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  • Опубліковано 9 кві 2019
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  • @austinevans
    @austinevans  5 років тому +3044

    When you comment so fast you don't even make it to the mustache part of the video

    • @maicrophone1068
      @maicrophone1068 5 років тому +63

      Austin Evans SHAVE IT PLS

    • @TechDove
      @TechDove 5 років тому +37

      Linus dropped Austin's mustache

    • @adityarathod99
      @adityarathod99 5 років тому +6

      Austin Evans lmfao good one man!

    • @luay2805
      @luay2805 5 років тому +21

      @@maicrophone1068 fuck off

    • @atraiobaker7871
      @atraiobaker7871 5 років тому +13

      I think its cool, i mean im not 16 anymore so the more mature look relates to me.

  • @TechDove
    @TechDove 5 років тому +2297

    Linus dropped it and broke it
    *That's what happened to Vaio*

    • @haresmahmood
      @haresmahmood 5 років тому +4

      Lmao this comment look different a while ago

    • @TechDove
      @TechDove 5 років тому +50

      @@haresmahmood that's because Linus dropped the comment too

    • @tanishpatki4711
      @tanishpatki4711 5 років тому +4

      oof

    • @Rainbow__cookie
      @Rainbow__cookie 5 років тому +3

      And he dropped your life too

    • @TechDove
      @TechDove 5 років тому +12

      @@Rainbow__cookie jokes on you, I never had one to begin with

  • @mixman2007m
    @mixman2007m 5 років тому +1353

    I was dreaming to own Sony VAIO laptop in my childhood :(

    • @iisky1
      @iisky1 5 років тому +12

      I like being a teenager

    • @sixtusanike4089
      @sixtusanike4089 5 років тому +3

      Same!

    • @eclipseumbreon955
      @eclipseumbreon955 5 років тому +10

      Still have mine but battery dead

    • @emaadkhan3031
      @emaadkhan3031 5 років тому +17

      Lol same. They were literally the coolest laptops

    • @spaceowl9246
      @spaceowl9246 5 років тому +3

      @@iisky1 Soon it will be over. So enjoy it!

  • @Darkest_matter
    @Darkest_matter 5 років тому +410

    that 2004 one REALLY looks like it came out today.

    • @theMF69
      @theMF69 4 роки тому +27

      Yeah, if the screen screen ratio was higher then I yeah it would look like it could've been released this year

    • @damian9303
      @damian9303 4 роки тому +6

      The 2004 one looks like it came out in 2009/2010 actually, around 7's time. Meanwhile the one I have from the same year looks like it was made in 2006/2007, around Vista's time.

    • @rayhanrizvi334
      @rayhanrizvi334 3 роки тому +1

      Sony vaios are JUNK. never last, mine broke 2 years after we got in in 2010 and it already went through 2 screens, mind you we never dropped it. i opened it up and found this solder fracture and thats just 1 issue, the display cable is almost gone fan nonstop spins just CRAP

    • @samyeharshel
      @samyeharshel 2 роки тому

      @@rayhanrizvi334 hmm... I hate trolls

    • @mtaufiqn5040
      @mtaufiqn5040 2 роки тому

      @@rayhanrizvi334 it may be a 1:100000 cases, so i would assume you just have a bad luck

  • @mspeter97
    @mspeter97 5 років тому +1539

    Fun fact:
    Steve Jobs loved the Vaio designs so much back in the day he was willing to offer os x to sony

    • @spicyweasel
      @spicyweasel 5 років тому +157

      That's a bold move...

    • @Allsurrender
      @Allsurrender 5 років тому +157

      Le Docteur Steve loves Sony ALOT, even iPhone 4 designs is similar to a unused Sony voice recorder design.

    • @shockwaveexp3465
      @shockwaveexp3465 5 років тому +197

      Yep, happened during a business trip in Hawaii circa 2001. After a round of golf, Sony executive Kunitake Ando was shown a demo of Mac OS X running on a Vaio with an Intel processor. Talks fell through since Vaios were "optimized to run Windows", though probably an exclusivity deal with Microsoft was the true reason.

    • @JYMAHJAMES
      @JYMAHJAMES 5 років тому +119

      fun fact: Steve Jobs was not a good person

    • @randallsmith2521
      @randallsmith2521 5 років тому +83

      You are correct that Jobs tried to contract with Sony to manufacture OSX laptops. Sony designed the Powerbook 100 back in the day.

