Pros
- Light and portable
- Excellent multimedia playback
Cons
- Lacks category's typical performance
- Ugly design
Bottom Line
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 |
| Display | |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Display size | 16.4 inches |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 6.0 KB |
| Processor count | 4 |
| Processor speed | 2200.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive size | 640.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 4.5 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Video Interfaces |
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| Firewire | 1 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| Slots |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 8.3 pounds |
| Height | 2.0 inches |
| Weight | 6.7 pounds |
| Depth | 10.6 inches |
| Width | 15.6 inches |
| Networking | |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| 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 |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Off power usage | 1 Watt hours |
| Sleep power usage | 1.3 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 20.7 Watts |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 220 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 295 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 331 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 302 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 456 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 174 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 330 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 152.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 22.7 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, 800x600 | 46.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 66 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 120.5 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, 1920x1080 | 40.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 122.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Stalker 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 9.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 101.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 18.9 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, 1920x1080 | 21.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 50.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 99.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 126.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1680 by 1050 | 64.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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