Re: Replacing Stolen laptop - Sony quality

2003-06-27 Thread Andrew Perrin
The Vaio line isn't particularly standards-based, which is irritating from a linux perspective, and I think that's what most of the complaints are about. I like the metal case, and (I'll admit it) I like the look of the thing. It's also small, light, and reliable. I had very little problem gettin

Re: Replacing Stolen laptop - Sony quality

2003-06-26 Thread Andrew Perrin
The Vaio line isn't particularly standards-based, which is irritating from a linux perspective, and I think that's what most of the complaints are about. I like the metal case, and (I'll admit it) I like the look of the thing. It's also small, light, and reliable. I had very little problem gettin

Re: Replacing Stolen laptop - Sony quality

2003-06-26 Thread Larry Colen
It's funny. I've gotten several emails either extolling the virtues of Sony laptops, or warning me away from them as they are horrible, unreliable, evil machines. Is it a case that Sony outsources their machines, some model lines are well built and others are crap? I've got a PCG fx-190k that seem

Re: Replacing Stolen laptop - Sony quality

2003-06-26 Thread Larry Colen
It's funny. I've gotten several emails either extolling the virtues of Sony laptops, or warning me away from them as they are horrible, unreliable, evil machines. Is it a case that Sony outsources their machines, some model lines are well built and others are crap? I've got a PCG fx-190k that seem