im just playing dota.
all the graphic requirement i have set to the lowest but still lag in game.
even though i open a web browser also lag...

thats really weird. The laptop should be good enough to run dota. U guys hv any idea what is wrong with his cd?

This post has been edited by blackmarket: Jan 25 2009, 02:00 AM

just install FarCry 2 to my FW23 laptop...and I impress with the game play. the game run smooth.before this tried with other laptop such as BenQ S32, the graphic was awful.

*1st time playing game using laptop with good Graphic Card.

fw23 can run far cry 2? hows the graphic level of far cry 2? similiar to COD 4? and i wonder if fw23 can play left 4 dead. I havent try any shooting games on my fw as i heard shooting games require superior gc. Mind to tell more bout what games u have install in your fw and does it run well?

I tried fifa 09 on my laptop and it lags once in a while.

in addition, as i asked earlier, my fw23 gaming performance is bad when im not using the AC adapter. And i hv to remove the battery while playing games. Is it normal?

This post has been edited by blackmarket: Jan 25 2009, 03:21 AM

does anyone buy vaio aw? any comment on it?

this is my 1st time playing new game using laptop. OK i guess.... but not as good as PS3 or Xbox 360 la.the detail not so cun...many setting set in low configuration... and play it with battery attach and plug to the AC.

hey.. i just bought a Vaio laptop (finally).. its a SR26GN..

however, dunno why.. when i use msn msger and internet explorer (those are the only 2 stuff that i've used so far anyway).. they will freeze sometimes (for more than 5 seconds) and i have no idea why.. not sure izzit just streamyx or this laptop of mine =.=...

also, mine's currently a 3GB ram.. is it advisable to upgrade it to a 4GB ram (how much does it cost normally?)

not advisable to 4gb. u can hardly notice the diff from 3gb. try uninstall all the unused apps. try uninstall your antivirus if u had one.

Your hard disk may be going to sleep. Go to Control Panel, Power Options Advanced and set it to a longer time before it sleeps.

Not worth upgrading to 4GB ram if you're not using 64-bit Windows. Normal Windows cannot use all 4 GB of your ram.

Just wanted to know whether the Z series is no more in production.

It is still in production, just that they discontinued the VGN-12G/B and came out with the VGN-26 and VGN-27 which has a Blu-ray drive.

Thanks. In fact I wanted to buy the Z-26 model but its costly. Intend to wait for the next PC fair early April, maybe they'll give alot of freebies or a discount in price.

to those who having slow performance, try uninstall the McAfee Antivirus, and get other antivirus software. e.g: Avira.

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Added on January 30, 2009, 9:42 ammaybe its your default antivirus (McAfee?) is the culprit of this problem. when my cousin bought the cs, its already install with Avira haha.
and dota should run well, heck even gma900 can play it too.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Jan 30 2009, 09:43 AM

Anyway just want to share some ATI Color Settings for new and current Vaio SR owners. I tweaked my color settings and now the colors are so much deeper and saturated. Try the following:

1. Go to Vaio Control Center > Display > Video&Photo Color Settings > Uncheck 'Enable the Photo Color Setting'
2. Restart PC
3. Make sure brightness is set to maximum
4. Go to Catalyst Control Center > Graphics Setting > Color > Set the following configuration

Red Channel: Gamma 0.95, Brightness -20
Green Channel: Gamma 0.95, Brightness -20 (You may try until -35 if you feel your screen has greenish tint)
Blue Channel: Gamma 0.95, Brightness -20

Enjoy deeper and more contrasty colors.

Source: Adapted from www.notebookreview.com Vaio FW series HiColor Color Settings

Is this the same as the CS series?

I have not tried on other VAIO series, just SR-series. You can try it if you are using ATI GPU. Best is to use a hardware color calibrator. The settings are adapted from the VAIO FW forum and based on my eye observation. So far the settings are pretty good.

P siries is out already?

Very soon I was told.

the maximum brightness is killing me . However i set it to lower, great info btw

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