Sony Vaio Resurrection: Saving this Insane Tech From 2008 (and why that soon won't be possible)
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Sony used to make some crazy expensive and underpowered laptops called the Vaio. There were different models of this brand, and this might be the most impressive model they ever made (if you ignore the MSRP). Launched in 2008, this VGN-Z series laptop is an ultraportable beast with a Nvidia GPU, a socketed Intel Core 2 Duo, optional high resolution LED display, optional Blu-Ray Drive, and a ton of ports. And though it was built using questionable design decisions that make it an absolute pain in the butt to repair and upgrade, the key thing is it was still possible, and IT STILL WORKS. I don't have faith in any modern laptop to last 16 years like this one has. From the quality of the plastic to the modularity of nearly every component, this laptop was a perfect example of what happens when there's competition and risk taking in the tech industry.
This came in my shop with...
Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
3GB RAM
320GB HDD
Windows 10 32bit
Boot-up time of 19 seconds
Average Temperature of 420c - Věda a technologie
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Does this Sony support 64bit os. My application needs 64bit. Pls check
@@univera1111 why mister? cuz my liddel systr !?
she’s is a professonal NUT TWISTER 🌰
@@univera1111 at 11:22 he says this is a 64 bit cpu so yeah it can
Mercedes won, and a new, epic long format video? This is the greatest Sunday that ever lived.
Finally Max Verstappen win't
Max doing Max things to anyone who gets close to him
I Like his long Form vids
@@SalemTechsperts if he wouldn't had been such a spoiled sport he couldve finished 2nd and get a good points haul but no xD and Lando lost some respect for him
@@andress.h3024 he's probably lost 3 times already if I'm not wrong?
4:30
*THE MOST WHOLESOME TECHNICIAN THAT’S EVER LIVED*
the most technician technician that ever lived
Truly!
Glad our boy can prioritize his happiness.
WE NEED A WIDE VERSION OF IT LIKE WIDUS
I had one of these!! First laptop I ever owned, in 2009. It cost a lot of money but it was a bulletproof machine, kept working and working for over ten years. Still works, but I just don't use it much anymore. Sony got influenced by a bunch of accountants and they sold off Vaio, then stopped making a lot of electronics that they used to make. Too bad.
The accountants believed Sony's exceptional build quality had no place in modern business. They did the same with Toshiba. Enshitification
@@SalemTechspertsoh yeah I remember Toshiba
Im currently on an accounting degree. The drop or keep(a division)mentality is based on whether the result of the decision will result in a minus or plus in money, without considering the impact on market share(most of the time9. This mentality has been instilled since the 2nd semester
Ironically, the key to counteract this is the concept of "economic" accouting, inserting oppurtunity cost and future analysis into the equation. Homever, this is only said briefly at microeconomics from the 1st semester
English is not my first language, im sorry if this is not comprehensible
When are you sending it in for an upgrade?😂
Holyship I think I still have one of these, also one of the "last" Sony Z series ultrabook that come with a GPU docking.
18:25 The greatest "reincarnated and turned into a bottle" that's ever lived.
I am now filled with Tequila
@@SalemTechsperts Gooch Edition or just boring plain tequila?
I breathe Gooch, not drink it 😮💨
@@SalemTechsperts The Greatest Gooch That ever Breathed
I really hope framework succeeds in what they’re doing with environmentally friendly materials and repairability and upgradeability in mind
Same, we're all fucked if they fail
I highly recommend the 16!
Me too, mines been awesome@@JordanKeller
Same here it's why I own one
@@simonupton-millard I wish they were a little bit cheaper but I understand that they are a small company and the prices are needed for them.
4:41 That battery popping out makes me cry too. It was *so easy* back then. Some even let you hot-swap while connected to wall power if you carried around spares.
Not even Framework is doing external batteries anymore, and while I'm sure there are very good engineering reasons for it, I still pine for the olden days.