  • @adama-k2710
    @adama-k2710 5 років тому +819

    Sony Vaio laptops used to be solid, reliable and pretty functional

    • @paulsmith-kz3qr
      @paulsmith-kz3qr 5 років тому +37

      Sony Used To Own The Vaio Brand Before A Japanese Holding Company Know As Japan Industrial Partners Bought The Vaio Brand In March 2014

    • @chriswright8074
      @chriswright8074 5 років тому +4

      Love the mini PC they had

    • @questioningmaestro5991
      @questioningmaestro5991 5 років тому +8

      It's solid asf I still use my 2013 vaio

    • @no_uboot8300
      @no_uboot8300 5 років тому +11

      I have still working model from 2008

    • @crip6ns
      @crip6ns 5 років тому +4

      Zenek PL I still have one that is running windows 98 from 1998 still works.

  • @ibnadam7502
    @ibnadam7502 5 років тому +115

    Watching in my 2012 Sony VAIO Intel Core i5 3210M -- 4GB RAM -- 500 GB HDD.
    I still love it. Amazing display and back-lit keyboard.

    • @derdummeasi
      @derdummeasi 5 років тому +18

      i cant respect ppl who dont have an ssd

    • @TJC450
      @TJC450 5 років тому +5

      Suzumebachi Agreed. It needs a ssd.

    • @notaweebANIMATIONNGAMING
      @notaweebANIMATIONNGAMING 4 роки тому +5

      Why is everyone talking about the hdd

    • @svseducationalacademygvred5292
      @svseducationalacademygvred5292 4 роки тому +2

      My vaio is 2 gb ram intel core i3 and an nvidia 410m.

    • @amiiilah
      @amiiilah 3 роки тому +3

      same and it has touchscreen, no one would know it's so old. had vaio's all my life, no ideaa what my next laptop will have to be.

  • @Pryside
    @Pryside 5 років тому +547

    6:06 they even had dongles for laptops before apple did. truely ahead of its time!

    • @Macky4941
      @Macky4941 5 років тому +14

      They called them expansion blocks or wired dock back in the day... I like the word dongle though.... Dongle..

    • @petrosrz8990
      @petrosrz8990 5 років тому +2

      Black Shibe but they don’t cost 500€?

    • @petrosrz8990
      @petrosrz8990 5 років тому +2

      Macky4941 I think they are called docking stations. Business laptops still have them.

    • @FakeGreenYT
      @FakeGreenYT 4 роки тому +1

      I think this is a docking station not a dongle.

  • @jerinjomon2375
    @jerinjomon2375 5 років тому +370

    My sony vaio was my first laptop back in 2010 it still runs after 9 years! It's kind of lika a nostalgia.

    • @BAdventures
      @BAdventures 5 років тому +17

      I got the Sony VAIO S in 2010. Upgraded RAM & SSD. Running better than new 😎👊

    • @homersimpson6585
      @homersimpson6585 5 років тому

      B Adventures Vlogs what’s the resolution?

    • @ishanbhatt9934
      @ishanbhatt9934 5 років тому +5

      I have one from 2010 as well and runs windows 10 with all new updates

    • @bvrbievampirism
      @bvrbievampirism 5 років тому +2

      I think i bought mine at around the same time and it was also my first laptop but I broke mine last year.. it served me good 😕 but now I’m moving on to Apple cuz Microsoft isn’t doing the job for me anymore anyways..

    • @Being__Ricky
      @Being__Ricky 5 років тому +1

      Mine too!

  • @DanielLopez-up6os
    @DanielLopez-up6os 5 років тому +317

    TBH Austin MOST conference rooms or classrooms are rocking Only VGA for the projector with no DVI or HDMI in sight...

    • @Verpal
      @Verpal 5 років тому +20

      I was unpleasantly surprised by this during my trips to America, like, for god sake, please update your hardware.

    • @sarcobam
      @sarcobam 5 років тому +20

      I mean, my class paid 30 bucks for a 30m HDMI cable (so around 1 dollar per person) and you can get a cheap but functional VGA to HDMI adaptor for 5 bucks in case the projector/main computer doesn't have a HDMI port... so the total would be 35 dollars. I get it, the students shouldn't be the ones buying stuff, but someone has to, and the schools are not gonna do it, so you pretty much have to take it into your own hands

    • @DMDaskalakis
      @DMDaskalakis 5 років тому +7

      @@Verpal where are you from? The situation is the same in Europe and probably on Japan too.

    • @MrCed122
      @MrCed122 5 років тому

      Yeah, most business laptop still have VGA, but it's unusual to find it on a ultrabook. Even Lenovo with their Thinkpad are slowly getting rid of it.

