Sony Vaio FW details emerge
July 28th, 2008Kevin O’Brien of NotebookReview.com has reviewed the Sony Vaio FW, the new Centrino 2 based notebook from featuring a new look and movie-optimized screen.
The review model specs were:
- Screen: glossy 16.4″ 1600 x 900 display
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 6MB Cache)
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Storage: 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
- Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW / BD-R DL
- Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n
- Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 w/ 256MB
- Built-in web camera
- Battery: 4400mAh Li-Ion Battery
- Dimensions: 15.12″ x 1.14″-1.45″ x 10.27″ (38.4cm x 2.9-3.7cm x 26.1cm)
- Weight: 6.83 lbs (3.1kg)
- Retail Price: $2,149
Kevin likes the design and finish of the Vaio FW and compares it’s appearance to sculptured bonnet of an expensive car and decides that the FW is much easier on the eyes than the ThinkPad he uses every day.
Like the Toshiba Qosmio we reviewed recently the Vaio FW is targeted at movie watchers and gamers but unlike Toshiba, Sony attempts to enhance the experience by using a profile ratio very close to the 1920 x 1080 of true HD recordings. This allows a Blu-Ray movie to be watched without those annoying black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
The Centrino 2 platform delivered impressive performance as you might expect in a machine aimed at movie-watching and gaming.
Battery life suffered as with the Qosmio barely allowing a HD movie to be watched and safely shut down.
For the full review click here.
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