Sony boasts an impressive market share for its VAIO sites. Their laptops are reliable, but not the most reliable. No Chapter performance they do not reach the same level as Alienware. When a Sony VAIO analyze better understand that a team of Japanese engineers worked to create a separate latop. Of all models, the Sony VAIO X was a true tour de force and won the title of the lightest laptop in the world.

Ingredients for the lightest laptop

It must be very expert to know some of the ingredients of a laptop easily. As the exclusive sports cars, the bodywork to be as smooth, so Sony has used carbon fiber. The same material I met and the VAIO TT. The processor is another ingredient that must be chosen carefully when you want to build a light laptop and Sony engineers went to the Atom Z500 series models from Intel. To cool a CPU with a TDP of only 2.4 W do not need a large or complex system.

SSD hard drive is also a component chosen for its low weight. The dimensions of the VAIO X forced the engineers at Sony to build first base plate with chips located on one side. As you see in the picture, all components are located under the keyboard, the space is occupied only restpad battery. Also for reasons of space was abandoned before the combination of cylinder body and screen laptop, a Sony-specific design element.

Specifications

* Display: 11.1 “, 1366×768, LED lighting
* CPU: Intel Atom Z540, 1.86 GHz, 512 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB
* Chipset: Intel US15W
* Video: Intel GMA 500
* RAM: 2 GB DDR2
* HDD: 128 GB SSD, Samsung
* Network: LAN, 802.11b/g/n
* Connectors: 2 x USB, LAN, VGA, audio out
* Battery: 4 cell standard 8-cell additional
* Dimensions: 278 x 185 x 14 mm
* Weight: 680-725 g with standard battery

Inheritances and the VAIO TT VAIO P

As to the segment which falls the VAIO X can be considered slightly younger brother’s or VAIO TT. But the differences are large, from reaching the performance and optical drive. Although the VAIO X is unique in its way, the Sony’s had a starting point: VAIO P.’s Netbook their pocket, literally, has a similar configuration, both components and battery are integrated in the keyboard.

Screen 11.1 “has a thickness of less than 3 mm. He leaves a small impression of fragility and even can see a slight twisting when started from a corner. LED lighting has become something While a standard for small notebooks. VAIO X display image quality we were not disappointed, but the black background you can see the effect of bleeding on top and bottom sides. angles of vision are above average, but I must admit that I would have expected something more. Do not know if we are dealing with a compromise to maintain low weight.

Sony VAIO X’s keys have a lower profile than we have seen in other parts of the same manufacturer. Touchpad is also quite small, but good enough when a mouse is missing. I was surprised I could type without problems, despite the fact that the keyboard is comparable to that of a netbook. Remoteness of the buttons have something to say in this regard. I wanted the Sony to provide a button to disable the touchpad, which we have reached several times during the development of this. Also, buttons Home, End, Page Up and Page Down are not exactly easily accessible on the directional keys.

Performance

Those who read the specifications and be familiar with the CPU and chipset from Intel and have already given account that we are dealing with an extremely thin Netbook. For the test we were given a sample equipped with Intel Atom Z540 at 1.86 GHz model will probably be marketed in our country as Sony.ro. In the U.S., users can choose Z550 processor running at 2 GHz. The difference in performance may not be too high, but the VAIO X needs any further drop. Even the inclusion of an SSD in configuration without a welcome speed increase when loading applications and operating system.

The price of Sony VAIO X is great, but users must understand that not paying for performance, but for portability. Laptop to handle office applications, Internet navigation and display presentations, were created specifically for these activities. An HD video on YouTube.com will kneel processor and 720p movies are played with stuttering. If you can do without the Aero interface in Windows 7, we recommend disabling it. Also, those who used to have many tabs open in your browser might be interested in the fact that Google Chrome is fast and has an integrated ad blocker.

Autonomy

Besides portability, autonomy is one of the strengths of VAIO X. Unfortunately, Romanians customers could not be treated the same as those overseas, receiving the package and additional battery. The standard provides a range of about four o’clock and quarter, provided that the laptop was used for web browsing, writing documents and listening to music. The level of illumination of the display was set to one third of the maximum, wireless network card has been activated, and the music was played back using headphones.

Additional battery increased autonomy to eight hours. In this way, we can say without loss that Sony VAIO X provides a real autonomy over the way Office 12 o’clock. When playing a movie compressed with DivX codec, standard battery was consumed in three hours and 45 minutes, using an average brightness of the screen and having the network card disabled. Was used for this test a pair of headphones.

Other considerations

While using intensive heat in the laptop keyboard in the left half. The fan is easily heard in the maximum speed, but it is not embarrassing. To facilitate cooling, the manufacturer of laptop equipped with two folding legs similar to those of keyboards. Given the size, the two USB ports are enough X’s VAIO. LAN socket is partially covered with a plastic lid, the only way to maintain the thickness of the notebook. Additional battery is fixed with two screws and tilts the keyboard slightly more than folding legs.

Conclusions

Sony VAIO X is without doubt a laptop exclusive. Although they were not sure that will be accepted by the management team, engineers from Sony have tried to create it and a miracle came to be sold even in our country. He addresses those who make the first portability and not accept any compromise in this regard. About 6400 lei price is prohibitive, but the VAIO X is unique ultra-laptop market. Together with model VAIO TT VAIO VAIO Z and P, it shows once again why the Japanese are at the forefront in IT.

Advantages and disadvantages:

[+] The lightest laptop in the world
[+] Very thin
[+] Small keyboard, but practical
[+] Hard SSD
[+] Autonomy over 12 hours with additional battery
[-] Performance netbook
[-] Very expensive

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