RE: My UN-automated Home :-(

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Actually it does expire April 1st ... Must say that the battery life is the
only thing that I don't like about this VAIO. Other than that it's pretty
damn near perfect for what I need it for.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 March 2001 23:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
>
>
> lol, april fool!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 08 March 2001 22:46
> > To: des@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> >
> >
> > Nope, no cheaper over here ... I think it's about £160 for
> the standard
> > capacity unit and £250 for the extra life one. Might try to
> get one out of
> > Sony under warranty as my Club VAIO membership says that my
> guarantee
> > expires 01 Apr 2001.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 08 March 2001 22:23
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > >
> > >
> > > you will die when you see what there charging for
replacement
> > > batteries for
> > > these things, lets just hope there a little cheaper where
you are
> > > than here
> > > in NZ.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Friday, 9 March 2001 11:20
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > >
> > >
> > > It seems that the battery in my PCG-C1F has finally died
> ... it seems to
> > > charge and reach all it's voltages but pull the power cord
and
> > > *POOF* ... it
> > > goes down quicker than (insert your favourite "going
> down" joke here).
> > >
> > > Is it's 14 months old then I guess I'm springing for a
> new battery...
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 28 February 2001 21:30
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > they seem to of finally got the batteries sorted the
newer C1VM
> > > has a 5.5
> > > > hour battery (actually lasts around 4 hours), the disk
in your
> > > > machine is a
> > > > standard laptop hard drive, available from anywhere,
they have
> > > 12 and 20gb
> > > > drives available.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, 1 March 2001 10:13
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > A PCG-C1F ... the battery life is sooo bad that booting
it up
> > from cold
> > > > gives me a battery level of about 60% remaining when
> the battery meter
> > > > software is loaded. If I have my LAN/Modem card in then
battery
> > > > life is down
> > > > to about 10 minutes.
> > > >
> > > > It has always been bad ... never better than 25 - 30
minutes if
> > > I boot on
> > > > mains and thenn pull the plug, maybe 40 if I got
aggressive
> > > with the spin
> > > > down of the hard disc and processor slowdown and didn't
do
> > > anything which
> > > > needed to spin the drive up again. The battery manager
> > software says my
> > > > battery is in good condition and at full power (11.10v,
17.20Wh
> > > - same as
> > > > it's always been - and 173 charge cycles), however the
> battery manager
> > > > software also estimates my battery as having a
"time to
> empty" of 2:45
> > > > (Which I assume is hrs and minutes - not minutes and
> seconds! *grin*).
> > > >
> > > > I know it's a tiny PC and I love it for what it is -
> which to me is a
> > > > superbly portable email environment - but as a working
> > machine ... well,
> > > > let's just say that the other VAIO's don't perform so
badly off
> > > > their leads!
> > > >
> > > > Do you know what size (physically) the hard disc in the
PCG-C1F
> > > > is? I'd love
> > > > to get a bigger capacity hard disc in there if I could.
4 Gb
> > is getting
> > > > cramped nowadays!
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 28 February 2001 20:14
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > what model vaio??? (I work for vaio technical here
in NZ)
> > > > >
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