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Sony VAIO VGN-AW11Z/B in Laptops
Verdict
Sony's latest AW-series blends a huge, 16:9 display with desktop PC levels of performance.
Review Date: 7 Nov 2008
Price when reviewed: £1,276 (£1,467 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | VGN-AW11Z/B.CEK |
| Review Date | 7 Nov 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £1,276 |
| Price inc VAT | £1,467 |
| Overall rating |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty final | 1 year(s) collect and return |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 437 x 289 x 40mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 3.7kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel PM45 Express |
| RAM capacity | 4GB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 |
| SODIMM sockets total | 2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 18.4in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,920 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 1,080 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia Geforce 9600M GT |
| Graphics card RAM | 512MB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 640GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 590GB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA 300 |
| Hard disk | Fujitsu MHZ2320BH |
| Optical disc technology | Blu-ray writer |
| Optical drive | Pioneer BDR-TD01 |
| Battery capacity | 4,400mAh |
| Replacement battery price ex VAT | £114 |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £131 |
| Networking | |
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| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Other Features | |
|---|---|
| Wireless hardware on/off switch |
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| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| MMC (multimedia card) reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Audio chipset | Realtek HD Audio |
| Speaker location | Above keyboard |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Carry case |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Recovery method | Recovery partition |
| Software supplied | Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, Roxio Easy Media Creator 10, InterVideo WinDVD BD 8 for VAIO |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 119 |
| Battery life, heavy use | 72 |
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.37 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 77fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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