#SONY VAIO S SERIES I7 REVIEW 1080P#
#SONY VAIO S SERIES I7 REVIEW SOFTWARE#

And while the numeric keypad is a useful addition, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, there's just no excuse for a keyboard this spacious to have arrow keys this small. This actually makes the symbols on top of the keys вЂ“ just transparent cut-outs вЂ“ surprisingly difficult to read at a number of angles. There's a lot of air between the keys and the surrounding tray, and light absolutely pours out from these gaps. But the bigger issue is actually the backlighting. The island-style keys have too little travel and feel a bit too small, with too much space between them.

#SONY VAIO S SERIES I7 REVIEW SOFTWARE#

Perhaps it's all the preinstalled, resident software that's to blame, including the Mac-like Vaio Gate dock at the top of the screen.ДЄnd while the S Series has a truly phenomenal trackpad вЂ“ a nice, large surface with the right level of traction, spacious buttons, and excellent tracking accuracy вЂ“ the keyboard is no great shakes. I also experienced a few unexpected crashes вЂ“ hardcore, hold-down-the-power-button-to-restart crashes вЂ“ which dampened my enthusiasm. It's noticeably sluggish during many routine operations. What's not to like?ДЇirst, there's performance: The numbers aren't bad when compared to the field, but when you consider its specs, this Vaio underperforms. Ports include 3 USBs (one is USB 3.0), SD slot, Memory Stick slot, Ethernet, HDMI, and VGA.ДЄll this in a package which, at 4.4 pounds, is lighter than most 14-inch laptops.

#SONY VAIO S SERIES I7 REVIEW 1080P#

And the dazzlingly bright IPS screen, an odd 15.5 inches diagonally, offers a phenomenal 1920 x 1080 resolution вЂ“ genuine 1080p right there. Switchable graphics let you jump between a Radeon HD 6630M and an integrated chip, depending on how miserly you need to be with your power consumption. It's massively spec'ed out with a 2.8GHz Core i7 CPU, 6GB of RAM, a 640GB hard drive, and an integrated Blu-ray drive. On paper, the Sony Vaio S Series has everything I could want in a machine. Man, I wanted to love this laptop when I first heard about it.

Sony vaio s series i7 review