Sony VAIO PCV-SE16FX / S ($ 1,249.99 direct) is a 15-inch laptop that will appeal to customers tempted by the stylish thin frame and high-end pieces like a Blu-ray and AMD discrete graphics. With a brilliant design, superb HD screen, and a powerful combination of processing and graphics hardware that would allow Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt) ($ 2,199 direct, 4 stars) to shame, offering Sony VAIO is placed in a light 4.4 pounds without the package price Apple. Those who seek the same feeling rich and polished design for an Apple product, but will be left a little disappointed with details like the keyboard and mouse feel weird unrefined.
Design
VPC-SE16FX / S to use what Sony calls "Full Flat" design, which means that the computer has a fixed rate, without a hint of the slope and shape of a wedge-shaped profile. With a magnesium alloy skeleton on the inside and brushed aluminum covers the lid and palm rest, the VPC-SE16FX / S to use a combination of metal and plastic to keep the weight to 4.4 pounds. It's actually a hair thinner than Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt), which is 1 inch thick and weighs 5.5 pounds. Even if the optional battery capacity, the VPC-SE16FX / S is still close to the weight of the lot, jäädessä 5.6 kg. Enviable slimness is not lost, however, the battery adds almost half an inch laptop.
Design
VPC-SE16FX / S to use what Sony calls "Full Flat" design, which means that the computer has a fixed rate, without a hint of the slope and shape of a wedge-shaped profile. With a magnesium alloy skeleton on the inside and brushed aluminum covers the lid and palm rest, the VPC-SE16FX / S to use a combination of metal and plastic to keep the weight to 4.4 pounds. It's actually a hair thinner than Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt), which is 1 inch thick and weighs 5.5 pounds. Even if the optional battery capacity, the VPC-SE16FX / S is still close to the weight of the lot, jäädessä 5.6 kg. Enviable slimness is not lost, however, the battery adds almost half an inch laptop.
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| Sony VAIO VPC-SE16FX / S |
A key feature of PCV-SE16FX / S 15.5-inch screen shown in 1920 by the HD 1080. Quality is better than any of the Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft) ($ 999 direct, 4 stars) or 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro has to offer, and if it resembled a high-definition film by Blu- ray and real-time view on Netflix. An anti-reflective coating also provides a slightly matte finish on the screen, reducing glare and improve visibility inside and outside. A light sensor measures the ambient light in the room and adjusts the screen brightness accordingly, without the user having full attention throughout.
The keyboard is the same chiclet style we've seen in other laptops like the HP Envy 14 (Sandy Bridge) ($ 1,079.99 direct, 4 stars), but does not quite match the comfortable atmosphere of 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft). Buttons and adjacent numeric keypad is silver, the platinum used throughout the notebook. The keyboard is backlit, but as the backlight brightness is adjusted automatically according to ambient light. And even if the self-adjustment of the backlight is a brilliant concept, in practice it is less than perfect. When the backlight is off, the letters are a dull gray, which is almost washed against the keys, "the silver finish. When the backlight is fairly light seeps around the keys, proving to be more distracting than useful. And even if may rely on ambient light sensor to turn it on and off, it would be nice to have control of the keyboard and turns off. Supplied with multitouch trackpad with two mouse buttons are oversized, but the touch pad is usually closed, and I found myself wish that my touchpad had some texture to it.
Features
Sony has not retained when they meet all the features of this laptop. The VPC-SE16FX / S is filled to the brim with top online features, like a fast USB 3.0 port, a Blu-ray, and a 2.0 WiDi, Intel wireless technology that allows broadcast HD content to an HDTV, you have provided a Netgear Push2TV ($ 99) renewal. HDMI and VGA are also available for those who want to take the cable way.
The VPC-SE16FX / S also has a good amount of security, with a case of lock slot, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) available, and the new VIP access semantics, which helps secure your VPN connections without any security token. Two card readers allows you to recover files from almost any form of flash memory (SD, SDHC, MMC, MS / Pro, HG, MagicGate) plus two USB 2.0 ports are available for all devices to use. The integrated webcam using a HD Exmor image sensor a small ball taken from the Sony camera and the imaging department and stereo Bluetooth means you can use a variety of wireless devices, including Bluetooth stereo or sound system. Bluetooth and 802.11n Wi-Fi can be turned on and off with a physical switch, and a Gigabit Ethernet port provides a wired network access when Wi-Fi is not available.
