Sony VAIO PC's

[JBrave715 0]

Hey how propritary are Sony VAIO PC's?expecially this one

http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/products/pc/tower/pcvl640.html

 

It's really slim and compact but would I have to go through sony to upgrade the memory or Processor? Or can I go through anyone to do that? And if I want to upgrade the mother board could I get one from them or I have to buy a hole new VIO PC and sell that one to upgrade the mother board?

And if a cdrom drive fails and it's no longer under warenty can I buy another one sepratly from them? Basically is what I'm asking is can I buy individual parts from them to maintain the computer? Because I know to make it so small all the parts are made by them to keep the size down.

 

Any input is apreciated.

[cryptix 0]

Being an ex-tech for CompUSA, 99% of all computers in a store like that (Compaq, IBM, HP, Sony, etc.) all have propritary parts. About all you can do depending on the case is add RAM, maybe an extra HD and other drives. The best thing is just to custom build a system if you don't mind having warranties from many different companies. That way you're standard and can easily upgrade. I never did price out a Sony MB but I did a lot of Compaq and those suckers were almost always at least $500+ to replace a system board out of warranty.

 

If you really want a PC from a manufacturer, then I would suggest a Gateway Professional Series as they use a standard case so you can upgrade the MB at a later date. You also can add more drives. If Dell has the same kind of setup (I don't know if they do) then you could get that one.

 

Unless you really want that Slim Sony I would not buy one. Once the warranty goes you're going to have to go to a place like CompUSA that can order the parts (Man. usually will not sell those kinds of parts directly to the customer) and you're going to pay a lot. For example, if the CD-ROM goes out you could end up paying $300 for a new drive plus $100 in labor. It's crazy that they charge that much and I always thought that when I was looking up prices in the order system...

 

Hope I helped!

 

cryptix

[JBrave715 0]

Thanks you did help. I would really love that pretty looking computer but I demand a computer I can upgrade affordably. So I guess I'll just upgrade the one I got. Thanks again.