Warwick Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 $250. Sony 15" LCD Flat Panel Display (some dead pixels at the very top edge of the monitor) Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 Intel Pentium 4 processor 2.40B GHz 80 GB Hard Drive 760 MB RAM PC-2100 DDR DVD-ROM CD-RW Intel Extreme Graphics 845GV Four USB 2.0 ports i.Link (IEEE1394) digital interface Network Card BRAND NEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 http://houston.craigslist.org/sys/768781188.html$295 OBO.I wish that Sony would do traditional desktops again.I bought and am still using almost the same spec'd Vaio your are selling, only difference is I have since doubled the RAM, added a 250 GB drive, and a DVD burner.I got mine back in August 2003 for $1000 even at Best Buy.Vaio's last forever, and I have never had issues with mine going on 5 years now, I am just waiting the the next major Mac Pro refresh and then I am going to do the same and CL mine.It's good price man, should sell quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 I wish that Sony would do traditional desktops again.I bought and am still using almost the same spec'd Vaio your are selling, only difference is I have since doubled the RAM, added a 250 GB drive, and a DVD burner.I got mine back in August 2003 for $1000 even at Best Buy.Vaio's last forever, and I have never had issues with mine going on 5 years now, I am just waiting the the next major Mac Pro refresh and then I am going to do the same and CL mine.It's good price man, should sell quickly.Cool. Yeah, it's really been a solid computer since I bought it in 2004. I paid $1000 too at Wal-Mart. I think the monitor is starting to crap out at the very top of the screen, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I know a few people who have Vaios and their experience tracks with yours -- they last a long time and are worth the extra money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Not me. I bought a Vaio desktop and the motherboard crapped out in 5 months. Sony said they would replace it under warranty, but it would take them 2 months to get the part. I had to delicate flower very loudly to get it the MB in 2 weeks, and ever since then none of the Vaio-specific software would work. Then I decided to upgrade the video card and found the power supply was too weak to handle any gaming video cards. When I tried to replace the power supply I found the case had a proprietary form factor. So now I have a Vaio motherboard that Vaio software doesn't recognize mounted in an Antec case with an Antec power supply and a BFG video card. I'll never buy a Sony computer again.YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 Not me. I bought a Vaio desktop and the motherboard crapped out in 5 months. Sony said they would replace it under warranty, but it would take them 2 months to get the part. I had to delicate flower very loudly to get it the MB in 2 weeks, and ever since then none of the Vaio-specific software would work. Then I decided to upgrade the video card and found the power supply was too weak to handle any gaming video cards. When I tried to replace the power supply I found the case had a proprietary form factor. So now I have a Vaio motherboard that Vaio software doesn't recognize mounted in an Antec case with an Antec power supply and a BFG video card. I'll never buy a Sony computer again.YMMV.Sounds like that MB was a lemon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Sounds like that MB was a lemon.And the power supply, the case, the Vaio software and Sony's warranty. All that's left of the original Vaio is the hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 NEW PRICe!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 NEW PRICe!!! Any luck with the sale, just noticed it's your birthday. Birthday bump for your posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 Any luck with the sale, just noticed it's your birthday.Birthday bump for your posting! Haha. Well, my mom wants to buy it, but she doesn't have the extra cash at the moment. Thank for the b-day bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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