Sony VAIO VPC-F13 Series

Processor: Intel Core i3 380M, Intel Core i5 480M, Intel Core i5 560M, Intel Core i7 740QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
Display: 16.30 inch, 16.40 inch
Weight: 3kg, 3.015kg, 3.1kg
Price: 999, 1100, 1200 euro

Average Score: 74.5% - average
Average of 6 scores (from 6 reviews)

price: 60%, performance: 81%, features: 80%, display: 50%, mobility: 62%, workmanship: 85%, ergonomy: 75%, emissions: 81%

Sony VAIO VPC-F136FM/B

Specifications

Notebook: Sony VAIO VPC-F136FM/B
Processor: Intel Core i7 740QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
Display: 16.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Sony homepage
Sony notebook section

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Average Score: 70% - average

Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)

Reviews

60% Sony VAIO F Review
Source: Notebookreview.com English

Archive.org version
Overall we can recommend the VAIO F – it is not a jack of all trades by any means but accomplishes most of what Sony designed it to do.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/31/2011
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 60%

70% Sony VAIO F Series
Source: Laptop Mag English

Archive.org version
Combining Core i7 muscle with Nvidia graphics, this big-screen multimedia laptop is a pleasure to use.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

80% Sony VAIO VPC-F136FM/B
Source: PC Mag English

Archive.org version
In addition to being packed with connectivity and networking options, the Sony VAIO VPC-F136FM/B laptop also boasts powerful components that make its productivity and gaming performance almost as robust as its media prowess.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/14/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Sony Vaio VPC-F13L8E/H

Specifications

Notebook: Sony Vaio VPC-F13L8E/H
Processor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M 1024 MB
Display: 16.40 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 3.015kg
Price: 999 euro
Links: Sony homepage
Sony notebook section

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Reviews

81% Review Sony Vaio VPC-F13L8E/H (FHD) Notebook | Notebookcheck
Low-Cost Titan. The cheapest model in the F-series with full HD, Blu-ray, and a fast Core i5, is already available from 930 Euros. Discover if the soundscape has improved, and whether the display has kept its strong colors.

Sony Vaio F13M1E/H

Specifications

Notebook: Sony Vaio F13M1E/H
Processor: Intel Core i5 560M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
Display: 16.40 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 1200 euro
Links: Sony homepage
Sony notebook section

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Average Score: 80% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

Foreign Reviews

80% Sony VAIO F13M1E/H - z ekranem Full HD
Source: Benchmark.pl Turkish

PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/05/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%

Sony Vaio VPC-F13E8R/H

Specifications

Notebook: Sony Vaio VPC-F13E8R/H
Processor: Intel Core i3 380M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
Display: 16.40 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Links: Sony homepage
Sony notebook section

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Average Score: 76% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

Foreign Reviews

76% Обзор ноутбука Sony Vaio VPC-F13E8R/H
Source: Retera

RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/03/2011
Rating: Total score: 76% performance: 79% display: 34% mobility: 45% emissions: 74%

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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.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M: Successor of the GeForce GT 335M featuring DirectX 11 support and based on the GF108 chip.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.

740QM:

The Core i7-740QM is a high-end quad-core CPU for laptops (in 2010) with a relative small base clock rate and a high Turbo Boost max frequency of 2.93 GHz (for one core). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow clocked quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 740QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.

Intel Core i5:

480M: The Core i5-480M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.66-2.9 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

560M:

The Core i5-560M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks also between 2.67-3.2 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

Intel Core i3:

380M: The Core i3-380M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.53 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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

3 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

3.1 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

74.5%: 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.