Sony VAIO Z Review Discussion

[dietcokefiend]

The VAIO Z is Sony's 13.1-inch ultra-portable powerhouse. Features like Core i5 and i7 processors, RAID0 hard drive arrays and 1080P displays never end up describing a 13-inch notebook, but with Sony it does. The VAIO Z also offers switchable graphics with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M to give users solid gaming performance one second and low-power consumption the next. In this review we take a look at a modestly equipped Sony VAIO Z and see how it stacks up against the competition.

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[Charles P. Jefferies]

Yeah, I agree that it's a no-compromises notebook with the pricetag to match. It is expensive but not overpriced; the Z fills a niche market and they probably don't expect to sell a ton of them.

1920x1080 on a 13.1" . . . where do I sign?

[catacylsm]

Is it me or is that thing really housing an abnormal amount of hardware?

[Melody]

This is my dream notebook *drools*

But yes, its hardware and build quality are pretty unique given its form factor and weight. Seems it's still as good as it was when the line first came out

The only quote on quote "bad thing" I can see is the battery life given that it's an ultraportable, but it's still an average battery life and very good considering what it's packing ^^

[abaddon4180]

I love the redundancy in the cons,

* Pricey
* Very, VERY pricey in some configurations

What are the internal temps with the i5 like?

[dietcokefiend]

I love the redundancy in the cons,

How else do you describe the 2,000 price and the 5,000 price

1920x1080 on a 13.1" . . . where do I sign?

At the bottom of the sheet that says "your wages for the next 10 years + soul"

[Melody]

"Premium/luxury pricing" I believe they call it

[dietcokefiend]

What are the internal temps with the i5 like?

High performance mode, ~3/4 of the way through wprime 1024M

[IKAS V]

Great review, always wanted one but sadly a little out of my price range.

[Aviynw]

You can't get a quad-core chip with this notebook like the intro of the review states. The core i7 offered with this notebook is the exact same as the core i5 except with a higher clock and 4mb cache instead of 3.

Intel® Core? i7-620M Processor (4M Cache, 2.66 GHz) with SPEC Code(s) SLBPD, SLBPE, SLBTQ

Intel® Core? i5-540M Processor (3M Cache, 2.53 GHz) with SPEC Code(s) SLBPF, SLBPG