VPC-SE16FX / S is equipped with a 640 GB 5400 rpm hard drive, and although not as big as a 750GB MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt), is larger than the 500GB drive can be found in the Dell XPS 15z ( Microsoft), and a typical user to find 640 to be more than enough space. There are some programs that are already installed on your hard drive, such as Microsoft Office 2011 Starter, 30-day trial of Norton Internet Security, and some free programs like Skype, Evernote and Bing branded toolbar. Sony can not launch a series of VAIO utilities, but all in all, but a bit 'of bloatware is the VPC-SE16FX / S.
Performance
VPC-SE16FX / S is equipped with a 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-2430M. And 'more agile Core i5 less repetition, scoring 2.6 points in Cinebench R11.5 and completed our test Handbrake video encoding for 1 minute 51 seconds. Compare this with a portable system that uses the version of the i5 2410M, such as the HP Envy 14 (2.24 in Cinebench, 1:57 in the handbrake) and the Dell XPS 15z (2.53 in Cinebench, 2 : 02 in the handbrake), and you will see the results that are always so slightly. VAIO VPC-SE16FX also did well in overall productivity, scoring 1881 points PCMark 7, and media creation, scoring 4 minutes 5 seconds in Photoshop CS5.
A physical switch to a laptop allows you to manually rotate between Intel and AMD Radeon HD 6630M integrated graphics with discrete graphics card. Although not advertised on the laptop game, the VPC-SE16FX / S will certainly have the graphics power to support the most demanding games. And 'pumped out some strengths in 3DMark 06, scoring 8010 points to the default settings and 1024 x 768 resolution. For comparison, the Acer Aspire 6402-5830TG ($ 799.99 direct, 3.5 stars) were located at 2252 points, and the HP Envy 14 (Sandy Bridge) was placed in 2009 points. 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft) to beat 8610 points, and Apple MacBook Pro with a ruling class 10878 in cash. Self-play tests, put in 64.7 frames per second (fps) Crysis, and 49.7 fps in Lost Planet 2, a player comparable to the system except the MacBook Pro
We tested the VPC-SE16FX / S battery life with the possibility of metal capacity of the battery, which Sony has claimed to offer up to 12 hours of battery life, but only squeeze 10 hours 33 minutes MobileMark 2007 as a separate graphics card and the backlight off the keyboard. When the 6-cell 63Wh battery level, and all the graphics cards and the lights on, is nearly broke a four-hour mark (4:11), placing it next to the Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (4:40), but the back of the Dell XPS 15z (07: 13). If you use the optional battery pack sheets and carefully manage power consumption, this laptop will last for a whole day of work or a very long flight.
Based on the hardware specifications alone Sony VAIO PCV-SE16FX / S is a tempting offer, with its Intel Core i5, Intel graphics, and all the great features HD. Although there are some points that do not feel as refined as compared to the Editors' Choice Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft), and the backlit keyboard and trackpad sticker is still a solid desktop replacement and a smart purchase.
The keyboard is the same chiclet style we've seen in other laptops like the HP Envy 14 (Sandy Bridge) ($ 1,079.99 direct, 4 stars), but does not quite match the comfortable atmosphere of 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft). Buttons and adjacent numeric keypad is silver, the platinum used throughout the notebook. The keyboard is backlit, but as the backlight brightness is adjusted automatically according to ambient light. And even if the self-adjustment of the backlight is a brilliant concept, in practice it is less than perfect. When the backlight is off, the letters are a dull gray, which is almost washed against the keys, "the silver finish. When the backlight is fairly light seeps around the keys, proving to be more distracting than useful. And even if may rely on ambient light sensor to turn it on and off, it would be nice to have control of the keyboard and turns off. Supplied with multitouch trackpad with two mouse buttons are oversized, but the touch pad is usually closed, and I found myself wish that my touchpad had some texture to it.