Lenovo took it up a notch and gave you 2 batteries, 1 removeable and 1 internal. Smart move
@@SalemTechsperts
old stuff Lenovo thinkpad
X240, X250 and X260
also T series variant.
this laptop is perfect balance of quality, performance and aesthetic.
the laptop is pretty slim, it fast, doesn't love to overheat, pretty tough, have 2 damn battery. one of them is easily replaceable.
i think that is one of the best laptop ever produced.
i do have T440 back then.
and i could confirm. that laptop is lit.
one if the best ever produced.
Imagine an old style swappable battery combined with latest ultra efficient processors of today.
I could buy like 10 spare batteries and I could spend a full month on summer vacation without worrying of having to find a power plug
@@SalemTechsperts😭 I miss Powerbridge, that shit was insane
@@SalemTechsperts whilst an internal and external battery is cool and handy sometimes, it sucks when the internal battery dies, because now the laptop has to be disassembled to replace it
Oh well, at least the external one would've kept it going longer
There used to be a Sony store near me growing up, I would always stare at the old vaio laptops, thinking they were macbooks lmao
They were priced like MacBook's
Vaios are so pretty and awesome especially in 2010
As someone who has never even owned a laptop, I really like your content and the fact you're pushing that boulder uphill by still doing actual repairs on stuff... keep up the good work and greetings from Croatia!
Thank you so much. Much love to Croatia, the home of Croteam and Serious Sam!
I still use my old VAIO VPC. Replaced the original i3-370m with an i7-620m (no dedicated video card, so need the iGPU), 3 more Gb of RAM (6gb total), new wifi/bluetooth card and a proper SSD. Works like a charm even with is original battery but you can see the age there. Not giving up on it and hope it never dies.
Upgrading a socketed CPU on a laptop is a feeling that few young people will ever know. It was like turning your Toyota Corolla into a Toyota Supra. Interesting how these older batteries seemed to last forever vs the bloated nightmares we get after 3 years now
@SalemTechsperts The battery on my vpc actually died within a year.
Hey there, another computer technician here. Had similar problems being unable to find Sony's drivers for their godforsaken laptops, such as my old Vaio S from 2005, another weird 13" dockable NVIDIA ultrabook with a DVD drive from before ultrabooks existed. Finding a GeForce Go 7200 driver that works with the damn thing took hours, but I'm pretty sure that I found it through using a now-dead link and putting that into the Internet Archive. This may work for you, see if it does. It's appalling what Sony's done for supporting their old machines, given that Toshiba/DynaBook still carries drivers for machines from literally 30 years ago. Genuinely, Windows 98 drivers for the Toshiba 105CS. Still up on their site.
on your rant about the missing software needed for the gpu's true power, and as a computer science student, i remembered something very important: *internet archival is literally our key to survive in the future.*
if you still got drivers or driver installers for old stuff, *you make sure to swear by your blood and soul you keep that safe and if possible, upload it somewhere that others can download too.* it mightn't mean anything to you, but such an act can literally be *_the_* grim reaper of someone else's old stuff - it may turn what once was usable or even capable hardware into future poison, or give it new life and even potentially propel that person's life back up that they can sustain themselves.
as for myself as a comsci student, perhaps in addition to being an offensive security specialist i should also learn how to reverse engineer drivers for peoples' sake in addition to my dream of making games.
much love, salem. i am with you on this eternal war for right to repair of technology. i wasn't alive during the time of the sony vaio, but i was when things were still built to last and had replacable batteries. may god bring upon his wrath on me if i fuck up my acer nitro v15-51.
This is actually why I try and make a point as a game dev to keep versions of my projects always available somewhere as well as having my own local copies, it's not the same obviously but software wise games are so infamous for shitty long term support/archival that it feels like I've had to train myself to specifically keep them considering how many industry professionals/companies have essentially no source code for many projects.
Hopefully I can start braving repairing my own tech soon enough because having things like my PC die with no idea on how to fix it and no recourse with tech professionals getting priced and iced out is just really sad to see.
