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[Alexei Pashkovsky <alexei@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,
so far general impression with sony Z-series is "broken bioses, noisy
fans, poor support for ANY operating systems".
So if I were you, I'd cancel my order right away.
Btw, I have a Z21WN completely like-new for sale, but I won't recommend
anyone buying it, as Z-series are really poorly made.
So far I did not see a single operating system that would run on this
laptop 100%, every OS has its "issues" :
Linux can't switch gfx cards and Nvidia card drains the battery.
WinXP won't switch gfx neither, and also brightness controls are not
working.
WinVista - not going to even start the list of problems.
Win7 - gfx switch, battery issues, random crashes and reboots.
In addition, the built-in webcam is a really bad one, with shady colors
and no focus at all.

Just my 2c.
Alexei.


On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 13:09 +0000, Bob Herrmann wrote:
> Hi.  Is anyone using a vpcz11x9e?   I have one on order, but as I now
> understand 'z series' is really a range of hardware ... so I'm wondering
> if anyone has had success with the latest in the lines of the 'z
> series'.    I'm also new to launchpad so be gentle.
> 
> Thanks
> -bob