Sony Vaio VGN-AR41L

Notebook Specifications

Sony Vaio VGN-AR41LNotebook: Sony Vaio VGN-AR41L (Vaio VGN-AR Series)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT 128 MB
Display: 17.1 inch, 16:10, 1440x900 pixels
Weight: 3.8kg
Average Score: 69% - average
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
price: 60%, performance: 75%, features: 80%, display: - % mobility: - %, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: 50%, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-AR41L

Sony - Vaio VGN-AR41L review
Source: IT Reviews English
Sony's VGN-AR41L is one of the desktop replacement Vaio laptops and, although it's an imposing size (and, for that matter, weight; 4.6kg with the power brick), it seems to lack the style you get with smaller notebooks in the Vaio line-up. Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor clocked at 1.8GHz, the VGN-AR41L isn't going to win any performance awards but it will do all the usual mundane office jobs without any problems.
This is a well-rounded desktop replacement laptop with a good list of features and reasonable performance. However, the placement of the trackpad and mouse buttons in relation to the keyboard is a real source of annoyance, as neither of these is properly accessible while you type.
Ausstattung gut, Leistung zufriedenstellend
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/19/2007
Rating: performance: 70% features: 80%

Foreign Reviews

69% Im Test: Sechs Santa-Rosa-Notebooks
Source: Com! - 10/07 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/24/2007
Rating: Total score: 69% price: 60% performance: 80% features: 80% ergonomy: 50%

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT: NVidia GeForce 8400M GT is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7400 for laptops and technologically a slower 8600M GS video card. Not suited for DX 10 games in high details.

 

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T7100: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.1": Meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3.8 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.

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.

Sony reviews

69%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

Notebooks from a different Manufacturer and/or with a different CPU

» Sony Vaio VGN-AR830E
Core 2 Duo T8300
» Sony Vaio VGN-AR61
Core 2 Duo T5450
» Sony Vaio VGN-AR730E
Core 2 Duo T8100
» Sony Vaio VGN-AR51E
Core 2 Duo T7250
» Sony Vaio VGN-AR51J
Core 2 Duo T7250
» Sony Vaio VGN-AR630E
Core 2 Duo T7250
» Sony Vaio VGN-AR51M
Core 2 Duo T7250

Notebooks with the same GPU

» Sony Vaio VGN-NR38Z/S
Core 2 Duo T5750, 15.4", 2.9 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-AR71J
Pentium Dual Core T2370, 17.0", 3.8 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-NR31J/S
Pentium Dual Core T2390, 15.4", 2.9 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ470E/B
Core 2 Duo T8100, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ38M
Core 2 Duo T8100, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ485U
Core 2 Duo T8100, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-NR21Z
Core 2 Duo T8100, 15.4", 2.9 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-NR21S
Core 2 Duo T5500, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ280E
Core 2 Duo T7250, 15.4", 2.6 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ11M
Core 2 Duo T7100, 15.4", 2.7 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ21M
Core 2 Duo T7250, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ21E
Core 2 Duo T7250, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ18G
Core 2 Duo T7500, 15.4", 2.7 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ18M
Core 2 Duo T7100, 15.4", 2.7 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ180
Core 2 Duo T7300, 15.4", 2.6 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ11Z
Core 2 Duo T7300, 15.4", 2.7 kg
» Sony Vaio VGN-FZ11L
Core 2 Duo T7100, 15.4", 2.7 kg

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GeForce 9600M GT, Core 2 Duo P7450

 

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Author: Stefan Hinum (Update: 2011-08-25)