Comments on: HDTV: Vaio UX50 vs UX90

By: Daimaou

Daimaou — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:44:01 +0000

Jaedalena said:

So i got my ux180p off of ebay =) which you're probably thinkin NOoooooo! but actually everything is just perfect. and i got it for the retail price without taxes and a 3 year warranty on top of the 1 yr warranty that it comes with. so i saved myself a good $500 bucks. =D I said i'd be careful Now my only question now is, what programs can i delete without affecting the ux? From what i remember you cleaned out a ux50 from all the bundled crap and then you had a fairly faster ux. Right now as far as i'm concerned if it's a "trial" program, i'm deleting it cuz i don't plan on buying them. (although it was nice of sony to include the super huge streets and trips as a full program cuz otherwise that would have been the first to go. Cool program by the way Thanks again for all your advice!

Great for you! Now for cleaning the UX, I will think the other way around... by reinstalling the OS (You have the recovery DVD so in case of big trouble you can restore), On this DVD you have a lot of soft and PAC files Now... with patience and by surfing on the web find out a way to "unzip" these PAC files and envoy

By: Jaedalena

Jaedalena — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:57:13 +0000

By: Jaedalena

Jaedalena — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:06:53 +0000

Well if i were to purchase one on ebay, i'd definitely becareful about it. I bought my clie from ebay once and it worked great for a year then the cradle gave out. 2 years after that the battery and then i dropped it... i felt so horrible... but for an electronic off of ebay i did just fine and it worked well too Hmm.. i bought a minidisc player too that worked. But overall i've had a good experience. But you are right, you definitely have to be careful with what you purchase on there. thx again

By: Daimaou

Daimaou — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:53:46 +0000

Jaedalena said:

so what you're saying is i shouldnt bother buyin somehting like this on ebay huh =/

I Have a terrible experience with eBay and this several times so I will never advise you to do such purchase on eBay. Other people never had any problems but well. Go and order your computer from a reseller, which as a name, address and so on, Geekstuff4U is not the only solution there is of course other e-store but they are part of Akiba and we know how they work and how well you will be treated

By: Jaedalena

Jaedalena — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:30:25 +0000

so what you're saying is i shouldnt bother buyin somehting like this on ebay huh =/

By: Daimaou

Daimaou — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:12:22 +0000

Jaedalena said:

I REALLY want a ux180 but i'm not sure if i should spend the loot. but when the time comes i wouldn't mind buying it from a different country to avoid the Cingular Edge crap in the US. But i'm concerned that having a non-us device might come with extra problems. like what if i buy a device from outside the US will I have to go through the hassle of making sure the ac adapter's voltage is comparable? The last thing i need to do is buy it and have it short out in the states. Ive been to other countries and they have different outlets and whatnot, should i be really concerned or should i just buy an ac adapter for here in the US and call it a day? (or i could just us an an outlet converter that i have from previous trips...right?) Plus, what's up with having a compact flash slot on the device when it already takes Memory stick duo/pro? Granted it maybe better than the cingular edge takin up space but does anyone know why both? The Australian version is the UX17GP and since it's in english i'm thinkin i might get that, but does anyone think it's worth buying overseas?

Well the AUS or Japanese Model (available in 100% US English with QWERTY KeyB from GeekStuff4U.com) will work perfectly in the US, for Japan the AC Adapter is 100-240V (like in AUS i suppose) you will be able to use this PC in the US or in Europe for example. Now understand that if you buy overseas, you must get sure to have a full warranty support. With GeekStuff4U they will take care of your computer for 3 years with a DHL shipment wherever you are. Really make sure that the PC you will buy will give yuo a full warrnaty support, that is the MOST important thing

By: Jaedalena

Jaedalena — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:31:56 +0000

I REALLY want a ux180 but i’m not sure if i should spend the loot. but when the time comes i wouldn’t mind buying it from a different country to avoid the Cingular Edge crap in the US. But i’m concerned that having a non-us device might come with extra problems. like what if i buy a device from outside the US will I have to go through the hassle of making sure the ac adapter’s voltage is comparable? The last thing i need to do is buy it and have it short out in the states. Ive been to other countries and they have different outlets and whatnot, should i be really concerned or should i just buy an ac adapter for here in the US and call it a day? (or i could just us an an outlet converter that i have from previous trips…right?) Plus, what’s up with having a compact flash slot on the device when it already takes Memory stick duo/pro? Granted it maybe better than the cingular edge takin up space but does anyone know why both? The Australian version is the UX17GP and since it’s in english i’m thinkin i might get that, but does anyone think it’s worth buying overseas?

By: rustynator

rustynator — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:25:17 +0000

Well…I received my VGN-UX50 the other day and it is great. I have managed to install the English XP (using an iPod to install the OS) along was almost all the necessary software/drivers.

The only thing which I cant seem to get working are the Zoom buttons, Vaio Touch launcher button and the button above the touch launcher (and below the right click button).

Does anyone know how to get these working?

By: okinawatyphoon

okinawatyphoon — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:59:13 +0000

Daimaou said:

But I heard that a 1GB UX could arrive...?!?!? Fake or not I am not sure

Do you have any other information regarding this? a 1GB UX would be simply irresistable.

By: ofiaich

ofiaich — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:08:59 +0000

thanks for your reply!

I also note " It doesn’t boot from just any USB CD-Rom drive. It only boots from the Sony DVD-RW drive which connects via the iLink port. "

Now to get some prices online from Yamada Denki!!

Ofiaich