How do we upload old drivers to the internet? I've still got a couple of disc installers but I wouldn't know How to make that available to someone else (other than physically lending it to them, which I'm not going to do; I'll install it For them, but I'm not about to risk losing it either)
Sony Viaos were such innovative laptops.
They were gorgeous, expensive and impossible to repair. They were Apple's wet dream.
Yeah, they weren't good laptops but they were pretty and had innovative features.
They definitely pushed the limits, but so did their price!
Everything before 2010 was innovative
Spot on with the "green" thing. Couldn't agree more.
What he said around the end there is very deep. Especially coming from this man, who literally has a business REPAIRING computers and he's telling US to learn something on our own as much as we can about repair because HIS shop (computer repair in general) will be a thing of the past. One would argue he isn't supposed to tell us this as he is a business owner and has bills to pay, he should keep us hooked in. Respect man, we appreciate you!🙌🏻
You call yourself the "greatest technician that ever lived", normally people don't support self-titles like that but in this case you made the title hold respect in it✊🏻
So happy for Lupe making it to the next level and being reborn as “The Greatest Lover your wife has ever had”
As a computer signal technician I have stopped repairing pcs do to this reason it's hard to find parts, people want cheap rates or free, they don't care that it took 20 years to learn the craft to repair your computer, but so now I just build new desktops gaming pcs and I now have less stress and I make more money, so I do understand what your talking about. Your videos make me laugh In a good way lol. Keep up the great work and the videos cheers from Canada 🎉
I'm glad you found a way to still be able to follow your passion and make a living. Consumers are being pushed to the edge and so are we.
Honestly watch the greatest technician that ever lived has kinda given me the confidence to not only try building a pc for gaming and 3d modeling but also wanting to learn more pc one reason Im currently taking a pc class at my college
Follow your passion!
Your humor is what makes me anticipate your videos so much! Keep it up bro!
Thank you for watching!
18:18 THE "SPINE" STICKING OUT (this is killing me rn)
I workout, what can I say?
I have a cheaper Vaio from 2012 that had some major issues throughout it's life. The battery died from one day to the next, the keyboard had stuck keys, and the backlight is partially broken. As such, it's not very useful for day-to-day use anymore. But the motherboard? It just refuses to die! For the last 2 years, I've had it working as a server, turned on 24/7, and the thing has been just absolutely rock solid! It currently has over 250 days of uptime with no sign of stopping soon.
on the other side, i have a 2008 sony vaio VGN-C1Z with a removable HDD (just loosen 2 screws and pull), expansion port , all types of connectors and it could even dock. due to almost no tracks on the web, it took me 30mins to realize i had to pull out the keyboard from the front. a challenging frustrating puzzle especially when there is no such thing as a service manual/dissasembly procedure/maintenance guide
I remember that model, it also stumped me back in the day
please keep doing these, we all enjoy this more than forcing repairs and content you don't feel like doing!
Thank you! I wish the algorithm felt the same way
I have a VPC-F12Z1E from 2010, it has i7 740QM processor(1.73 to 2.93 MHz(TB), 8 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz Ram, NVidia GT330 dedicated graphics
And it has a MFing Blu-Ray RW drive.
I'm still amazed that it's alive and kicking. For office programs, netflix, IPTV and browsing, my dad is still using the hell out of it.
And as a loyal Salem audience, I'm keeping its insides gooch-free.
As a self-styled PC builder (lol) who only buys upgrades rather than pre-built, it’s awesome to see your views on repairing computers rather than having silicon time bombs that only last 5 years if you’re lucky.
As the owner of an Acer Nitro 5, I live each day in fear of my 6 cats and 2 large dogs turning my gaming laptop into a CZcams Short
I have a Dell Rugged 5430, almost fully upgradable. Fast as hell, 11th gen i7. Built like a damn brick. But then again it’s a pro grade rugged workstation.