    • @bradavon
      @bradavon 5 років тому

      VGA makes sense if you think about it. If you've got a decent but old projector why get rid of it.

  • @MoeAji
    @MoeAji 5 років тому +152

    Early 2000s Nokia and Sony had some very interesting products that were pushing the envelope on portable tech.

    • @EngiNetion
      @EngiNetion 5 років тому +2

      n-cage

    • @petrosrz8990
      @petrosrz8990 5 років тому +2

      Yup. Agreed.

    • @akhilaryappatt7209
      @akhilaryappatt7209 3 роки тому +2

      those were the times when I actually liked to have a laptop and a mobile phone

  • @Dr.RojoMcDelly
    @Dr.RojoMcDelly 5 років тому +453

    Austin looking more French than a French man with that mustache

    • @arofficial2937
      @arofficial2937 5 років тому

      Yea your right

    • @marcophilip9433
      @marcophilip9433 5 років тому

      You literally read my fucking mind @MrGhost370

    • @karwan6385
      @karwan6385 5 років тому

      He looks a bit like Otto von Habsburg to me.

    • @eddymartin27
      @eddymartin27 4 роки тому

      420 likes so i wont like'

  • @nickgehr6916
    @nickgehr6916 5 років тому +1074

    The real question is
    *What happened to the drug cartel mustache?!?*

    • @Bivizzle
      @Bivizzle 5 років тому +30

      It's still there.

    • @generic4419
      @generic4419 5 років тому +28

      He must of recorded the first half of the vid a while ago

    • @aviralrawat8025
      @aviralrawat8025 5 років тому +15

      Man that mustache disturbed me through the entire half of the video.

    • @shawnorjiakor
      @shawnorjiakor 5 років тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @leoschmitz1502
      @leoschmitz1502 5 років тому +11

      The real question is
      Is the drug cartel mustache still worth it in 2019?

  • @mrdankwater9743
    @mrdankwater9743 5 років тому +204

    Vaio was my first laptop I got. Over time, the laptop was running slower and slower.

    • @aceyaeger9041
      @aceyaeger9041 5 років тому +22

      It probably hat a HDD. They tend to get slower over time

    • @mrdankwater9743
      @mrdankwater9743 5 років тому +1

      Ace Yaeger I think so too

    • @lepooperman6827
      @lepooperman6827 5 років тому

      dude, mine too i wonder what happened..

    • @AMVedits05
      @AMVedits05 5 років тому

      Same

    • @TheTechhX
      @TheTechhX 5 років тому +20

      hard drives in computers get slower over time because of how they work. A hard drive reads data as it spins on a disc and on a new system files are bunched close together making it quicker to read, but over time as you delete stuff and use more data it gets disorganized and it takes longer for it to find the info on a disc. There was a way to fix it by reorganizing the data, its called defragging. I would do it every year or so. In early windows they didnt have it built in, so thats why it got slow. But now with windows 10 it will automatically defrag the drive for you. but thats only for hard drives, ssds in computers dont need to be defragged

  • @srikarbvs3266
    @srikarbvs3266 5 років тому +15

    I still use a vaio i bought it in 2008 and it still works to this day

  • @fireflower17
    @fireflower17 5 років тому +6

    I worked in Sony Vaio's tech support before and had the chance to use their laptops and their All in One Desktops. They were really good and I liked the designs. They were pretty expensive though. We even had that UX180P and the Vaio P (my favorite). It was small and compact but still a fully functioning laptop. They also treated their employees well. They usually awarded their top performing employees with Sony TVs, home entertainment systems and their latest laptops.

  • @wvvwkx
    @wvvwkx 5 років тому +21

    Indeed what happened is that they produced futuristic and long lasting laptops so people stopped buying new ones lol
    I'm currently writing on a 10 years old VAIO (model VPCEB2B4E if you wanna check its kickass specs), it still rocks to this day and at the time it was only 900€ everything included

  • @ericmanter232
    @ericmanter232 5 років тому +115

    Oh cool the stache is g- MOTHER OF NEPTUNE

  • @beanshark8668
    @beanshark8668 5 років тому +5

    When I was young, I used to visit the Sony store close to my home to play with those amazing VAIO laptops once a week.

  • @arifemon3318
    @arifemon3318 4 роки тому +54

    Austin's vid sounds like he is selling his laptop's outside wallmart .

