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Sony VAIO VGN-FS760/W 15.4" Laptop (Intel Pentium M Processor 750, 512 MBRAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, DVD+R Dbl Layer/DVD+/-RW Drive)
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Sony
Color: Silver
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.86GHz
CPU Type: Intel Pentium M
Display Size: 15.4inches
EAN: 0027242685215
Feature(s): Intel Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)2MB L2 CacheBuilt-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Wireless Networking Adapter15.4 Widescreen LCD1280x800 Native Resolution
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Hard Disk Size: 100GB
Item Dimensions: Height 1.4"Width 14.3"Length 10.4"Weight 6.3 lbs.
Label: Sony
List Price: $1,510.00
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: VGN-FS760/W
Modem Description: Fax / modem
MPN: VGN-FS760/W
Package Dimensions:
Height: 5.5"
Width: 13.4"
Length: 5.5"
Weight: 11 lbs.
Processor Count: 1
Product Group: Personal Computer
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
System Bus Speed: 533unknown-units
System Memory Size: 512MB
System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
UPC: 027242685215
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
Includes: lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with SP2, Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition, Quicken 2005 New User Edition, WinDVD, Works 8.0, Office 2003 60-day trial (Student/Teacher Edition), Roxio DigitalMedia SE, & more. Sony Vaio FS VGN-FS760/W Notebook Computer - This laptop computer combines advanced multimedia features with the tools you need for everyday computing on the road. With the 15.4" widescreen LCD, you can enjoy DVD movies the way they were meant to be seen. Or make your own DVD creations with the built-in DVD writer and included original Sony software. 100GB 4200RPM HDD 512MB of PC3200 DDR2 SDRAM (expandable up to 2GB) NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400 with TurboCache supporting 128MB of memory Double Layer DVD Writer - (write speeds) up to 2.4x Double Layer DVD+R, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+RW, 24x CD-R, & 10x CD-RW Double Layer DVD Writer - (read speeds) up to 8x DVD-ROM & 24x CD-ROM 56k v.90 Data/Fax Modem Built-in Stereo Speakers Ports - 10/100 Ethernet, VGA Out, 3 USB 2.0, 4-pin Firewire, & Printer Built-in Memory Stick(R) Media Slot - supports Memory Stick, Memory Stick(R) PRO, & Memory Stick(R) DUO media 1 PCMCIA Type I/II Card Slot with CardBus support External Color - White
Customer Reviews Average rating - 3.5
Rating - 3 Date: 2008-11-24
Content: This was my first Laptop, purchased early in 2006. I still use it today - and after three years of heavy usage, I can say that the laptop performed reliably and overall a decent purchase. The mistake I made was buying it in a big electronics store instead of doing it online which would have saved me a considerable packet of money.
The Processor is a Pentium Mobile 7XX series with about 1.83GHz speed. This was the last of the processors in Notebook before the Dual Core processors came into picture.
The Laptop came with a meagre 512MB of RAM when I purchased it (Which was standard at that time). after about eight months or so, I spent another 80$ upgrading the ram to 2GB and I can say that it is well worth it.
(-)The advertised hard disk capacity of 100 GB was a key deciding point for me. At that time, this laptop had one of the highest available capacity drives. I think 120GB was the only one that topped this. and 160GB may have been in the stratospheric levels. AFter buying it I discovered that the shows only 87-88GB available. The reason is that about 5GB is 'hidden' with the install files in a seperate partition. and the rule about manufacturers rounding out their GB o the nearest billionth byte means that the HD is only a true 92GB HD.
(-)The system suffered from lot of Bloatware, which needs to be uninstalled. The drivers for the DVD reader / writer were iffy and the DVD writer would stop working properly after some time. It required reinstallation of the DVD creator software to get it working well. AFter a while (maybe an year and half) even that stopped fixing theproblem and essentially the DVD drive works only as a reader. Maybe a complete fresh install will help.
(-)There is quite a bit of battery wiggle in the back.
(+)There are three USB, 1 firewire, 1 network and 1 Phone line in which are quite adequate.
(-)There is no webcam and the speakers sound weak.
(+)The display screen is marvellous to say the least. This has to be the sole redeeming feature of this laptop. I could not find such a great screen in any other laptop that I used. If I ever buy another Sony again, the screen has to be the main reason behind the purchase!
(-)The laptop gets heated pretty fast. so putting it on one's lap was always out of the question.
