Sony Vaio VGN-BZ11VN
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-BZ11VN (Vaio VGN-BZ Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1440x900 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1300 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-BZ (Series) Vaio VGN-BZ11VN (Model)
Average Score: 79% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
mobility: 64%, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: - %
Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-BZ11VN
Foreign Reviews
80% Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook P8010
Source: Chip.de - 10/08 
, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80% features: 90%
78% Test: Sony Vaio VGN-BZ11VN (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de
online available, Medium, Date: 07/30/2008
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 71% features: 95% display: 93% mobility: 64% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 70%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> 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.
P8600:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.4": 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.
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 current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.7 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Sony: Sony is a notebook manufacturer of medium size according international market shares. There exist a lot of reviews about Sony notebooks. The total ratings and price/value ratings are good above average.
79%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
