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Sony Vaio 14" $549 - Core i5, HD+ 1600x900 Screen, HD 7670M 1GB Video. Starts 6 Jan, 8-9PM AEDT

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Sony Vaio 14" $549 - Core i5, HD+ 1600x900 Screen, HD 7670M 1GB Video. Starts 6 Jan, 8-9PM AEDT
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Store RepShoppingExpress on 04/01/2013 - 17:19 shoppingexpress.com.au (8010 clicks)
Last edited 04/01/2013 - 17:45

Sony Vaio E Series 14" Laptop to be featured in our upcoming 1 hour sale (starts on 6-1-12, From 8-9pm AEDT) at $549 + Shipping. Quantity - 50 units.
Lowest price on staticice $762:
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=SVE14A15FGH…

Great looking laptop with some standout features (See Below) :

Specification:

Intel Core i5 2.50Ghz with turbo boost up to 3.10Ghz
4GB Ram
640GB Hard Drive
14" HD+ 1600 x 900 resolution
AMD Radeon HD 7670M 1GB Dedicated Video
Backlit Keyboard
Dolby Home Theater, xLOUD audio
2 x USB 2.0 & 2 x USB 3.0 port
Sony Bluetooth laser Mouse
Up to 5.5 hours of use
2.27 kg with battery
Windows 7 Home Premium

Extra Free Accessories:
Bundled "Personalization kit" with matching keyboard skin

Shipping from $8.95 with average of $10 Australia Wide
This is a limited stock promotion, promotion ends either when stock sold out or when promotion time expires

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    • [Deactivated] on 06/01/2013 - 20:27

      I still have one in my cart in another browser — just refreshed and it says "Sorry. We don't have enough 'SVE14A15FGH' in stock to fulfill your order. Please change the qty on order in your shopping cart to a lower number and click update. Then try to checkout again." So out of stock for a second time. :)

  • kenworth on 06/01/2013 - 20:26

    I have it added to cart but then I get the message during checkout. Really needed this one.

    Sorry. We don't have enough 'SVE14A15FGH' in stock to fulfill your order. Please change the qty on order in your shopping cart to a lower number and click update. Then try to checkout again.

    • glam8 on 06/01/2013 - 20:28

      It happened to me then it suddenly came back in.. very strange

  • excite on 06/01/2013 - 20:28
    +1

    bought one, the website was a bit slow, but absolutely not like the Crash of the Day

  • atomicc8 on 06/01/2013 - 20:33
    +3

    Already being resold at a inflated price.

    http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brighton/laptops/bnib-sony-va…

    • kenworth on 06/01/2013 - 20:35

      lol

    • ur2dads on 06/01/2013 - 20:41

      WOW! lol. I get the feeling that some sour people will be pranking this phone with hate messages, lol.

    • skazclaw on 06/01/2013 - 20:56

      and there's another 3 being sold!

    • highdealer on 06/01/2013 - 21:16

      wow he even use the exact picture on shoppingexpress site
      like how stupid is it to post it straight away when you are not going to receive the laptop for at least 2 day

  • viggenn on 06/01/2013 - 20:33
    +1

    Managed to score one too! First windows laptop in a while too! Sick of Mac! Lol

  • Redfall on 06/01/2013 - 20:34

    Had it in the cart and ready to go to, pleased to get one after my laptop just about broke down when trying to checkout.

  • ArmyKnifey on 06/01/2013 - 20:50

    Got one, though Paypal kept logging me out when I tried to pay. I got an invoice via e-mail so I'm assuming it went through in the end. Thanks Rep.

  • Trueno on 06/01/2013 - 23:19
    +1

    I Just read in the 'Contact Us' that you are on holiday till 14 of Jan and will only be working two days a week and to add an extra week handling time, will this effect the shipping time for this deal??
    Was hoping to have the notebook by Friday.

  • jcbng on 07/01/2013 - 03:54

    so is anyone planning to do a clean install of windows on the machine?
    sony is quite renowned for their bloatware afterall

    • Chris McMahon on 07/01/2013 - 03:56

      Nuke the drive from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

  • Shervanator on 07/01/2013 - 21:56

    Does anyone know if you can get a free/cheaper Windows 8 update?

    • viggenn on 07/01/2013 - 23:13
      +1

      Windows 8 Professional ("Upgrade") for $14.99 (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/82957)

      • jcbng on 08/01/2013 - 02:23

        so is this the full windows 8 pro ?
        or would we have to "upgrade" from an existing OS on the system first>

        • viggenn on 08/01/2013 - 10:44

          You can do a clean install. The "upgrade" is only really signifying that you have an existing license so the cost is only $14.99.

          I purchased when my sibling got a new laptop and it installed and activated no problems on my home desktop :P

  • hophead on 08/01/2013 - 17:27
    +1

    Has anyone received confirmation of postage? Maybe they didn't sent them out today as they mentioned above.