(-)Because the display is so great, the laptop hardly runs 1 Hr 15 min on battery - making it essentially a near desktop replacement. the 15 inch xtra brite screen would mean that it drains out the battery pretty quick. This will be the sole reason that I will go for a smaller screen laptop the next time.
(+)Inspite of the all the -ves i have listed, the very fact that hte laptop lasted three years without any major problems (other than the DVD) is a big plus IMO. for me reliability and dependability trumps everything else. I never had to replace the OS or reinstall it.
I use a logitech MX3200 wireless kebyoard and mouse and this sort of ensured that the keys dont appear worn out. though the left clik button on the scrollpad shows it weared out.
The recovery partiiton helps you to create two Recovery DVDs for emeregency .
I had loaded Ubuntu on the machine for a short while (After wiping out the existing XP). Ubuntu works fine out of the box - the wifi is good as well. However the sound drivers used by Ubuntu do not do any justice to the speakers. After a few weeks I went back to using XP.
I used the recovery disks and terminated the process after the first DVD was ejected . This was sufficient ot load the XP fully and the drivers and eliminated half the bloatware. After un-installing most of the other bloatware and vaio utilities, XP with SP3 is quite fast and runs just 29 processes in all. However the Note book still runs quite hot. Running a temp monitoring software I recorded temperatures of 78 degree C routinely.
I realise that this model is long since dead and there is no point in writing a review now - but this is summing up my experience with the notebook
Summary: Decent Enough - but can be better
Rating - 3 Date: 2008-09-25
Content: My wife is the primary user of this laptop. She takes pretty good care of it, although admittedly not the BEST care of it. Some of the keyboard buttons don't work anymore. One of them is her fault, the rest are just wear and tear. The left mouse button has to be mashed very hard to respond as do some of the other keys. The battery life was never very good and now it doesn't work at all - and the power cable has a short in it so if you dont hold it just right it turns off. Very annoying. At first it was a good computer, but now it's really slow and breaking down physically.
Summary: After almost 3 years, doesn't hold up well
Rating - 2 Date: 2006-03-28
Content: It's a PC after all. Anyway, a bit on the slow side, but used it from time to time to do things that were not supported via Mac.
Worked pretty OK. Until today. The Ethernet connection no longer works... no matter what I plug into it, it does not recognize anything as being plugged in.
Probably used it all of 80 hours, maybe... Pretty cr***y, if you ask me.
(Personally never had anything so significant fail on any of my Macs.)
Summary: Not all that exciting.... and not too terribly robust.
Rating - 4 Date: 2006-01-26
Content: Great screen and decent keyboard. The battery life is pretty good for me, I've gotten 3 hours out of it if wlan is off and I'm only running Word or Excell. What keeps me from giving it 5 stars is the software bundle (no nero burning rom, and roxio sucks) and the graphics card. Dedicated or not, 128 or not, virtually no ATI products, including tv tuners work with this machine. I'm not sure if this is ATI's fault or Nvida's but I'm still stuck with my TV Wonder USB 2 and I can't get it to work.
Summary: VAIO VGN FS760
Rating - 4 Date: 2006-01-20
Content: The Sony FS760 is a solid laptop that also has a dedicated video card which is why I bought it. It may only be a Geforce Go 6400 but at least it's something. The machine is plenty powerful w/ a 1.86 Ghz Pentium M (Centrino) processor. The 512 MB of ram may be upgraded in the future but the dedicated video and strong processor keep me from doing it in such a hurry. I love this computer except for the fact I am a moron and dropped it. It's what I'm using right now. The top metal latch is loose but it's not broken. Valuewise its a little steep but I would never consider getting anything less than a Turion or Centrino in a laptop. I feel it was a good purchase but an expensive one that will pay off in time as I go to school and enjoy it in my free time.
Pros:
Excellent screen
DVD Burner and Sony Software allows for easy backup
Power Schemes including VAIO ultimate battery
Solid battery life (2 or 3 hours depending on what one is doing)
Does not get very hot
Cons:
Sony lies about battery life (Not 5 hours)
Empty space on top could be used for media options
Too easy to move mouse when typing (Common for a lot of Laptops)
It's a Sony (I still use my Playstation 2)
512 MB of ram (Should be 1GB) that's cause I don't want to upgrd
Closing Comments:
I'm not huge on Sony software or their name which is why I feel
I probably paid $100 more than I needed to but when it comes
down to it, even "newer" laptops probably won't beat the features of this Sony. Part to part comparison, this laptop will still be better than a basic laptop in 4 years easily.
Summary: Good Laptop (last you a few years at least)
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