I believe the kill-switch theory is false. Sony laptop's hardware is just bad! Every person I've know that had a VAIO has had hardware problems, every single one of them, 3 of them with mainboard failures. Sony makes great electronics, but their laptops are just lousy.
@Drago True that. I have a VAIO FW, and I have had NOTHING wrong with it, expect recently. The disk drive won't read Blu-ray. Makes no sense. I'm sending it back so with the warranty, hopefully I'll get the new one with the num. pad. Hopefully..that drive won't suck.
@Drago I think it's hit-and-miss for Sony. I've had a z1 for 4+ years now and I've dropped it out of a moving car, off of some really high desks, etc and it still runs fine.
@Drago Replace "Sony" with "HP" in your post and that would be 100% correct, at least in my experience (computer tech at a local repair shop). Sony seems just about average in terms of reliability, but HP wins the prize for most failures in the most different ways. Every time I see a different one, I'm amazed that they could find a different way to make something break. My FW on the other hand is perfect except for the poorly designed power jack. As for the ISB Utility? I installed Windows7 before I got my free upgrade and did a clean install, using the Universal Extractor to install only what I wanted (meaning no ISB) and the laptop worked fine, fan and all. It's pretty sleazy of them to install that on there, but at least it's possible to remove it.
absolutely right about HP/Compaq...they definitely have one. And they dont deny it, but dont confirm either...regardless, they sent me what I needed without getting any money from me! I called them on it! and also reminded them of rip-off.com, where all posts submitted are permanent!
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I believe the kill-switch theory is false. Sony laptop's hardware is just bad! Every person I've know that had a VAIO has had hardware problems, every single one of them, 3 of them with mainboard failures. Sony makes great electronics, but their laptops are just lousy.
@Drago True that. I have a VAIO FW, and I have had NOTHING wrong with it, expect recently. The disk drive won't read Blu-ray. Makes no sense. I'm sending it back so with the warranty, hopefully I'll get the new one with the num. pad. Hopefully..that drive won't suck.
@Drago I think it's hit-and-miss for Sony. I've had a z1 for 4+ years now and I've dropped it out of a moving car, off of some really high desks, etc and it still runs fine.
@Drago Replace "Sony" with "HP" in your post and that would be 100% correct, at least in my experience (computer tech at a local repair shop). Sony seems just about average in terms of reliability, but HP wins the prize for most failures in the most different ways. Every time I see a different one, I'm amazed that they could find a different way to make something break. My FW on the other hand is perfect except for the poorly designed power jack.
As for the ISB Utility? I installed Windows7 before I got my free upgrade and did a clean install, using the Universal Extractor to install only what I wanted (meaning no ISB) and the laptop worked fine, fan and all. It's pretty sleazy of them to install that on there, but at least it's possible to remove it.
absolutely right about HP/Compaq...they definitely have one. And they dont deny it, but dont confirm either...regardless, they sent me what I needed without getting any money from me! I called them on it! and also reminded them of rip-off.com, where all posts submitted are permanent!
@nitrous9200
how do I remove the ISB from my hp?