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Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Model number: VGN-FW139E/H |SKU: 8907061
Whether you're surfing the Web with this laptop's built-in wireless connectivity, watching movies on the brilliant 16.4" XBRITE-ECO display or playing games with the ATI Mobility RADEON graphics, you'll be able to enjoy high-speed multimedia performance.Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 preloaded Which Windows Vista edition is right for you? Compare.Learn more about the Intel Brains processor technology rating. Information provided by Intel.See how XBRITE technology affects picture quality.1149.99
Average Customer Rating:
4.5 out of 5(31 Reviews)
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29 of 31 (94%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Review 1 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
The best of the best11/09/2008
By giddie27909from Elizabeth City,NC
Value for Price
5.05
Display
5.05
Performance
5.05
Convenience
5.05
What's great about it: You name it this laptop has it other than Blue Ray What's not so great: Nothing as of yet
"I have searched high and low for a Laptop that has everything I wanted. I bought this on line for the sale price of $899.00 reguraly $1,149.00 and when I got to the store,to my surprise it was on sale for $620.00. I couldn't beat the price. I believe that this has the best picture and I love the 16.4 widescreen. The dolby surround sound is also awesome. I am truly happy!!! Thanks Sony for coming out with a sturdy laptop."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 2 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
3.05
Good in principle11/03/2008
By webistfrom Boston, MA
Value for Price
4.05
Display
5.05
Performance
4.05
Convenience
2.05
What's great about it: Beautiful looks, good value What's not so great: Sony software, difficulty to reinstall or upgrade
"Great computer in principle. Main problem out of the box is large amount of unnecessary software on the machine slowing it down noticeably. The only way to deal with this is uninstall it which is not completely effective as you can't get rid of everything. Reinstallation of windows is a nightmare. No recovery discs supplied, you have to burn them yourself. I did, and they were readable (I checked) but still would not work to reinstall system. You can't install any OS other than the one supplied as Sony drivers are not available anywhere else (only upgraded drivers are available on the website, not all the drivers supplied). Spent hours trying to get 64-bit Vista to work, including chatting with Sony's 'help'. Gave up in the end. Managed to get a clean 32-bit install without the 'extras'. Since then, computer works nicely."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:No
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Review 3 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
Awesome Laptop10/28/2008
By LEEAHHfrom pleasanton, ca
Value for Price
4.05
Display
4.05
Performance
4.05
Convenience
4.05
What's great about it: Its light, compactable and easy to carry around. Processing is fast for what I need it for. What's not so great: The price was a little high when I bought it, but overall it was a good deal.
"If you need a easy to use and light enough to carry around all day if necessary, this is the computer you should get. Also, if you basically need the computer for everyday uses and not really gaming, this is great. I know this product isn't the newest one out but it does the job. The only thing that I may want to change would be the blu-ray, what I mean by this is that it doesn't have blue-ray in the computer but I can work without it. While I was attending school, this was perfect for me. Since i'm pretty petite, I knew that I wouldn't be able to carry a big laptop with books. But this one fit me perfectly, not only was I able to carry this laptop in its lightweight case, I was able to carry my books at the same time without getting a back strain. Also, I was able to get online easily at school with the built in wireless and complete my projects which were on excel and papers on word. In summary, this would be a perfect gift or buy for someone who doesnt want to be lugging around a 20lbs of computer and who would be frequently carrying it around to places. Its easy to store and although it has a small screen, it really isnt bad. Its not like I'm squinting."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 4 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
Good Laptop10/28/2008
By Elifant71from Kings Mountain, NC
Value for Price
4.05
Display
4.05
Performance
5.05
Convenience
5.05
What's great about it: processing, easy to use What's not so great: short on battery life
"This is a great laptop overall! I use if for school and except for the fact that I haven't found a satisfactory cover or carrying case for it I love it! Like some other reviews I have seen the speakers have something to be desired, but when I use my headset I find a much better sound? I got mine on sale, but now that I have used it for a couple of months know I would have paid the regular price for it too!"
