Sony VAIO VGN-TZ130N/B 11.1″ Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor U7500, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, Vista Business) Black
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ130N/B 11.1″ Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor U7500, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, Vista Business) BlackFirst of all I was really skeptical on this model, especially when I had just bought the cheaper version TZ150 with 1.06Ghz Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM and 100GB 4200rpm HDD. I used the TZ150 for approximately 2h trying to remove all the bloatware that Sony decided to install (apparently an issue with all US/NA Sony laptops) and at the end gave up.. Way too slow, to the point it was unusable. Took it back to BestBuy got charged 15% restocking fee and after reading lots of reviews online I decided to order the faster brother TZ190N..
Let me start by saying the 32GB SSD has 0.3ms access time, making it BLAZING fast.. Adobe Photoshop CS3 opens up in 5 seconds flat, Microsoft office 2007 is as fast as on my quad-core desktop and in general the performance boost from the faster processor, faster SSD and 2GB RAM make it amazingly fast and usable..
I recommend doing a clean Vista install to lose all the sony bloatware and install the drivers from Sony’s site. Granted you’ll waste an evening doing that, but your laptop & yourself will thank you..
Amazing battery life, love the keyboard and the screen is gorgeous. I could do with larger SSD but remember this is NOT a desktop replacement and SSD prices are skyrocket high. I’m very very pleased and if I had to chose I’d buy it again!!