Pros
- Good audio, if you enable Dolby enhancements
- Beautiful display with excellent 3D support
Cons
- Overall unit is quite unattractive
- Pioneer Blu-ray drive is very noisy
At A Glance
Sony includes Nvidia’s 3D Vision with its latest 16-inch laptop, but it’s more attuned to stereoscopic movies than to games.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Sony VAIO VPCF215FX/BI 3D Notebook PC in Full HD 1080p creates an immersive viewing experience with images so realistic you feel like you are part of the action whether you watch in 2D or 3D. And it's loaded for all-out performance with the quad core Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz processor, 1GB dedicated NVIDIA GeForce graphics and 6GB of fast DDR3 RAM.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | VPCF215FXBI |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 6.0 KB |
| Processor count | 4 |
| Processor speed | 2000.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 6000.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Display size | 16.0 inches |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
|
| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive size | 640.0 GB |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Audio Interfaces | RCA Digital Coax (S/PDIF) |
| Video Interfaces |
|
| Firewire | 1 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Slots |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 8.6 pounds |
| Height | 2.0 inches |
| Weight | 6.9 pounds |
| Depth | 10.6 inches |
| Width | 15.7 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | Coral WinDVD BD |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 117 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 2:33 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 244 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 351 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 192 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 230 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 264 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 325 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 308 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 456 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 180 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 321 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 55.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 43.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 23.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 153.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 37.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 46.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 65.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 117.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 76.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 41 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 123.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 101 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 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 50.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 99.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 123.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1680 by 1050 | 64.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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