Hello All,

I am getting ready to buy a TX this weekend and was looking for advice on what I should check on the computer before I take it home.

I already plan on bringing “Dead Pixel Buddy” on a Key Drive,  anybody got any other input?

Thanks,
Fandarel

What model are you buying by the way?

Going to let fate handle it for me…

I really like the white aka Platnium version but want 2 gigs of RAM,  Best Buy is having a sale this weekend but only on black TXN15s so… if Fry’s will match Best Buys price but on a white modle then I will buy the TXN15 P/W at a smokin price of $2050 and experiment with maxing the memory out at 2.5 gigs…

If this deal cannot be made then I will buy a TXN 17 at sony style.  I thought that I would love the slate blue TXN19 but it really didnt impress me that much especially for $2900.

Wish me Luck,

Fandarel

ps How goes the screen replacement, did you see the screen shots on mLoui’s post?

What screenshots? Can you direct me to them?

So far, no luck in fixing my screen, I’m really busy with schoolwork right now, may have to wait a while. I hate having this line down the screen as I type my post on it, arrrggh.

I dunno if you care, but I read on Notebookreview.com and also noticed myself in Bestbuy, that the TXNs are slightly thicker than the other TX models, someone said that was to accomodate the larger Verizon EVDO modem I think.

I have been reading some back posts and mlouie seems to be the TX strip down master.  I copied his disassembly instructions from a previous post that I cant seem to find :(

Mlouie wrote:

Just did it recently, but I don’t have any pictures. First, you need to remove all the visible screws on the bottom. You do not need to remove the one for the RAM cover or the ones under the battery. There are also no hidden screws under the pads like in the TR. Then you need to remove thd keyboard since there is one screw under there.

To remove the keyboard, it is just snap-fit in at the top or upper part of the keyboard at about 3 places. I found it easier to start at the upper right. I used two sharp knives, one on one side of the tab and the other on the other side. One is used to wedged the keyboard past the tab, and the other knife is used to lift it up. Then do that for the other two tabs.

Once the keyboard is loose, you need to loosen the ribbon cable for the keyboard.

Next, the case is snap fit together so you will need to gently pry it apart. Once loose all the way around, you cannot separate it more than about 1 inch due to three connectors. All three cables are accessible through ports or passages under the keypad. At the upper left (or rear left) is a ribbon cable for the instant on/power buttons. At the upper right is the WAN cable which can be dislodged from the top or the bottom (I think the bottom is easier to reassemble, however). Finally, the largest connector at the bottom middle section of the keypad.

Once the case is removed, you should be able to take the HDD out which is at the front of the computer.

———-Further instructions on keyboard removal—————-

About 3 inches over from the right side (at the top), look straight down for a tap about 1/8” wide or so. They are very small and only about 1/32”-1/16” deep. There is another one about 3” from the left side. There is also a larger one about 1/2” over from the left side. This one is about 1/4” wide or so.

If you bend the keyboard up, you can bend it back so do fret about it. Work directly at the tabs, however.

Also on the following link is a picture of a disassembled TX that I copied into my ever growing TX disassembly Guide.

http://www.siliconpopculture.com/sonytr/viewtopic.php?t=6344&highlight;=

Good luck Rahul and thankyou Mlouie for all the great intel,

Fandarel

Rahul I didn’t really notice a difference in the TXN thickness vs. the 790 etc…but it has been awhile since I have seen the older TX’s The difference is probably in the new motherboard for the U1400 chipsets maybe a different heat pipe???

By the way I have decided to get the TXN15 p/w aka platinum model.  I am buying on Monday and will let you know how it goes.  I finally made up my mind when I realized that I could probably pick up a TXN 17/19 in a year or so with a broken screen for less than the $500 that sony wants for the upgrade.  Then it is just a matter of changing out cases and I will also have spare parts 

Got any advise for what I should check on the machine right after I buy,  I am getting ready for a trip and will only have a week to test before I leave???

Wish me luck,
Fandarel

The platinum model, are very nice, I was choosing between the Red or White.  back in the summer, the platinum version win me over.  And in addition to it, the white plastic is actually white, when you get it scratched, it’s still white underneath, unlike the black version where all are painted/coated.

And about the thickness, I didn’t notice it at Bestbuy display, it seems the same thickness to me.  The only way you can get the white ones are in SonyStyle store or online.  Other than that, you’ll get black on local computer stores.

I wish you luck.  8)

Perhaps a silly question, but suddenly I became uncertain about this: I there a “completely” white TX (like the Mac). Or is it more like “whiteish”, called Platinum? In other words: Is the Platinum TX “white” version, or are these two different versions? Is the Platinum the silverish version, and is this the one that is called “white”?  And if there is a fully white one, is that only for sale on Sony Style?

Platinum is the same as white. Sony just calls it Platinum, just like they call the standard colored one “Charcoal”. Its mostly white except the keyboard color is still the same as the original…silver. There is also one with a red lid and I think everything else is silver colored, unlike the normal Charcoal model with a black lid and black LCD bezel.

Both of these colors are only available at Sony Style.

I bought White at Sony style but they had the Copper, White and Black versions of the TXN 15’s at Frys in Seattle.  I was suprised because you cannot get the copper/sierra? TXN 15 at sony style. 

Before everyone ask’s yes I am sure it was a TXN15 it had the U1400 chip and 1 gig of memory.  I was excited at first because I thought I had found a underpriced TXN17???

Who knows where frys gets there Stuff?

Well gotta go, Packing calls,

Regards,
Fandarel