Sony Vaio VGN-FW Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, Intel Core 2 Duo T9600Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 16.4 inch
Weight: 2.9kg, 3kg, 3.1kg
800, 900, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1600, 1700
Average Score: 74% - average
Average of 12 scores (from 18 reviews)
mobility: 54%, workmanship: 81%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 40%
Sony Vaio VGN-FW140
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-FW140Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 16.4 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-FW (Series)
Average Score: 74% - average
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
74% Sony Vaio VGN-FW140
Source: CNet 
Sony's smart design, long battery life, and a big 16-inch screen, make the Vaio FW140--the first Centrino 2 laptop we've seen--an excellent, but still portable, media hub.
7.4 von 10, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/14/2008
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 50% mobility: 90%
Sony Vaio VGN-FW198UH
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-FW198UHProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 16.4 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Price: 1700 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-FW (Series)
Average Score: 67.5% - average
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
75% Sony VAIO VGN-FW198U / H
Source: PC World
In short, if you're looking for a fast notebook with the latest in beautiful, functional screens, this Windows Vista Ultimate-equipped unit delivers the goods. And Sony will have 12 fixed configurations--starting at around $1000--from which to choose in retail outlets and online. And while the built-in speakers are anything but entertaining, you'll have no worries if you're happy with headphones.
75 von 100, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/30/2008
Rating: Total score: 75% display: 80%
Sony VAIO FW Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
The VAIO FW is a great step forward for Sony, and a worthy competitor to the Dell Studio 15 or even the Toshiba A305. The design is great, but more importantly the build quality is excellent. It feels solid, with a reasonably firm screen cover and keyboard that feels as if a child could walk across it. Performance was more than adequate in every area except 3D performance, but hopefully Sony decides to offer a higher performing graphics card as an option at a later date. The only real flaw that stood out to me was the screen, with its uneven backlight. Hopefully this is a preproduction unit flaw, and not something that shows up on shipping models.
Verarbeitung gut, Mobilität schlecht, Display mangelhaft
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/29/2008
Rating: display: 50% mobility: 40% workmanship: 80%
60% Sony VAIO VGN-FW198UH
Source: PC Mag
Despite running Intel's newest generation platform and sporting a movie theater-like screen, the Sony VAIO VGN-FW198UH comes up short on battery life and is way overpriced.
3 von 5, Display gut, Mobilität mäßig
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 60% display: 80% mobility: 60%
Sony Vaio VGN-FW11ZU
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-FW11ZUProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Display: 16.4 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-FW (Series) Vaio VGN-FW11ZU (Model)
Average Score: 75.57% - good
Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)
70% Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU review
Source: PC Advisor
With a 2.53GHz processor, the Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU should be a nippy machine, and the ATI graphics card allows the use of some modern games. Blu-ray playback was short of expectation though, especially given Sony's weight behind the format.
von 5: 3.5, Verarbeitung 3.5, Ausstattung 3.5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/05/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% features: 70% workmanship: 70%
80% Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU notebook review
Source: Pocket Lint
Overall, we were impressed with what this machine has to offer. The Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU is a neat design and performance is simply stunning. If you're looking for a notebook for creating multimedia as well as just watching it, this is the one.
8 von 10, Leistung gut, Preis schlecht, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/22/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 40%
80% Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU
Source: Techradar
The Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU has a great combination of features and usability for the price. Its performance may not suit more demanding needs, but as an affordable HD media centre, Sony has set a new benchmark for its rivals.
4 von 5, Preis gut, Ausstattung gut, Leistung schlecht, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 40% features: 80% mobility: 40%
67% Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU
Source: PC Pro
Quick, packed full of features and boasting a 16:9 high definition display, but it's too expensive for its own good.
4 von 6, Ausstattung gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 40% features: 80%
67% Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU
Source: PC Pro
Plenty of laptops arrive at PC Pro with entertainment in mind, but few are as capable or well-featured as the new Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU. It's one of the first machines of any kind - desktops included - that we've seen with a Blu-ray writer, for instance, and a raft of Centrino 2 components provide more than enough power to cope with high definition video playback. Quick, packed full of features and boasting a 16:9 high definition display, but it's too expensive for its own good.
