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Sony Vaio VGN-TZ21VN

Specifications

Sony Vaio VGN-TZ21VN
Sony Vaio VGN-TZ21VN (Vaio VGN-TZ Series)
Graphics adapter
Display
11.10 inch 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixel, X-black
Weight
1.2 kg ( = 42.33 oz / 2.65 pounds), Power Supply: 0 g ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
0 Euro

 

Pricecompare

price: 70%, performance: 80%, features: - %, display: - % mobility: 90%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-TZ21VN

Leicht und teuer
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 1-2/08 German
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/12/2007
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 90%
Leicht, aktuell und flott
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 11-12/07 German
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/10/2007
Rating: price: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 90%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

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 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.


U7600: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


11.10":

This screen diagoal is quite large for tablets but small for subnotebooks. Some convertibles are also represented with that size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

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


1.2 kg:

In former time,s this weight was typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, often 15 inch laptops weigh as much.


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.


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

 

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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core 2 Duo U7500
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core 2 Duo U7500
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Duo L2300
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core 2 Duo U7500
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core 2 Duo U7500
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core 2 Duo U7500
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Solo U1400
Asus U1
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Duo U2400
Sony Vaio VGN-TX5XN/B
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Solo U1500
Asus U1F
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Duo U2400
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Duo L2300
Twinhead Stylebook F11Y
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Solo U1300
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Solo U1400
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Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core Solo U1300

Devices with the same GPU and/or Screen Size

Sony VAIO VGN-TZ298N
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core 2 Duo U7700, 2 kg
Sony Vaio VGN-TZ295N
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Core 2 Duo U7700, 2 kg

Devices with the same GPU

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Stefan Hinum (Update: 2012-05-26)