  • @Inotia12
    @Inotia12 5 років тому +6

    My father is still using an old VAIO Laptop from 2010.
    Swaped the old hard drive to an SSD and it still runs just as smooth as day 1

  • @dojomojo5085
    @dojomojo5085 5 років тому +188

    Hey, guys. This is Austin.
    Do you remember where I put my moustache?
    Edit: It's back, never mind

  • @krakent8791
    @krakent8791 5 років тому +114

    Sony is infamous for ditching their product lines like Vaio, memory card, etc

    • @enashimo
      @enashimo 5 років тому +33

      KRAKEN T dont forget psvita

    • @Farie977
      @Farie977 4 роки тому +19

      Bye-bye Xperia
      From what I heard, but it won't happen in a few years

    • @JYMAHJAMES
      @JYMAHJAMES 4 роки тому +13

      but yet the desperately cling onto Spiderman 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @garfielf1826
      @garfielf1826 4 роки тому +3

      @@JYMAHJAMES Different subsidiary of Sony dude

    • @primeoctober
      @primeoctober 4 роки тому +3

      They only care about the PlayStation consoles which is kinda sad, dont get me wrong i have a ps4 and its awesome but the fact that they're just focusing on that alone is just like come on now

  • @zk3072
    @zk3072 5 років тому +44

    im literally watching this video with a sony VAIO laptop.

    • @CloudStrife19919
      @CloudStrife19919 5 років тому +2

      Hahaha same. I got this Vaio maybe 7 years ago, it's a bit fucked but still works bob on.

    • @zk3072
      @zk3072 5 років тому +5

      but mines can fucking play fortnite on 30-40 fps on some cases with shitty graphics but aye creative im getting fucking 60-80 im loving it also been playing gta v, and more games but it aint that laggy. its a fucking survivor lemme tell ya. and my shit is about 10 years old.

    • @XMANIAFLYYY
      @XMANIAFLYYY 5 років тому +2

      I have a VIAO laptop that's 7 or 8 years old (because it ran windows 7 before being upgraded by my brother) and it works perfectly fine. It has a Intel core i7.

    • @pokeguy_
      @pokeguy_ 4 роки тому

      What model do you have?

  • @AlphaYTyoutubechannel
    @AlphaYTyoutubechannel 5 років тому +205

    Only thing I noticed on this video
    *MOUSTACHE GLITCH HAS BEEN FIXED*

  • @shasterdhari
    @shasterdhari 5 років тому +59

    I still have my Sony Vaio E series. It has playstation link for the PS3 lol

    • @prasanth_dalayi
      @prasanth_dalayi 5 років тому +2

      Vaio, very reliable Laptops Sony has ever made.

  • @neelnag627
    @neelnag627 4 роки тому +1

    My mom had a vaio back in 2005 and it has served her till a couple weeks ago. She loved it dearly. RIP white VAIO

  • @nross33
    @nross33 5 років тому +139

    I miss the Vaio, made the best laptops in the early 2000’s imo

    • @greycircularity
      @greycircularity 5 років тому +8

      Ikr... My laptop is still alive to this day after 19½ years

    • @Cutlass_Rudd
      @Cutlass_Rudd 4 роки тому +1

      Bought a 17" Vaio F-series in 2009 and used it every single day until 2016 when it started freezing up because of a windows update issue. I loved that thing and was sad when I went looking for its newer replacement and found out they don't even make them anymore. I tried to revive it last year with an SSD and stuff but its just too heavy and brittle after all these years.

    • @damian9303
      @damian9303 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, the one my mother had with Windows ME that she later upgraded to a pirated Windows XP lasted her for 8 years, till she got a new computer. And even then it still worked, till the PSU died around the same number of years after it laid unused.
      The only other issue it really had was that the OS oddly didn't accept any form of communication input, albeit any kind of mouse or keyboard. Just doing a repair install of XP would fix that, though.

    • @masternobody1896
      @masternobody1896 4 роки тому +2

      what the dell happened to sony

    • @abcd-hw8io
      @abcd-hw8io 4 роки тому +1

      vaio looked so modern for it time and it was so durable, so hard to find a laptop that looks nice and durable these days.

  • @rakhimondal5949
    @rakhimondal5949 5 років тому +139

    Holy shit I was eating when the video popped
    And I was so glad to comment about the good look after a shave
    And then that change choked me

    • @bruhmode3041
      @bruhmode3041 5 років тому

      I saw your account yesterday on avengers 4 theory of Voss, damn UA-cam universe is small

    • @rakhimondal5949
      @rakhimondal5949 5 років тому

      @@bruhmode3041 yes about a micrometer

    • @bruhmode3041
      @bruhmode3041 5 років тому

      @@rakhimondal5949 micrometer, are u talking of ant man

  • @Shovlaxnet
    @Shovlaxnet 5 років тому +159

    It wasn't a Vaioble business practice, is my guess.

