Sony VAIO VPC-Z23N9E Pro Reviews

The subnotebook is very light with a weight of less than 1.2 kilograms. However, that is at the expense of the case's torsional stiffness. Barely any interfaces will be sought for due to the included Power Media Dock. Bluetooth as well as a UMTS module are built directly into the notebook. The anti-reflective screen convinces with its high resolution and the good contrast. It's even suitable for outdoor use. There is definitely no lack of CPU power owing to the Intel Core i7 2640M processor. The combination of two SSDs in RAID 0 array supplies impressive results. Thus, the Sony Vaio places itself at the far top of our application performance benchmark database. In view of that, the battery runtime of up to eight hours only with the built-in standard battery is remarkable. The AMD Radeon HD 6650M built into the Power Media Dock as an external graphics solution can't quite convince, although the OpenGL problem of the predecessor has obviously been solved in the meantime. The uncertain driver support could lead to performance issues especially in up-to-date games. Other minus points: the built-in speakers are hardly of any use and the user has to first get used to the spongy pressure point of the input devices.