So, I lifted up my Type S out of the docking station this morning and the extended battery nearly slipped off shutting the system down. Upon inspection, it seems the plastic clip of the RELEASE button that holds the battery in place had snapped off.

Crap…time to call support.

So, I called Sony just now and they’re shipping a brand new battery tomorrow via Fedex and all I have to do is drop the broken one into the same box and send it back to them. They’re providing all the shipping labels so I don’t pay one cent. That’s some decent service.  :D

The kind lady also informed me that my TR’s warranty was about to run out (a couple of days left) and asked if I wanted to renew the warranty. That’s pretty thoughtful…i knew it was up anyways but it was to know they were kind enough to remind me.

nice. did you have to provide any proof of purchase?

Yeah. I was already in their system as I typically register my computers as it usually makes support go more smoothly. Plus, I ordered it directly from them so they had all the details of my order.

Thats a good idea.  I think I did register with them to get that 20% of an accesory deal.

Great.  I just put my foot in my mouth:

I posted saying that so far nobody has had a battery fall out.

Well, technically it didn’t fall out…although it could have if not for the “locked” side.

This has never happened on my TR though. Interestingly enough, on the TR, the retention mechanism is built into the TR itself which seems like a better design. On the S series notebooks, the retention mechanism is built into the battery and not the notebook itself.

Sweet…sorry for the battery problem…at least the service was good.

Erik

Haha…yeah…given all the horror stories about Sony support, it’s nice to know that they can be good sometimes.

It’s a good thing I’m extra paranoid and always order 2 batteries with my notebooks. So, while my large capacity battery is down for a couple days at least I have my standard battery which fits nicely and keeps me mobile.

Speaking of mobile…i’m really eyeing the x505…I’m holding myself back, but I’m not sure for how long…I love how thin and light it is.

Erik

used or new X505?  i remember you said that you prefer used due to the price….

I would do used…but i’m looking at new…especially that ‘From $75 a month part’.

Erik

1.85 pounds..  :drool:

No optical drive. :(

i thought people were turning their optical drives off to save power..
it does come with an external dvd burner..

Besides a small HD, only 512mb ram, and shared video….are there any down sides to this 3,000++ gadget.  Battery life?  XBrite?

Come to think of it, Erik, why are you considering it?  For real, no sarcasm.  The TR does all this and more for just an extra pound.  Did you just come into some money to burn?

[quote author=“linc”]i thought people were turning their optical drives off to save power..
it does come with an external dvd burner..

Yeah, but when I turn the power on, I have a drive…

I’m not impressed with the X505. It comes in little bitty peices you get to keep track of. The Wireless Lan Adapter, VGA/Lan Adapter and 5-in-1 Memory adapter all get to fight for the single PCMCIA slot. I still haven’t figured out what the hell a mousestick is. If I think I might want a drive, I get to pack it around too.

Since Sony doesn’t think small accessories weigh anything I’ll estimate the weight of the three adapters at 6 oz., the x505 is 29.6 oz and the drive is 14.5 oz. which comes to 50.1 oz. or 3.13 lbs.

The x505 has a 20g drive, the TR a 40. The x505 has XGA 1024x768, the TR 1280x768. The same people who say the X505 offers up to 4 hours run time give the TR up to 5.5. TR has a modem and a webcam, should you ever need them. I can hold a loaded TR in one hand, I can hold a loaded x505 in a bag.

But it is black and has a sexy nickel carbon case.