OEM's dark dirty secerets

bkeating · 04-23-2002, 03:45 PM

Should I be shot for wanting to get a OEM VAIO Desktop? Theirs something about it that makes me....

./Ben

WebMasta33 · 04-23-2002, 04:33 PM

Eh... I'd say yes. Home built computers have so much more love put into them... that's why they work better.

It's all about the <3

Heavy_Equipment · 04-23-2002, 04:48 PM

Just get one of those nice aluminum Lian Li cases.

Picture it wet sanded, buffed and polished to a mirror finish.

Nothing to it, super fine grit finishing sand paper, followed by a dose of jeweller's rouge. A coat of car wax will keep it from oxidizing when you're done.

It'd look 10 times better than the Sony, you probably have most of the hardware already...so cost won't be a big issue, and you'd have the satisfaction of DIY.

admar2 · 04-23-2002, 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by Heavy_Equipment
Just get one of those nice aluminum Lian Li cases.

Picture it wet sanded, buffed and polished to a mirror finish.

Nothing to it, super fine grit finishing sand paper, followed by a dose of jeweller's rouge. A coat of car wax will keep it from oxidizing when you're done.

It'd look 10 times better than the Sony, you probably have most of the hardware already...so cost won't be a big issue, and you'd have the satisfaction of DIY.

WHAT!!!

sand a Lian Li????? NOOOOOOOOO

Brad · 04-24-2002, 02:12 AM

sony vaio's (desktops and notebooks) are made by asus

they still suck though :P

ECUPirate · 04-24-2002, 02:34 AM

where can I get super fine sandpaper. 600 grit is the finest I can find around town.

ridoutplastics.com had some, up to 2000 grit I think, but it was like $1.50 a sheet.

Joe · 04-24-2002, 06:51 AM

the VAIO MX series is pretty hot, I want one of them myself.

Also you cant believe what brad said 100% since he heard it from an Asus sales rep... those spinmasters will tell you Asus did all the computers on the Space station if you ask them enough times.

the truth is, many companies work with Sony, since I have seen Micron, Intel, Asus, and even a PCChips board in a VAIO before.

Hell the asus rep even claimed to be a tier 1 Notebook builder which it is NOT. ( its tier 2 if anything) There are only 2 Tier 1 MFG's and both are names I cant pronounce. (the companies that make all Toshiba/sony/compaq/ibm/etc... basicly all the notebooks being sold under different names to specs that the MFG gives them. I believe Quantus is one of them.

Heavy_Equipment · 04-24-2002, 03:58 PM

Any auto paint supplier will have the sand paper.

NAPA Has It. ...bottom of the page.
Micro Fine 1200, 1500, 2000 grit wet/dry, but it doesn't show how many sheets in a $6.49 pack. I'm sure you can find a body shop that will sell you sheets at cost/cheap.

I'm kinda interested in doing this myself, but I abruptly became unemployed last week. lol

Figures, all the time in the world to tackle a project...but I don't have the money to spend on it

bkeating · 04-26-2002, 07:47 PM

The urge passed over after I called Sony and asked if I could receive a setup w/o any OS & Software. They said. Atleats i Think they did.. those damn 1-800 #'s for /any/ computer company have bad bad bad english.

Ben.

Brad · 04-26-2002, 08:09 PM

hehe, they are probably very clever, but just can't speak anything outside of asian languages

Heavy_Equipment · 04-26-2002, 09:11 PM

I just read your sig...I don't recall seeing it before.
Forget what I said about you probably having most of the hardware already.

04-23-2002, 03:45 PM	#1
bkeating Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eagle, WI Posts: 21	OEM's dark dirty secerets Should I be shot for wanting to get a OEM VAIO Desktop? Theirs something about it that makes me.... ./Ben __________________ Pentium 233 / Matrox 220 business / 128MB / 6gig Seagate / Garbaged picked Monitor (just had a bad cable!) uptime: 35 days and counting!

04-23-2002, 04:33 PM	#2
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Eh... I'd say yes. Home built computers have so much more love put into them... that's why they work better. It's all about the <3 __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

04-24-2002, 02:12 AM	#5
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	sony vaio's (desktops and notebooks) are made by asus they still suck though :P __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-24-2002, 02:34 AM	#6
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	where can I get super fine sandpaper. 600 grit is the finest I can find around town. ridoutplastics.com had some, up to 2000 grit I think, but it was like $1.50 a sheet. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-24-2002, 06:51 AM	#7
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	the VAIO MX series is pretty hot, I want one of them myself. Also you cant believe what brad said 100% since he heard it from an Asus sales rep... those spinmasters will tell you Asus did all the computers on the Space station if you ask them enough times. the truth is, many companies work with Sony, since I have seen Micron, Intel, Asus, and even a PCChips board in a VAIO before. Hell the asus rep even claimed to be a tier 1 Notebook builder which it is NOT. ( its tier 2 if anything) There are only 2 Tier 1 MFG's and both are names I cant pronounce. (the companies that make all Toshiba/sony/compaq/ibm/etc... basicly all the notebooks being sold under different names to specs that the MFG gives them. I believe Quantus is one of them. __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

04-23-2002, 04:48 PM	#3
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	Just get one of those nice aluminum Lian Li cases. Picture it wet sanded, buffed and polished to a mirror finish. Nothing to it, super fine grit finishing sand paper, followed by a dose of jeweller's rouge. A coat of car wax will keep it from oxidizing when you're done. It'd look 10 times better than the Sony, you probably have most of the hardware already...so cost won't be a big issue, and you'd have the satisfaction of DIY.

04-24-2002, 03:58 PM	#8
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	Any auto paint supplier will have the sand paper. NAPA Has It. ...bottom of the page. Micro Fine 1200, 1500, 2000 grit wet/dry, but it doesn't show how many sheets in a $6.49 pack. I'm sure you can find a body shop that will sell you sheets at cost/cheap. I'm kinda interested in doing this myself, but I abruptly became unemployed last week. lol Figures, all the time in the world to tackle a project...but I don't have the money to spend on it

04-26-2002, 07:47 PM	#9
bkeating Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eagle, WI Posts: 21	The urge passed over after I called Sony and asked if I could receive a setup w/o any OS & Software. They said. Atleats i Think they did.. those damn 1-800 #'s for /any/ computer company have bad bad bad english. Ben. __________________ Pentium 233 / Matrox 220 business / 128MB / 6gig Seagate / Garbaged picked Monitor (just had a bad cable!) uptime: 35 days and counting!

04-26-2002, 08:09 PM	#10
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	hehe, they are probably very clever, but just can't speak anything outside of asian languages __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-26-2002, 09:11 PM	#11
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	I just read your sig...I don't recall seeing it before. Forget what I said about you probably having most of the hardware already.

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