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Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN

Specifications

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN
Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN (Vaio VGN-SZ Series)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 - 128 MB VRAM
Display
13.30 inch 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixel, X-Black, glossy: yes
Mainboard
Intel 945PM
Storage
: 0GB, 0rpm
Additional features
HDD: 0GB, 0rpm, ,
Weight
1.7 kg ( = 59.97 oz / 3.75 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
0 Euro

 

Pricecompare

Average Score: 83% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 6 reviews)
price: 56%, performance: 75%, features: 72%, display: 83% mobility: 78%, workmanship: 60%, ergonomy: 56%, emissions: 80%

Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN

Sony - Vaio SZ4 XWN/C review
Source: IT Reviews English Archive.org version
Sony's Vaio SZ4 XWN/C sits in the middle of a three-product family and is, as we've come to expect from Sony, a stylish, well featured, portable laptop with built-in security, all aimed at the business user. The SZ4 XWN/C is a stylish but costly, well featured laptop which is easy to carry around, but the thinness of the screen is something that will play on your mind unless you have it well protected.
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Preis/Leistung gut, Ausstattung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/15/2007
Rating: price: 80% features: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Schlanker, leichter, leistungsfähiger
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 9-10/07 German
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/24/2007
Rating: price: 60% performance: 80% mobility: 80%
Ein Subnotebook mit schickem Design, guter Verarbeitung, starker Hardware, brilliantem Bildschirm und hoher Akkulaufzeit zu einem gehobenen Preis
Source: Minitechnet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/06/2007
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80% display: 80% workmanship: 80%
80% Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4 XWN
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 40% emissions: 80%
79% Mobiler Dauerläufer
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/25/2007
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 40% performance: 70% features: 85% display: 78% mobility: 91% workmanship: 40% ergonomy: 71%
90% Leichtgewicht mit Langlaufschalter
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/26/2007
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 70% features: 50% display: 90% mobility: 50%

Comment

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.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» 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.


T7200: Mid-range (at the time of annoucement) dual core processor based on the Merom core. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


13.30":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Sony: Sony Corporation is one of the largest Japanese electronics companies. The company was founded in 1946 under a different name and initially produced rice stoves. The company launched the first transistor radio. In 1958, the company was renamed Sony. Sony is a combination of the Latin word sonus (sound) and the English word sonny (little boy). Today, its core business is consumer electronics. The company is engaged in the development, design, manufacture and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles and software. Sony operates in the following segments: Gaming and Network Services, Music, Images, Home Entertainment and Sound, Imaging Products and Solutions, Mobile Communications, Semiconductors, Financial Services and Others.


83%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum (Update: 2013-01-16)