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Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.1 Ghz, 2048 MB, 200 GB More product info

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Review by Viren Bhojwani, submitted 06/04/08

How long have you used the product? Less than 1 month
Which similar products have you used? Other Sony Vaios
Functionality Rating functionality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Quality Rating quality: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Value for money Rating value for money: 5.0 / 5  5.0 / 5
Title of review Absoloute power for Absoloute Bargain
What are the strengths? Very Powerful machine : 4GB of ram
Blu ray drive
Generally, great tech specs
Light
What are the weaknesses? Could perhaps have a slightly better graphics card, although the one it has is decent
USB ports are a bit close, and a large device could block them
Summary I will start with the inside of the laptop.

The 4GB of ram mean that you will NEVER open too many programs. As a test, I did a scan with Norton Antivirus, ad aware, Windows defender, and AVG all at the same time. I was still able to use the internet with normal speed. The hard drive is big, and is especially useful because the media centre in windows vista has a recording facility. However, this requires an external tv tuner. The processer is fine, all my programs open very fast. The weakest point is the graphics card, as it is a bit of a letdown compared to the other specs. However, for an average person it is fine. It will run games, but not well.

The exterior is very nice. The screen is large, yet the machine is surprisingly thin. It is also very light considering it has a blu ray drive. The media buttons are useful. As I mentioned, the usb ports are rather close together, and with a large device, a pen drive could end up using both. However, there is another port on the other side. The unit seems relatively solid, and the screen does not move around too much. The only downside about the exterior is that the speakers are absolutely awful.

The two downsides are not quite enough to make me not recomend this computer to every one in the world.
Do you recommend this product? Yes
Overall rating overall rating: 1.0 / 5  1.0 / 5

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