Sony VAIO PCG-FXA36 Notebook (1-GHz Athlon, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive)

Product Description

The VAIO all-in-one FX Series notebooks provide everything you need in a notebook without any of those excess connections, making travel easy and convenient! Bring the ultimate power, performance and network connectivity of a Sony VAIO into your itinerary with Sony's popular FX Series notebooks. The VAIO all-in-one solution is the true desktop replacement for anyone. The FX Series offers lightning-fast processors, roomy hard drives, and plenty of RAM! And, you can even make your own movies. The i.LINK interface lets you download images from compatible Sony camcorders or cameras for extra fun on the road. The VAIO all-in-one FX Series provides everything you need in a notebook, making your life easy and convenient whether you're on the road or at home.

Amazon.com Product Description

Whether you're looking for a notebook for business, as a desktop replacement, or for entertainment purposes, the Vaio PCG-FXA36 has a lot of appealing features. These features include a 1 GHz AMD Athlon CPU, 256 MB of RAM (expandable to 512 MB), 15-inch, 1,024 x 768 resolution active-matrix screen, and combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. Additionally, the system has a 20 GB hard disk, 56K modem, and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet NIC. Loaded with Windows XP Home Edition, this notebook weighs 7.2 pounds.

Customer Reviews:

iamcde.......2007-06-05

What a piece of crap!!! Thank God I bought an extended warranty...too bad for the warranty company. There have been over $10,000 in repairs done to this unit, the original cost before warranty $2300. I don't travel much with it, it sits on a desk. They have replaced monitor 2x, the harddrive 2 or 3x, the cd/dvd drive 2x and it is still broken, the keyboard 1x, the motherboard 1x (that I know of), it blue screens weekly at least once sometimes 2 & 3 times and the battery has never worked. I contacted Sony and got no assistance from them. I don't recommend this unit to anyone...get an IBM!!

5 year old wonder.......2006-10-12

I've had this computer since Dec. 2001. You name it - I've done it to this computer. Dropped on an asphalt street several times, taken on several tours with me in the Navy and even helped me meet my current spouse online.

It's still running great and has never needed repairs - I did upgreade the harddrive and the ram to 512 - runs Adobe CS2 great and downloads torrents nonstop :)

Best laptop i've ever owned........2005-10-25

most who attempt to write reviews do not have time on thier side. i have had a hard drive,two CD-roms,and a power card fail on this machine. after calling sony and getting either the parts or service done,i found that i always had the machine back within a week. for three years this computer has served me like a good horse,faithfully and unquestioningly,thru three schools,two states,and one international trip. however,i find sony's tech support site a runaround. call phone support,fedex it to sony,and they'll have it back PDQ.

Do not buy this machine. Spend the money and buy a GR........2003-04-24

The FXA series suffers many problems that almost require a website to build some solidarity amongst users it has been burdened with. You may wonder how I know the things below. Well having had two models of the FXA series you can find the problems pretty quickly.

1. For starters this machine has trouble regulating its internal temperature causing it to seize. This problem comes and goes.

2. The docking mechanism for those who don't have one has a flaw in it. Sony didn't do a blanket recall. They want you to call them to get it fixed. It involves putting a new capacitor to regulate the video signal.

3. Sony will try and not fix it until your warranty runs out. We excecised our retailer warranty and upgraded to get rid of our FXA49 which had been in Four times.

4. The laptop has software compatibility issues for the power user. Virus scanners will almost certainly halt the machine. Including the one provided by Sony.

Do not buy this machine. Spend the money and buy a GR........2003-04-24

1. For starters this machine has trouble regulating its internal temperature causing it to seize. This problem comes and goes.

3. Sony will try and not fix it until your warranty runs out. We excecised our retailer warranty and upgraded to get rid of our FXA49 which had been in Four times.

4. The laptop has software compatibility issues for the power user. Virus scanners will almost certainly halt the machine. Including the one provided by Sony.

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