I was missing some important documents so I asked my work collegue (who I dont meet very often) if he had it, he has so I asked him if he could put it on a memory stick and bring it to me. He agreed. I also agreed to travel for an hour and a half to meet him so that he could give it to me on his way to somewhere.
When I got there after two nearly two hours of travel, I was quite speechless… he literally brought it along in a Sony memory stick duo for cameras! That was the last thing I expected, I do not have a memory card reader at all so I could not accept it. From experience, that guy takes things too literally sometimes. But a memory stick for a memory stick?!?! What the hell?
When you ask someone to bring some computer based work in a memory stick, do you expect then to bring it in a USB flash drive or a memory stick for digital cameras?
I’m moderately-skilled XP-user. I use my computer for the regular things: researching via the Net, email, MS Office for my job and for personal stuff, watch streaming video on TV network web sites, digital camera, Sony Reader, watch DVD & Blu-Ray movies and sometimes play those on-line games that come with Windows. And hanging around at Yahoo Answers.
I have enough computer for 64-bit Windows 7 and I’m not afraid if doing the clean install and then restoring my files and programs. But then what? How will my computing experience be better?
I’ve seen the Ads and read everything I can. I don’t know anyone personally who has it.
I’d really appreciate it if someone here would give me an unbiased opinion in this. OK, biased is just fine too, Thanks in advance.
I listed things like the Sony Reader to illustrate the things I use with my computer and to show that I am not a "gamer" or a "power-user".
•E-Torque ATX Case – Black
•Q6600 Core 2x Quad [2.40ghz] 3.2ghz O.C.
•Thermaltake CL-P0268 Intel LGA775 & AMD K8/AM2 CPU Fan w/ Heat pipe
•2x Western Digital 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
•Patriot Viper 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 Dual channel
•2x EVGA nVidia GeForce 9600GT 512MB 650MHz Running 8x PCI on SLi
•ECS NF650iSLIT-A (V1.0) Core 2 Quad/ nForce 650i SLI/ DDR2/ 1333mhz FSB
•LSP 750-Watt ATX Power Supply/ Sli Supported
•Sony NEC Optiarc Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X
•OGISYS FP521 All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader
•DELL E193FP 19-inch Flat Panel Color LCD Monitor
•2x 120mm Thermaltake Silent Cat Series -White
Do you Think Its the best to work with for the 00.00 I spent on it?
Sony Vaio VGN-AW21S Notebook Core 2 Duo (P8600) 2.4GHz 4096MB (2×2048MB) 500GB 18.4 inch WXGA++ LCD Blu-Ray Drive LAN WLAN BT Vista Home Premium (GeForce 9600M GT)
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo ( P8600) 2.4GHz (L1 Cache) 3072KB (L2 Cache)
Number of Card Slots 1
Secure Digital Supported
CPU Bus Speed 1066MHz
RF Network Standard IEEE 802.11
Bluetooth Yes
Modem 56 Kbps V.92/V90 56Kbps ()
Graphics Device nVidia GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB GDDR3
Webcam Integrated
Camera Resolution 1280 x 1024
Effective Pixel Resolution 1.3Megapixels
Camera Features 30 Frames per second
Software Included VAIO Music Box, VAIO Movie Story, VAIO Media Plus, Click to Disc/Editor, Me&My VAIO
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Operating Systems Supported Microsoft Windows Vista Capable
PCMCIA Slots 1 x PC Card Type II
Battery Life 2.1Hours
Form Factor Notebook
Dimensions 43.72cm (W) x 28.89cm (D) x 3.97cm (H) – Weight 3.8kg
Memory (Maximum) 4096MB ( 4096MB) 800MHz DDR2
Memory Slot 2
Floppy Disk Drive Not Included
Hard Disk 500GB 4200RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive
Optical Drive Type BD (Blu-ray)
Keyboard UK QWERTY keyboard
Pointing Device Touchpad
Fingerprint Reader Yes
Monitor 18.4ins X-black LCD with double lamp technology WXGA++ Colours
Display Resolution 1920 x 1080Pixels
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Integrated Microphone Yes
HDMI Port 1 x HDMI (with HDCP support)
USB Ports 3 x USB 2.0
18.4 inch HD1080 X-black LCD WXGA++ (1920 x 1080 pixels) with double lamp technology
500 GB hard disk drive
HDMI connectivity and Blu-ray Disc drive integrated
The HD and AV entertainment laptop, fully loaded with HD features and premium design
And a partridge in a pear tree.
I have a Sanyo SI070 digital camera. I was given a PNY Optima SD HC 120 mn HD 8GB memory card. I have a million pics on it already but I just went to transfer them to my Sony Vaio (which reads every other SD card known to man) but it keeps saying "please insert a disc into drive E" Does anyone else have this problem or know why this ONE won’t work? do I need a card reader? I don’t understand why I would when I have a special slot and every other SD card from every other phone/camera works fine. Please give me good news, it’s 8 GB which excites me, and it was a gift so I can’t return it!!! if it is just one of those fluke things, is there any other way to get these pics onto my computer? if I had a cord, I lost it. can I buy one that will transfer pics from this particular camera (and memory card) to my pc? please help! Thanks 
Sony Vaio VGN-AW21S Notebook Core 2 Duo (P8600) 2.4GHz 4096MB (2×2048MB) 500GB 18.4 inch WXGA++ LCD Blu-Ray Drive LAN WLAN BT Vista Home Premium (GeForce 9600M GT)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo ( P8600) 2.4GHz (L1 Cache) 3072KB (L2 Cache)
Number of Card Slots1
Secure DigitalSupported
CPU Bus Speed1066MHz
RF Network StandardIEEE 802.11
BluetoothYes
Modem56 Kbps V.92/V90 56Kbps ()
Graphics DevicenVidia GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB GDDR3
WebcamIntegrated
Camera Resolution1280 x 1024
Effective Pixel Resolution1.3Megapixels
Camera Features30 Frames per second
Software IncludedVAIO Music Box, VAIO Movie Story, VAIO Media Plus, Click to Disc/Editor, Me&My VAIO
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Operating Systems SupportedMicrosoft Windows Vista Capable
PCMCIA Slots1 x PC Card Type II
Battery Life2.1Hours
Form FactorNotebook
Dimensions43.72cm (W) x 28.89cm (D) x 3.97cm (H) – Weight 3.8kg
Memory (Maximum)4096MB ( 4096MB) 800MHz DDR2
Memory Slot2
Floppy Disk DriveNot Included
Hard Disk500GB 4200RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive
Optical Drive TypeBD (Blu-ray)
KeyboardUK QWERTY keyboard
Pointing DeviceTouchpad
Fingerprint ReaderYes
Monitor18.4ins X-black LCD with double lamp technology WXGA++ Colours
Display Resolution1920 x 1080Pixels
Aspect Ratio16:9
Integrated MicrophoneYes
HDMI Port1 x HDMI (with HDCP support)
USB Ports3 x USB 2.0
18.4 inch HD1080 X-black LCD WXGA++ (1920 x 1080 pixels) with double lamp technology
500 GB hard disk drive
HDMI connectivity and Blu-ray Disc drive integrated
The HD and AV entertainment laptop, fully loaded with HD features and premium design
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