  • @DanielJopQ
    @DanielJopQ 4 роки тому +5

    The startup sound is something of my youth alright. Definitely miss VAiO

  • @numberyellow
    @numberyellow 4 роки тому

    i used to specialize in rebuilding/refurbishing/repairing Sony Vaio notebooks in the R505 line.... l love those things. i still have a pair of maxed-out R505-ELK notebooks

  • @TheRetroFuture
    @TheRetroFuture 5 років тому +10

    Just repaired a PCG-505! I love it.

  • @heenessey1058
    @heenessey1058 5 років тому +25

    Im still rocking some VAIO speakers that are 10 years old, and theyre gr8

  • @CoVerseAU
    @CoVerseAU 5 років тому

    One of your best videos, Austin! Love it! Keep it up

  • @LloydLynx
    @LloydLynx 5 років тому

    My family got this VAIO desktop in 2001 and it's still kickin today, it's on its 3rd WinXP install though.

  • @vignettetsukinoseapril
    @vignettetsukinoseapril 5 років тому +39

    I love how the thumbnail is mock up Avengers Endgame

  • @topfamous297
    @topfamous297 5 років тому +26

    Austin, I see a lot of hate for your mustache, but man, you look matured and good with it. Do not let anyone dishearten you, man.

  • @rajarajanbalasubramanian8039
    @rajarajanbalasubramanian8039 5 років тому +2

    My favourite Austin video so far 😍

  • @jeffcardillo
    @jeffcardillo 5 років тому

    I had the PCG-505 from 1998. That was one of my favorite laptops I've ever owned. That baby had 128 MB (doubled from standard 64 MB) of RAM and a 6GB HD. It had a super high res 1024x768 display, and on the 10 inch screen it was really sharp. I used that thing way past its expected lifespan by putting lightweight versions of Linux on there. Thank you for bringing back those memories!

  • @sharvinjoshi1108
    @sharvinjoshi1108 5 років тому +29

    The mustache is gone... yay?
    Edit: nvm it’s here

  • @ninjal7588
    @ninjal7588 5 років тому +15

    Nice video, I really enjoy these kind of videos about exotic old tech, those pc's are dope.

  • @rdevil25
    @rdevil25 5 років тому

    Still have my Sony Vaio VGN-FE 11M. From 2007 at that time was top of the line. It still works fine and still use it to do a few things. Good machine.

  • @greycircularity
    @greycircularity 5 років тому +16

    *_That_** feeling when you see that Austin didn't activate Windows on a laptop*

  • @BransTech
    @BransTech 5 років тому +20

    That's been a question I've been wondering for quite a while

  • @jmaksi
    @jmaksi 5 років тому +39

    Never clicked off Austin Evans so fast.. wait

  • @ZeroStako
    @ZeroStako 5 років тому +2

    I love Vaio. If they get back on track and release something mid-range that I can work on and do slight gaming on, I'd be there.

  • @rockthedotapro
    @rockthedotapro 5 років тому

    Very well put up. I have previous owned 4 vaio laptops and currently using vaio s. Sad to see them not coming up with something cool or innovate and go crazy.
    Vaio ppl if you are reading this please come back strong we love you .

  • @akshayiloveindia
    @akshayiloveindia 5 років тому +6

    A friend of mine had UX180P and to this date it's one of the best gadgets i have put my hands on.

    • @pannenkoekspek
      @pannenkoekspek 5 років тому

      I want a new rendition so bad. Favorite gadget ever.

  • @gabrielmorla2403
    @gabrielmorla2403 5 років тому +6

    My dad had a 1990s box VAIO Computer when he was young he was 7-11 then

  • @AngeloZantua
    @AngeloZantua 5 років тому +1

    My first laptop was the Sony VAIO PCG-505E. And the current laptop that I still use is Sony VAIO multi-flip.

  • @ChalkTeacher
    @ChalkTeacher 5 років тому

    I remember having a sony vaio laptop back in 2010 iirc, it looked so great, I grabbed it and installed linux on it. I still have it with me, sadly the battery last less than half of its original capacity but I still love it and use it from time to time

  • @handsomeknight2473
    @handsomeknight2473 5 років тому +30

    Looks like he got rid of Dirty Sanchez off his lip XD
    Edit: Damn it.... It's still there.

