Typical price: £1,100
What is it: High-end desktop-replacement laptop
What we think: The specification falls short of stunning, but the Sony Vaio AW31 is still a very capable performer and few laptops look as lovely
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 21 August 2009
Tags: Sony, Sony Vaio VGN-AW31M/H, Blu-ray, RAM, keyboard
We like:
Huge, high-resolution screen; superb keyboard; sophisticated good looks
We don't like:
Core specification could be higher at this price
CNET UK judgement:
Value for money is subjective with a laptop like this, but there's no denying the Sony Vaio VGN-AW31M/H is a large, beautiful desktop replacement. The specification falls short of stunning considering the price, but it's still a very capable performer and few laptops this massive look as lovely as this
Full review:
We recently reviewed one end of the desktop-replacement laptop spectrum in the shape of the £410 Toshiba Satellite L350 and now here's the other -- the Sony Vaio VGN-AW31M/H. With an 18.4-inch screen, this is one serious slab of Sony technology and it has a price tag to match: £1,100. So, given that it costs nearly three times the price of the entry-level Toshiba, does it provide three times the PC? Continue Reading...
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