Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/CProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 64 MB
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.8kg
Price: 2299 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C (Model)
Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 6 reviews)
mobility: 77%, workmanship: 79%, ergonomy: 85%, emissions: 80%
Reviews for theSony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C
Sony VAIO SZ6 User Review
Source: Notebookreview.com 
Back in 2006, the SZ1 set the standard for power in a small package in the 13" notebook segment. Recently (in October 2007), the Sony VAIO SZ61 was introduced in Europe – two months after it became available as the VAIO SZ6xx in the United States. As the new high end of the SZ line, the SZ6 series is packed with power features. The VAIO SZ61WN is a good blend of portability without sacrificing on power and comes in a stylish and well built package. Its serious speed and processing power is hard to beat. The notebook has an excellent display and the resolution suits the screen dimensions well.
For me as an artist, speaking of technical equipment is always about versatile tools and means for expression and productivity I have to rely on. The SZ61WN is no exception and offers good value for money.
Leistung gut, Display gut, Mobilität sehr gut, Verarbeitung gut
User Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/03/2007
Rating: performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80%
Foreign Reviews
72% Sony Vaio SZ61WN/C (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de 
online available, Short, Date: 07/03/2008
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 79% features: 80% display: 95% mobility: 51% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 85%
Schlank, leicht und leistungsfähig
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 5-6/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 04/18/2008
Rating: display: 80% mobility: 80%
Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C
Source: Tom's Hardware
online available, Medium, Date: 03/20/2008
performance: 90%
88% Test Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C Subnotebook
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Long, Date: 01/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 40% performance: 84% display: 96% mobility: 88% workmanship: 78% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 80%
80% Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C
Source: Chip.de - 1/08
, Very Short, Date: 12/29/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS: NVidia GeForce 8400M GS is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7400 for laptops and technologically a slower 8400M GT video card (because of the smaller 64 Bit memory bus).
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.
T7500:
>> 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.
1.8 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 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.
80%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
