10 Reasons Why I Love my Vaio
Caspar / February 26, 2007
The recent advertising techniques by apple with the whole: I’m a Mac, I’m a PC thing have sparked alot of controversy and fuelled the already heated argument between Mac & PC users. I, however am pleased to say that I am neither. I am a Vaio. Below are a few reasons why:
1) The Design – Vaio’s look incredible, incredible enough to rival any Mac, and whats more – You are spoilt for choice. There are so many different models all with different designs rather than having the to choose either a MacBook or a MacBook Pro.
2) Club Vaio – It really seems like Sony actually care about you, the consumer. From freebies like: wallpapers and software to extensive support pages which actually help you (yes Dell!) and pages helping you make the most of your Vaio.
3) Blue-Ray – What I believe to be the definate future and replacement of DVD. Be one step ahead. I sincerely doubt that Sony are going to let any other manufactures use their Blue-Ray technology on notebooks for quite a while.
4) The Screen – Whereas most LCD displays use just one lamp to illuminate the screen, the X-Black display used on most vaios uses a dual-lamp system that produces a brighter, more consistent display by distributing light evenly across the entire screen. Meanwhile a special, multilayer anti-reflection coating on the screen’s surface reduces glare and unwanted reflections, both of which reduce eye fatigue, meaning that it’s comfortable to work for longer. This link will enlighten you further
5) The Distance – It is very nice to feel that you can distance yourself even very slightly from the whole PC – Mac argument. Even though strictly speaking Vaios are PCs. It’s kind of the difference between music on tape or on CD. The songs on either may be the same, but the presentation and functionality of the CD greatly outclasses the tape, not to mention the quality.
6) The Accessories – Vaios come with all sorts of insane accessories to obtain the full vaio package.
7) Materials – Every component that goes into a Vaio, from the cooling system and motherboard to the touchpad or display, has been developed from materials that will guarantee the longest life or highest performance.
Even the casing is designed to protect the computer and avoid damage from contact with your watch while you type, or scratches from your keys if you were to accidentally put them in the same bag as your computer.
8.) Operating Noise – It’s a life of peace, for my neighbours too. I haven’t had to scream or shout once whilst I have had this Vaio, don’t get me started on my old Dell.
9) Innovative features – Luminance sensors, which detect light and adjust the backlight brightness accordingly; to fingerprint recogniton: these really are some incredible ideas:
10) You don’t have to join the dark [ok, the very shiney and white] side if you want something that is smart, stylish and practical.
Some images to demonstrate my point:
So now the question is: Vaio, Mac or PC?
note: All photos used in this article remain copyright of their respective owners
Michael Coombes said,
May 17, 2007 at 15:00 ()
right well I congratulate you for purchasing a vaio (I myself hope to have one in the near future) i must be picky about something
The songs on either may be the same, but the presentation and functionality of the CD greatly outclasses the tape, not to mention the quality.
A CD does not have better quality than a tape in actual fact quality goes down the more advanced it becomes. Forgot why but i can remember it being something like the CD is a digital sound whereas the tape is recorded in mono as it's recorded straight onto the tape.
alex said,
May 24, 2007 at 09:33 ()
sorry dude... but your still a PC....
your pants may fit, and you have a nice tie...
but a nice box with windows in it is still a box with windows in it...
naikoo said,
July 16, 2007 at 10:08 ()
under the bubble is still windows.... :-)
it looks good, that's true
Roland said,
September 3, 2007 at 00:59 ()
Proud owner of a VAIO AR520E. I fell in love with this laptop, it's the one that made me change my mind about getting a MacBook Pro. One single remark though, I wish:
1- The VAIO logo in the back lights up like the Sony logo right below my LCD
2- The keyboard had backlighting
In general, I love my VAIO, and I think it is 100 time better than any Mac design, and functionality and style wise.
cryptonym said,
September 3, 2007 at 12:48 ()
Congratulations on ditching the macbook pro! The imminent failure of the hard drive on a mac is a major put-off.
As for you wishes, I completely agree with you, I also think it would be cool if a little blue light shone on the vaio logo below the screen, illuminating it in darkness.
Aritro said,
April 29, 2008 at 19:43 ()
You are right!! The sony vaio is simply awesome. I too am a proud owner of the CR series of Vaio!!
shouvik said,
September 30, 2009 at 20:06 ()
Proud owner of VAIO fw-45 and its not exactly a box with windows in it. Now mine has ubuntu too :P I hate the mac config and I think they are heavily overpriced even if the look a wee bit prettier than the other pc's.. :)
Shadow said,
March 31, 2010 at 18:54 ()
Have been using VAIO almost for a year.
Everything is excellent.
Every little piece of the laptop is placed in the exact right place.
Superior design. Not afraid of getting out from your bag in any place (not same case with Samsung or Acer or similar laptops: damn!).
Great multimedia capabilities.
Sound card is great: enjoy listening music.
Always makes the owners of other brands envy. ;-)
Always proud of using it.
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VGN-FW43L
Shaahid said,
May 24, 2010 at 15:39 ()
I love sony so much....also feel ver much proud of using it
Melodie said,
June 3, 2010 at 11:03 ()
I just bought a VAIO; and am pretty happy with it except for the fact that it has so many already programs graceously offered by VAIO that slow down my computer and it is tricky to know which one to uninstall or not. That's a big issue (just google it). My VAIO was pretty slow for such a powerful comp, but with all those extra programs- it's a bit disappointing. However, once you work that out (I think I did for now) - it's a smooth ride!
Also, I wanted a good screen (Returned by MSI computer because of an over-flickering screen) and the computer seller told me that VAIO is the way to go because the screen of the VAIO is the screen the MACs use. Also, as you said, every single piece in the computer is good quality, and well placed inside the computer.
I am also loving the VAIO club !
I'm for VAIO for now!
michel said,
October 9, 2010 at 20:51 ()
i love my cs vaio it's sooo comfortable so stylish and so sexy mine is red ..even with win vista 32bit..it's so fast so flexible ,, vaio will always be the no.1