Sony Vaio VPC-EF Series
Processor: AMD Athlon II P320, AMD Phenom II X3 P820, AMD Turion II P540Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650, ATI Radeon HD 4250
Display: 15.60 inch, 17.30 inch
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 650, 770, 800 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 4 reviews)
Sony Vaio VPC-EF2S1E/BI
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VPC-EF2S1E/BIProcessor: AMD Phenom II X3 P820
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 770 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
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Reviews
Fast and Elegant? Sony's Vaio notebooks have always been known for their elegant design. In order to also chalk up under its hood, Sony has given the 17 inch Vaio VPC-EF2S1E/BI a Radeon HD 5650 and a Phenom II X3 P820.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/24/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 87% display: 76% mobility: 67% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 82% emissions: 84%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/24/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 87% display: 76% mobility: 67% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 82% emissions: 84%
Sony Vaio VPC-EF2E1E/WI
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VPC-EF2E1E/WIProcessor: AMD Athlon II P320
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4250
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 650 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: 01Net
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Sony Vaio VPC-EF37FX/BI
Specifications
Notebook: Sony Vaio VPC-EF37FX/BIProcessor: AMD Turion II P540
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 3.1kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Sony homepage Sony notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Comp Reviews
Archive.org versionWith the move to AMD's platform, the Sony VAIO EF becomes a much more affordable 17-inch laptop that offers features such as Blu-ray and Bluetooth. The problem is that it sacrifices too much in terms of graphics and performance compared to many other similarly prices laptops now becoming available in the same price range with similar or even better features.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/13/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Comment
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.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650: Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
ATI Radeon HD 4250: Onboard graphics card (in the RS880M chipset) for AMD processors with Avivo HD support and technically a higher clocked HD 4200.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145: The 5145 is a renamed Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with slightly higher clock rates. Therefore it has no DirectX 11 support and a performance between the 4570 and 5470.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Phenom II X3:
P820: Mobile 3-core CPU based on the desktop Athlon II X3. Due to the missing level 3 cache and the slow clock speed not really well suited for gamers.
AMD Athlon II:
P320: Entry level dual core processor for 13"+ laptops featuring a DDR3 memory controller.
AMD Turion II:
P540: Entry level Dual-Core CPU with a TDP of 25 Watt. Offers a similar performance as a 2.1 - 2.3 GHz Core 2 Duo with 2 MB Level 2 Cache.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3.1 kg:
A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.
3.1 kg:
71.2%: 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.
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