly flexible.

The hinge itself feels solid.

I've not heard any noise from the fan, but then I haven't really done any kind of stress test. The cd-rom initialise noise on startup is a bit jarring though :P



In my opinion/experience, a glossy screen is always going to feel more "bright". Matte on the other hand seems a bit subdued and muted [I know I am just throwing synonyms around, but I'm really not sure how to explain].

The viewing angle is very nice -- it does get darker, but only when I move to an extreme angle.

Are you able to open the laptop without holding the bottom part - just the screen?

Also, does anyone know if the free PS3 deal is available also outside USA?

[jamesman32]

Anyone know about the deals?

Also, is there anyway to take advantage of the Microsoft offer of the free Xbox as well? Maybe buy from the Microsoft store and call up Sony for the Vita? Possible? No?

Microsoft is only sending XBOX systems to customers who purchased their PC from Dell, HP, Newegg, or the Microsoft store. You can't double dip. I already tried.

[rohandhruva]

@ rohandhruva
Thank you really for the time you're spending to answer our questions and your very precious review.
Just one thing, the battery life that you announced (5h49) is with word open or in idle with just windows running without any application? I suppose that it's the battery at 100%?

It was with Chrome open, so pretty light surfing [i.e. no streaming music or videos]. Honestly, the battery life is pretty unimpressive.

is the new touchpad Synaptics or Alps?

Synaptics Clickpad.

Are you able to open the laptop without holding the bottom part - just the screen?

Also, does anyone know if the free PS3 deal is available also outside USA?

No, I do need to hold the bottom part of the machine to open the screen lid.

Another extremely annoying thing I noticed: the time required to "Suspend" and "Hibernate" is the same. That is, if I just close the lid, instead of instantly "suspending", it actually takes about a minute to go into Suspend mode. Also, there is no indication that you have "Suspend"-ed as opposed to "Hibernate"-d. No flashing light, nothing. Only way you'd know is when you open the screen lid. Highly annoying.

[monkeychef]

I have both of the memory sticks in hand... my system arrives on Friday via FedEx Express. I can fill you guys in on more then! Can't wait for this system.

Also as a side note, Im going to be comparing this to a new fully loaded HP DV6 I bought during the 33% off sale... I still have another week before I have to return it. I'm going to try both and decide which one I want to keep between the 2.

Would love a link when u do the comparison.

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[llib]

Great. cannot wait

I have both of the memory sticks in hand... my system arrives on Friday via FedEx Express. I can fill you guys in on more then! Can't wait for this system.

Also as a side note, Im going to be comparing this to a new fully loaded HP DV6 I bought during the 33% off sale... I still have another week before I have to return it. I'm going to try both and decide which one I want to keep between the 2.

[shaljam]

I'm a SA21 owner.
I wanted to know if you SVS13 owners got sata 6Gbit support?
Also there is a bios update for you. Did anyone try that?
Did the update change anything about the sata speeds?
Thanks and happy with your new VAIO!

[rohandhruva]

I'm a SA21 owner.
I wanted to know if you SVS13 owners got sata 6Gbit support?
Also there is a bios update for you. Did anyone try that?
Did the update change anything about the sata speeds?
Thanks and happy with your new VAIO!

- Not sure about SATA 6GBit; how do I check?
- Yes, I tried the new BIOS, and I don't see anything really different
- Data speed? Nothing noticed.

As of now, my two major annoyances are:
1. Suspend takes as long as hibernate [maybe a RapidWake thing?]
2. For the life of me, I can't install GRUB2 bootloader because of screwed up EFI -- Sony VAIO S and EFI troubles

[ZugZug]

I have a couple of questions:
- Is slot CD/DVD/BR drive removable?
- Is SVS series compatible with sheet battery from the previous gen (SA/SB/SE) in the same screen diagonal category (13" or 15")?

[norm2002]

- Is SVS series compatible with sheet battery from the previous gen (SA/SB/SE) in the same screen diagonal category (13" or 15")?

According to the website, it is the same part number for the sheet battery for the 13 and 13A as for the previous SA's 13".