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It makes sense.

Why have it centered? thats so silly.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
It is at the center of the main keyboard, if you ignore the numeric keypad. It's located relative to the space bar, which is what your hands are centered around! Jeesus...]]>Jul 7th 2010 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
When using the mousepad my focus is the screen and therefore I want the pad to be central to the screen. When using an off-centre mousepad I always find myself scrolling rather than moving the mouse.]]>Jul 7th 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 8th 2010 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
Atleast you dont HAVE to buy these skins to make the laptop work.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
Oh no the reason for dropped calls is a 'software issue', remember ? :P]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
And we believe it because our lords said it (apple)]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
well, if Sony had called its laptops iViao, then the 20 dollars would be fully justified.

maybe also with an eccentric CEO who tells people to 'retire, relax and enjoy your family... it's just a laptop"???]]>Jul 8th 2010 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
How does buying a 17 in laptop make you an idiot? A desktop ties you down to desk. A sub 15in with an external monitor makes you give up your screen real estate whenever you leave your desk. A 17 in allows you bring more screen real estate with you. If that's their priority there's nothing wrong with that.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Well, I'm going to university this year, so I can't afford to move around with my desktop. I also don't want a small screen to look at. I also want specs that won't make me miss my desktop. That's why I got a Dell Studio 17. The portability of a laptop, and the screen being large enough is perfect for me. Maybe not for you. Different people have different tastes. You're not going to tell me what my preferences are.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
Dave]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/17" laptops suck, I agree. Theyve got shit battery life, and the specs are matched by smaller more portable laptops.]]>Jul 7th 2010 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
how much resistance does that plastic keyboard overlay cause when you're typing? i.e. speed/accuracy reductions.]]>Jul 7th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
People need to stop hating on glossy screens, the MBP has the glossiest of them all and it's still usable as long as you aren't stupid and point it in direct sunlight (which will make a matte screen pretty unusable too)]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
It's a multimedia/desktop replacement which is where you tend to benefit from glossy screens. A glossy screen is perfectly fine for sitting in a dark room watching porn. That being said I have notebooks with both screen types and I find the differences to be exxagerated in most situations.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
does it really matter since they are most likely both made in China in the same manufacturing plant?]]>Jul 8th 2010 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/That's because they have a silicon cover on it (just look at the first set of pictures). Try reading the review next time.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
Stuff like this is the answer to a question no one is asking.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Someone must be asking since people do buy laptops of this size. Just because you don't get it doesn't mean no one does.]]>Jul 7th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
While I generally agree with you. I think a lot of people buy laptops as desktop replacements. They don't leave the house with these laptops, but do move them around the house. When people ask me about buying a laptop, I always ask how they are going to use it. If they plan on taking it out of the house, I don't recommend anything greater than 15 inches. However, I have an old Dell that I bought back in 2003 that is 15 inches and weighs more than this, and I carried it everywhwere, so maybe I should rethink my advice.]]>Jul 7th 2010 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/I don't get the point of iPads. But they still sell, since there is a market for them. Evidently there is a market for desktop replacement laptops, because they sell.]]>Jul 7th 2010 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
Though the largest I would go would be the F series VAIO's, this also looks like an excellent machine ]]>Jul 7th 2010 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/
Well, who is?]]>Jul 7th 2010 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/sony-vaio-ec-series-review-vpcec25fx-wi/Jul 7th 2010 5:09PM