Sony Vaio VGN-TX2HP

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Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-TX2HP

80% Sony Vaio VGN-TX2HP laptop Review
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
Sony has quite a reputation to uphold with its ultraportable range, especially with companies like Fujitsu Siemens and Lenovo closing in on their style and size formats. Fortunately, Sony is ahead of the game and judging by the VAIO VGN-TX2HP it has little to worry about. This notebook by all rights should be a hot product but the screen technology is no new that there are kinks we just can’t get over. Once Sony solves the bulb-flair problem in reduced light this will be the very best ultraportable on the market - in the meantime it’s just plain great.
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8 von 10, Mobilität ausgezeichnet
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/03/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% mobility: 100%

80% As compact as a fashion magazine but costing an arm and a leg; it can only be Sony's new TX series notebook
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
If you can't stomach Apple's Mac operating system (see our Mac Mini review and Macbook Pro review), but require a notebook to impress the style-conscious, Sony's TX range should fit the bill. The TX2-HP is the latest member of the gang and, as expected, its small, sleek physique quickly turned heads in the office. Inside this compact case lies an Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Intel Pentium M 733 processor, which runs at 1.1GHz and employs 2MB of L2 cache and a 400MHz front side bus.
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(von 5): 4, Preis/Leistung 4, Ausstattung 4, Ergonomie 4
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/20/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% features: 80% ergonomy: 80%

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80% Federleichter Laptop im Handtaschenformat
Source: Ciao.de DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 80%

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip with shared memory on Mobile Intel 915GM chipset. It is the predecessor of Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The performance can be compared with the Mobile Radeon 9000 (with a 64 bit memory bus).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

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

Intel Pentium M: With Intel chip set (855 or 915) and Intel WLAN also available with the name Centrino (name for the package).
In the comparison very fast per megahertz and very modest with weaknesses in floating point operations.
It is also available as a low voltage version with very small current consumption.

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

11.10":

This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.

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.

80%: 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.