These are the best to buy used. You get so much for so cheap
@@SalemTechsperts the one I bought was certified refurbished with 3 yr dell warranty. $1600 for the machine, and i bought 64gb DDR4 & a 2TB ssd. This thing is a f'ing beast. I work doing fire/ems so this thing does everything from gaming to using in the field for patient reports. I also have a WWAN modem in it, and pay $40 a month for unlimited data. It is the best computer I have ever owned, hands down.
I'll say I personally just love the aestethic of Rugged Laptops like Dell's Rugged Latitudes. Is it a lot heavier? Yes. But carrying around a beastly device like that, always felt like a much bigger flex to me than fancy LEDs or an extremely slim design.
My wife still has a VAIO from the same time period. We've kept it running for years with a SSD and some upgraded ram. Her's luckily was way easy to upgrade and change thermal paste
You are so on point with the 'green' businesses. I'm an industrial designer with a love for tech and this is indeed one of the gripes I have with the industry, where the consumer comes last. Or at least their wallets come before their needs or wishes.
Seeing Vaio logo gives me shivers to this day.
Though it is ironic how even though they meticulously crafted to be as dreadful to work on as humanly possible, they're still easier to upgrade than 99% of modern laptops.
I totally agree with everything you said about computers and their large user base. I currently have two laptops, and one of them is a 14-year-old Sony Vaio VPCF 13S0E. All drivers are fully functional, and all features are active. The best thing is that the motherboard is not double-layered like the version you repaired. Therefore, you just need to remove the bottom plastic plate for upgrade or maintenance. By the way, I installed an external Nvidia Quadro graphics card with the Express Card, and I can use the external GPU.
That is so insanely cool, thanks for sharing that!
It's actually crazy how old tech can live this long. Even if it can't run win 11 you could keep going with linux and it will last even longer!
Using your advice, bought myself a used thinkpad and it is actually the best machine i had so thank you.
0:50 The swiftiest technician that's ever lived 😂
I worked in computer repair when I was in college (computer network engineering - and hell no, as of 2024 I do not work in IT. Never again.). I was there in 2004-2008, fixing those Vaios. And when I say, "fixing," I mean, handing them back to the customer, laughing, and telling them to contact Sony. We used what Vaios we couldn't get rid of to keep warm in the winter. Those little shits produced a LOT of heat.
Hah. People seem to forget just how spicy those older laptops got. 2008-2012 was prime time when it came to heating your office with your laptop
wow... this video is so relatable... watching this process and your frustrated mumbling and grumbling reminds me of both myself and my mom who both do the same thing when working on tech lol
I wasn't even going to include the audio until I was scrubbing the clip and heard my rant. I do it so much I didn't even realize I recorded it.
I remember reading about this notebook when it first came out…it was one of the first (if not the first) notebook that had switchable graphics (that was before Nvidia Optimus was a thing), and in such a small form factor, it was a great deal at the time. The battery also lasted about 6 hours with the Intel GPU, something only netbooks could pull off. Great piece of tech.
Greetings from Germany 😊
Keep up the good work, the greatest technician that ever lived
I drive a Mercedes so we're basically brothers
I drive a Mercedes too, but an old 2001 Model C180 Coupe. I'm a turk and i live in Germany. Love your videos 😊
i watch all of your long form videos and i love them. Keep uploading man!
Thank you so much
Seriously love and found you from your shorts, but we definitely need more of these longer videos. It’s awesome bringing some serious points in the middle of all the jokes, really enjoying this!
G’day, from Australia mate, your videos always give me the boost I need. You sir are a legend. Thank you
my tongue work is legendary, kennith.
would you like a strobe?
Ouch to the Boeing reference man that’s a crazy situation right there weird when staff that speak out seem to start dying.
Also love the long form not too long or short just right 👍
I wanna thank you for teaching people to repair their own machines. I've had a sony VAIO from 2006. YEs, 2006, 32 bit laptop, that I still use to this day. Rarely, but it's not dead.
