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Sony VAIO VGN-FZ180E / B

CPU: 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 • Display Size (inches): 15.4 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 200 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 5.7 • Price When Reviewed: $1850
sony VGM-FZ180e (Front)
sony VGM-FZ180e (Front)
sony VGM-FZ180e
sony VGM-FZ180e
70.9 Good
Last updated
April 11, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Includes a built-in Webcam
  • Huge hard drive
Cons
  • Keyboard feels uncomfortable
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $1850 (1/28/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 78
  • Features:Good: 77
  • Design:Good: 75
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $1850

Very Expensive: $1850

Performance Good: 78

Good: 78
WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 75
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 570 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 543 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 814 
Firefox 2 308 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 386 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 281 
Multitasking 410 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 924 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 264 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 441 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 04:28 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 9.17 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 15.57 

Features Good: 77

Good: 77
CPU & Memory
CPU 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 15.4 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel 965 Express Chip Set 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 200 
Optical Drive Type BD-RE/BD-R 
Removable Optical Drive No 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots 2 
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports 3 
FireWire Ports 1 
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports Yes 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots 0 
Express Card Slots 1 
Connectivity
Network Port 10/100Base-T ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11g 
Bluetooth No 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 1 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 14.0 by 10.0 by 1.5 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 5.7 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 6.7 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Multipurpose Bay n/a 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Sony's laptops earned average marks across the board--no change from our last R&S survey two years ago. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 
Service & Support Quality
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design Good: 75

Good: 75
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