Subject: News, needle-and-thread

From: "Bret Biggs" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 09:42:02 -0540

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In my opinion the Vaio S380 is a beautiful machine, free of decoration like many home systems, it's just pure form and function. The details are so well thought out - tiny rubber bumpers that exactly cushion the screen from touching the keyboard when it's closed (a problem with the old Inspiron 8000), no screen latch needed, rubber feet on the base that keep the base off the table and help shift some of the heat. Some criticisms that have been aired in previous reviews are the flimsiness of the WIFI switch and, yeah, it's cheap and wobbly (and usually missing on store display models), but I have no intention of ripping it out. The strange shape of the mouse buttons take a few hours to get used to as they are fairly austere shiny metallic bars rather than the luxurious click-me-anywhere surfaces you might be used to. Takes a bit of precision to use and the mouse pad has a fairly abrasive surface initially but that's fine. The major physical thing you notice while using the machine is the sheer heat of the wristpad coming from under the Windows XP sticker. It gets WAY toasty if you're running full power, less so under power management or on battery. I've never owned or used a laptop that gets this hot but it's not uncomfortable, just toasty warm. Having said that, I haven't used the machine in the height of summer yet. 

Light-weight design starting at 3.0 lbs and only 3.2 lbs with flush-mounted 6-cell battery
Besides the aforementioned differences some minor cosmetic changes have demonstrates how Sony pays attention to the details.  The S550 has an enlarged black boarder around the keyboard...not that big of a deal...but they have surrounded the LCD display with a black boarder as well which gives the illusion of watching a high end flat screen TV...especially while watching DVDs.  The S550 has replaced the shiny silver track pad buttons with flush, brushed aluminum looking track pad buttons akin to the Apple Powerbook.  Everything is basically the same as the typical S series configuration. I actually prefer the flushed track pad buttons to the original shiny rounded silver. Way to go Sony! The track pad is also responsive and allows for vertical and horizontal scrolling by sliding your finger along the edges of the track pad. 

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