And it can play youtube/music. Tho it runs linux, hence I am able... To do anything really.
b4 you ask: Xubuntu 18.06 LTS. I'll swap it to Adelie soon.
Ironically what gives you so much grievances with upgrading/repairing laptop parts today is the one what makes me search for videos like yours. There used to be a time when replacing a faulty keyboard or adding more RAM capacity was such a simple endeavor for me. But now, I have to watch laptop tutorial videos and ended up visit my local laptop repair shop anyway to do just that.
Anyway I love your videos, both long and short formats. Much love from Indonesia.
I had a VAIO for many years (2014 model I think) It was immensely repairable, I even replaced the plastic shell and the keyboard after a nasty fall on concrete. Changed battery added SSD, changed wifi, memory and the plastic shells (gradually not all at once). Now my mother has it
Agree, I still use an HP G42 from 2010. Upgraded SSD and topped the ram to 8GB. Still going strong. BTW, it is running Windows 11.
Wow, I'm surprised the left trackpad button hasn't collapsed on itself and the hinge hasn't broken off. Oh and the overheating lol
@@SalemTechsperts taking good care of it and doing the proper maintenance. 🤙🏼
Check out the Portege R600 from this era, crazy thin design but might break if you look at it the wrong way. My favourite was the HP 2510p, tiny but built like a tank.
Hp 2540p and 2570p
It's interesting how we suddenly had an explosion of these ultraportables, and then they just died out as fast as they came. Tech trends are always interesting to study
@@SalemTechsperts they go back to the Pentium 2 era, I've had Lifebool B series and Porteges with P2, P3 and Celerons.
Technically earlier if you count the Mitsubishi Pedion but they've all disintegrated by now!
I LOVE these longer form videos, thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
As a tech nerd who loves fixing electronics and extending the lifespan of these devices, I second your message. Thank you for giving these computers a second life, and for entertaining us in the process!
Vaio... now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time
👴
@SalemTechsperts Ik how ya feel. And I was born in 2005 for gods sake!
Please never stop making videos or speaking truth
Dude, i really love everything you do. You're amazing man. Hope your shop will last forever
Whoa I love these long format videos. Truly the greatest video format that ever lived
I do remember when Sony made laptops. I still own one that's been sitting in a drawer for the last 10 years.
fix it! Or mail it to me so I can steal it and make a video on it
I always love your content man, thanks for sharing something as interesting as this with us
My local area has "repair cafe days" where volunteers from the community will repair devices for free for anyone who brings one in, it's all done on dedicated days and generally services older people with good but old hardware. Highly recommend anyone skilled sees if this is available in their area and volunteers (and if it isn't, maybe get a program like this started)
I would love to dedicate a day to one of these repair cafe's. We have a few in Boston
Man, your ideas are great
This is gold! you are making my day a lot happier and calm! 🤩🤩
The sarcasm of this dude is just perfect, instead of a boring video showing a repair, this videos shows a repair and their funny
Man. I swear you are the coolest technician that ever lived. I love your videos and your approach to right to repair.
man the skit was amazing you are the best
love your content man! keep them coming 😍
Thank you for your videos so much fun a education in one spot. Also love the spreading awareness of fixing computers
Digging these longer videos
Your videos inspired me to do maintenance/upgrade my 7yr old laptop! I really enjoy watching your videos!🎉
Love both the short and long videos, and maybe one day, i will have the courage to take apart a laptop and do maintenance,
But for now, imma learn and enjoy these videos.
looking forward to the next one.
Had a vaio back in the day. Sturdy and reliable and never let me down.
Being in a good place mentally is worth $$$$! Great to hear
I miss my white and blue Sony Vaio E series. Year of death: 2019
Ran beautifully until the motherboard gave out and could no longer boot.
That dvd drive was one of the things I loved the most about it. Rip Elsa
Man, I'm so glad I found you on Instagram! I am a fan of long-format content as to mitigate the inevitable deterioration of my (few) braincells, but am happy to give you the views!