    • @freshafroman
      @freshafroman 5 років тому

      3:22 i was like FUCK......ITS STILL THEREEEE

  • @scottyfixit
    @scottyfixit 5 років тому +3

    Great Video! Sony is one of those brands who silently got lost in the market after they were leading in flagship designs. This was a great flash back! Much design and styling has been lost in the tech world where upgrades aren't so exciting anymore like they once were. Would love to hear more on other brand's history too and what happened.... Compaq, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Gateway, Etc....

    • @apollosbrownies
      @apollosbrownies 5 років тому

      Ha! Got lost? Sony grew far too complacent - they rested on their laurels and failed to innovate. Before long Vaio PCs became a drag on the company, barely turning a profit as they churned mediocre machine after mediocre machine out in the late 2000's early 2010's. Sony has only themselves to blame for it.
      You'll be happy to know that Toshiba and Fujitsu are doing well, though they've largely refocused on industrial applications than the consumer market. You'll find many hospitals and work sites with ruggedized Fujitsu machines. Gateway may still exist in some capacity, but they were bought out years ago. When they were pulled from the US market, they carried on for years in Europe and other places for some time. Compaq eventually just rolled into HP's entry-level lineups, but they still own the name.

  • @adityasanthanam1945
    @adityasanthanam1945 4 роки тому

    My first PC was a Sony Vaio PCV-RX752. It was a great computer and I still have it with the original monitor as well.

  • @JosiahVaughan
    @JosiahVaughan 5 років тому

    Absolutely is absolutely Austin’s new favorite word....
    Absolutely

  • @samueltan2148
    @samueltan2148 4 роки тому +3

    9:15 Reminds me of the good old days of interesting looking Sony Ericsson Xperias, unlike how it is today...

  • @Vincetagram
    @Vincetagram 5 років тому +5

    Finally someone who uploads in 18:9

  • @kenei_206
    @kenei_206 4 роки тому +1

    I remember going through Vaio magazines and dreaming of owning one.

  • @NoorSubtain50
    @NoorSubtain50 2 роки тому +1

    I also have a sony vaio laptop from 2010 and it still works even its 11 YRS OLD!!!

  • @suborgtfo.4433
    @suborgtfo.4433 5 років тому +134

    What happened to Austin Evans Mustache ?

    • @NtvBulgaria
      @NtvBulgaria 5 років тому +3

      It’s still there. 😂

    • @iCarlyfan4534
      @iCarlyfan4534 5 років тому +1

      It comes back later in the video

    • @kalazakan
      @kalazakan 5 років тому

      Watch the video..?

    • @melo0611
      @melo0611 5 років тому

      It grew back

  • @mediocrecoder6184
    @mediocrecoder6184 5 років тому +6

    z series was a beautiful laptop with the mac style pricing

  • @Soupredcar
    @Soupredcar 5 років тому

    I didn't know what to expect at first when opening the video but I love where this went. I'm a huge fan of unique electronics and I will actively work around having something that isn't generic. Those old Vaio designs screamed to me and I wish they would reboot something like that in today standards. I already own a GPD Win, but that mini computer looked so awesome and the tiny ultrawide was super intriguing at well.

  • @zeronine-eightyfour
    @zeronine-eightyfour 5 років тому +1

    I had the Vaio Z13 which was incredible, not as outlandish but still crazy. It had Macbook pro 15 specs in an 1.3kg light 13inch chassis. Could run games fairly well, was really well made but mad expensive. Wish they made those crazy concepts still. It was a thin and light gaming laptop way before Razer even considered making laptops.

  • @ankurdebbarma6363
    @ankurdebbarma6363 5 років тому +11

    Days when Sony literally had innovations up their sleeves. I'm not saying they don't have innovations now, they still have it.

    • @IoriTatsuguchi
      @IoriTatsuguchi 5 років тому +1

      Even Japanese stopped caring about what's next from Sony since iPod, LG/Samsung/htc and whole China. I'm pretty sure they'll sell Xperia brand which I can't remember the last time I saw anyone who had them (even in Japan), even less so for the last time anyone outside Japan made a review about it. The last innovative stuff about xperia was about being waterproof before it was standard, but that was not sony's but Japanese market's standard since 2008-ish. They are just known for looking cool and expensive and this saddens old sony fanboy.

