Sony Vaio SV-T Series
Processor: Intel Core i3 3217U, Intel Core i5 3317U, Intel Core i5 3337U, Intel Core i7 3517U, Intel Core i7 3537UGraphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 14.0 inch, 15.5 inch, 15.6 inch
Weight: 1.6kg, 1.612kg, 1.7kg, 1.9kg, 2.1kg, 2.2kg, 2.23kg, 2.3kg
Price: 700, 799, 800, 900, 1000, 1100 euro
Average of 17 scores (from 20 reviews)
mobility: 70%, workmanship: 74%, ergonomy: 74%, emissions: 86%
Sony Vaio SV-T1312V1ES
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T1312V1ESProcessor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.612kg
Price: 799 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 5 reviews)
Touch-book. Sony is affordable. A real SSD, high-end aluminum chassis and touchscreen for 885 Euros (~$1164). A premium Vaio for little money?
Source: Comuterbild Spiele - 5/13
Review Type Unknown, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2013
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 87% features: 79% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 90%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/21/2012
Rating: performance: 70% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 60% ergonomy: 30%
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/14/2012
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 95% display: 60% mobility: 95% ergonomy: 92% emissions: 88%
Source: Prohardver.hu
HU→ENPositive: Magnesium-looking case; can be easily expanded; quiet and efficient cooling. Negative: Only 2 USB ports; monitor brightness is weak; touch screen makes it a bit expensive.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/14/2012
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENPositive: Quality mechanical processing; full equipment. Negative: Frequent the fan; no backlit keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/20/2012
Sony Vaio SV-T131290X
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T131290XProcessor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio SV-T131290X (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Computer Shopper
The T Series 13 starts at $669 with a Core i3 processor, non-touch display, and 320GB hard drive plus 32GB flash cache. Our test unit's $899 price comes from upgrading to the Core i5 chip ($70), a 500GB hard drive ($30), 6GB of memory ($30), and the touch screen ($100). All models come with a very good selection of other software, in addition to the touch-aware apps detailed earlier.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/15/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
Sony Vaio SV-T14117CXS
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T14117CXSProcessor: Intel Core i7 3517U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.9kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio SV-T14117CXS (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Comp Reviews
Sony has essentially taken their 13-inch ultrabook model and scaled it up with a 14-inch display for the SVT14117CXS. This wouldn't be bad necessarily if they added extra performance or features for it. Instead, it features that same basic display resolution while adding extra size and weight. To make matters worse, it even has a smaller battery pack for less running time than its smaller version.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/10/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Sony Vaio SV-T13122CXS
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T13122CXSProcessor: Intel Core i3 3217U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio SV-T13122CXS (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Notebookreview.com
It's hard to recommend the Sony VAIO T13122CXS. At first glance the device is sleek and beautiful, but looks alone are not enough to carry a device, or justify a $700 price tag. While the notebook excels in certain areas, its faults all but negate those strong points. It offers a beautiful chassis, but the display is underwhelming; and where it has a comfortable quality keyboard, the multi-gesture touch is all but incompatible with Windows 8.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/19/2012
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 50% performance: 50% features: 70% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70%
Sony Vaio SVT1312A4E/S
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SVT1312A4E/SProcessor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/07/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Sony Vaio SV-T1312Z9ES
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T1312Z9ESProcessor: Intel Core i7 3517U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: Notegear
KO→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/28/2012
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Notegear
KO→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/15/2012
Rating: Total score: 90%
Sony Vaio SV-T15115CXS
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T15115CXSProcessor: Intel Core i7 3537U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.5 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio SV-T15115CXS (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Laptop Mag
The $1,099 Sony VAIO T Series 15 Touch Ultrabook combines fast performance in a portable design. Its design stands out from the crowd, but still exudes a level of sophistication that will appeal to both student and mobile professionals. The full HD touch-screen display is beautiful, but the battery life and mushy keyboard leave something to be desired.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/05/2013
Rating: Total score: 70%
Sony Vaio SV-T1511M1E/S
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T1511M1E/SProcessor: Intel Core i5 3337U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 2.23kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)
Against the flow. Sony equips its first 15-inch ultrabook with a Full HD resolution and touchscreen right away. Less than 900 Euros (~$1171) also appears very low compared with The Spectre XT Touchsmart 15 and ZenBook UX51VZ. Where's the catch?
