Sony Vaio VPC-Z217GG
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Reviews for the Sony Vaio VPC-Z217GG
Source: Hardware Zone
Archive.org versionThe Sony Vaio Z is a very strange beast indeed. Its marketing slogan is “no compromises”, yet at almost every turn, we see a compromise made. That’s not to say the machine itself is no good, rather we see them as compromises made to make the Sony Vaio Z better in other ways instead. If you’d keep your eyes peeled, you’d realize that there is no machine out in the market that is as small, as sexy or as powerful as the Sony Vaio Z.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/19/2011
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% performance: 95% mobility: 90%
Source: Good Gear Guide
Archive.org versionThe 13.1in Sony VAIO Z Series is one of the most expensive ultraportable laptops on the market. While the Sony Z Series definitely has a 'wow' factor, it's a 'wow' factor that is mostly a reaction to: "so how much does it cost?". But hey, if you can afford it, then you'll end up with a 1.15kg, super-slim laptop that also features high-end processing performance and very fast drive speeds.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/29/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
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 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.
2620M: Very fast Dual-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.
