Pros
- Excellent and bright screen delivers very good color.
- 750GB hard drive delivers ample storage
- Clean, attractive brushed-aluminum design
Cons
- Lackluster battery life and overall performance
- Soft, squishy keyboard
- Off-center touchpad
At A Glance
There's an excellent screen and plenty of storage space on this hefty notebook, but it delivers only mediocre performance and battery life.
Manufacturer’s Description
Developed by the same Sony engineers that create stunning HDTVs, VAIO Fit's capacitive touchscreen offers an ingeniously responsive touch experience. Watch movies, video chat with a friend, shop your favorite sites and more on the 15" model's impeccably detailed 1920 x 1080 Full HD display.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel core i5 3337U |
| Processor speed | 1800.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 8000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Display | |
| Display size | 15.0 inches |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD 4000 |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 700.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive 1 speed | 5400.0 RPM |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Wireless connection |
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| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 158.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8.1 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:08 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 13.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 2028.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2233.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 1517.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 220.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 281.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing - GPU Accelerated | 173.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 194.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 292.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 5.1 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 23.9 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark, Ice Storm | 34279.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike Extreme | 260.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Cloud Gate | 3877.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike | 557.0 score (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 5.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 16.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 41.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 1.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1024x768 | 16.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
