Customer Reviews
Nice Notebook 
2007-09-22
This is a nice notebook computer. Vista runs slow. Amazes me how much software I presentily own that won't work with Vista. Contacted Sony about replacing Vista with XP Home and got a "no" answer. Drivers for the computer are Vista only. Like I said, happy with the Sony Vaio but Vista can take a hike.
Slow Vista 
2007-09-19
It's great with price and spec...but disappointed of slowly run Vista....too bad for owning vista.
A lot of value for the price, says a Mac user 2007-09-11
Ok, so I had to hold my nose when buying a Windows machine. But as a secondary system, this SONY nVGN365e is a pretty good deal. Outstanding screen display and an elegant simplicity to the keyboard area that gives it a clean look, no gizmo's and BS. I have looked at tons of laptops, and most are cheap looking and cheesy...someone's tacky idea of impressing a user. Not this one. In fact, its exterior styling seems nabbed from the Mac Book Pro.
I'm primarily a Mac user with an iMac desktop as my main machine. I wanted a laptop as a secondary, but found the Mac Book - while very cool- to be too small for my hands and typing habits, and the Mac Book Pro, well, it's simply more than I want to spend. I shopped for three months until buying this SONY during a Labor Day markdown. (I have since seen the same one marked even lower).
I did the usual junkware uninstall day one. There wasn't an overload, but enough to slow things down. Speed seems fine with 1 GB, but I may double it. No heat issues, and it's quieter than quiet. Only the touchpad makes racket, but I'm old school and a habitual mouse user anyway.
I do most of my work in Word and otherwise am on the Internet. For documents, I write using MS-Works, then xfer the file over to the iMac desktop (which has MS-Office for Mac) for finalization. A kind of reversal in machine roles, in this era of Apple dusting Mr. Softie.
How Vista goes, and how the machine behaves over time...can't say. If I have any concern, it would be security....every Windows machine I've owned has been vulnerable and subject to trash-out. They say the security is
better now. We'll see. Overall, a good buy...a 4 rather than 5 because it's a MS product.
Excellent !!! 
2007-08-31
I bought it like 2 months ago and I've been using it and it just works great, the 2.0 GHZ processor is awsome, really fast, and the dvd/cd burner and the 120 gb are great too !! the monitor size is perfect and really cool graphics, really recommend buying it , the prize is worth it.
Accessible and stylish 2008-01-29
This is an accessible and stylish laptop for anyone looking for an everyday personal computer. It works very nicely, the design is perfect, and it is incredibly slim.
I personally liked the "Magic Gate" that reads the SD and other cards directly, so that you can transport pictures from your digital camera or other files quickly, without cables.
The system performance is OK - it's not super-fast, but works fine. Anyway, I guess one can't expect a 5 star performance on a laptop for this price.
The 1 GB RAM memory is not enough, so that I recommend upgrading to 2 GB, especially if you want the Windows Vista to work properly. By the way, the Vista is great, and it has nothing to envy Apple's operating systems.
Important: If I could change something of my computer, it would be its size. It is very slim, but I really recommend anyone to go for a smaller screen size. A 15.4" screen means that the laptop is quite big - it is still the most portable one I've seen in the 15.4" range, but a smaller screen size (even though it is more expensive) is worth the added mobility.
Good price, stylish design, sound performance, and a durable machine that comes from the finest brand in electronic products. VAIO's are simply perfect.
Be careful in upgrading memory 
2007-12-10
Machine comes with 2 512mb memory sticks installed. My guess is that with Vista many owners will want to upgrade. If you do DON'T THROW THE OLD MEMORY AWAY. If you ever have to use the Sony supplied recovery disks they will not restore your system if you have anything but the original 2 512MB of memory. Got that one straight from the Sony support desk in Manila just a few minutes ago.
Laptop 2007-12-06
The perfect gift for a Son in College. Reports that it is working well with plenty of software.
The product is very good and as always amazon with the latest technology that sale! 2007-10-20
The product is very good and as always amazon with the latest technology that sale!
Great Sony Laptop 2007-10-10
I love this laptop. It fits my needs and great quality. I highly recommend it.
