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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | Condition: Refurbished | | | | | | The VAIO AR520E notebook is a multimedia powerhouse with a spacious 17" widescreen display featuring XBRITE-ECO LCD technology and a built-in camera and microphone for video chatting with family and friends. Backed by Intel processor technology, this lightning-fast, super-powerful notebook is the ultimate desktop replacement. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 11.8 inches | | Product Width: | 16.4 inches | | Product Height: | 1.32 inches | | Product Weight: | 8.4 pounds | | Package Length: | 19.3 inches | | Package Width: | 14.8 inches | | Package Height: | 6.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 12.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 12 reviews |
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| | Features | Multimedia studio notebook with 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 ("Santa Rosa") processor and 17-inch LCD200 GB hard drive, 2 GB installed RAM (4 GB max), dual-layer DVD burnerThree USB 2.0, one, FireWire, one HDMI output, S/PDIF audio output, ExpressCard 54 card slot, Memory Stick & SD readersQuad-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), 10/100 Ethernet, Nvidia GeForce 8400M video card with up to 895 MB of shared memoryPre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
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 Do Not Buy Sep 07, 2009
My Vaio is ONE year old. I spend AT LEAST 10 hours a week trying to keeping this POS with a pulse. The wireless card has gone out which means I have to have a USB connection. Thx guys...ur the best. I can not tell u how disappointed I am with Sony. I have other Sony products but b/c of this I will definitely reconsider. BTW Sony you can also give MS a high five for letting me down (you allowed them to respresent your product).
 The brand is over valued Jun 20, 2009
I think Sony is loosing it charm. This machine was not what expected. It start giving problems 6 months after the purchase. The battery life is a quarter of what it was after 1 year usage. With the rice paid for this, I would expect MacBook quality at least. Even with this Sony relatively high end machine, I would not suggest anyone to spend more than $1K for any Windows based notebook including Sony brand. In good side, having HDMI output is great if you like to connect this to your LCD, using a single cable for both Video and sound.
I wanted to love this Vaio,but it wouldn't let me. . . Apr 24, 2009
I purchased this Vaio [...] in December 2007 for, near as I can remember, around $1000. In January 2009, one month out of warranty the screen developed vertical lines. Between January and early April there came to be a total of 23 such lines. I investigated an after market screen replacement [...]. Just great. It came with Vista Ultimate which worked ok but I like XP better, even so. The OS had some glitches and would rearrange email sorts very often so I had to go in and reset them. But by and large, aside from the screen, no major issues except for two days ago. I returned from a 5 day trip and turned on the computer and it is now dead. I checked the power supply and it's fine so it's a problem with something inside the computer. I'm hoping it's not a major $ event but as a Vaio I fear it will be. In addition to the foregoing my major complaint with the computer is that it's too big. Technically, it's barely a laptop and has a huge screen footprint and in addition, it's heavy. That's not a complaint, per se, more like a negative against preference - I knew it was going to be big when I bought it. If it were not for the hardware problems noted herein, which surely are show-stoppers, I would be torn between a 3-star rating and a 4, but as it is, I would rate it a zero given the problems, if I could. I'm in the process of removing the primary hard-drive for installation into an external inclosure, hoping to regain access to my important data since this machine is busted - but I resent having to mess with all of this - I resent it alot. If it's too expensive to fix I'm gonna junk it - but one thing for sure, I won't buy a Vaio ever again. Hope this commentary helps someone. Regards to all.
Good product but customer service is atrocious Mar 07, 2009
I really like the design of this laptop. I have had several before and this is my favorite in design and function. They keyboard is perfect, screen a great size and clarity.
I didn't like that it didn't come with back up disks and I had to pay to get them. The jack comes loose a lot too.
The computer crashed on me about a year in, just would not work and they had to replace the hard drive.
The times I've had to deal with customer service at Sony have been nightmares. That alone would deter me from buying another Sony product. They absolutely do not value their customers.
So it's really a wash on this one because I like the actual computer when it's working, but not Sony or customer service. If you don't have to go through them for your warranty work or technical support, then the computer is a good choice.
 GOOD BUY. add more ram and you'll spped things up dramatically. Feb 28, 2009
i would definitely recommend this vaio. i'fe never had a problem with it, and it's been about 2 years now and i know i've dropped it a time or two. my only peeve was vista-related. i wish they had stuck XP on there, but you'll have to deal with vista home premium. win 7 isn't far off.
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