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Sony Vaio VGN-FW11J

Specifications

Sony Vaio VGN-FW11J
Sony Vaio VGN-FW11J (Vaio VGN-FW Series)
Display
16.40 inch 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
3.1 kg ( = 109.35 oz / 6.83 pounds), Power Supply: 0 g ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1200 Euro

 

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Average Score: 76% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)
price: 80%, performance: 75%, features: 40%, display: 70% mobility: 60%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 70%

Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-FW11J

Tuschkästen
Source: c't - 23/09 German
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 11/01/2009
Rating: performance: 75% features: 40% display: 80% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 70%
76% PC raus, Notebook rein
Source: PC Go - 12/08 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 80%
HD-Notebooks: Blu-ray zum Mitnehmen Dell Studio 1735, Sony VAIO VGN-FW11J
Source: ZDNet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/02/2008
Rating: display: 60% mobility: 60%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650: The Hd 3650 is a middle class graphics card (in 2008) and compareable to an 8600M GT GPU from Nvidia. It is fabricated in 55nm process and due to Avivo video engine the graphic card can support the processor with several video operations (HD video too).

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.


P8400:

Middle class dual core CPU with a TDP of 25 Watt. For high end gamer the performance could be not sufficient (for class 1 graphic cards).

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


16.40":

15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.

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


3.1 kg:

In former years, this weight was representative for laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, 17 inch laptops weigh less than that.


Sony: Sony Corporation is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Japan. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from sonus, the Latin word for sound. The company was founded 1946 with another name and renamed in 1958. Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. Sony is a notebook manufacturer of medium size according international market shares.

From 2014, Sony has reduced the production of Vaio laptops and finally discontinued them. Sony is still present in the smartphone and tablet market, yet not among the Top 5 manufacturers.


76%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.


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

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2008-10-29 (Update: 2012-05-26)