The ultraportable part of the Sony VAIO laptop is just skin-deep: This 0.7-inchthick, 2.6-pound laptop has features you’d expect to find over a much larger laptop.
There’s a 13.1-inch LED (lightemitting diode)-backlit display that supports single,600 x 900 resolution. The Intel Core i5-2410M processor features a 2.3GHz base clock, but Intel’s Turbo Boost Technology raises the clock speed to approximately 2.9GHz when running demanding applications, and 4-way processing makes multitasking easy for this Sony VAIO.
The notebook features 4GB of DDR3 (double-data-rate 3) system memory; a 128GB solid-state drive for storing your applications, files, and media; and Intel’s HD Graphics 3000 graphics processor, which handles HD video and light gaming applications. This laptop also features a built-in HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output port, so you’re able to connect it to an HDTV to share your videos, music, and photos with everybody in the room.
Additional features range from the exclusive Power Media Dock, and that is an external slot-loading optical drive which also includes AMD’s Radeon HD 6650M graphics processor for improved HD video playback and gaming performance; another HDMI output; a VGA (Video Graphics Array) output; Ethernet port; and USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports. The VAIO boasts 802.11n Wi-Fi, a fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, plus a built-in Cam.
Tech Tips
The Sony VAIO Z Series offers several convenient features and runs Microsoft’s Windows 7 Professional, which will interest business users and advanced home users.
• Windows 7 Professional supports Or windows 7 mode, which enables you to run business applications that could not be works with the newer computer.
• Backing increase system is easy in most versions of Win7, though the Professional version enables users to back the computer high on a home or business network.
• With having access to an onboard HDMI port, ensure you get a spare HDMI cable so you can efficiently expand your sight on an HDTV, whenever and wherever you might be.