If you want, there a $150 sheet battery which doubles the battery life. It is clear that battery capacities won’t increase dramatically for any given size, but rapid-charging is already a working solution for industrial purposes, so consumer electronics will be next. That said, keep in mind that this 15” computer weighs only 4.4lbsĬharge time: recharging is as important as the battery life itself, because a quick charge can make a world of difference. For instance, the Just Cause game ran at 20 frames per second, which decent for a general purpose computer, but far from what a “gaming laptop” would need to be at. In addition to this, it also has a discrete graphics processor ( GPU), and this means that this computer is capable of moderate gaming. In terms of performance, the Sony Vaio S 15” will easily outperform smaller and thinner machines like the Samsung Series 9 90X3A and the Acer S3 that we have in the office. I was very much like the cheaper ACER S3 that we reviewed recently, so I’ll take it that Sony did not opt for anything special – it’s just enough to get you going, and it should do “ok” in good lighting, but in challenging lighting situations, don’t expect any miracles. Webcam: The webcam video quality was average for a laptop of that price, there’s no surprise here.
This is also great when you’re trying to share something with others on your screen. This is very appreciable because you don’t need to look straight-on, which is especially useful in planes or tight spaces. Frankly, I haven’t tried to calibrate it to use it as a workstation, but what I mean is that when looking at the display at an angle, the colors aren’t distorted even if the brightness may fluctuate. The Display is based on IPS technology and as such, it tends to have better view angles and very good color reproduction. Overall, the industrial design is efficient, and there’s no doubt in my mind that it works to get the job done for productivity tasks or even mild gaming. This is something that would deserve to be improved as we use the trackpad all the time. The trackpad buttons have a “click” that feels a bit cheap, but believe me I’ve seen much worse – but there’s also better. Also, it would have been nice if the whole surface was clickable (with a physical switch). The trackpad is big, and it is functional, but the build quality does not offer the super-smooth surface that glass trackpads have. The Sony Vaio S does not have the key “touch” quality of the Macbook Pro, But I could type just as fast.
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These days, I use a Samsung Series 9 (13”) and a Macbook Pro 15”. In terms of efficiency, I found it easy and fast to type with the Sony Vaio S keyboard. to be honest, I found it a bit weird that everything is off-centered to the left, but after a couple of days, I got used to it, and I am now enjoying the convenience of the numeric keypad, which is great when I write code. Now, only the arrow keys remain smaller than on a “desktop” keyboard. This is really great for those who have to type a lot of numbers, or have simply gotten used to having one. Keyboard (backlit): Because the 15” Vaio S is wide enough, Sony has decided to include a full-size numeric keypad. There are no ports in the back, and the front only has a WiFi ON/OFF swith, along with the battery charge and the HDD indicators. The side left holds the optical drive, with options that go from DVD burner to Blur-Ray burner. On the right side, there are plenty of ports: just look at the list: Memory Stick, SD, Ethernet, VGA, HDMI, USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 and power input (phew). At 4.4lbs, this 15” Vaio S weighs just a little less than Macbook Pro 13”, and you can opt to double the battery life by adding a 1.33lbs sheet battery (which obviously adds to the thickness of the computer). That’s not the only good news: it is also lighter than it looks.
The Sony Vaio S 15” has a distinct Sony Vaio look but a closer look reveals a 0.97” profile that is thinner than you may have been used to in the past for the 15” Vaio line. In this review, I will tell you how it felt to be using Sony’s latest 15” computer… the good and the bad. On our test, this Vaio S performed well, and depending on your particular needs, this may be a laptop that can go head to head, and beat the Macbook Pro 15 – not in terms of design, but in terms of productivity, weight and features. We have tried the Sony Vaio S in its 15” version, which we think is a great form factor for a high-performance productivity system. It it most definitely a very hard goal, and it is fair to say that Sony took a very good shot at it.
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Sony has refreshed its Vaio S line of laptops, and the overall goal was to build a powerful computer that was also as portable as possible.