Shameless Sony Fan-boy

Let me begin by saying that without a doubt I am a Sony fan-boy. While VAIO computers are not perfect they do offer a nearly perfect solution for my needs an purposes. Currently my most prized possession is my VAIO VPC-Z1290X. It weighs 3.04LBS and some serious hardware into the sub-notebook chassis. It has 8GB of RAM, 128GB of SSD in RAID 0, an i7 processor, a 1080P 13.1” screen, a Blu-ray burner, and a GeForce GT330M graphics chip. The design of the computer is impeccable. Long story short, it’s fast, it’s light and it gets great battery life. It is powerful enough that I don’t need a desktop computer, and it’s portable enough that I can be productive on the go. I also own the top of the line VGN-UX490N, a hand held, and full featured PC, that weighs less than 2 pounds. Finally I have the VAIO VGN-P688E/N (Gold) and the VPC-P11SKX/Bl (Signature Black Crocodile) which both have the footprint of a standard mailing envelope but yield a full keyboard and an amazing 1600x768 resolution on an 8” screen.

All of my VAIOs are stylish and lightweight, they all get exceptional battery life and they all receive the best aftermarket modifications that my time and budget allow. For example in 2008 I had a friend solder a Core2Duo U7600 into the UX replacing the stock CoreSolo processor and nearly doubling the performance of this amazing machine. I am planning a similar upgrade for the P. The UX has also received a Broadcom Crystal HD decoder which allows it to playback Blu-ray h.264 stutter free. I have many more mods planned for all three VAIOs and I will be writing articles about them as they happen.

VAIO Mod Wishlist

1. Two Intel X18 160GB SSDs to replace the 64GB Toshiba SSDs in the Z
   DONE
2. Intel 600GB 2.5" SSD in Newmodeus Caddy to replace the Blu-ray drive in the Z
3. ViDock with crazy GeForce card
   DONE
4. 2.0Ghz Atom to replace the 1.33Ghz Atom in the P
5. 3G/WiFi upgrade for the UX
   In progress
6. Broadcom Crystal HD for the P
7. SIM slot added to the P