    • @ankurdebbarma6363
      @ankurdebbarma6363 5 років тому

      @@IoriTatsuguchi Xperia strived and is still doing the same today. Sony's mobile segment is struggling even though they came up with the first waterproof as you mentioned and perhaps, I reckon it's because of impractical pricing, which isn't frugal for a mobile phone of such standard at the current market place. On the contrary, there are other manufacturers with similar or better specifications at a lower price setting the standard. Therefore the plummet on their sales.

    • @IoriTatsuguchi
      @IoriTatsuguchi 5 років тому

      ​@@ankurdebbarma6363; I didn't need to check with facts to tell because it's visibly selling less, but, well apparently it's sold only a half units in their main market Japan in comparison to the year before. I only hear praise from foreigner too.
      It was like Japanese in 90's: "Sony is the best"; 00's "Sony will come back" 05 "OK they are done"

    • @BluishHuntress
      @BluishHuntress 2 роки тому

      @@IoriTatsuguchi Sony is being run by old Japanese men with no visions. Japanese companies needs reflection that they need to innovate, to take calculated risk if need, and to have their own bubble burst.

  • @justmatthere8521
    @justmatthere8521 5 років тому +5

    My dad still has his VAIO from like 2010 lol.

  • @user-tz8pf4pd4q
    @user-tz8pf4pd4q 4 роки тому

    Great video Duncan!

  • @FlyboyHelosim
    @FlyboyHelosim 5 років тому

    My first laptop was a Sony VAIO PCG-FR415M running Windows XP. It was expensive, but really high build quality and had a good weight to it.

  • @CoRoLLa97GLi
    @CoRoLLa97GLi 5 років тому +4

    i like them because they start so many colors in laptops.

  • @evergreenbear
    @evergreenbear 5 років тому +21

    Im 11 now but back when I was about 9 I remember my mom having a nice vaio with a core in but I ended up destroying it with viruses accidentally
    I've learned a lot more about computers and can now even dual boot arch Linux!

    • @ItsNotFrey
      @ItsNotFrey 4 роки тому +2

      Dual-booting a PC isn't all too difficult, but it's impressive for an 11-year-old.

  • @lth_lch
    @lth_lch 5 років тому

    Never had a VAIO device in the house (we were strictly a Dell family lol), but I have a cousin that was in college back in like 2006 that would babysit me and my siblings who had a VAIO laptop and it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen at the time.

  • @prasanth_dalayi
    @prasanth_dalayi 5 років тому +1

    I bought a Vaio laptop in 2013 (Win 8) and recently upgraded to latest Win 10 - 1809.
    Core i5
    500GB
    4GB ram (upgraded)
    it runs for 4 hrs straight on the battery.
    I'm happy with the performance of the laptop.

  • @leafchill8821
    @leafchill8821 5 років тому +4

    Vaio is still used today, my step dad has one

    • @apollosbrownies
      @apollosbrownies 5 років тому +1

      Plenty of legacy Vaio machines are still in use, but they offer so little value in current models that it just doesn't make economical sense to buy them. I knew plenty of folks with Vaio computers back when they were relevant, but the few I've seen with them today are just reusing and upgrading old models.

  • @AGamingGuitarist
    @AGamingGuitarist 5 років тому +8

    Austin Evans next video - "Is the 2019 Mustache worth it?"

  • @pimi1458
    @pimi1458 5 років тому

    I still remember my moms vaio laptop stayed with her for idk 7-10 years! Damn it really fought hard to live until last year it shut off :”)

  • @stressohnegrund1933
    @stressohnegrund1933 5 років тому

    I remember one day when I was in 6th grade. I saw a Vaio laptop at school and I went absolutely nuts because I dreamed of having one just for myself...Ahhh...time flies.

  • @rowenaabardo80
    @rowenaabardo80 4 роки тому +5

    6:06 the inspiration of the design team of macbooks in apple

  • @shadowcaster7974
    @shadowcaster7974 5 років тому +19

    Austin used dollar shaved club
    Edit: 3:22 never mind

  • @allajunaki
    @allajunaki 5 років тому

    I had a red vaio about 10 years back. It really unique amongst all the generic HP’s dells of the era. It had a really good keyboard and it was reasonably fast system. I remember my roommates hp used to get hot near the trackpad, while my vaio’s thermal components were all at the rear, so front palm rests rarely got warm. It was truly one of the best machines at the time.