    • ur2dads on 09/01/2013 - 00:50
      +2

      I called them up earlier today to confirm whether it's being shipped out. The rep confirmed that (as of noon) that none of the laptops have been packed, but that they will be packed and shippped out by tonight (no time given).

      Looks like they missed the deadline? =(

      Sad Panda.

      • hophead on 09/01/2013 - 09:44
        +2

        Very disappointing - defiantly won't be getting it this week then. If they had the stock on hand and all sales finalised by 8:30pm Sunday night there is no reason they couldn't be sent out Monday, let alone Tuesday.

      • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 10/01/2013 - 09:57

        We deeply apologize for the delay in dispatch of the laptops. Our warehouse are not at full speed yet with no dispatch on monday & wednesday. We are taking this as priority and will dispatch all the laptops by today.

  • PPrem on 09/01/2013 - 13:48

    i missed out :(

    anyone else selling this product for similar price?

    • jcbng on 12/01/2013 - 00:15

      Hey mate, I bought one but don't need it any more. It's still in its box untouched, I can sell it back to you at the same price + the standard shipping fee.

      Pm me if you're interested

      Cheers! :-)

  • donix on 09/01/2013 - 17:08

    When should you start to worry about shipping? Two full work days… five? Whats the consensus?

  • viggenn on 09/01/2013 - 22:42

    My status changed from 'New' to 'Pick' today. No idea what that means though!

  • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 10/01/2013 - 09:54
    +1

    Hi All,

    We deeply apologize for the delay in dispatch of the laptops. Our warehouse are not at full speed yet with no dispatch on monday & wednesday. We are taking this as priority and will dispatch all the laptops by today.

    Yours Sincerely,

    Shopping Express

    • ur2dads on 10/01/2013 - 13:52

      Hi Shopping Express

      Is it normal shipping, in which I'm guessing most of us will receive it come Monday or Tuesday next week? Any chance you could bump it up to express?

      Cheers

      • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 10/01/2013 - 14:17

        Hi ur2dads,

        They are going via normal shipping, we do not have express shipping in our delivery option for the moment.

        Current updates on delivery:
        Dispatch team doing their best to get them shipping out today.
        There might be some left overs as our regular warehouse dispatch staffs were taking a holiday break till tomorrow, and the stand-ins took longer time than usual.

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 10/01/2013 - 14:17

      Current updates on delivery:
      Dispatch team doing their best to get them shipping out today.
      There might be some left overs as our regular warehouse dispatch staffs were taking a holiday break till tomorrow, and the stand-ins took longer time than usual.

  • fruxo on 11/01/2013 - 00:44

    Finally got shipping email, "in transit (CHULLORA NSW)" as of 8pm today. Was hoping to get it this week, but obviously not going to happen as we are in Brisbane. But good that it has been sent at least, should have it Monday-Wednesday next week :)

  • arrogant84 on 11/01/2013 - 10:07

    Just Received
    :-)

  • bargain_hunter on 11/01/2013 - 10:22

    Mine just arrived :)

    • viggenn on 11/01/2013 - 11:38

      Lucky guys :D

      What colour did it end up being?

      • [Deactivated] on 11/01/2013 - 12:01

        I think the only colour sold in this deal was "Gun Metallic" with gold trim around the keyboard keys and trackpad.

        • bargain_hunter on 11/01/2013 - 13:53

          Yeah gun metallic. Nice looking laptop actually. The keyboard cover is a gold colour.

        • viggenn on 11/01/2013 - 14:20

          Thanks for the responses. I was hoping it was the gunmetal one actually and not the red :)

  • [Deactivated] on 11/01/2013 - 12:00

    Received this morning. Australia Post just left it at my doorstep despite the delivery instructions being "delivery signature always required".

    Is it normal for the LCD to have faint vertical lines visible from most viewing angles? The display is pretty poor, but maybe I'm just used to IPS displays (not TN like this laptop). Build quality is rather plasticy (plastic bits not much better than an ice cream container), and the fan is rather loud. That being said, I'm still pretty happy with the price!

    Now to put a SSD in this thing…

  • dhaubles on 11/01/2013 - 15:39

    Mine arrived this morning!

    Seems like a pretty reasonable bargain so far; runs just like my desktop except it doesn't crash and its mobile!

    CAVEAT: I tried Skype today with the internal mic and unfortunately there was a lot of background noise coming from the computer during my phone call. My computer is in a silent room so the noise is definitely coming from the laptop, it sounds like it picks up the internal fan noise somehow. I ended up having to plug in an external mic - which didn't pick up any noise and functioned as per usual - to get through the phone call.

    REQUEST: Can someone please confirm whether they experience this same problem with the internal mic. Perhaps try Skype (echo test) or sound recorder.

