yalo... i rather buy ROG laptop than sony viao...

3 months...but i think is one month b4 only i started using the battery...

you get the lemon VAIO S i guess. if its under warranty return.. but you got the moolah back. buy what you think best. spend wisely.

my 5 years old VAIO C giving no headache apart i have changed the battery once..
currently using Z (expensive but meet my requirement currently), while the C pass to someone.

erm sorry...im nt using sony laptop...im using asus a42ja

replying to TS, hence the money back mention..

lolz...sorry man..tot u r talkin to me

I also use vaio CR series. 4yrs no big issue. Only the sd card reader sometime cant read.
Others still rock. Batt also can last up to 2hrs under heavy usage - run Database server + multiple java IDEs.
And my son always play NFS Hot pursuit.
No oveheat or noise fan.

But maybe SB series got real issue.
Any other victim?

without any screenshots from ts we can't really say if it's a real problem or not.[no offence ts but this is internet afterall]

anyway ts,since you're going to buy a new laptop now i suggest doing an even deeper research before buying so that the same thing doesn't happen anymore.

+1, TS should at least show the temperatures before sending the laptop back for refund... that'll help decrease the number of potential "victims" (if its really true)

Well, I filmed the laptop in action. You can really hear the noise in the video. So the shop copied and sent the video to sony, and I got a refund in cash. I am very satisfied with sony. .

full refund ah???no paper docs or watsoever?

Nope, just cash

if not refund to full....then u sure fark around ...

y not u post the temp and the video u recorded for us to justify?

This post has been edited by xSean: Mar 26 2011, 12:42 PM

Well, I am a complete noob in uploading stuff on youtube. As for the temps, nothing really shocking (the computer got warm, but not burning hot). Yeah, I really believed the laptop was burning, hearing the noise. It's the noise. The noise was unbearable. It's like being in an airplane that's about to take off. Or like having two hair dryers near your ears.

Plus, I would feel really bad for sony for uploading such a compromising video. They were so kind and understanding.

Grats on your refund
I hope you get a better laptop soon
Well, we can't really judge the temperature based on the noise of the fan now can we?

so u go ahead and open this thread with such title and yet feel sorry for Sony if you're to upload and post up result for those temp , the vid where it show defect?

Quite contradicting don't u think?

Yeah, I am under the influence of sony

EDIT : For any of you wondering about the fan noise, just youtube => sony vaio fan noise. It seems to be a recurring problem in sony vaio notebooks

This post has been edited by fo-fo-fo-fo: Mar 26 2011, 07:06 PM

Maybe TS dunno how to check temperature?

personally i'd take a bit higher noise level or higher temps.

Awesome.
On side note, i think this is the only one for VAIO SB case. I even google on SB issue, but no avail. The rest of user seem happy with SB performance (from notebookreview)