RE: My UN-automated Home :-(

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

I have just spoken with a guy called Andrew at VAIO Link and I have been
informed that there is only a three month warranty on batteries with a new
VAIO. A new one will be between £140 and £160.

Does anyone know whether this would actually be covered by the statutory
rights as a 12 month warranty item?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 March 2001 10:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
>
>
> Is it not possible to open up the battery casing and replace the cells
> themselves, or does that model of Sony use custom batteries.
>
> DesG
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 09 March 2001 09:27
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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