Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP

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Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP/C - Business Laptop im Test
Source: Allround-PC.com
Das Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP/C ist ein guter Begleiter, vor allem für Personen, die gerne auch mal etwas mehr für ein gutes Gerät ausgeben wollen. Die vielen Besonderheiten, die kleinen Maße, das geringe Gewicht und auch das leichte und dennoch stabile Carbon-Gehäuse machen dieses Gerät zu einem wirklich "mobilen" PC. Die enorme Akku Betriebsdauer und die zweite Grafikkarte heben es noch weiter von der Konkurrenz ab. Jedoch gibt es auch genügend Schattenseiten an diesem Gerät. Angefangen von den wenigen Schnittstellen, über die Akku-Ladezeit und den DVD-Brenner, der für heute Verhältnisse viel zu langsam ist und so manchen potentiellen Käufer sicherlich vom Kauf abhalten könnte und zuletzt dem Preis, der leider nur eine geringe Verbraucherschicht anspricht.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar

Preis negativ, Leistung positiv, Verarbeitung positiv, Mobilität positiv
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/06/2006
Rating: price: 50% performance: 85% mobility: 85% workmanship: 85%

60% The usual great looks, quick processor and superb battery life. What's the catch?
Source: vnunet.com
Over the years Sony's Vaio range has gained a reputation for two things; looking fantastic and costing more than the average notebook computer. One of the most recent additions to its range - the VGN-SZ1XP - may have a small 13.3in screen and weigh just 1.7kg. However, lurking inside its brushed metallic chassis is one of Intel's latest core-duo processors; the T2400, which runs at a clock speed of 1.83GHz. Intel's core-duo processors may run at slower speeds than what consumers have become used to but make no mistake, giving a computer (effectively) a second brain makes all the difference.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

(von 5): 3, Preis/Leistung 3, Ausstattung 3, Ergonomie 4
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/13/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% features: 60% ergonomy: 80%

60% The usual great looks, quick processor and superb battery life. What's the catch?
Source: Personal Computer World
Over the years Sony's Vaio range has gained a reputation for two things; looking fantastic and costing more than the average notebook computer. One of the most recent additions to its range - the VGN-SZ1XP - may have a small 13.3in screen and weigh just 1.7kg. However, lurking inside its brushed metallic chassis is one of Intel's latest core-duo processors; the T2400, which runs at a clock speed of 1.83GHz. Intel's core-duo processors may run at slower speeds than what consumers have become used to but make no mistake, giving a computer (effectively) a second brain makes all the difference.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

3 von 5, Preis/Leistung teuer, Leistung schnell, Mobilität ausgezeichnet
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/13/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 45% performance: 85% mobility: 100%

Foreign Reviews

95% Kompakt-Notebooks
Source: Chip.de
online available, Very Short, Date: 11/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 60% performance: 100% features: 95% display: 100% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 69%

Dual Hardcore
Source: Stuff
online available, Short, Date: 07/01/2006

Ultraleichter Dual-Core-Flachmann mit zwei Grafikherzen
Source: Notebookjournal
, Length Unknown, Date: 05/11/2006
Rating: performance: 100% features: 100% display: 100% mobility: 80%

84% Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP - Der Notebook-Überflieger
Source: Chip.de
online available, Short, Date: 05/05/2006
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 81% features: 77% display: 88% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 69%

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400: The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 the competitor to the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400. Caution there are some versions with reduced momry bus available.

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 Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2500:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.3": This is a frequent and the biggest display format for sub-notebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs few current, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

1.7 kg: This sub-notebook weighs less than the average of all notebooks and represents a medium class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 11 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.

Sony reviews

74.75%: 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.