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/02/2013
Rating: performance: 70% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 30% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Netzwelt
DE→ENPositive: good configuration ; reasonable price; very good interface equipment; high workmanship Negative: inferior display; battery runtime needs improvement
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/10/2013
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENPositive: high quality chassis; high workmanship; good connection equipment; satisfactory keyboard
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/22/2013
Rating: Total score: 90%
Sony Vaio SV-T15112CXS
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T15112CXSProcessor: Intel Core i5 3337U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 2.2kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: IT Reviews
First came the ultrabooks, and then came Windows 8, Now touch screens have come to reshape the laptop landscape. The Sony VAIO T15 Touch ultrabook offers solid performance, a healthy feature set, and a generous selection of software.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/07/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
When stacked up against other touch-enabled ultrabooks, the Sony VAIO T15 Touch (SVT15112CXS) is an able, if not jaw dropping, system. It offers a healthy selection of features, from the hot-new-thing touch screen to the increasingly hard-to-find optical drive, and it adds a healthy serving of value with several premium programs and enticing service trials bundled with it. It doesn't supplant the Editors' Choice Asus Zenbook Prime Touch UX31A-BHI5T, but it makes a solid showing without a premium price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/28/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
Sony Vaio SV-T141290X
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T141290XProcessor: Intel Core i5 3337U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio SV-T141290X (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Digital Trends
An entry-level Sony Vaio T is priced at just $669. That, however, is without the touchscreen, solid-state drive, or processor upgrade. Adding those features bumps the price up to a far less affordable $1,149. There are plenty of Ultrabooks that sell for that much or more, but most offer a better display. Our review unit’s dismal 1366 x 768 panel can’t compete in the premium market.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/05/2013
Rating: Total score: 70%
Sony Vaio SV-T1313C5E
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T1313C5EProcessor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio SV-T1313C5E (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: PC Advisor
There’s no single feature of the T Series 13 that is particularly eye-catching or innovative. However, it does provide you with an ultraportable design with good performance and battery life for well under £800, which – regardless of what you think about touch-screens on laptops – still makes it good value for money when compared to many of its ultrabook rivals.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/02/2013
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 80% features: 80% workmanship: 80%
Sony Vaio SV-T13126CNS
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio SV-T13126CNSProcessor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Think Digit
The Sony Vaio T-13 (SVT13126CNS) is a fairly premium ultrabook at is price. But that is only if you really need the touchscreen capabilities in addition. You might be better off considering the HP Spectre XT, the HP Envy 4 or the Lenovo IdeaPad U410 in case a capable ultrabook is all you need. And for the price it is available at, we would recommend it any day. The touchscreen is an additional bonus over the previous generation. However, if you aren't very finicky about having a touchscreen, the slimmer HP Spectre XT might be worth considering.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/02/2013
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 90% workmanship: 80%
Comment
Sony: Sony Corporation is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Japan. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from sonus, the Latin word for sound. The company was founded 1946 with another name and renamed in 1958. Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. Sony is a notebook manufacturer of medium size according international market shares.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
3317U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.7 - 2.6 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
3337U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q1 2013. Offers a core clock of 1.8 - 2.7 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1100 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
3517U: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.9 - 3.0 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1150 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
3537U: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q1 2013. Offers a core clock of 2.0 - 3.1 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1200 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
Intel Core i3:
3217U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.8 GHz (no Turbo Boost) and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
13.3: This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Netbooks, UMPC and some subnotebooks have tinier displays. Nevertheless, the majority of standard laptops has a higher format. The advantage of a small display is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.
14.0: 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
15.6: 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.6 kg:
This sub-notebook weighs less than the average of all notebooks and represents a medium class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 11 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.3 kg:
These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
78.12%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
