RE: My UN-automated Home :-(

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

I know ... I was astounded that the battery was only a three month warranty
item but 3 - 4 weeks for a replacement is quite phenominal!

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 March 2001 15:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
>
>
> eeek, like you say, nice ergonomic notebook, but errr :)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 09 March 2001 15:01
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> >
> >
> > It gets even better!
> >
> > If I order a new battery today it's 3 - 4 weeks delivery...
> >
> > Whoo hoo!
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 09 March 2001 10:18
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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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