Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP

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Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP

Dual Hardcore
Source: Stuff Magazine Archive.org version
Im Test waren fünf Notebooks mit Bewertungen von 4 bis 5 von jeweils 5 Sternen. Schlankes und schickes Laptop, aber kostspielig.
kurzer Vergleichstest von Notebook-Modellen; Test nur in der Zeitschrift verfügbar

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/01/2006

60% The usual great looks, quick processor and superb battery life. What's the catch?
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
Over the years Sony's Vaio range has gained a reputation for two things; looking fantastic and costing more than the average notebook computer. One of the most recent additions to its range - the VGN-SZ1XP - may have a small 13.3in screen and weigh just 1.7kg. However, lurking inside its brushed metallic chassis is one of Intel's latest core-duo processors; the T2400, which runs at a clock speed of 1.83GHz. Intel's core-duo processors may run at slower speeds than what consumers have become used to but make no mistake, giving a computer (effectively) a second brain makes all the difference.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

(von 5): 3, Preis/Leistung 3, Ausstattung 3, Ergonomie 4
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/13/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% features: 60% ergonomy: 80%

60% The usual great looks, quick processor and superb battery life. What's the catch?
Source: Personal Computer World Archive.org version
Over the years Sony's Vaio range has gained a reputation for two things; looking fantastic and costing more than the average notebook computer. One of the most recent additions to its range - the VGN-SZ1XP - may have a small 13.3in screen and weigh just 1.7kg. However, lurking inside its brushed metallic chassis is one of Intel's latest core-duo processors; the T2400, which runs at a clock speed of 1.83GHz. Intel's core-duo processors may run at slower speeds than what consumers have become used to but make no mistake, giving a computer (effectively) a second brain makes all the difference.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

3 von 5, Preis/Leistung teuer, Leistung schnell, Mobilität ausgezeichnet
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/13/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 45% performance: 85% mobility: 100%

Foreign Reviews

95% Kompakt-Notebooks
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 60% performance: 100% features: 95% display: 100% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 69%

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP/C - Business Laptop im Test
Source: Allround-PC.com DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/06/2006
Rating: price: 50% performance: 85% mobility: 85% workmanship: 85%

Ultraleichter Dual-Core-Flachmann mit zwei Grafikherzen
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/11/2006
Rating: performance: 100% features: 100% display: 100% mobility: 80%

84% Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP - Der Notebook-Überflieger
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/05/2006
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 81% features: 77% display: 88% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 69%

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400: The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 the competitor to the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400. Caution there are some versions with reduced momry bus available.

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 Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2500: » 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.

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.

74.75%: 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.