Amin GirasolNov 25, 2024

I've been gifted a gorgeous #Sony #VAIO PCG N505X, introduced circa July 1999, which was originally bought for over €3,000. It still works beautifully!

The lid is very bashed around, though. Does anyone have any tips on how to clean that up? Is it even possible?

I plan to swap the hard drive for a #CompactFlash card, and I'll see if I can get a new battery for the machine. It comes complete with a dinky but sturdy carry case, a port replicator, charger, CDROM drive and a functioning 10/100 PCMCIA Ethernet card.

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@fluidlogic Nice pickup--I always enjoyed the look of Vaio PC's from this time. Don't know about cleaning up the lid...you could try cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol and see if you can reduce the scratches with toothpaste after. You could probably find a new Sony badge of the right size online, or take one from another old Sony product.
Nov 25, 2024 at 7:57pmWeb
Show threadAmin GirasolNov 25, 2024

@ScottWithTwoTs Toothpaste! What a great idea!

Yes, it's an incredibly compact machine for the time.