Sony VAIO SVT13114GXS Pro Reviews

The all-metal Sony VAIO T13 (SVT13114GXS) ultrabook seeks the perfect mix of design, functionality, and performance, and mostly succeeds. However, similarly priced rivals shine just a bit brighter on features and performance.

At first glance, the Sony VAIO SVT13114GXS looks like a nice business-oriented Ultrabook. But on closer inspection, it has some serious issues that will bother business users. The screen looks good, but it's too dark, so users will have a difficult time using this laptop in bright settings. The speakers sound excellent, but the headphone jack is too quiet, which means users will need some fantastic noise-canceling headphones if they want to take advantage of the VAIO's sound system on a long flight. Finally, the VAIO just doesn't have enough ports for business users, who often have multiple gadgets and dongles to connect to their laptop. The VAIO may be smaller, lighter, and thinner than the Dell Latitude E6330, but it just doesn't match up in performance or usability. So unless you're looking purely at aesthetics, look elsewhere for a business ultraportable.