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Marilyn Monroe of desktops
Let me first tell a little about me so that you can put my review in perspective.

I am not from computer field and am not very strong on hardware. However, I like to play with technology and my expertise is a little more than average user. Also, I have used Vaio laptop before, so I am more used to sony products. The most imp thing - I got this desktop for less than $1000 from a friend (who needed to get rid of it), so my value-for-money is much more than most people discussing here (I assume it is available for >$1700 at most stores).

Having said that, this is an amazing machine. I had my eyes set on it for quite a while. This is not the fastest of the lot (1.6GHz core 2 duo), so if you are a hardcore gamer, you might want to look into Dell XPS etc.

This is an absolute beauty made keeping 'most' people in mind. I assume most of us do office work, check mails, basic media work and TV. if these are your needs, this computer is a gem. keyboard and mouse are breeze to set up. screen is the best i have ever seen on any machine. this includes most TVs you get now-a-days. i am soon planning to retire my bedroom TV and replace it with this one. DVD, music, photos run seamlessly and I don't expect any glitches.

My cons-
sony made this full of crapware. i have always hated it. the first thing i did was to get rid of all their crap softwares keeping drivers only.

a little 'louder' than usual. now, i realize i am being too harsh. however, i think when u spend close to $[...] you should get a perfect desktop. this machine is a little louder than some Dells i have used (i have the same problem with my vaio laptop). since this is a pretty powerful machine packed in very very compact area, this is understandable

i would love to have a mousepad on the keyboard itself, but this is no way a big deal.

I am still figuring some stuff out (esp live TV) and will update this review as it goes.

hope this helps you in making your decision.

SONY Desktop!
Excellent product and idea. It is so wonderful to take the entire computer anywhere in my home without disconnecting cords. I love this product. I unplug the unit from the outlet and away we go... In addition, I purchased it at an excellent price. Best Buy, Circuit City, Sony or Sears could not beat Amazon price. Thank you Amazon.

Computer is great, Windows Vista Home Premium is not
I've had this computer for about two weeks now. The machine is sleek, has a beautiful display and is everything I expected from Sony. On the other hand, Windows Vista is a disaster. Having worked with XP for a number of years I can only say that XP is a far superior OS than Vista. Vista has way too many functions that always seem to interfere with user's easy manipulation of the computer. It took me several days to figure out how to disable some of the unnecessary and quirky functions. I suppose that with time I will get comfortable with Vista but the learning curve is steep. The only thing Sony could do to improve this machine is to not overload it with sample software that many will probably not want.

Easiest Set-Up EVER!
I admit it; I was skeptical. Now that I've been using the computer for about a month, I can honestly say that this is the easiest to set-up, fastest-booting computer I have ever used. I deleted MS WORKS and added MS OFFICE PROFESSIONAL and set up WebShots as my wallpaper/screensaver, and I am very pleased with everything about this computer. The initial purchase price is a bit steep, but the ease of set-up alone justifies the higher price.

absolutly the best! sooo hi-tech futuristic
This product is not only asthetically pleasing, but the qaulity and performance is amazing. I have had it for 2 months now, and LOVE IT! You will be very happy. The keyboard is great, mouse good size. The T.V. is a not as clear, but that is probably b/c i am still using the old cable, and not the tv digital box. The computer screen itself is amazing. BUY IT!!! :)