Product Description

Broaden your entertainment horizons with the VAIO FW notebook featuring an extra-wide 16.4” XBRITE-FullHD LCD display. Great for viewing two websites side-by-side, this entertainment-rich notebook minimizes those annoying black bars you see when playing widescreen movies. Watch and record CDs, DVDs movies and get the most out of your games with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The VAIO FW notebook is inspired by theater screens, born from Sony HD expertise and powered by the energy-efficient and super-powerful Centrino 2 processor technology the latest and greatest from Intel.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #984 in Personal Computers
• Color: Black
• Brand: Sony
• Model: VGN-FW448J/B
• Dimensions: 1.46" h x 15.10" w x 10.30" l, 6.90 pounds
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz
• Memory: 4096MB DRAM
• Hard Disk: 320GB
• Processors: 1
• Display size: 16.4

Features

• 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 Processor, 800MHz Front Side Bus
• 4GB DDR2 SDRAM (2GBx2)
• 320GB 7200RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive, DVD/CD +/- RW Optical Drive
• Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
• 16.4" widescreen LCD with XBRITE-FullHD technology, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

Customer Reviews

Not Full HD
The review says that it is a Full HD display. As far as I know this would mean a resolution of 1920x1080.
Instead it has a max resolution of 1600x900. The description from Amazon is confusing and I didn't expect this from them.
Apart from this and the annoying assistants at startup (which you can'd disable), the VAIO is OK.

Never Ever A Sony Anymore
I bought a Sony VAIO VGN-FW280J/H 16.4-Inch Laptop (2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 7200 RPM 320 GB Hard Drive, BD-RW, Vista Premium) Gray, in May 2009 for the good price of USD 999.99. I didn't open the box for about one month, because I have 2 other Laptops an Apple and a HP.
Then I used this Sony for about 2 months as a desktop, but not that much, so I didn't move or bring this Sony on th go. Then for somehow it builds moisture inside the LCD, I believe due to the hot weather, I contacted Sony Support, they asked me to send the unit to Sony Repair in San Diego which I did and they received the unit on 10.05.2009. Yesterday on 10.20.2009 at 8 pm I got an email saying that the repair estimate is USD 699.99 plus tax, whaaaaaat?...I called right away asked them to send it back, this is crazy...
I just can not believe that this is a SONY, one of the biggest company in electronics/multimedia/movie industry.
I will never ever buy a sony anymore...
Below is the email that I got from Sony Repair:

Dear Valued Sony Customer

We have completed the repair estimate for your unit based on the
information you provided us. The estimated charge for your repair is
$699.99 plus applicable sales tax. Please contact us at your earliest
convenience by phone or email to approve or refuse this estimate. Our
contact information is listed below. To help us expedite your repair
please have your credit card number ready when you call. For your
security we do not suggest including your credit card number in an email
response.

Thank you for choosing Sony and feel free to contact us if you have any
questions regarding your service request.

Customer Information
Notification: 000300006324
Model : VGNFW280J/H
Serial : 28281639-3001748


Sony Service Contact Information
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA
Phone number: (866) 942-9667 9:00AM - 4:00PM PST