Sony Vaio VGN-CS118E
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-CS118E (Vaio VGN-CS Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 14.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-CS (Series) Vaio VGN-CS118E (Model)
Average Score: 60% - poor
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
mobility: 80%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %
Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-CS118E
60% Sony VAIO VGN-CS118E 14.1-inch Thin and Light Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews 
The Sony VAIO VGN-CS118E avoids much of the bulk of many laptops in this class because it uses a smaller 14.1-inch display over more common 15.4-inch or the newer 16-inch panels. It also has some decent performance thanks to its strong Core 2 Duo P8400 processor and large hard drive. The downside is that this system lacks a dedicated graphics processor that most in this price range now include and Sony decided not to include such peripheral connectors as HDMI or eSATA.
3 von 5, Leistung mäßig, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/20/2008
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 60% mobility: 80%
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.
P8400:
>> 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.
2.6 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.
60%: Such a bad rating is rare. There exist hardly any notebooks, which are rated worse.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