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Review 5 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
Acceptable Purchase10/21/2008
By Marcelfrom Aliso Viejo, CA
Value for Price
4.05
Display
5.05
Performance
4.05
Convenience
4.05
"The only problems with this item: 1- You can not find it on SONY website anymore and that means you can not get accessories and ..... 2-The battery is too weak and you should be recharged in short period 3-The software comes with this product from Best Buy are not fair in compare with the offer. But It is acceptable light (wight), high performance, easy to use, nice shape, great resonance."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 6 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
Not that good as spec10/20/2008
By FioXfrom San Diego, CA
Value for Price
4.05
Display
3.05
Performance
4.05
Convenience
2.05
What's great about it: Nice looking, good performence, quiet, and strong. What's not so great: GPU, paint.
"I have had this laptop for a month which i bought from bestbuy. It's a good laptop i ever had, but when i play Call of Duty 4 , the video is really bad, and it's due to the grapgic card, 256 ddr3 is good but not enough. Now i see sony has put its FW290 series in the market which equiped with raedon mobility hd 3650, 512 ddr3, much better then this one but similar price. Another thing is the wireless adapter on fw 139 e/h, it's an atheros one, which caused some problem, but once you update the driver, it works fine. I think fw290 has different wireless adapter."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 7 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
A litte on the cheap side09/20/2008
By Thanatos465
Value for Price
5.05
Display
5.05
Performance
3.05
Convenience
5.05
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What's great about it: Looks amazing, Best notebook keyboard,HDMI,Design What's not so great: Feels cheap compared to my last VAIO,headphone port went out my first day,room for better built in speakers, Sony Softwa
"Best looking labtop ever, the screen is set up great, Average gaming prof., The headphone port went out after 14 days and I shipped it to Sony and they gave me some bs and wanted to charge me $600 just to fix the headphone port, they voided my warrenty, without stating a reason"
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Review 8 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
Defect09/16/2008
By Poentfrom CO
Value for Price
5.05
Display
5.05
Performance
3.05
Convenience
4.05
What's great about it: A stunning laptop at it's price. 3 gigs of ram and 64-bit compatability are huge and to top it off it has an ati 3470 What's not so great: Unit came with a defective wireless card/Motherboard. runs hot, lost a foot, doesn't play games as well as i thought.
"As mentioned, the unit came with a defective wireless card. After hitting 3000ms ping with WoW and 30% Packet loss on other games I figured something was up (tested at multiple locations on multiple networks). After running diagnostics on the computer, the wireless card AND the motherboard Failed several tests. Will be exchanging this 2 week old laptop at bestbuy for a replacement.
Overall Game performance wasn't what I expected it to be. It seemed to have framerate issues on all games such as WC3 and wow even when not running at high settings. This could be due to the awkward(rare) resolution of 1600x900 (or the failing motherboard...).
After spending about 4 months tossing around the ones I felt really excelled in quality and power (gateway FX, Asus GS1-2, HP SE, etc) I chose this one. This one was not only a very well designed laptop it was priced very well it has a stunning CPU paired with a decent mobile GPU and a beautiful 1600x900 screen.
I still have yet to decide if i will buy this one again and risk the chance that the poor game performance was a fluke or if I should just upgrade to the new Gateway FX with the 9800gts.
A note to buyers: This laptop is End Of Life in the public BBY stores and is not on display. It has been replaced with the sony fw140 model. It is identical (case, cpu, screen, hdd) EXCEPT the 140 model does NOT have the hd 3470 GPU as It has been downgraded to an intel 4500."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 9 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
nice08/31/2008
By thetruth321
Value for Price
5.05
Display
4.05
Performance
4.05
Convenience
5.05
What's great about it: screen size, got it for under a grand,processor,descreet graphics card What's not so great: read below
"Vista rating=4.6
This is my first laptop, so bear with me. The weight seems kind of heavy. It is right around 6 or 7 pounds. I figured it was the battery, but when removed it is not much lighter. On startup,very sssllloooww, there is about 75 processes running. It DOES NOT come with recovery disks. They are stored on a separate partition on the hard drive. There is an icon that pops up every once in a while reminding you to make the disks and there is a Vaio support shortcut on the screen. Do it as soon as possible.
The screen does look very good, but when playing dvds it is washed out. When connected via hdmi cable to my hdtv, the quality on the screen drops noticeably. The picture is still nice, but the edges of objects on the screen become blurred. Sony knows of an issue when trying to play adobe flash videos, such as ones on youtube, in full screen. They say to just update your version of flash, but that doesn't work. To fix the problem, right click on the video, go to setting and turn off hardware acceleration.I really like the spacing of the keys on the keyboard. It is a lot easier to use than other laptops with there keys so close together that you press a and s at the same time.
