SONY VAIO VGN-SZ71WN/C REVIEW

VGN-SZ71 from the Vaio Family with rocking recital

In January 2008 Sony revealed its approach for the new Vaio series. Many Vaio variants are now planted with up-to-date Penryn CPUs. The VGN-SZ71 is now powered with a 45 nm dual core processor too. These are more influential and insist less oomph. As a result also their squandering of heat is lower.

Design
The case of the Vaio VGN-SZ71WN/C sustained entirely unchanged. It is the 1.8 kg light 13.3 inch casing of the VGN SZ61WN/C, with a packed in size of 31.6 cm x 23.3 cm x 2.1 to 3.5 cm (length, width, height). This shady grey casing still seems graceful. Compared to further ultra portables the workmanship of the Vaio is exceptional. The palm rest region, finished of brushed aluminium, emphasizes the dignified look.

Performance
Of course the intention of the processor promotion is to advance the performance. The synthetic benchmarks which cover CPU performance establish that the VGN-SZ71WN/C is certainly better than its precursor, the VGN-SZ61 WN/C, which is planted with a T7500 Core 2 Duo processor (codename Merom) produced by Intel (2.20 GHz clock rate per core, 4 MB Level-2-Cache). A T9300, an influential dual core processor of the 45 nm Penryn variant (Santa Rosa refresh), guarantee excellent computation performance.

On the whole this 13.3 inch LCD (WXGA, 1,280x800 pixels) with X-black and LED expertise is outstanding. The regular brightness is extremely good.

The input devices of the Sony Vaio VGN-SZ71WN/C are nearly the similar one of the predecessor laptop. The equivalent is true for the hot keys, pointer LEDs, and the switch for WLAN and the power saving 'Stamina' mode.

The highest runtime calculated with the Battery Eater Reader's test and configured in stamina form is 9 hours 37 minutes, which is exceptionally long.

Conclusion
In Sony's Vaio arrangement 2008 also the VGN-SZ variants is now planted with brand new processors. Case, flaunt, and workmanship of the Sony Vaio VGN SZ71 WN/C are really good. The presentation of this ultra portable laptop is excellent.

Pros
+ Packed together size
+ Rock-hard case
+ Extended battery life
+ Slender display
+ Fingerprint biometrics
+ Just around 1.8 kg weight

Cons
- No Recovery-CD/-DVD added
- Sparkly display
- Unsteady keyboard
- Only 2 USB 2.0 ports

Value For Money

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