  • @samjackson7701
    @samjackson7701 5 років тому

    Although I've never owned a VAIO personally, (I've always been a ThinkPad guy), quite a few of my coworkers have owned Vaio's in the past. Seeing the X505 in this video was a wonderful throwback, as a friend of mine actually *bought* one of those for work, and used it for years. Here I am rocking my ThinkPad T40 though :)

  • @jameshartley95
    @jameshartley95 5 років тому +3

    my old sony vaio laptop was the best one i ever had. :D

  • @TheMamaluigi300
    @TheMamaluigi300 5 років тому +6

    3:19 “So what exactly happened?”
    Easily the beard

  • @crystalchaos462
    @crystalchaos462 5 років тому

    man back in the early 2000's I really wanted a PCG-R505 with the slim dock but sadly couldnt afford it. I was kind of hoping to see that here. This was still an awesome throwback though.

  • @thewolf7668
    @thewolf7668 5 років тому

    When you get a notif a day after the video was uploaded, but u already watched the video..

  • @EricFabianLozano
    @EricFabianLozano 5 років тому +38

    My laptop gives me a good 30 minutes of battery life.

    • @rainmared
      @rainmared 5 років тому +1

      Sorry bout that

    • @sireement4900
      @sireement4900 5 років тому +2

      Pffttt... My iPad lasts 2hours while playing pubg mobile at maximum graphics
      At 80% battery

    • @theheadguy1212
      @theheadguy1212 5 років тому +2

      SIR EŁement you play PUBG on an iPad?

    • @paulrajkhowa3061
      @paulrajkhowa3061 5 років тому +3

      @@sireement4900 noob

    • @sireement4900
      @sireement4900 5 років тому +1

      The Head Guy yep, using claw and gyro

  • @BladeITguy
    @BladeITguy 5 років тому +6

    i really want a the P model to put linux on 😍😍

  • @Kenshin11212
    @Kenshin11212 5 років тому +1

    In this video we see Good Austin and Evil Austin reviewing laptops together

  • @theconservativeparty69
    @theconservativeparty69 5 років тому

    Just over ten minutes
    No ads!

  • @joehdah5395
    @joehdah5395 5 років тому +23

    My laptop only lasts 10-15 minutes on full brightness and high performance mode on....

    • @obsidiack1489
      @obsidiack1489 5 років тому

      My old laptop on lasted 10-15 minutes before burning my leg off, so that's pretty impressive

    • @phantom-xb6wv
      @phantom-xb6wv 5 років тому

      Obsidiack damn man ever thought of cleaning it, or changing thermal paste inside it

    • @tizzi91able
      @tizzi91able 5 років тому

      time to buy a new battery

  • @Sameer-vb1sw
    @Sameer-vb1sw 5 років тому +5

    After 10 years I finally know what that writing is. I always thought it was lavo or something. Thanks Austin.

  • @flz_5848
    @flz_5848 4 роки тому

    I never remember him making this video and now it’s suddenly showing up in my recommended

  • @alkfs137a
    @alkfs137a 5 років тому

    I’m still using VAIO, the T13 series one to be exact. Still pretty usable ,though the harddrive easily unplugged if bugged for no reason.

  • @shataph19
    @shataph19 5 років тому +14

    I still have my Sony VAIO. It’s thicc

  • @inshalkhan5447
    @inshalkhan5447 5 років тому +3

    2:38 When he says "life"... I dunno why he looks sooo god damn cute. :D

  • @mchutube
    @mchutube 4 роки тому

    I am still rocking a Sony VAIO FW 16.4", a VAIO Z series ultrabook, and a Pro Duo 13 convertible. The Pro Duo 13 still looks and feels modern.

  • @jonathanjdm4forlife187
    @jonathanjdm4forlife187 4 роки тому

    Wow surprised you review the UX180P. I Still have mine for nostalgic purposes. It's a conversation piece in my office.

  • @vvk788
    @vvk788 5 років тому +9

    This was the xps of 2010.

  • @IXISSV
    @IXISSV 5 років тому +4

    When i started watching, i thought "oooh, he's had a shave! 😍" Then it went all fast forward to present time, then the moostache appeared 😒☹️😤
    HAVE A SHAVE!!
    Loving the old Sony gear tho, they made some amazing stuff back in the day 🤓🤓

  • @pauL3gend
    @pauL3gend 5 років тому

    Let's not forget that Vaio actually started the island style keys before even Apple. Same with the hinge design. Lots of design cues from the Vaio days are still used today.

  • @yekevin
    @yekevin 5 років тому

    My Dad used to work for Sony so I had to play with most of those laptops. The "P" model is definitely my favourite. A guy had that in school and he became the coolest guy. I later had one in maroon which was so pretty :)