Sony VAIO PCG-GRZ630 Laptop Computer

I thought with a name like SONY, I was buying quality!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 24, 2003 | 52 out of 58 found this Sony VAIO PCG-GRZ630 Laptop Computer review helpful

If you think of buying any one item of the PCG-GR* computers... DON'T. My SONY 'PCG-GRX580' was one of biggest disappointments to date in SONY's statement to quality. Let's see, where does one start... One week after owning it,... I wiped my keyboard down (damp cloth, light pressure) to may amazement, letters S,D,F,G,R,C,V popped off. Let's just say that I had to learn micro-mechanics/robotics if I ever wanted to ever type again (forgive me if any of the above mentions letters are missing in my review, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't). The ethernet port on the rear of the laptop, has such a poor connector (ie., tremendous play) that network connections drop just by looking at the cable.Finally, the hard drive, this thing clicks and clacks let a railcar going down the tracks. I've looked for drivers; none, at other computers with the same drive; silent as a baby sleeping. Finally, a note to the designers of the case. Supply a paper clip so opening the side/rear access panel can be possible since there is no place big enough to place anything to open these panels... I pry mine open mine with one. My friends call it - "The SONY state-of-the-art opening device" Read more Less