Sony Vaio Z505

I purchased the Vaio Z505 from eBay on a whim and suggestion from a friend for an “ultra-slim” laptop. The Laptop definitely lives up to that claim. It is TINY… both in size and horsepower.

Status: LINUX COMPATIBLE

Sony Vaio Z505Distributions

Specifications

  • Intel Pentium II 333Mhz
  • 2M Onboard Video
  • 12″ TFT LCD
  • 192MB RAM
  • 10GB Hard Drive
  • 10/100 Ethernet via external cable
  • 56K Modem (NOT COMPATIBLE)
  • Microsoft Windows 98

Special Notes

The modem does not work but everything else does. Installation was complicated as it does not have a CD-ROM built-in. I had to borrow a friend’s but it did allow booting from the CDROM after getting it all set up. The CDROM was a PCMCIA drive made specifically for the Vaio. Once installed I noticed that scrolling was sluggish primarily because of the weak video card.