The green light looks pretty cool when turned on and it has a nice finish to it that seems to change from a silver to copperish color when rotated. A couple of leds are on the base and above the screen indicating when you are connected to the internet, if the battery is charging, and when the camera is on. Battery life is decent. There is an indicator on the taskbar.
I really like how there is a switch to turn on the wireless connection. There is a program that pops up when turned on and the software included to connect to a wireless network in super easy to use; very beginner friendly.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a laptop for everyday use and the screen size makes it perfect for cad work and photoshop."
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Review 10 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
not so good08/28/2008
By Junbinfrom louisville, KY
Value for Price
4.05
Display
3.05
Performance
4.05
Convenience
3.05
What's great about it: Have a good performance on the speed of the computer. What's not so great: keyboard is not very good, especially my G button. When I play some games, it can not be full screen.
"The whole performance is average.
Have a good performance on the speed of the computer.
keyboard is not very good, especially my G button. When I play some games, it can not be full screen."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:No
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Review 11 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
Decent Computer08/24/2008
By MarcPfrom Fenton, MO
What's great about it: Processor, Screen, Bluetooth What's not so great: Battery Life, Build Quality in Areas
"Overall a good computer. Two things really bother me with this computer though. First, no centrino? With the huge screen and the other multimedia features, this thing really needs all the help it can get to eek out all the power it can from the battery. Which is the other thing. Why the puny battery? Battery life is only 2 1/2 hours. If you're watching a movie, you may make it to the end before the battery craps out. You could save a lot more battery if you could turn the brightness down more, but you can't. Also, while I'm on the negative, the screen is nice bright and clear, but why the 1080P resolution if there is no Blu-Ray drive? Overkill in my opinion. The other bad thing about the screen is that it flexes a lot if you try to open or close it by grasping the corners. There really needs to be a secondary cover over the screen so that you can't accidentally damage the screen by pressing on it. My last real gripe is with the power connector where you plug it into the power adapter. The plastic around it flexes quite a bit. OK, no more griping. The processor is great and the 3GB of memory make it run Vista quite well. The bluetooth is also a nice feature because I have an iPAQ and a bluetooth phone that I can swap files with. Overall for the $999 that I paid for it, it was a bargain, but if you can get the 140 version of this computer, get that because it has the centrino processor. You also might think about getting a spare battery or the larger capacity battery if you can afford the $200+ dollars that you'll have to shell out for it (Sony accessories are expensive)."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 12 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
Amazing machine!!!08/22/2008
By bobby321from OC
What's great about it: Very fast, great resolution, latest technology What's not so great: none
"this computer doesnt slow down! 1600x900 resolution is amazing. i connect it to my tv via HDMI. wow. it gave out the same pic quality as my ps3. it has the latest technology such as low cpu voltage, better wireless technology. the only thing that is lacking from centrino 2 tech, is the max ram capacity (4gbs instead of 8gbs). the only thing that i can complain about is the fair battery life. it could have been better."
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Review 13 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
Great Purchase08/22/2008
By bklinkfrom Milwaukee, WI
What's great about it: All the things I need What's not so great: still unable to find 64 bit driver for atheros wireless
"I bought this laptop the first weekend it was out and I have no complaints. 999.99 was an outstanding deal. The computer has performance and style, and the 16.4 screen is nice too. The lastest generation intel p8400 sealed the deal. I was concerned that it wouldn't fit into my laptop case that I got with my 15.4'' dell.. but it did. Vista was also a nice surprise, at least since SP1. Its actually easier to configure away the annoyances than it was with xp and this laptop is more than capable of running it to its full potential. Great Buy!"
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Review 14 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
AMAZING LAPTOP!!!08/21/2008
By MRX1336
What's great about it: style, screen, fastness What's not so great: mouse buttons are a little hard
"This was a really great buy. The computer has the latest line of Intel processors, and the dicrete graphics card is a plus for the youtube videos: on the video, right click, and select flash settings, and uncheck hardware acceleration that will fix your problem"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 15 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
Great Computer08/14/2008
By kardavr
What's great about it: Design, Feel, Size What's not so great: I haven't figured out how to watch youtube videos full screen
"This is a great computer. It feels great while using it. It is super thin and has a great large screen."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 16 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
Love it08/12/2008
By Missy111
What's great about it: wide screen What's not so great: none yet
"i love the wide screen...perfect to watch movies on. its really fast and easy to use. i love it! the screen is 16.4 inches which made it difficult to find a cute carrying case but thats the only negative thing i found!"
