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Sony Vaio VGN-NW11S/S

Specifications

Sony Vaio VGN-NW11S/S
Sony Vaio VGN-NW11S/S (Vaio VGN-NW Series)
Graphics adapter
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 - 512 MB VRAM, Core: 680 MHz, Memory: 800 MHz, 7.14.10.0643
Memory
4 GB 
, 2 x 2048 MByte DDR2-6400, max. 8 GByte
Display
15.50 inch 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixel, X-black LCD, glossy: yes
Mainboard
Intel PM45
Storage
WDC Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVS-26VATO, 320 GB 
, 5400 rpm
Soundcard
Realtek ALC262 HD Audio
Connections
1 Express Card 34mm, 3 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, V.92 Modem, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Headphone-out, microphone-in, Card Reader: MSMS ProMS DuoMS Pro DuoSDMMC
Networking
Marvell Yukon 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 AGN (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/), Bluetooth 2.1
Optical drive
Matshita DVD-RAM UJ880AS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 29 x 370 x 249 ( = 1.14 x 14.57 x 9.8 in)
Battery
49 Wh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Bit
Additional features
Power DVD 8.0, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.63 kg ( = 92.77 oz / 5.8 pounds), Power Supply: 400 g ( = 14.11 oz / 0.88 pounds)
Price
700 Euro

 

Pricecompare

Average Score: 78.33% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
price: 80%, performance: 61%, features: 64%, display: 43% mobility: 64%, workmanship: 77%, ergonomy: 85%, emissions: 76%

Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-NW11S/S

75% Review Sony Vaio VGN-NW11 Notebook | Notebookcheck
The Secret's in the Mix. Sony sees its Vaio NW11 as a chic and elegant multimedia contemporary. At the same time, the chamfered and compact case shouldn't lack the necessary mobility. If these statements apply and how well the Vaio NW11 does in the other tests will be unveiled in our comprehensive review.
80% Sony VAIO VGN-NW11S/S - 15.5in Laptop Review
Source: Trusted Reviews English Archive.org version
It's easy to get excited when Sony delivers one of its many super-expensive ultra-portables, like the VAIO TT or Z Series, to our door, but in the past its mainstream laptops have been a little hit and miss. For all the lustre and acclaim its VAIO brand engenders in consumers, the reality isn't always the all singing, all dancing computing experience people imagine. However, in the new NW Series, we reckon Sony might have finally cracked the mainstream affordable laptop. It's not quite perfect, but the NW11S is easily the best mainstream laptop Sony has produced in a long while. It has a nicely balanced specification and feature set, is reasonably priced and won't attract the dust, grease and grime so prevalent on laptops these days.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% features: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Sony Vaio NW11S im Test
Source: Netzwelt German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/07/2009
Rating: performance: 30% features: 50%
80% Sony Vaio VGN-NW11S/S
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/05/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 90%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570: Lower middle-class GPU that features a low shader count and a 64 Bit memory bus but a high clock speed. Similar to the desktop Radeon 4550. Supports Avivo HD and DirectX 10.1.

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.


T6500:

Entry level Penryn based dual-core CPU with a small 2MB level 2 cache and FSB800. Similar to the T6570 but without VT-x.

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


15.50":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

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


2.63 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.


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.


78.33%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.


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

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2009-08-24 (Update: 2012-05-26)