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| Brand: Sony
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $1,399.87
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 955
Color: Blue
Media: Personal Computers
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.1
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Processors: 2
System Bus Speed: 800
System Memory: 3000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Modem: Fax / modem
Display Size: 14.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 13.2 x 1.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: VGN-CR420E/L
Model: VGN-CR420E/L
UPC: 027242733305
EAN: 0027242733305
ASIN: B0014HW4LQ
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Awesome machine! June 14, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this notebook from abroad (Brazil), without knowing what I was going to receive, and I was very surprised! The machine is very classy, and the 3Gb RAM memory provides excelent performance. I'm very please with my purchase, and recomend this machine for all those that might be in doubt about it.
perfect computer May 30, 2008
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
i received my sony laptop after a short time of ordering.
computer is great by itself but white color.
you can buy same laptop with cheaper price but sony.
if you are crazy about sony brand it is a good choise.
A good work-at-home laptop May 8, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am running Ubuntu 8 on my CR420E. It works nice. Unfortunately the "Instant Mode" media playing relies on the Windows Vista partition. I would recommend carefully backing up the hard drive raw image and moving to a dual boot scenario to retain "Instant Mode" capability, at a cost of a chunk of drive space.
I've had no issues with the Linux driver support for the Intel chipset. I have not fully used the wireless, but 'iwlist scan' does pick up a list of the neighbors' private networks. So it appears to probably all work. The video, sound, USB, keyboard, trackpad, and SD card reader all work great.
I am not sure how to poll the battery life, but I run mine off the outlet at home so I don't care.
A few quick points on a pretty nice, but arguably not as nice as it is pricy laptop:
Pro: Nice keyboard action, and most of the "function" modified keys are laid out intuitively (home and end = left and right for example). I used similar CR-320Es at local retailers before ordering this, and the comfy keyboard action was really a big attraction to me for writing and coding.
Pro: Plenty of RAM (3GB) right out of the box.
Pro: Fast. I'm no connoisseur but it handles GIMP filter operations like a seasoned blackjack dealer deals a hand. Nice and fast really. I'm at the Ubuntu 8 logon screen about as fast as any Windows XP I've ever had.
Pro: That built in SD card reader! It's so cool to not have to fumble with a cable and card reader.. it is just like a tiny little floppy drive. Just pop the SD out of the camera and right into the computer.
Con: Glossy screen.. unfortunately this is becoming quite common issue.. If I wasn't using this at home, in low light conditions, this sad surprise would have been a return or re-sell worthy issue. Matte is where it's at, as far as I'm concerned.
Con: The speaker just doesn't put out loud enough. External speakers or headphones are necessary for movie-watching without absolute silence and concentration. It's one of many reasons I would only recommend this as a home laptop.
So-so: Battery life is just so-so, I usually get about 3 hours. A "high capacity" battery may be ordered separately. Again I would only recommend this for home use, so run it off the wall and this is a non-issue.
Fast, reliable computer with a huge hard drive May 4, 2008
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I'm sick of slow computers, computers that get viruses even when you have the protection, bugs, etc. This computer was an awesome buy, and it's also stylish. the windows vista took some getting used to, but it really is a great computer
 So so... May 1, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Pros
- Nice looking
- Fast machine 3G of RAM and 250GB of hard disk space
Cons
- Too much junk software comes with the computer
- No original DVD/CD comes with the machine - even all others pc/notebook maker do this one shouldn't just follow
- Fan stop and go while using create irritating noise
- Heavy
- Cable bulky and short. They should come with their travel version of cable which is lighter.
- Should (but did not) include matching bluetooth mouse and mouse pad
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