This may upset you...I ordered a configured SB on-line on March 1 and it arrived yesterday 23 March - typing this on it. I noticed the configuration option didn't stay on-line for long. I may have been lucky in what I chose - black case, i5 2.3, 500GB 5400 rpm, 4GB, no 3G, Office H&B, Acrobat.
Sony told me the first shipments arrived in Rotterdam Monday, and mine was configured and dispatched Wednesday. I also understand that John Lewis will have one month exclusive sales before general release. I'm sure in due course the web site will offer customisation again. I think Sony suffered some delays.
Do call them - they have been very helpful to me, advising when the web site would go live etc.
So what do I think of it? To help understand where I'm coming from, it replaces a Vaio S1HP and I am mainly a Mac guy.
- Screen is not as good as the old glossy S1HP
- Main structure a lot more rigid - the S1 died from motherboard failure no doubt due to flexing
- Sound quality is abysmal
- First time with Windows 7 and I can't believe how Microsoft has managed to make everything difficult to read
This is a distressed purchase as I would sooner have a Macbook Pro - much better quality and identical spec. - but I need the PC compatibility at conferences.
Mike
