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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

Reviewed By: David Bayon

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

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
6 stars out of 6

Performance
4 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Warranty
Warranty	ERROR: Script can't be evaluated

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

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

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

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

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