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| Sony VAIO VPC-SE16FX / S |
Features
Sony has not retained when they meet all the features of this laptop. The VPC-SE16FX / S is filled to the brim with top online features, like a fast USB 3.0 port, a Blu-ray, and a 2.0 WiDi, Intel wireless technology that allows broadcast HD content to an HDTV, you have provided a Netgear Push2TV ($ 99) renewal. HDMI and VGA are also available for those who want to take the cable way.
The VPC-SE16FX / S also has a good amount of security, with a case of lock slot, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) available, and the new VIP access semantics, which helps secure your VPN connections without any security token. Two card readers allows you to recover files from almost any form of flash memory (SD, SDHC, MMC, MS / Pro, HG, MagicGate) plus two USB 2.0 ports are available for all devices to use. The integrated webcam using a HD Exmor image sensor a small ball taken from the Sony camera and the imaging department and stereo Bluetooth means you can use a variety of wireless devices, including Bluetooth stereo or sound system. Bluetooth and 802.11n Wi-Fi can be turned on and off with a physical switch, and a Gigabit Ethernet port provides a wired network access when Wi-Fi is not available.
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| Sony VAIO VPC-SE16FX / S |
VPC-SE16FX / S is equipped with a 640 GB 5400 rpm hard drive, and although not as big as a 750GB MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt), is larger than the 500GB drive can be found in the Dell XPS 15z ( Microsoft), and a typical user to find 640 to be more than enough space. There are some programs that are already installed on your hard drive, such as Microsoft Office 2011 Starter, 30-day trial of Norton Internet Security, and some free programs like Skype, Evernote and Bing branded toolbar. Sony can not launch a series of VAIO utilities, but all in all, but a bit 'of bloatware is the VPC-SE16FX / S.
Performance
VPC-SE16FX / S is equipped with a 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-2430M. And 'more agile Core i5 less repetition, scoring 2.6 points in Cinebench R11.5 and completed our test Handbrake video encoding for 1 minute 51 seconds. Compare this with a portable system that uses the version of the i5 2410M, such as the HP Envy 14 (2.24 in Cinebench, 1:57 in the handbrake) and the Dell XPS 15z (2.53 in Cinebench, 2 : 02 in the handbrake), and you will see the results that are always so slightly. VAIO VPC-SE16FX also did well in overall productivity, scoring 1881 points PCMark 7, and media creation, scoring 4 minutes 5 seconds in Photoshop CS5.
A physical switch to a laptop allows you to manually rotate between Intel and AMD Radeon HD 6630M integrated graphics with discrete graphics card. Although not advertised on the laptop game, the VPC-SE16FX / S will certainly have the graphics power to support the most demanding games. And 'pumped out some strengths in 3DMark 06, scoring 8010 points to the default settings and 1024 x 768 resolution. For comparison, the Acer Aspire 6402-5830TG ($ 799.99 direct, 3.5 stars) were located at 2252 points, and the HP Envy 14 (Sandy Bridge) was placed in 2009 points. 15z Dell XPS (Microsoft) to beat 8610 points, and Apple MacBook Pro with a ruling class 10878 in cash. Self-play tests, put in 64.7 frames per second (fps) Crysis, and 49.7 fps in Lost Planet 2, a player comparable to the system except the MacBook Pro
We tested the VPC-SE16FX / S battery life with the possibility of metal capacity of the battery, which Sony has claimed to offer up to 12 hours of battery life, but only squeeze 10 hours 33 minutes MobileMark 2007 as a separate graphics card and the backlight off the keyboard. When the 6-cell 63Wh battery level, and all the graphics cards and the lights on, is nearly broke a four-hour mark (4:11), placing it next to the Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (4:40), but the back of the Dell XPS 15z (07: 13). If you use the optional battery pack sheets and carefully manage power consumption, this laptop will last for a whole day of work or a very long flight.
Based on the hardware specifications alone Sony VAIO PCV-SE16FX / S is a tempting offer, with its Intel Core i5, Intel graphics, and all the great features HD. Although there are some points that do not feel as refined as compared to the Editors' Choice Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft), and the backlit keyboard and trackpad sticker is still a solid desktop replacement and a smart purchase.
