Sony VAIO PCG-GRV680 Laptop (2.60-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive)
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
For those who settle for nothing but state-of-the-art performance, Sony offers the fully loaded Vaio GRV680 notebook. Measuring 1.8 by 14 by 11.8 inches and tipping the scales at 8.1 pounds (with one battery) or 8.7 pounds (with battery and optical drive), the Vaio GRV680 isn’t the smallest notebook on the market. But it is one of the fastest and certainly one of the most versatile.
Sporting a commanding 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with 512 KB of Level 2 cache, a 400 MHz bus, and 512 MB of DDR SDRAM memory, the Vaio GRV680 is built to blast through any computing situation. Sony has complemented the system’s powerful engine with an impressive 64 MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 video acceleration chipset to make quick work of graphics-intensive 3-D applications and all but the most demanding 3-D games. The unit’s integrated 60 GB hard disk offers plenty of room to store important files and programs, and its detachable DVD+/DVD-RW/CD-RW combo drive allows you to turn home videos into DVDs, watch the latest Hollywood releases, burn and play audio CDs, and back up data.
Multimedia enthusiasts in particular will appreciate the system’s massive 16-inch SXGA TFT viewing screen (1,280 x 1,024 resolution) and integrated stereo speakers. Other desirable amenities include a Memory Stick media slot, three USB ports, and a fast IEEE 1394 port for data transfers from peripherals such as digital camcorders. The unit delivers 1.5 to 3.5 hours of battery life with one battery attached and 3 to 7 hours with an optional second battery installed in its multipurpose bay.
The Vaio GRV680 is preloaded with a wide variety of software, including Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Money 2003, Adobe Premiere LE, and a broad array of audio, video, and photo utilities.
Customer Reviews
SONY Laptops are Terrible And OVer Priced
I buy a new laptop every year, I use and rely on them heavily, after 3 sony laptops I will never buy another. The first one from 2002 stillw works, they other two died. The GRV 680 has major design flaws, It over heats, the memory sockets break requiring resolder and the power plug breaks loose from the motherboard. Its 2500 bucks down the toilet. I tooke a HUGE chance and bought an ACER 1812. I have been very happy, its was more powerful and reliable for half the price working on its 2nd year. Ps, Sony has no word for "service"
Good, when fixed.
I had this laptop for a little more than 3 years now and at first it was great, worked great was awesome, and then 2 years ago it overheats and shuts down, I called Sony, the warranty was out, it would cost 400 bucks to ship it get the fan fixed and ship it back. Luckily, I went overseas to Jordan and took it with me. They replaced the fan and now it works like a charm.
Powerful notebook, has some problems, poor service and support from Sony
Heavier and less portable than most notebooks. More for desks than for laps (unless you need an impractical and expensive alternative to an electric blanket). If you look at the specs for the unit, it is obviously pretty powerful--even compared to notebooks coming out now. I've successfully upgraded the memory to 1 GB with a non-sony brand. Also, many specifications say it comes with the 64 MB Radeon 9000. However, I've never seen any of these with anything other than a non-upgradeable 32 MB Radeon 9000, which works for many games (e.g. it runs Rome Total War pretty well), but is definitely slipping below par.
I've had this computer for almost three years now. Three years, three major problems:
1) Within a year after purchase, it would boot to the "sony" screen then freeze to a black screen, the processor not starting.
Solution: Luckily this happened before my year-long warranty was up and was able to have it fixed. (See the hundreds of similiar reports of this problem described on forums all over the internet.)
2) The notebook would overheat and then shut itself down.
Solution: I pressed Sony support for at least a possible explanation. I was encouraged to send the unit in for one of their infamous servicings. After reading a few forums and finding out this was a common problem, it was suggested that the fan was clogged. When I opened it up (long after the warrantly expired, of course) there was a dust cake growing between the vent and fan. I removed it with some tweezers, dusted with compressed air, and it stopped over-heating (saving myself $279).
3) For the past year or so whenever I shut down completely and then load up windows, the screen flashes green and purple lines all over the screen (and no, i am not hallucinating, running any screensavers or audio-visualizer programs). This does not happen when it is started from stand-by mode.
Solution: none yet, I keep it in stand-by mode as much as possible, and have continued turning the unit off and on until the lines stop appearing.
I now have my well worn unit at a local repair shop to fix a loose DC plug. They informed me that the screen lines may be due to an overheated videocard.
It would be nice (for a lot of people) if Sony acknowledged that there are widespread problems with this series and took some action. Instead I'm sure plenty of people will be happy to spend less money on an equivalent (and less frustrating) notebook(and support) by shopping elsewhere.
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