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Sony VAIO VGC-JS1E/S in Desktop PCs

Verdict

Gorgeous styling, a compact design and plenty of power make the VAIO a real bargain of an all-in-one.

Review Date: 21 Nov 2008

Price when reviewed: £596 (£685 inc VAT)

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
6 stars out of 6

Performance
4 stars out of 6

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Part Code VGCJS1E/S.CEK
Review Date 21 Nov 2008
Price ex VAT £596
Price inc VAT £685
Overall rating 5 stars out of 6
Performance 4 stars out of 6
Features & Design 5 stars out of 6
Value for Money 6 stars out of 6
Warranty
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Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity 500
RAM capacity 3.00GB
Screen size 20.1in
Processor
CPU family Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU nominal frequency 2.53GHz
CPU overclocked frequency N/A
Processor socket LGA 775
Motherboard
Conventional PCI slots free N/A
Conventional PCI slots total N/A
PCI-E x16 slots free N/A
PCI-E x16 slots total N/A
PCI-E x8 slots free N/A
PCI-E x8 slots total N/A
PCI-E x4 slots free N/A
PCI-E x4 slots total N/A
PCI-E x1 slots free N/A
PCI-E x1 slots total N/A
Wired adapter speed 1,000Mbits/sec
Memory
Memory type DDR2
Hard disk
Capacity 500GB
Hard disk 2 make and model N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity N/A
Drives
Optical disc technology DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model N/A
Monitor
Resolution screen horizontal 1,680
Resolution screen vertical 1,050
Resolution 1680 x 1050
DVI inputs N/A
HDMI inputs N/A
VGA inputs N/A
DisplayPort inputs N/A
Rear ports
USB ports (downstream) 5
FireWire ports 1
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports N/A
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports 1
3.5mm audio jacks 3
Graphics card
3D performance setting N/A
Graphics chipset Intel GMA X4500HD
DVI-I outputs N/A
HDMI outputs N/A
VGA (D-SUB) outputs N/A
DisplayPort outputs N/A
Number of graphics cards N/A
Additional Peripherals
Speaker type Stereo
Case
Case format All-in-one
Dimensions 487 x 157 x 408mm (WDH)
Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays N/A
Front ports
Front panel USB ports 2
Front panel memory card reader yes
Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard Sony Wireless
Operating system and software
OS family Windows Vista
Noise and power
Idle power consumption 53W
Peak power consumption 75W
Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score 1.28
Office application benchmark score 1.32
2D graphics application benchmark score 1.41
Encoding application benchmark score 1.10
Multitasking application benchmark score 1.26
3D performance (crysis) low settings N/A
3D performance setting N/A
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