Sony VAIO VPC-L11S1E review

Very poor gaming performance for £1.4k

Hard/Impossible to upgrade. Very good if you just want to surf the net and watch films and don't care about gaming and future expansion. Also all-in-one aren't as portable as laptop/netbook. Most of us might want to wait and see better offers, unless you have money to burn. :D

By zeevro on 8 Oct 2009

Well it's not meant to be portable really is it. It's meant to be a TV replacement with a built in touch screen tv and blu ray player. Having said that I can't afford one so I'm out

By TimoGunt on 9 Oct 2009

Nope, it's not meant to be portable. But for the same price, you can have fully portable laptop/netbook on the go.

By zeevro on 9 Oct 2009

well yeah but then you wouldn't want a laptop as your main or secondary tv would you?

By TimoGunt on 12 Oct 2009

Nope, using laptop as a tv wouldn't be the best of idea. And you wouldn't want to pay extra for multi-touch and smaller screen if you gonna use it as a tv would you? I'm sure there are people who don't care about future upgrades. But why pay extra for less? There are better options out there, and there will be much much better options to come. :D

By zeevro on 12 Oct 2009

Best

There will always be better to come, and if you want something portable then this isn't for you

But if you want something now, and as a direct replacement for your desktop this is it

There is nothing out there better in the style to performance stakes that matches it

Yet!

By xtraseller on 15 Oct 2009

Real Value?

On the Minus side with an all-in-one you get.
- Less gaming performance. If you like latest 3D games then look elsewhere or buy an additional machine.
- Less creative performance. Video encoding, photo editing (especially with multiple complex filters) and Max/Maya.
- Bad price/performance ratio. There are machines in A-LIST with about half the price that offers better performance, especially in gaming.
- Dead-end upgrade. Very limited options for future upgrades.

On the Plus side you get.
- More features. Multi-touch and . . .

By zeevro on 15 Oct 2009

Too noisy!

It arrived yesterday and I'm having to return it today :(

Very dissapointed. The varous fan noises just don't die down - you can hear it from across the room let alone when you're sitting 30cm away from the unit. You'd expect more of Sony. Perhaps this is a bad one.

Fantastic in every other respect - but this spoils it completely.

Anyone else got one and could comment on this??

By stellar on 27 Jan 2010

Speakers

I got a set of surrond sound speakers for my old PC, when i purchesed the VPCL11S1E i noticed it only had 1 2.5 mm jack and my speakers require 3, PLEASE HELP:)

By BillyC on 18 May 2010

Speakers

I got a set of surrond sound speakers for my old PC, when i purchesed the VPCL11S1E i noticed it only had 1 2.5 mm jack and my speakers require 3, PLEASE HELP:)

By BillyC on 18 May 2010

Trust a Sony Vaio at your peril

I bought a desktop Vaio for its beauty and great reviews some years back. A design fault caused overheating which destroyed the motherboard 1 month out of its 1 yr warranty. Sony didn't want to know. Customer service was appalling, not what I expected from a top end machine. Sony ensure that you can't replace parts with any other than Sony's, suitably highly priced. I will never, ever, buy Sony again. My computer consultant has come across plenty of cases like mine and wouldn't touch them with a bargepole either. Sure they look beautiful and perform amazingly - until they break down. Then you're on your own.

By RachelMaund on 26 May 2010

Good PC's Crap Customer Service

Thats my experience!

By mikes on 14 Oct 2010