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Sony VAIO VGN-FW170J/W

Sony VAIO VGN-FW170J/W
Sony VAIO VGN-FW170J/WSony VAIO VGN-FW170J/W
alaScore 74

71 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 71 reviews of Sony VAIO VGN-FW170J/W. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the price and usability. The design and screen are also mentioned favorably, but the energy efficiency and size get negative opinions. The battery and image quality get mixed reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony VAIO VGN-FW170J/W is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 74/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony VAIO VGN-FW170J/W

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 68 user reviews of Sony VAIO VGN-FW170J/W from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Comments about the price and usability are overall positive. The screen and design are also appreciated. Many are critical about the energy efficiency. There are some mixed opinions about the battery and size.

performance, design, screen, usability, price

energy

82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Horrible Laptop

 

Those of you buying this laptop for Blu-Ray playback...good luck.

Very nice looking, great keyboard, screen looks good (except for dead pixels)

Sony has HORRIBLE driver support. 64bit drivers are non-existant, and the 32bit drivers they have available are so crummy that HD playback is impossible.

Oct, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Laptop

 

I recommend buying this if you're looking for a high performance laptop for office work and design.

Great laptop. Blue-ray disc and HDMI output works great. 4 gb of rams. Seems to keep up with everything I do when I'm on the go.

I wish it had my usb slots. With my wireless internet device I only have one left to use. The graphic card is insufficient but I don't really use this for anything too graphical.

Sep, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent laptop

 

Even though I bought mine from best buy I still love this laptop the same. I couldn't wait to order it so I just went and got it there!

Excellent laptop with great features and easy to use. The easy to use HDMI out + blu-ray makes this a great laptop + blu-ray player. The screen quality is great as well, 16.4", huge hard drive, 4gb RAM!, affordable for the features given.

Its hard to find a case specifically made for the screen size b/c the FW series is so new!!

Aug, 2008
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