As someone who grew up in the 90's where EVERYTHING was a simple matter of swapping parts out and prolonging your valued machine, I'm devastated to see how money-hungry companies have become. I recall the term "planned obselescence" being a conspiracy word that has quickly become standard business practice.
I will hold onto my old tech as long as I possibly can and always bring it to local shops (Sorry, I'm a bit far 🇨🇦) to give the smaller folks a boost.
I had a Vaio as my school computer and it was great, I used it for 12 years until i got an XPS and said goodbye to the Vaio until i powered on recently and it still works and everything is working. My mom said that "A Vaio is a laptop you can trust on". So i power on my laptop every 5 days a week so i make sure it works.
Nice work!! you are awesome!!
You're awesomer
i used to own a vaio back in the day. It had many unique features om top of windows which many considered as bolat but for me it is what made it special for me. It had a unique web button on the keyboard that booted into a special linux distro that had a web browser and wifi driver built in and nothing else. It used to boot up to that in less than 5 seconds
This is my first time watching a long form video from you. OUtstanding.
What an interesting notebook! Thank you for always sharing your videos, you have no idea how much you encourage me to pursue this career, with lots of service and laughter, hugs from Brazil!
yoooo love your vids man
I agree with you in the video about even old machines still have life and the new ones are more e-waste cause most of the stuff is soldered the the board and not replaceable. Seeing that the owner of the Vaio still wants to use that for a 16 year old machine makes me happy as a computer geek myself
I have a zBook Fury G9 that I got from eBay and it was really beaten up. It looked like someone took it and bent it over their leg, punctured the back of the screen. Punctured a flat-head screwdriver from the bottom that the keyboard / Palm rest had a big dent on top, and the piece of the motherboard broke right at the part that the RJ45 port was. I took the laptop, and rebuilt it from ground up. I paid 450 for the laptop and with all the parts included, it cost me a total of 900 (Laptop and parts all together) to get it back to normal. It boots up fine, upgraded the screen from the original 400 nits to 1000 nits, put 16 GB of RAM, new battery (Since the other one is doing the safety lock down mode), added a 250 GB NVMe, and it's running fantastic. It also has a NVIDIA RTX A1000 card in it and that isn't damaged at all. I also replace the bottom door, and bottom frame cause there was no door and the frame was cracked in two spots, the speakers, and and the touchpad/trackpad.
I'm so happy that it is alive from the abuse it went through. The notebook still has warranty but the abuse it went through wasn't to let me get the replacement parts for it. I paid for all of the parts and the laptop has a new life and running.
Cheapest zBook Fury G9 I got. It has a I7 12850HX CPU in it too. These were normally 5000 to 10000 (Depending on specs) and bringing it back to life and has a chance to do more again makes me happy. I've done other zBooks (G1 to G7), Dell Latitudes, Precisions, Alienwares (Core 2 Models) and Macs and all running great.
Pretty cool story you got there, and btw I'm just glad to see another ZBook user here lol. They're underrated machines long as you can look past the HP hinge meme
Great vid, time to watch it
14:00 - 16:00 "the greatest speech that's ever lived" but it was a lot helpful and relates when you talked about repairing own stuffs as much as you can cuz i have the greatest acer aspire that's ever lived back from 2013 with alot features and repairability but sadly that types of laptops are no more in production ,, lots of love from Nepal ❤
Thanks for the constantly great humor from you. Love your videos and all.
I had an Acer laptop aspire 4352 since 2012 until now and it still kicking. Upgraded its CPU myself from Celeron B800 to intel core i3 sandybridge back in 2020. And yeah I agree that we need to learn to repair or clean it by our self.
Thank you for watching them, seriously appreciate it, and love reading interesting comments like these
I really enjoy these long form videos
You make awesome videos! I love repairing and restoring old Tech. Hell I still have a Dell Precision T3610 and a Dell precision M4500 and then an Optiplex XE all old computers but I have kept them going and saved them from landfills. I also like to repairs and restore vintage electronics test equipment. That is one of my favourite things to do! And I just love vintage appliances and electronics because you can fix them.