  • tonyl on 12/01/2013 - 15:17

    Tracking still sitting at lodged :( twiddles thumbs

  • Winterbear on 14/01/2013 - 19:24

    Just arrived today. Love the laptop. Thank you Rep.

  • hophead on 14/01/2013 - 23:47

    Anyone got this successfully installed with Windows 8? I put it on this afternoon and am left with 1 unknown device - from what I can tell is the "Sony Firmware Extension Parser" - and I cannot find a driver for this. Also the Battery checker keeps saying it has the wrong battery and forces it into hibernation so I'd avoid installing that if you can.

    • viggenn on 15/01/2013 - 00:01

      Give this link a try: http://www.sony.com.au/support/product/sve14a15fg/download

      I'll be attempting a Windows 8 install tomorrow so don't know how helpful that site will be :)

    • [Deactivated] on 15/01/2013 - 01:36

      I did a test installation of Windows 8 Pro on an external HDD^ and I experienced both of those problems, too! Doesn't inspire much confidence in Sony's support for this machine, I have to say. :)

      The Sony Australia website doesn't have the driver for the "Sony Firmware Extension Parser", but there's one on their US site for a similar model which resolved the issue for me: http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/swu-download.pl?mdl=SVE14A25CX…

      I also had issues after installing the Battery Check, which I resolved doing this: http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=…

      I'm probably going to avoid all of the drivers on their AU support page except these ones when it comes time to upgrade to Windows 8 for real:

      Graphics Driver for PX5 (AMD)
      MRHD Graphics Driver for Discrete (AMD)
      Memory Card Reader Writer Driver_MS (Ricoh)
      Memory Card Reader Writer Driver_SD (Ricoh)
      Pointing Driver (Synaptics)

      ^ I did a "Windows-to-Go" installation of Windows 8 Pro on an external USB 3.0 drive, following the steps in this document (I don't have Windows 8 Enterprise, so I started from the section titled "Manual Workspace Creation"): http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/Windows_To_Go.pdf

      • hophead on 15/01/2013 - 11:10

        Thanks for all the info electro - were you able to get the keyboard function keys going?

        • hophead on 15/01/2013 - 15:14

          To be clear - I've got them working, just not the brightness ones. Very annoying.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/01/2013 - 18:43

          No, the keyboard function keys aren't working either except for the ones for sound. I'll see if I can find a driver.

      • viggenn on 15/01/2013 - 18:25

        To install W8 did you have to go into the BIOS and change from UEFI to Legacy?

        • [Deactivated] on 15/01/2013 - 18:45

          Nup; I didn't need to change any of the BIOS settings. :)

  • tonyl on 15/01/2013 - 03:34

    Got mine today, think I might grab some ram for it before I start it up.
    Anyone done a fresh Win7 install yet?? Any issues?

    • tonyl on 15/01/2013 - 22:35

      Got some ram for it, still havent turned it on :O
      Can't seem to get ghost to backup the stock hdd

  • Redfall on 15/01/2013 - 15:35

    Recvieved the laptop today, took a little while with the delay but otherwise pretty reasonable.

  • Winterbear on 15/01/2013 - 22:28

    The laptop is pretty good so far but it is very noisy because of the 'fan'
    Does Anyone having similar problem?

    • hophead on 16/01/2013 - 09:45

      I noticed it a fair bit, but once installing Win8 and getting all the drivers installed it seems to have settled down.

  • aimachine on 17/01/2013 - 02:10

    Hello, this is my first time with a Sony(Computer) product.
    I tried looking up compatability of RAM I can pick up at my local MSY that will work with this computer with out much luck.

    I believe the general specifications of the memory modules that will fit are:
    8GB Memory 204 Pin DDR3-1333 PC3-10600 1024x64 CL9 1.5V SODIMM

    Is this laptop finiky with the brands of memory that will work with it?
    Or better yet has anyone already upgraded the RAM to 16GB, could they post the brand and model number of the RAM.

    Thank you

    • viggenn on 17/01/2013 - 02:20

      I got 2 Kingston KVR1333D3S9/8G rocking in this beast. So far no dramas :)

      • aimachine on 17/01/2013 - 23:51

        Thank you, I got the same RAM today and all appears great.

  • dhaubles on 19/01/2013 - 16:23

    anybody experienced any problems with the internal mic?

  • Winterbear on 25/01/2013 - 00:12

    it is quite noisy when I talked on Skype

  • Redfall on 29/01/2013 - 03:25

    Is anyone else finding the trackpad to be incredibly unreliable?

    • [Deactivated] on 29/01/2013 - 17:24

      Yes — probably the worst trackpad I've ever used. Quite a few reviews of the Vaio E14 out there also criticise it.

  • tyvod on 16/02/2013 - 20:05

    This laptop is very noisy and after installing win8, it is missing amd driver…

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