Sony VAIO VGN-C13 User reviews

By Dan Ackerman on 14/03/2007

More Sony reviews , RRP: AU$1799.00

The good:

  • Appealing design
  • Bright screen
  • Customizable model available array of colors
  • Roomy hard drive

The bad:

  • Fixed configuration

The bottomline:

Attractive, powerful and reasonably priced, the Sony VAIO VGN-C13 is a smart choice if you're in the market for a thin-and-light laptop.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

7.6/10

Users' rating:

4.5/10

Tags:

core 2 duo | laptop | notebook | sony | vaio | vgn-c13

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10/04/2008, 10:06 PM

rating
2/10

BEWARE - My VAIO VGN is just over 12 months old. The battery lasts a whopping 20 mins and the keyboard has keys that don't work, namely 2, 4, 0, r, y, u and caps lock. Painted surfaces at palm rest wears within a few months. Sony refuse to accept responsibility. But if I pay $300 for a new battery, $200 for a new keyboard, + courier costs and $100+ to fit, they may consider (only) whether I can be compensated. Sony has not been helpful at all. This is a cheap $200 Chinese laptop badged for Sony and sold for $2000+. DO NOT consider buying without extended warranty which includes cost of renting replacement computer while waiting 6 months for replacement parts.
It is so fstating to se a compte that has missing kes. This laptop is eall not woth the + dollas I paid fo it.

Pros: The screen is nice and shiney

Cons: NO sony backup. Painted surfaces at palm rest wears within a few months. Parts not readily available. Battery lasted just beyond warranty. Keyboard lasted just beyond warranty.

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tilanb
27/04/2007, 08:22 PM

rating
7/10

Nice and light laptop with reasonable performance. The quality is OK, the keyboard does not feel as solid as my old Dell laptop but i like the metal case.

Pros: Nice to look at
light for its performance.

Cons: quite a noisy fan
short battery life. i struggle to get much more than two hours if i use the high performance mode. in the power saver mode i get about three hours

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