# Eat Shit and Die Sony **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 6, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367 "2011-04-06T05:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/61 "2011-04-06T21:42:41Z")
> [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](#): > > Too bad you aren’t a techno geek, you might understand the difference between convection and conduction. I shouldn’t have to. I’m the consumer. You know, the one with the money. ---
**Author:** ![Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/62 "2011-04-06T21:44:19Z")
A fool and her money are soon parted. Have fun refusing to obey the laws of thermodynamics and frying your battery on your FUPA. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/63 "2011-04-06T22:01:31Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > \*No one \* buys a laptop with the assumption it will only last 12 months. Just because a manufacturer sets a designated warranty period and refuses to cover what would be a manufacturer’s defect under any other sub-12 month circumstance doesn’t mean he has to take it lying down. > [@PunditLisa](#): > > So that 55" 3D Sony that I just bought is only expected to last a year because that’s how long the warranty runs? Hell, I should just go to Rent-A-Center and lease one cause I’ll have paid $150/month for the privilege of watching t.v should it go kaput after 12 months. My point is, the people who make these things have calculated the time for which they can offer a warranty at a given price-point while remaining competitive. Obviously your average laptop will last more than 12 months. But if the thing breaks after 12 months and one day, I can’t fault the manufacturer for not wanting to fix it for free. You’ve gotten exactly what you paid for. If they do decide to fix it just be to nice (and there is certainly some value to be had in being nice) then that’s a bonus. But it shouldn’t be expected. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/64 "2011-04-06T23:49:07Z")
> [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](#): > > A fool and her money are soon parted. Have fun refusing to obey the laws of thermodynamics and frying your battery on your FUPA. Hey shit for brains. Go away. No one gives a flying fuck about your interpretation of battery life and expected use. That’s not even slightly related to the topic at hand. When my battery goes belly up I’ll be sure to look you up and piss up your leg. And Sony, naturally, doesn’t follow through on their promised callback. Big fucking shock. Don’t buy Sony. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/65 "2011-04-06T23:50:44Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > That niggling little detail yeah. > > Can you tell me how many thousand laptops you will be buying that would justify Sony ignoring their warranty procedures just for you? After all, they are a business. Hey, dumbfuck, that’s sarcasm, or irony, take your pick. Geez…some people. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/66 "2011-04-07T00:49:36Z")
> [@gogoud](#): > > I had a Sony fail like this after 3 months but they fixed it under warranty. And I’ve had and seen many other laptops with the same problem. > > So we came up with the LapTug which is a really cheap preventative solution - it uses the network or modem port to provide an anchor point for the power lead so you don’t get the pulls on the laptop dc power socket which do the damage. Just £2 (c.$3) and it really works! > > Available [here](http://www.laptug.co.uk/laptug.html?src=sdope&date=2011-04-06) or on eBay. Sorry for the advert but I really think it can help in this situation. [Moderating] Hi, **gogoud**. Welcome to the Straight Dope. While I appreciate that your product is directly related to the issues the OP is experiencing (and I particularly appreciate that you’re an actual person, and not a spambot) we do have rules against using the boards as advertising for private businesses or products. We do have a forum specifically for that sort of thing - The Marketplace - but you have to pay for a board membership in order to use it. I encourage you to take a look around the rest of the boards. We’ve got a pretty nice community going here, with a lot to recommend it. I hope you decide to stick around. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/67 "2011-04-07T01:13:24Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Also, your crappy website is broken. (Hint: HTML entities must end with a semicolon.) It works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/68 "2011-04-07T01:18:57Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Obviously your average laptop will last more than 12 months. That’s true. My advice to the OP is to buy a new laptop that is not made by Sony. Seriously. Shit breaks. If it breaks too early, then stop buying from that company. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/69 "2011-04-07T01:46:52Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Seriously. Shit breaks. If it breaks too early, then stop buying from that company. Did the OP insinuate he was going to buy another Sony product? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/70 "2011-04-07T01:49:58Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > Did the OP insinuate he was going to buy another Sony product? I dunno. He wants to stick with his Sony product. _shrug_ He wants them to fix a product that’s already broken far too early. It’ll break again. I’d write it off and move on. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/71 "2011-04-07T05:37:11Z")
Am I the only one who usually plugs my laptop in? I also use a lap desk as well. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/72 "2011-04-07T06:45:00Z")
> [@gogoud](#): > > So we came up with the LapTug “LapTug”. Heh, heh, heh. Might make more money by selling that URL… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/73 "2011-04-07T10:08:22Z")
> [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](#): > > A fool and her money are soon parted. Have fun refusing to obey the laws of thermodynamics and frying your battery on your FUPA. I’ll let you know when my Toshiba Satellite M35X-S3112 breaks down. I’m going on about 5 years now, IIRC. ETA: Buy Toshiba. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/74 "2011-04-07T16:48:25Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Am I the only one who usually plugs my laptop in? I also use a lap desk as well. Of course not. His problem is that he can’t plug his laptop in anymore because the plug inside the machine is broken. Did you even read the thread? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/75 "2011-04-07T16:56:19Z")
If this is anything like a similar issue I had with a Dell laptop, you’re about the be doubly fucked. With mine, there’s some part of the power connection that’s integrated onto the motherboard and fails very frequently. When it goes, you need to replace the whole mobo. The $200 quote from Sony is probably just for standard repairs–if they need to give you a new mobo, it will probably be hundreds more. Before you ship the laptop to them, I’d definitely recommend clarifying what’s included in that price and how much it will cost for various parts (especially a new motherboard). You should probably also check around for local computer repair shops, who can probably do repairs much more cheaply, and without the extra shipping wait time. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/76 "2011-04-07T17:40:32Z")
I love Sony Vaio laptops so much that I got two. The VPCF1 with the solid state hard drive. Freaking awesome. It’s the aircraft carrier of laptops. Smaller laptops routinely take off and land from the flight deck of this baby. However their Sony Style stores are absolutely worthless. I wanted to test drive a netbook that was on display but their wifi access has websense filtering which is configured to block every potentially interesting site on the entire Internet. After a half hour of not being able to assess the netbook’s capability, I walked across the mall to an Apple Store and got my very first Mac: the 11" Macbook air. Oh, and yeah the cold colder joints on the power jack is an easy fix for a first semester tech school student, provided you can get the thing open and expose the circuit board well enough. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/77 "2011-04-07T19:12:14Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > My wife has a similar problem every 8 months or so. Just go to Ebay and buy a new one for $40 or so and get on with your life. > > -Joe A new wife every eight months for $40? Damn! > [@Cleophus](#): > > 1. Why the _fuck_ would you choose the Ethernet port over the lock slot, which is part of the case and is actually designed to take some stress? This. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/78 "2011-04-08T00:43:02Z")
What happened to the fun answers? > [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](#): > > Where do you suggest the heat dissipate? Up your ass. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/79 "2011-04-08T17:43:18Z")
Does anyone else keep reading their alerts for updates as being to a thread titled, “Eat Shit and Die, Sonny”? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367/80 "2011-04-08T18:07:53Z")
If only **Zippo** made laptop computers. I have a very old Zippo lighter that was damaged. I contacted Zippo about service. They sent me an address to send it. I was worried that the cost would exceed what I wanted to invest in the lighter. No worry. They repaired and returned this 30 year old lighter looking brand new. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367.md?page=5)