| Brand | Sony |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 37.19 x 25.35 x 1.53 cm; 2.7 Kilograms |
| Item model number | SVE1511L1EW.CEK |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Series | VAIO |
| Colour | White |
| Form Factor | Laptop |
| Standing screen display size | 15.5 Inches |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Type | Core i5 |
| Processor Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor Count | 2 |
| RAM Size | 4 GB |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Memory Clock Speed | 1333 MHz |
| Hard Disk Description | HDD |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Audio Details | Speakers |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Graphics Card Description | Intel HD |
| Graphics RAM Type | Unknown |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 1.36 Kilograms |
| Item Weight | 2.7 kg |
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There is no doubt that the latest Sony to carry the Vaio name is a good looking machine, but does it perform as smartly as it looks?Well for my money, yes it does.The i5 processor is a good one, and is pretty quick at doing most tasks, even with quite intensive graphics applications and watching online TV. BBC iPlayer is superb, and the sound quality is actually pretty decent for a laptop.The 4Mb on onboard RAM certainly help to keep things moving along at a good speed, and the 640Gb hard drive will allow you to save even large movie and image files without making too much of a dent in your storage capacity.If you do fill the hard drive you have so many options these days, including cheap hard drives and cloud storage, that you will probably never need anything bigger.I don't really like trackpads as such, but tested this one and found it to be very sensitive and easy to use. I ended up turning off the 'multi-touch' elements of it and just using the simple drag and click elements.I then connected an Amazon Basics wireless mouse (which I also use on my Mac) and it loaded up and worked without any fuss at all.In fact, one of the nicest things about this laptop is the way that it just gets on with the job, without the constant user intervention that used to be required to do even the simplest of things only a few years ago.Once you have removed some of the 'bloatware' things get even better! McAfee antivirus software seems to come with every new machine these days, but I removed it from mine, as I prefer Avast (which is free for all time, not just the first year).There are 3 shortcut keys on the front panel which lead you to the assistance pages for your particular machine, the internet and the image gallery.I was pleased that the Office software included on this machine was not the older Microsoft Works, but a much more useful Microsoft Starter edition featuring Word and Excel - pretty much everything you need.I was also pleased to discover that the supplied Word package saved in the newest .docx format and not the old Works format. This makes it easy to share your documents with other users who own the full Office package.The keyboard works well and they keys are a good size and well spaced. This model also has a separate number pad - not something that I can see myself ever regarding as an essential, but useful none the less.I also like the dock which appears at the top of the screen. It's a bit of an obvious copy of the one that has been on all Mac computers for some time, but it is a quick and useful way of getting about.There are also some neat little desktop 'gadgets' for a clock, weather update, etc which are handy to have.My overall impression was of a well specified machine with plenty of power to undertake just about any task you care to throw at it. The only downside for me was that the case was very slightly twisted, so I had to put a blob of blu-tack under the front left corner to make it sit flat on my desk, otherwise it bounced up and down when I was typing.
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There is no doubt that the latest Sony to carry the Vaio name is a good looking machine, but does it perform as smartly as it looks?
Well for my money, yes it does.
The i5 processor is a good one, and is pretty quick at doing most tasks, even with quite intensive graphics applications and watching online TV. BBC iPlayer is superb, and the sound quality is actually pretty decent for a laptop.
The 4Mb on onboard RAM certainly help to keep things moving along at a good speed, and the 640Gb hard drive will allow you to save even large movie and image files without making too much of a dent in your storage capacity.
If you do fill the hard drive you have so many options these days, including cheap hard drives and cloud storage, that you will probably never need anything bigger.
I don't really like trackpads as such, but tested this one and found it to be very sensitive and easy to use. I ended up turning off the 'multi-touch' elements of it and just using the simple drag and click elements.
I then connected an Amazon Basics wireless mouse (which I also use on my Mac) and it loaded up and worked without any fuss at all.
In fact, one of the nicest things about this laptop is the way that it just gets on with the job, without the constant user intervention that used to be required to do even the simplest of things only a few years ago.
Once you have removed some of the 'bloatware' things get even better! McAfee antivirus software seems to come with every new machine these days, but I removed it from mine, as I prefer Avast (which is free for all time, not just the first year).
There are 3 shortcut keys on the front panel which lead you to the assistance pages for your particular machine, the internet and the image gallery.
I was pleased that the Office software included on this machine was not the older Microsoft Works, but a much more useful Microsoft Starter edition featuring Word and Excel - pretty much everything you need.
I was also pleased to discover that the supplied Word package saved in the newest .docx format and not the old Works format. This makes it easy to share your documents with other users who own the full Office package.
The keyboard works well and they keys are a good size and well spaced. This model also has a separate number pad - not something that I can see myself ever regarding as an essential, but useful none the less.
I also like the dock which appears at the top of the screen. It's a bit of an obvious copy of the one that has been on all Mac computers for some time, but it is a quick and useful way of getting about.
There are also some neat little desktop 'gadgets' for a clock, weather update, etc which are handy to have.
My overall impression was of a well specified machine with plenty of power to undertake just about any task you care to throw at it. The only downside for me was that the case was very slightly twisted, so I had to put a blob of blu-tack under the front left corner to make it sit flat on my desk, otherwise it bounced up and down when I was typing.
Well for my money, yes it does.
The i5 processor is a good one, and is pretty quick at doing most tasks, even with quite intensive graphics applications and watching online TV. BBC iPlayer is superb, and the sound quality is actually pretty decent for a laptop.
The 4Mb on onboard RAM certainly help to keep things moving along at a good speed, and the 640Gb hard drive will allow you to save even large movie and image files without making too much of a dent in your storage capacity.
If you do fill the hard drive you have so many options these days, including cheap hard drives and cloud storage, that you will probably never need anything bigger.
I don't really like trackpads as such, but tested this one and found it to be very sensitive and easy to use. I ended up turning off the 'multi-touch' elements of it and just using the simple drag and click elements.
I then connected an Amazon Basics wireless mouse (which I also use on my Mac) and it loaded up and worked without any fuss at all.
In fact, one of the nicest things about this laptop is the way that it just gets on with the job, without the constant user intervention that used to be required to do even the simplest of things only a few years ago.
Once you have removed some of the 'bloatware' things get even better! McAfee antivirus software seems to come with every new machine these days, but I removed it from mine, as I prefer Avast (which is free for all time, not just the first year).
There are 3 shortcut keys on the front panel which lead you to the assistance pages for your particular machine, the internet and the image gallery.
I was pleased that the Office software included on this machine was not the older Microsoft Works, but a much more useful Microsoft Starter edition featuring Word and Excel - pretty much everything you need.
I was also pleased to discover that the supplied Word package saved in the newest .docx format and not the old Works format. This makes it easy to share your documents with other users who own the full Office package.
The keyboard works well and they keys are a good size and well spaced. This model also has a separate number pad - not something that I can see myself ever regarding as an essential, but useful none the less.
I also like the dock which appears at the top of the screen. It's a bit of an obvious copy of the one that has been on all Mac computers for some time, but it is a quick and useful way of getting about.
There are also some neat little desktop 'gadgets' for a clock, weather update, etc which are handy to have.
My overall impression was of a well specified machine with plenty of power to undertake just about any task you care to throw at it. The only downside for me was that the case was very slightly twisted, so I had to put a blob of blu-tack under the front left corner to make it sit flat on my desk, otherwise it bounced up and down when I was typing.
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