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Review 17 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
Not Bad But...08/11/2008
By Hidef1080from Atlanta
What's great about it: Screen Size, Ram, Speed, Style, Build, Keyboard What's not so great: Very Washed Out Screen Color, Only 3 USB's
"I’ve always been happy with many of the VAIO line because they always seem to have just what I’m look for in terms of size, speed and quality. The screen size in terms of resolution [1600 x 900] gives me much needed space for graphic and design work and this has to be the best keyboard I’ve ever used with nicely spaced keys and a good feel and breaking point. The overall size and weight make the 16 inch plus screen just as portable as my 15 inch 1280 x 800. It runs cool and with relatively low fan noise. The only problem I have with this computer is the screen calibration or lack of. Blacks look dark gray. The screen has a very washed out look which is very disappointing to me because my VAIO 15 and 17 inch laptops had some of, if not the best out of the box screens that I’ve ever seen. I’m going to use a screen calibration tool to see if I can make this good laptop better but if you are graphic artist or work with photo and video to any real degree the screen may cause you to go elsewhere. Good for basic computing."
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Review 18 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
good buy08/08/2008
By basim
What's great about it: strong built, bright color screen, and nearly everything What's not so great: excellent computer except for the battery life.
"i got it for a good price. $1000.. the screen quality is amazing. rocket fast. HDMI output is also good. montion eye camera is brilliant. keyboard is also easy to use after some time because you have to get useto the keys as thet are spaced out.. excellent product for its price"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 19 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
4.05
Excellent Laptop08/08/2008
By command2
What's great about it: Really Fast What's not so great: Expensive
"This is a great buy. I have had this computer for about 3 months now and havent had any problems or crashes. It has multiple ports and a full keyboard. The computer speakers also sound prety good. The screen bright and crisp, with easy access to the sound controls. Overall, this is a wonderful compuer."
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Review 20 for Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 - Titanium Gray
Customer Rating
5.05
Great form factor08/08/2008
By shauns
What's great about it: Form factor, processor, build What's not so great: low end GPU
"Ok 1 regret is that I bought this at 1149(on the first day:( )
Bought this for the form factor, at 16.4 inches this will fit in a 15.4 inch laptop bag. But is actually shorter than most 15.4 inch laptop (receded hing reduces the height of the screen when opened). This had been the major reason I never went for those 17 in laptops.
Screen resolution is nearly perfect for reading and movies, games and vista. Love the fact that I can keep the side bar always on top and still have a wide screen like screen real estate left. would have loved it if it were 1000 px height, but then that would sacrifice text readability.
Color range is very vibrant. though the screen is bright it does not get overly bright at max brightness. this screen has no issues at any viewing angles, loved it.
CPU is fast enough, you would not need a faster CPU unless u are into video encoding (you will not find the fastest CPU all that faster than this).
3 GB ram the max 32 bit vista supports. Some laptops have 4 GB 64 bit vista, but I do not understand what advantage that gets as most 64 bit software consumes more ram.
GPU is a lower end discrete graphics. Its fast enough to run most games at a mid range setting. It will not be able to run the latest games at max setting at this resolution screen. They really should have gone for some thing that is twice as fast as this. No regrets for me as it plays AgeOfEmp at mid setting and racing games at near max setting. The screen resolution really helps here.
Keyboard is good, but different, I liked it. Mouse pad is sensitive even if my fingers were wet. And YES IT DOES HAVE VERTICAL SCROLL. Though it takes some time getting used to not having a ridged to mark it. Sound quality was very good on the headphones, no noise detected.
Would have loved to have a 5 in one, or 9 in one card reader. But given that I always transfer my files from the cameras through usb. I did not see an issue with this.
Build feels sturdy, the palm rest area has a little vertical flex (not the frame, just that you can feel the flex when pushing down with the thumb). and gets warm in this region (hard drive directly beneath it). This is a good all round laptop tuned towards document reading, movies and decent gaming. I have to admit the best all round laptop rt now in bestbuy close to this price is the asus G50Vm-X1 @ $1,249.99[ 9700GPU with 2.gz CPU]. This to had a good form factor, the only reason that lost was because of the screen at 7xx X 13xx it is way too narrow for reading documents (90% of the work load)"
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