The average time for a mortgaged home to transition from default to bank reposession in each of these three states has been over two years.

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It's a nice little perk, and it should help NW owners transition into the Chrome Age quite nicely -- and speaking of which, Chrome is the default preinstalled browser once you boot back into Vista.

ENGADGET: Sony VAIO NW unboxing and hands-on