Sony Vaio VPC-F236FM/B
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Reviews for the Sony Vaio VPC-F236FM/B
Source: CNet
Archive.org versionSony certainly makes distinctive-looking laptops. And in a market saturated with cookie-cutter grey boxes (or now, endless MacBook Air knockoffs), that's more important than it may seem at first. If the size is right for you, the Vaio F Series is a well-made high-end laptop, and is a good reminder that Sony is one of the few brands that comes close to Apple on design and polish.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/28/2012
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 50%
Source: Tech Advisor
Archive.org versionPerformance issues aside, the VAIO F Series isn't such a bad buy. Sure, you'll have to contend with Sony's extra software (such as its VAIO Gate dock), and the Firewire port is weirdly located on the front of the computer, but otherwise the F Series is a decent laptop for multimedia playback and basic tasks. I don't love the design, but others might. Plus, it's pretty portable for a desktop replacement.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/21/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: PC Mag
Archive.org versionThe Sony VAIO VPC-F236FM is a great desktop replacement. Its 16-inch 1080p HD display and Blu-ray drive is a great combination for movie buffs, and the internal components only sweeten the deal if you're into gaming. However, the Editors' Choice Acer Aspire AS8950G-9839 provides all these features, and has a beefier graphics processor, for just $50 more.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/19/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M:
Mid-range graphics card based on the GT 435M chip (GF108) with higher clock rates and DDR3 support.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
2630QM: Fast Quad-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
