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12-02-08, 04:17 AM
Ok, so I always come first in the shopping season. I found this Sony VGN-TT198U last Friday and had to get it:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e346/DannoXYZ/ComputerTech/Sony_VGN-TT198U.jpg
It's so compact and cute, I couldn't resist. And it had all the features I was looking for too:
- 11.1" screen for small footprint
- BluRay player
- firewire for the video cameras and decks
- built-in Sprint Wireless aircard
- 256gb SSD :)
- 8-hr battery life
- metal case
At first, I was contemplating wiping out the Vista and using Linux, but there were simply no drivers to be had anywhere for the Aircard and I refuse to hunt for free WiFi hotspots. Also firewire support and video-editing apps are an afterthought in Linux. So I ended up re-loading it with XP. Of course, Sony's official stand is that their wireless software and drivers are ONLY Vista certified and they cleverly programmed their installers to check for model & OS before running. Oh well, I just went to the Sprint site and downloaded the necessary drivers & software. Now I can get my BF fix anywhere there's cellular service, yay!!!!
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e346/DannoXYZ/ComputerTech/Sony_VGN-TT198U.jpg
It's so compact and cute, I couldn't resist. And it had all the features I was looking for too:
- 11.1" screen for small footprint
- BluRay player
- firewire for the video cameras and decks
- built-in Sprint Wireless aircard
- 256gb SSD :)
- 8-hr battery life
- metal case
At first, I was contemplating wiping out the Vista and using Linux, but there were simply no drivers to be had anywhere for the Aircard and I refuse to hunt for free WiFi hotspots. Also firewire support and video-editing apps are an afterthought in Linux. So I ended up re-loading it with XP. Of course, Sony's official stand is that their wireless software and drivers are ONLY Vista certified and they cleverly programmed their installers to check for model & OS before running. Oh well, I just went to the Sprint site and downloaded the necessary drivers & software. Now I can get my BF fix anywhere there's cellular service, yay!!!!