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Re: My UN-automated Home :-(
Speaking of Sony Batteries, the lead time for an AIBO battery is 8-9 weeks.
I know dogs are kinda OT, but it is automatable, well it will be when Sony
get round to releasing a wireless LAN card for it...
- Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 3:12 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] My UN-automated Home :-(
> 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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