Customised S series?

LiamMGK — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:22:48 GMT

Has Sony stopped customising its S series laptop? I went on sony.co.uk a few weeks ago and the customised option was there, but it has since disappeared. I sincerely hope this is not the case as I have no interest in purchasing a pre-config model. Any informed response is most welcome.

Customised S series?

Mikey_ — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:47:12 GMT

This may upset you...I ordered a configured SB on-line on March 1 and it arrived yesterday 23 March - typing this on it. I noticed the configuration option didn't stay on-line for long. I may have been lucky in what I chose - black case, i5 2.3, 500GB 5400 rpm, 4GB, no 3G, Office H&B, Acrobat.

Sony told me the first shipments arrived in Rotterdam Monday, and mine was configured and dispatched Wednesday. I also understand that John Lewis will have one month exclusive sales before general release. I'm sure in due course the web site will offer customisation again. I think Sony suffered some delays.

Do call them - they have been very helpful to me, advising when the web site would go live etc.

So what do I think of it? To help understand where I'm coming from, it replaces a Vaio S1HP and I am mainly a Mac guy.

Screen is not as good as the old glossy S1HP
Main structure a lot more rigid - the S1 died from motherboard failure no doubt due to flexing
Sound quality is abysmal
First time with Windows 7 and I can't believe how Microsoft has managed to make everything difficult to read

This is a distressed purchase as I would sooner have a Macbook Pro - much better quality and identical spec. - but I need the PC compatibility at conferences.

Mike

Customised S series?

aburnley — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:40:25 GMT

The customised S series is now available. Delivery in 2-3 weeks, not sure how that compares with other models.

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