Sony Vaio VPCEA1S1E/W
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Average of 6 scores (from 5 reviews)
Reviews for the Sony Vaio VPCEA1S1E/W
Lifestyle Statement. What exactly makes Sony's EA-Series more stylish than other laptops? The 3D-effect finish? How about the glaring colors? Has Sony taken a page from someone else's book with their "Lifestyle" branding? Find out more in the following test!
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
For some, the mere sight of that four-letter VAIO logo is enough to inspire irrational desire. But in a world where Sony’s brand cachet alone can loosen wallets, the latest addition to its E Series family, the 14in VAIO VPCEA1S1E/L, is the laptop equivalent of Marmite. Sony’s smallest VAIO E Series comes in colours that inevitably polarise opinion, but if the styling suits, it's a great little laptop.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 83% performance: 80% features: 83%
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Aller guten Dinge sind dreiSource: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/21/2010
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 85% display: 80% mobility: 78% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 82%
Source: Onlinekosten.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% features: 80% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Source: NotebookTV.hu HU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/12/2010
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 50% performance: 70% display: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145: The 5145 is a renamed Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with slightly higher clock rates. Therefore it has no DirectX 11 support and a performance between the 4570 and 5470.
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.
330M:
The Core i3-330M is a slower clocked 350M and therefore also lacks the Turbo Boost feature and clocks with max. 2.13 GHz. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.10":
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» 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.
81%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
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