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| Sony VAIO VGN-NR180E/S 15.4-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5250, 1 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium) Silver | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $949.83
Avg. Customer Rating:  (33 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1005
Color: Silver
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.5
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Processors: 2
System Bus Speed: 667
System Memory: 1000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 200
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Native Resolution: 15.4
Modem: Fax / modem
Display Size: 15.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 14.2 x 1.5
MPN: VGNNR180ES
Model: VGN-NR180E/S
UPC: 027242725379
EAN: 0027242725379
ASIN: B000W45TFK
Release Date: October 18, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great laptop, especially for the price July 12, 2008
I've had this laptop since November 2007, and I have been EXTREMELY happy with the purchase. I previously had a terrible Toshiba P35 that was dying a horrific death, and I needed a computer on which to write my dissertation. Needless to say, the Sony NR120E has exceeded my expectations for a relatively cheap laptop. Quick pro/cons:
Pros:
- Great, vibrant screen (great size for a screen, you definitely don't need an external monitor with this computer)
- Good keyboard, very comfortable for typing
- Easy access to 4 USB slots, with two slots on either side of the computer
- Lots of connection options, memory stick, SD card reader, etc.
- Big hard drive for a laptop of this price
- Everything works, no severe hardware problems thus far
Cons:
- Battery life is definitely closer to the 2 hr range, rather than the maximum 4 hrs specified by the manufacturer
- As mentioned by other reviewers, lots of junkware pre-installed
- Not the fastest laptop ever (but it is quite good at handling multiple open applications at once)
I would definitely recommend upgrading the RAM to 2 GB. I also recommend using the "Ready Boost" feature with Vista. I am using a 2 GB memory stick that fits into the built in memory card reader, and so far, Vista is working great - sure, it's a resource hog, but I have had no problems with crashing.
One more thing - be sure to upgrade this computer to the most recent BIOS and drivers, provided on the Sony website. I initially had a problem with the wireless connectivity on this computer. The wireless connection would disconnect randomly, and the only way to re-connect would be to re-start the computer. Upgrading the hardware drivers and the BIOS fixed this problem completely.
This computer has a great design, and most importantly, it works fantastically. For the money, that's all I could ever ask for...
Budget laptop: Sony nailed it! June 24, 2008
I've been using NR-160E for 6 months and have never been happier about my laptop. In the last 2 years I've been through 2 Toshibas and one Dell. And those lappies made me want to get rid of them as soon as I got them. The Toshibas were noisy, the Dell was built very cheap and the screen was blurry. So, what do you get with this Sony? (I'm going into the spec detail, as the budget laptops are basically the same now) .
a) Wonderful screen - crisp and colorful
b) Excellent performance. Very quiet. From normal distance (3ft) you can't here the fan at all and all of the time! Rather fast. This is faster than Toshiba with 1.67 Mhz C2D processor. Really, both Vista, both C2D, both 2MB L2 cache, but Tosh is 1.67 Mhz is noticeably slower than 1.5 Mhz Sony - go figure! I thought I'd need to get another stick of RAM here. No, 1G works perfectly alright for me in net browsing and Openoffice text, spreadsheets, video watching.
c) it's very comfy and beautiful to look at (the brown one). It comes with textured hand-rest panels (much better than those glossy- "hello sweaty palms"- Toshibas) and excellent comfy keyboard.
Definitely, a keeper!
Excellent June 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this laptop on Black Friday. It was a great deal from Best Buy for 399$. True that theres lot of additional software (most of it are trial versions), but doesnt hurt - just deleted. What a great display and keyboard and esp. wonderful deal - a sony brand for less than $400!!
Condition of My item May 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This item came in great condition and in a timely manner.So far it has worked very well.I am now thinking of purchasing another one.
Rodney.
 No web cam? April 18, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
No webcam which isn't a huge deal, the 1gb of memory can be upgraded, but what the hell is Sony think they are doing spamming Vaio users with Vista bloatware. This notebook lags so badly, and by no fault of it's own it's just all the bloatware that Sony loads on these computers to annoy and slap users who paid their hard earned money for a good notebook. To save everyone time go to yahoo or any search engine and type in "remove crap ware tool" and download it. Rather then spend hours removing all the needless nonsence that is bloatware off this notbook, this program will scan your computer and bring up an amazing list that you can select what programs you want removed, saves time, lots of time considering how much spam is on this machine.
Happy hunting!
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