Sony Vaio - Best place to buy customized Sony

[nsusa]

I am usually buying Dell Business style laptops, but the new ones are so ugly - I can't stand it. So, I think my next laptop will be a Sony Vaio. I am looking at a customized version of the NW or the FW.

 

There are plenty of places to buy from, but most shops or online stores do only carry pre-configured ones. I need a custom configuration that meets my needs. The only place I know of where to order a custom Sony Vaio is at www.SonyStyle.com.

 

Any other places you know of where I could get a customized Sony Vaio, but at a better price?! Or are there any coupons/tricks/employee codes for the official Sony website to get the price down a little bit?

 

Thanks.

[Marcster]

You know that Sony Vaio laptops are prone to failure, don't you?

 

These are all within the past year... If you go back further, the problems are worse.

http://www.techimo.com/forum/networking-internet/230772-sony-vaio-wireless-problem.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/30647-35-sony-vaio-frv27-power-jack-problem

http://getsatisfaction.com/bestbuy/topics/sony_vaio_not_able_to_charge

http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/403408-sony-vaio-sound-problem.html

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-amd64/2009/08/17/msg000932.html

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f87/pioneer-dvr-k16d-sony-vaio-problem-226657/

http://grownupgeek.com/sony-vaio-keyboard-problems

 

Also, Sony laptops tend to be very expensive for the level of performance they provide.

 

Have you considered Lenovo, Asus, HP, Alienware, or Fujitsu?

[tokanm]

OMG we have fujitsu's at work, maybe it is our system but they are the biggest pieces of junk I have ever used. They are constantly in need of repair, keyboard falling off, screen going dark for no apparent reason, will not stay charged. I for one would never recommend a

Fujitsu.

[lilac100]

I love my Vaio but I don't have a custom one. I had the Jack problem with a Toshiba. Seems any laptop can do it and some have it happen more than others. I had a friend fix it for all of a beer. Soldered on the jack for me and away we went.

[nsusa]

Marcster,

 

Thanks for all those links. I did not know that. I guess I have to start over again.

 

Chris