Sony Vaio VGN-TZ17GN

Sony Vaio VGN-TZ17GN

Frazier Barretto, Feb 04, 2008 1821 hrs IST

If you're in the market for an ultra-portable and if the brand matters... take a look!

Good as an ultra-portable, great battery life, Intel U7600, very light

A bit sluggish (Vista), no leather bag, a little expensive

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Storage

100GB HDD (Ultra Low-Voltage 4200 rpm)
8x Super Multi Dual-layer DVD Writer

I/O Devices

11.1" WXGA TFT Clear Bright High Colour LCD (1366 x 768)
82-key US Keypad
Intelligent Touchpad with two buttons plus left/right and up/down scroll
Camera with Motion Eye (640 x 480)

Communication

Modem: Internal 56K V.90 Fax/Modem
Ethernet: 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN
Wireless: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 802.11 a/b/g

I/O Ports

2 x USB 2.0 Ports
1 VGA Port
Express Card Slot
IEEE 1394 Port (mini FireWire)
MagicGate Memory Stick Card Reader (MS, MS Duo, MS Pro, MS Pro Duo)
SD Memory Card Slot (SD, MMC)

Audio

Intel High-Definition Audio
Inbuilt speaker and microphone
Microphone / Line-in jack
Headphone / Line-out jack

Power Specifications

Battery: VGP-BPL11 Li-ion (5800 mAh)
Backup time: Up to 11 hours

Dimensions

Width: 277 mm
Height: 29.8 mm
Depth: 198.2 mm
Weight: 1.2 kg

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I purchased a new Vaio Laptop from Sony Company showroom at Atria Mall, Worli, Mumbai on 25th May 2008. When I turned it on it updated the Norton Anti-virus provided with the vaio which detected hacktools virus in the Intervideo Folder in 2 *.dll files and deleted both of them. Sony Customer care under complaint No. 2978139 logged by Miss Vineeta asked me to recover the system from the Hard-Disk image provided in vaio. After recovery it once again showed the hacktool virus. On 4th June 2008 Miss Mansi at Customer Care Centre asked me to take the system to Sony Service Centre in Mumbai and confirmed that if the problem persists Sony will replace the Laptop. The system was taken to Gamdevi Service Centre Mumbai Log No. 300478783, where Mr. Stephan once again recovered the system, but found the virus hacktools once again. On 6th June 2008, the matter was discussed with Mr. Stephan & Mr. Sakpal and I was promised that someone will revert back to on resolution of this problem. No response whatsoever was received from anywhere till date. I telephoned the Sony Customer Care Toll Free 3 times on 21st June 2008. Each time they promised to call me back, but they never called back. Please note the original software provided with the laptop contains Hacktools Virus. As soon as the virus definitions are updated, the virus is detected and contaminated files deleted. As per conversation with Mr. Sakpal I was told that a similar system with same configuration was also tested and the virus was detected on the same by the technical team. It is getting close to 1 month since I have purchased this laptop and I am unable to use it.

by Sandeep, Mumbai, on Jun 23, 2008 05:24 PM, Report abuse   Reply

imm

by mansoor shehzad, nagpur, on Mar 29, 2008 04:00 PM, Report abuse   Reply

is dell 1420 better than vaio cr 35

by faiyaz, mumbai, on Feb 28, 2008 04:02 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Dear Faiyaz, I believe that Dell or any other make is definitely a better buy than the CR-35. I have recently purchased a CR-35, but this thing gets too hot to use beyond 5-8 minutes if you want to place it on ur lap. Even the adapter gets toooo hot. If you are using it in a sensitive area, then this is a huge health hazard. Also, the local support seems too pathetic. Good only during sales and the buck never stops after that. The specs look good, but of what use is a system that cant be run. Infortunately, SONY fails to live up to its reputation as the BEST.

by Himadri Sinha, Vadodara, on Mar 17, 2008 07:23 PM, Report abuse

i wana buy 9818666992

by gaurav, delhi, on Feb 12, 2008 03:21 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Built in Camera?Is it There The price.Could not find it on this page

by Bijay Narain Si, PATNA, on Feb 08, 2008 04:32 PM, Report abuse   Reply

To me all vaio products are either for girls/showbiz people or for those who want to show off in front of others. Vaio in hand of a serious coder or hard core user...?? U r kidding..!!!!! LOL never mind the prank...!!

by rahul, new delhi, on Feb 07, 2008 10:06 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Dear Sir, I am reseller please tell me rate of the laptop as soon as possible.

by shijith, mumbai, on Feb 06, 2008 08:21 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Hi reviewer, We don't need an endless array of screenshots that talk of performance. Either you're lazy or probably under the impression that everyone would understand what's in those screenshots. As a reviewer you should translate all the jargon into common man parlance-- an extra bit of effort and your review could actually turn out to be brilliant. Try it...

by Faiz, Gurgaon, on Feb 05, 2008 10:26 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Faiz, I completely agree with you. Especially this review had pages after pages of screenshots! It made sense to me since I know what they are, but otherwise - its wasted information when the common man looks at it. Techtree - do something!

by Praveen, London, on Feb 06, 2008 02:45 AM, Report abuse

hi Techtree... in the recent days... the quality of review is goin down... and the adds are getting added up... please dont loose the reputation of the site... you are doing a good job... cheers

by Manu S Kaushik, Bangalore, on Feb 05, 2008 11:24 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Very slow performance, need atleast 2 GB Memory

by Mohandasan K Na, Mumbai, on Feb 05, 2008 09:37 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Amazing product...Its a VAIO and wow look at the bundled softwares...Just amazing...!!

by Mack, Delhi, on Feb 05, 2008 09:01 AM, Report abuse   Reply

i agree..... a useless product ... instead go for APPLE. for the same price its a much better offering.

by thunder, goa, on Feb 05, 2008 01:35 AM, Report abuse   Reply

"a little expensive"????.....ya rite....lol

by firestorm, Mumbai, on Feb 04, 2008 08:40 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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