Sony Vaio S series

Tom O'Shea 2 May 2011

Good: Very Slim & Compact, Versatile power management, Incredible Battery Life, Can run Crysis 2 well!!

Bad: lack of peripherals offered by Sony, relative high cost.

Comment: Firstly this Computer is a bit of everything, if you want a compact alternative to the Macbook Pro 13" with a similarly macho battery life but require dedicated graphics (which when switched on can run Crysis 2 more than comfortably) then this is the one!

Admittedly its not cheap (but then again no similar offerings in terms of power and size seem to be!) there are very little peripherals offered in the way of cases, mice etc. although I am sure this will change over time and finally it can get a bit hot when running on max - but my guess is that very few people will be doing this regularly! Also the screen may not be to some peoples liking but it gets the job done nevertheless (these collectively led to me not giving the computer the full 5 stars.)

However, all in all, I would see this as a perfect midway alternative between the size and versatility of the new (2011) macbook pro 13" and the power offered by the 15" model (comparing to mac as I would say that they are the most likely models to which this computer would compare), but in a slightly smaller package and taking this into consideration for a rather reasonable price!

kciesielski 8 March 2011

Good: One of the few that matches really high expecations

Comment: This is more a comment for the article itself, what can you tell about the overall quality, materials used and perceived durability. For Sony the quality of their laptops can vary a lot depending on the focused customer group.