Nic B

Thanks - suspected as much. I will really miss the Vaio, so feel I should try to do something! but will try to call in a favour from a technically minded friend rather than pay for the privilege of finding out how bad things are.

Had been relatively happy with my VGF AP1L - just about used to the need to carry a paper clip to rest when it froze - but now, a couple of months out of warranty, it's died completely. Sony tell me they will charge £34 just to tell me how much it will cost to fix (so no guarantee it can be rescued...) any similar stories/advice? And is this just the standard or servce I should expect? Not impressed...