Damn I wanted one of these Sony Vaios a long time ago. They had such nice specs for how compact they were. Discrete graphics, all those ports, a DVD drive, all in this tiny package was so cool
6:01 such an old style bit. Reminds me of the old times of 2010 CZcams. Pretty much love it 😍 Ggs
i'm using a 13-year old dell as my main and a 13-year old thinkpad as my travel laptop. the thinkpad genuinely works like a new laptop if you have linux installed on it. greetings from Lithuania and thanks for making this vid!
edit: spelling
I began learning how to repair my computers thanks to you.
Thank you for bringing up the potential of the good’ol SONY VAIO, mine 16 year old still kicking after my own upgrade.
To your other point regarding Windows 10 one day not being supported, you are absolutely right, hopefully we will have something else before that happens.
I like the longer content you put out
Thank you, me too!
This laptop was the epitome of 2008, recession and all
As someone who's first laptop was a Vaio (a CR42S) that i had to restore, they're a pain to repair: no drivers and a BIOS that was more blocked than my nose while i sleep, but they work better than a Swiss watch.
Mine has gone through hell and back at Uni (retired it a year ago) and never skipped a beat. Still have it and enjoy it, also put a Core 2 Extreme on it for fun😂.
Best laptop i ever had.
Holy hell I believe my teacher had this exact vaio model laptop and used it for 10 years+. The thing barely held on together with hope and prayer during her class because she didnt upgrade/replaced any component of the laptop. It gladly served her tho, even able to use projector with it.
I'm actually watching this on a 2009 iMac(also core2duo) that I bought from a junksale for 40$, upgraded ram to 8gb and applied new thermal paste and did a clean. And I'm telling you the sound and image quality shits on my 2019 4k Samsung TV , unbelievable... :D
I learned a lot from your shorts (and had a good laugh) and I was able to open and tweak my laptop without breaking it or anything and it's as if I just bought it !
Oh man I am so freaking nervous about that Ewaste situation too...
I have a VAIO UX series (the first sliding UMPC by VAIO). And boy, those DVD drivers they gave you is not a joke. Because as same as you, Sony discontinued the support 10 years ago. It took me a fortune hunting a working Japanese model with the DVD recovery discs and a pristine cradle dock. It took me 4 times buying a machine with the stock installation that has the drivers I needed. It cost me a new machine in total to find a working Japanese model with stock Windows XP. Some sellers don't know what the heck they were selling and can't be bothered with my nerd speak.
I had a VAIO. It was a marvel in its time. Got it in 2011. It ran any game I had amazingly.
Beautiful Segway to the ad 🎉 big props to
I use a VPCEH40EBW from 2014. Im actually the first owner of it (got back in 2023) and just had to replace the battery and put a SSD. This thing runs smoothly for everything basically, even 3d Software runs pretty good and doesnt overheat (probably because didnt pass through Gooch test from years).
It also fell on ground damaging the shell but doesnt even show up, really a tank
Reminds me of restoring last year an old hard worn ASUS minilaptop from 2007 or 2008, can't recall the exact specification. Basicly it was only a hard drive swap from old small SATA-drive to adapter supported SDD. The HD swap was however joke in complexity compared to this Vaio. I also didn't even try to upgrade the memory. Rest was just putting a light enough Linux on it but all in all I did have two days of headaches. 😅
You make me remember the good old times when all these laptops come with vista right out of the box and people call me desperate for downgrade to XP and the pain of forcing and sometimes editing .inf files to make it work the drivers
I love your videos and your humor. Greetings from Argentina.
Sony's design looks nice even after 16 years. I did fix a couple of xperia phones (xa, xz1, xz2 compact, 1) and they're actually nice to repair. They even have color coated screws, so you don't confuse them, and the repairability got better every year
I still HAVE that laptop and it works great! I replaced the HD with an SSD and it's pretty fast.