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Pros

  • Light and portable
  • Excellent multimedia playback

Cons

  • Lacks category's typical performance
  • Ugly design

At A Glance

This smallish desktop replacement laptop may be fairly easy to tote, but it just isn't very powerful.

Manufacturer’s Description

Get an immersive viewing experience with images so realistic you feel like you are part of the action. The latest version of the F series laptop was built with the multimedia enthusiast in mind. Imagination Studio Multimedia Edition is included with three powerful Sony applications Vegas, ACID, and Sound Forge software so you can create music and movies like never before. With a large screen for game playing and movie watching and a seamless speaker bar with mind-blowing sound, and a pre-programmed Function F1 key that allows you to turn off the touch pad while gaming, the Sony engineers considered every detail.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number VPCF233FXB
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i7
Processor speed 2200.0 MHz
Cache size 6.0 KB
Processor count 4
Memory
Memory size 4000.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1333.0 MHz
Memory max 8.0 GB
Display
Display size 16.4 inches
Display type Matte LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 640.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Other storage
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life 4.5 hours
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Firewire 1
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) Yes
Available Interfaces Bluetooth
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n/b/g
Video Interfaces
  • HDMI
  • VGA
Slots
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Dimensions
Width 15.6 inches
Depth 10.6 inches
Height 2.0 inches
Weight with Accessories 8.3 pounds
Weight 6.7 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Included Software ArcSoft Webcam Suite; Corel WinDVD BD; Skype; Sony: ACID Music Studio 8.0, Media Go, Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum q0
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Devices
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
Input devices
  • Keyboard (backlit)
  • Touchpad (multitouch)

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 117
Battery
Battery Life 3:22  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 246  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 344  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 187  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
Idle power usage 20.7  Watts
Sleep power usage 1.3  Watt hours
Off power usage 1  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing 331  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 302  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 220  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 456  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 295  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 174  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 330
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 152.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 122.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1680 by 1050 64.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 120.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 101.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1680 by 1050 53.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 46.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 37.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 21.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 76.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 66  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 40.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 50.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 40.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 23  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 126.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 99.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 50.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 22.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 18.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Stalker 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 9.9  Frames per second (higher is better)