Sony Vaio VGN-CR31
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-CR31 (Vaio VGN-CR Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
Display: 14.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 1200 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-CR31 (Model)
Average Score: 75% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
mobility: 70%, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 80%
Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-CR31
Foreign Reviews
70% Für Individualisten - oder jene die es gerne wären
Source: PC Professionell - 5/08 
online available, Medium, Date: 04/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 70% features: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 70%
80% Sony Vaio VGN-CR31
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Long, Date: 01/31/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 80%
Comment
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300: Renamed X1350 graphics chip and, therefore, only DirectX 9 capable.
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.
T8100:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.1": 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 current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.4 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.
75%: 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.