4 von 6, Ausstattung gut, Display gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 40% features: 80% display: 80%
90% Sony VAIO VGN-FW11ZU
Source: Notebookjournal 
online available, Long, Date: 08/06/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% performance: 70% features: 70% display: 70% mobility: 40% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 70%
Review - Sony Vaio FW 11 ZU
Source: Notebookforum.at
online available, Very Short, Date: 07/26/2008
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80% display: 90% workmanship: 80% emissions: 40%
75% Sony Vaio VGN-FW11ZU
Source: PC World Italia 
online available, Medium, Date: 12/09/2008
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 75% performance: 95% workmanship: 90%
Sony Vaio VGN-FW139E/H
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-FW139E/HProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 16.4 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 2.9kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-FW (Series)
Vaio VGN-FW139E goes after the smug
Source: Fudzilla
The Vaio performs well across the board. It's a well balanced machine, suitable for many uses, affordable and good looking. We do have some complaints, but nothing big. So should you get one? Well, it depends. In case you're looking at $1,000 15.4-inch machines, the Vaio will offer you an extra inch of screen real estate and a higher resolution in a very compact package. Let's face it, if you're planning to carry your notebook around all day long, you'll get a 12 or 13-inch model to begin with. If not, the 16.4-inch Vaio is just marginally larger and heavier than a 15.4-inch notebook and it's a very tempting alternative. If amateur video is your game, or if you just watch a lot of movies on your notebook, it will be great.
Preis gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/23/2008
Rating: price: 80%
Sony VAIO FW139E/H User Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
The Sony VAIO FW139E/H was a good purchase for me. The features, build, and price were right, and I am content with the purchase. It is more than enough for any engineering CAD applications I will be using for undergraduate studies, and is great for multitasking and mild gaming. The VAIO FW's CPU and FSB speed, 3GB of RAM, and Radeon GPU are a wonderful combo for mobile power. The aspect ratio of the screen is perfect for entertainment. The build quality is fantastic; Sony does not deliver anything but their best in hardware. The downside is insignificant. For someone looking for the best battery life, being able to play the latest game on High settings, or good sound reproduction, this is not the laptop they should look into. This laptop is fine for the mild power user who still wants portability. Of course, my vision of portability probably differs from someone who finds 6.4lbs heavy. It is nothing like the large VAIO AR, however. The VAIO FW is an FZ in size, and half-way between an FZ and AR in power.
Ausstattung gut, Verarbeitung ausgezeichnet, Preis gut, Display sehr gut, Mobilität mäßig
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/20/2008
Rating: price: 80% features: 80% display: 90% mobility: 60% workmanship: 95%
Sony Vaio VGN-FW11J
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-FW11JProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Display: 16.4 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 1200 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-FW (Series) Vaio VGN-FW11J (Model)
Average Score: 76% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
76% PC raus, Notebook rein
Source: PC Go - 12/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 80%
HD-Notebooks: Blu-ray zum Mitnehmen Dell Studio 1735, Sony VAIO VGN-FW11J
Source: ZDNet
online available, Medium, Date: 10/02/2008
Rating: display: 60% mobility: 60%
Sony Vaio VGN FW11E
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN FW11E Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 16.4 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-FW (Series)
Average Score: 74% - average
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
74% Artenvielfalt - leistungsstarke Allrounder im Mittelformat
Source: PC Magazin - 11/2008
, Short, Date: 10/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 74% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 73%
Sony Vaio VGN-FW21Z
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-FW21Z Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Display: 16.4 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-FW (Series) Vaio VGN-FW21Z (Model)
Sony Vaio FW21Z
Source: Notebookforum.at
online available, Short, Date: 11/11/2008
Rating: performance: 80% display: 50% mobility: 40% workmanship: 80%
Comment
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.
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.
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.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470: Faster clocked HD 3450 and successor of the HD 2400 XT but with DirectX 10.1 and due to the new 55nm process, higher clockspeeds. Avivo HD video functions allow the decoding of HD videos.
These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650: The Hd 3650 is a middle class graphics card (in 2008) and compareable to an 8600M GT GPU from Nvidia. It is fabricated in 55nm process and due to Avivo video engine the graphic card can support the processor with several video operations (HD video too).
>> 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.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.9 kg:
This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
3.1 kg:
74%: 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.
