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Sony Vaio VPCY218FX/G

Specifications

Sony Vaio VPCY218FX/G
Sony Vaio VPCY218FX/G (Vaio VPC-Y Series)
Processor
Intel Pentium U5400 2 x 1.2 GHz, Arrandale
Display
13.30 inch 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
2 kg ( = 70.55 oz / 4.41 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1000 Euro

 

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Average Score: 66% - average
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 56%, features: 90%, display: - % mobility: 70%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Sony Vaio VPCY218FX/G

50% Sony VAIO Y Series VPC-Y218FX
Source: CNet English Archive.org version
With its trim dimensions, colorful lid, rounded display hinges, and isolated keyboard, the $799 Sony Vaio VPC-Y218FX certainly looks the part of a stylish laptop for home or campus use. The Sony Vaio VPC-Y218FX is trim and boasts a bevy of wireless connectivity options, but its build quality is substandard and its ULV processor doesn't offer enough gains in battery life to offset its lackluster performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 50% performance: 50% mobility: 70%
Sony VAIO VPCY218FX
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
Though the Sony VAIO VPCY218FX has many of the ingredients to be a powerful-yet-slim ultraportable, it's not quite there.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/12/2010
Rating: performance: 61% features: 90%
82% Sony VAIO VPC-Y218FX/G
Source: Computer Shopper English Archive.org version

The Sony VAIO VPC-Y218FX/G ("Y218," for short) is a good all-around 13-inch ultraportable with some standout features—most notably 3G wireless broadband via Verizon (for anywhere Net access) and mobile hot-spot technology. This VAIO is an eye-catching 13-inch ultraportable with welcome features for students, consumers, and even business users. If you ever need to travel with your own personal Wi-Fi hot spot, this laptop could be the answer.


Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 82%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

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.


U5400: Entry level dual core CPU of the Arrandale series. Does not support Turbo Boost (for the CPU), Hyperthreading, Virtualization and AES. Due to the slow clock speed, the performance is only sufficient for non demanding applications.» 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.


66%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


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

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2010-10- 5 (Update: 2012-05-26)