Sony Vaio VPC-Z21V9E/B

Name: Sony Vaio VPC-Z21V9E/B
Brand: Sony
Rating: 87.5 (6 reviews)

Specifications

Sony Vaio VPC-Z21V9E/B (Vaio VPC-Z Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-2620M (Intel Core i7)

Graphics adapter

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Display

13.1 inch 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixel, glossy: yes

Weight

1.5 kg ( = 52.91 oz / 3.31 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Price

3000 Euro

Links

Sony homepage
Sony notebook section
Vaio VPC-Z (Series)

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Average Score: 87.5% - good
Average of 6 scores (from 8 reviews)

price: - %, performance: 84%, features: 65%, display: 74% mobility: 89%, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 76%

Reviews for the Sony Vaio VPC-Z21V9E/B

100% Sony VPCZ21V9E
Source: Digital Versus English

Although audio quality could clearly be better and the fan gets a bit noisy from time to time, the Sony Vaio VPCZ21V9E has a plenty of great features, including a stylish design, a well-thought-out docking station, a powerful processor, a decent screen (for a laptop), a fast RAID 0 SSD, 8 GB of RAM, a slim and lightweight build, a decent battery life ... need we go on?
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 100%

80% Who needs a desktop? Sony VAIO Z review
Source: APC Mag English

Lastly, there's the price. At just under $4,000, it's a huge investment for a computer product, considering you can get just as thin or thinner notebooks and Ultrabooks for around (and less than) half the price. They won't have the performance of the unit when it's docked, but when it's docked it doesn't matter what size or how heavy a notebook is.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/23/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Sony VAIO Z Series review
Source: Techradar English

With its incredible combination of power and portability, this is the best ultra-portable laptop of recent times. It may lack the glamour of some of its rivals, but the Sony VAIO VPC-Z21V9E is worth its high pricetag.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/26/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

86% Sony Vaio VPC-Z21V9E im Test
Source: PC Welt German

DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/15/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 88% features: 79% display: 78% mobility: 87% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 76%

Sony Vaio VPC-Z21V9E/B
Source: Notebookjournal German

DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/26/2011
Rating: performance: 80% features: 50% display: 70% mobility: 90% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 50%

80% Sony Vaio VPCZ21V9E
Source: 01Net French

FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/23/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%

99% Teszt: Sony Vaio VPC-Z21V9E- Csúcsragadozó
Source: Wikitech

HU→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/02/2012
Rating: Total score: 99%

SONY VAIO VPC-Z21V9E/B - nejlehčí z nejlehčích
Source: Notebook.cz

CZ→EN
Positive: thin, light, comfortable docking-station, performance; negative: loud fan, small touchpad
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/22/2011

Comment

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.
13.1":

Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this 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.
1.5 kg:

This weight is typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal.

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.

87.5%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.