Re: My UN-automated Home :-(

[Calum Morrell <calum@xxxxxxx>]

The battery is part of the 'package' - I'm assuming you didn't but the VAIO
and battery separately - and is therefore most certainly covered by the 12
month guarantee. Unless I'm wrong, but I had the same problem with some IBM
kit and it was covered.


Calum

Phil Harris wrote:

> 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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