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The port complement on this system is pretty sparse. You'll find a VGA port on the left, along with the mic and headphone jack, and on the right there are three USB 2.0 ports and a FireWire port behind a
flip-down door. As usual, Sony supports only its own Memory Stick slot up front. Other manufacturers have been offering multi-card readers that handle Memory Stick and other formats for well over a year, and we have to reprimand Sony for not offering the same flexibility. A 5-in-1 Memory Card adapter is available from Sony for $39. The S360 delivers enough battery life to get you through a good chunk of your Cheap Laptops
workday (or about two DVDs). With all of the power-saving settings turned off, it lasted 3 hours and 42 minutes. Turning the Wi-Fi switch on resulted in a runtime only two minutes shorter. However, we wish that switch
was a bit tighter; it wobbled a bit in our tests. We watched a few DVD episodes of Arrested Development on the S360 and were quite impressed with the smooth video quality. The speakers get plenty loud, too. We cranked up "American Idiot" by Green Day in Windows Media Player and Cheap Laptops
it delivered more than enough volume to fill a small bedroom or hotel room. If you're on the road a lot, you can leave those portable speakers at home.
As with most other VAIO notebooks, Sony loads the S360 with plenty of multimedia software, including VAIO Zone with WinDVD, PictureGear Studio (photo), SonicStage (music), VAIO Media (network file sharing), and DVgate Plus (digital video). Unfortunately, you can't do much with the movies you edit unless you spring for an external burner. Sony's made-to-order model, the S380, offers a DVD burner for Cheap Laptops
an extra $150. Other preloaded software
includes Quicken 2005 New User Edition, Microsoft Works 8.0 (with word processing, spreadsheet, and calendar), Norton Internet Security (with 90-day trial subscription), and SpySubtract (with 30-day trial subscription). If you could care less about graphics horsepower, there are plenty of other notebooks that weigh the same as this one providing the same productivity performance and endurance for hundreds less. If you want one system for work and play, and if you crave a head-turning design, there's no substitute for the Sony VAIO S360.
The port complement on this system is pretty sparse. You'll find a VGA port on the left, along with the mic and headphone jack, and on the right there are three USB 2.0 ports and a FireWire port behind a
flip-down door. As usual, Sony supports only its own Memory Stick slot up front. Other manufacturers have been offering multi-card readers that handle Memory Stick and other formats for well over a year, and we have to reprimand Sony for not offering the same flexibility. A 5-in-1 Memory Card adapter is available from Sony for $39. The S360 delivers enough battery life to get you through a good chunk of your Cheap Laptops
workday (or about two DVDs). With all of the power-saving settings turned off, it lasted 3 hours and 42 minutes. Turning the Wi-Fi switch on resulted in a runtime only two minutes shorter. However, we wish that switch
was a bit tighter; it wobbled a bit in our tests. We watched a few DVD episodes of Arrested Development on the S360 and were quite impressed with the smooth video quality. The speakers get plenty loud, too. We cranked up "American Idiot" by Green Day in Windows Media Player and Cheap Laptops
it delivered more than enough volume to fill a small bedroom or hotel room. If you're on the road a lot, you can leave those portable speakers at home.
As with most other VAIO notebooks, Sony loads the S360 with plenty of multimedia software, including VAIO Zone with WinDVD, PictureGear Studio (photo), SonicStage (music), VAIO Media (network file sharing), and DVgate Plus (digital video). Unfortunately, you can't do much with the movies you edit unless you spring for an external burner. Sony's made-to-order model, the S380, offers a DVD burner for Cheap Laptops
an extra $150. Other preloaded software
includes Quicken 2005 New User Edition, Microsoft Works 8.0 (with word processing, spreadsheet, and calendar), Norton Internet Security (with 90-day trial subscription), and SpySubtract (with 30-day trial subscription). If you could care less about graphics horsepower, there are plenty of other notebooks that weigh the same as this one providing the same productivity performance and endurance for hundreds less. If you want one system for work and play, and if you crave a head-turning design, there's no substitute for the Sony VAIO S360.
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