Typical price: £646
What is it: Cost-effective 15-inch Centrino 2 laptop
What we think: It's sturdy but the design is uninspiring -- a surprise coming from Sony
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 25 September 2008
Tags: Sony, Sony Vaio VGN-BZ11MN, LED, USB dongle, low resolution
We like:
Solidly built; good keyboard; integrated webcam; fingerprint scanner
We don't like:
Low-resolution screen; not enough USB connectors; too much pre-installed software
CNET UK judgement:
The Vaio VGN-BZ11MN is a cost-effective 15-inch Centrino 2 laptop. It's solidly built, if somewhat uninspiring, and you may want to opt for its £100 more expensive stablemate to get a higher-resolution screen
Full review:
Sony's extensive family of Vaio laptops includes plenty of office-orientated systems. The recently launched BZ series comprises a pair of 15.4-inch Centrino 2 workhorses. We reviewed the most affordable BZ11MN model, which includes a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo P8400 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive for around £650. On paper, it sounds like good value for money -- but is it in reality? Continue Reading...
Sony Vaio VGN-BZ11MN History
16 Jul 2008 in Crave
Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Vaio BZ Series (VGN-BZ11VN)
We've got the beef on Sony's most impressive and affordable business Vaio laptop, the BZ Series, built with Intel Centrino 2 and vPro technology, so tech support should be pretty chuffed if no one else
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