Sony - VAIO Flip 2-in-1 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - 8GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Silver

Having read all of negative reviews, was hesitant to purchase this Sony product. However, due to time pressure and not that many convertibles out there at the moment - after comparing them all went with the one that is pleasing to an eye and easy at hand. Once unpacked and turned on - all those negative comments came to life - noisy fan, sporadic WiFi, issues with touch screen, etc. However, as i am in IT - i figured this to be my challenge. Plus the fact that reportedly latest Sony updates have fixed those issues. So, to make it short - installing ALL of the updates, spending half a day on this and multiple restarts later - it was a quite GOOD product. no issues with WiFi, no fan noise, excellent responsiveness on touch screen. Everything is good except for one detail - dead pixels on the screen. Doing some research seems like quite common issue with this line. Not too many - i had 3 dead ones, but on a totally black screen you can definitely see those. I did not return the laptop as the primary user did not even notice until i pointed out. So, i gave not 3 and not 5 stars because once properly configured and updated - it is a good product for the price. What i am really disappointed with, being a big Sony fan over the years i came to expect great quality from them as a given fact. I previously owned several Vaio laptops and their electronics - they just worked out of the box. This one is not for an average consumer. The update process has to be followed to the letter, and I am sure most of us as consumers got spoiled by A...e - it just works out of the box. As an IT pro i take it as a given - every good product needs additional work...

I read the reviews online before I bought this, and knew going in that it would probably need to be adjusted and have the downloads and Win8.1 update done on it, and MANY THANKS to those reviews that showed the steps to take. IF you follow them, you'll be very happy with this unit! I bought mine as an open box, most likely because the original owner didn't know to download the updates, particularly for the touchscreen, which did act as though it was possessed and did all kinds of random things on it's own. But after downloading and updating the touchscreen driver, it's been perfect since. I love the brilliant and vibrant screen on it. It is a smidge on the heavy side and I think it misses the ultrabook categorey as a result. But the versatility of the screen moving to any position you could want can't be beat. My only complaint is with the keyboard. Sony usually has exceptionally tight and great keyboards, but this one seems like the "plate" that covers the laptop isn't sealed to the rest of the laptop, which causes the keys to seem as though they don't have the right amount of travel, and makes the whole unit bounce a little when you type. I checked other display units at several BB's, and all of them are like that, so it's not just mine. Overall, it's an awesome unit, and has all of Sony's quality. It's also a perfect size, not too small to do actual work, and not to massive that you need a truss to carry it along with you - it totally hits the sweet spot. I do wish that Sony had included their pen with it, or at a minimum included a port where you could store the pen, since it will NOT work with any other wacom enabled pen, only Sony's.

I did my research and despite many of the negative reviews I was hopeful so I bought the Solid State 13A Laptop. It was loud even if it had no moving parts and if on silent setting. I switched for 14A Flip and this one had horrible WIFI and horrible ghosting problems (the touch screen and mouse pad hyper sensitive). I had to send it to Sony to fix it because it was a manufacturer issues. I didn't like any other laptops but this one and I had the patience to get it fixed. Not for someone who doesn't. Overall this computer great if you get Sony to fix it. They don't want to do recalls so just send yours in to get fixed.

As mentioned above, the first one that we got didn't work properly (would switch between the desktop and applications screens, would jump around on the application screen without touching it). Best Buy was great about us returning it and the second one seems to be working fine. The new Windows takes some getting used to and had to update to 8.1 so that we could have two screens open at once. Only glitch now is that when switching from using it like a computer to using it like a tablet the touch screen isn't very responsive. It is also a little heavy.

When I first got the Sony Flip 14, the touch screen would stop working after several minutes of use and the WiFi would not keep connected to the Internet. I updated the BIOS and drivers, and now the touch screen works great, but the WiFi still seems to drop Internet connection, but not as often. I have iPads, Android Tablets, ChromeCast, Smart TVs, and a few other laptops that all work great on the WiFi, so I think it is a weakness of this Sony. But it works most of the time now, and the wife really likes it. It is a nice system, except for the occasional need to reset the WiFi. Hopefully, Sony will come out with an update to completely take care of this weakness.

Love this convertible laptop this was exactly what I was looking for. Sleek cool design, loaded with awesome features, powerful processor, extended battery life. Its all that and s little bit more...

I Love this laptop. works great in all modes. Light but sturdy. good battery life,and it wont let you over charge it. I've been waiting over 6 months on purchasing a good PC tablet convertible with a decent processor that wouldn't break the bank. This one definitely makes the cut. I'm am nothing but thrilled with this purchase.

Was looking for a personal laptop and started with the Sony VAIO flip because it was on a great sale. For the price, it was a good machine, but it was not going to work for me long term and I ended up returning it. On the plus side, it's one of the best looking laptops available. The 2-1 laptop/tablet feature was great and the screen graphics were excellent. Unfortunately, the process to turn the machine from laptop to tablet was cumbersome. Additionally, the fan seemed to run a lot, even for basic tasks. Lastly, and this is minor, but the brushed metal of the machine really shows fingerprints.