The video card (or lack thereof) in this laptop is not very good, but that is what you get for this price range. After I did a clean wipe this laptop starts up so much faster and is now free of all the bloatware. All the Sony programs and garbage like Norton are very annoying and hard to uninstall. I had to do a clean wipe and re-install Windows 7 to get rid of everything.
this thing comes so bloated with useless programs that will eat memory and resources and cause your system to be slow to start up and shut down. Memory seems decent, HD is not bad.Ĭons: BLOATWARE. The screen is high quality and looks sharp. I got a laptop cooler with this but I hardly ever need it. Runs cool which is unusual for a laptop, and this thing is also quiet. Its battery life isn't particularly inspiring, but its strong performance and generous array of features should help it appeal to everyone from gamers to suit-clad office drones.Learn more about the Sony VGN-NW228F/B Model BrandĪtheros 802.11b/g/n Wireless Network Connectionĭimensions & Weight Dimensions (W x D x H)Īdditional Information Date First Available The Sony Vaio S-series VPCS11V9E/B is significantly faster and better-equipped than its Y-series sibling. This isn't quite as bad as the 1 hour and 33 minutes achieved by the 13.3-inch Toshiba Satellite U500-1EX, but the VPCS11V9E/B isn't the sort of laptop you'll want by your side on long-haul flights with no power source. The VPCS11V9E/B lasted a paltry 1 hour and 41 minutes in Battery Eater's intensive Classic test, which indicates a laptop's battery life when used intensively away from the mains. Sadly, the corollary of this impressive performance is poor battery life.
It's no gaming rig, but a 3DMark06 score of 4,198 is indicative of its willingness to play 3D games at modest resolutions and low detail settings, as well as its ability to run 1080p video. Its graphics performance is admirable, too. It achieved a PCMark05 benchmark score of 6,535, which eclipses its sibling's score of 3,310 by a considerable margin. The VPCS11V9E/B more than made up for us having to experience the Y-series laptop's disappointing performance. Simply insert your SIM card into the slot beneath the battery and Bob is your MySpace uncle. It may have a ridiculous name, but it allows users to get online anywhere they can find a 3G or HSDPA mobile-data signal. Best of all, however, is the built-in Vaio 'everywair' 3G mobile-broadband system.
Bluetooth comes as standard, as does a Wi-Fi adaptor that supports the 802.11b/g/n standards. The VPCS11V9E/B has strong wireless capabilities.
The front of the unit is home to headphone and mic jacks, plus a wireless switch that enables or disables the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features - perfect for when you're on a flight. It also comes with three USB ports (one on the left and two on the right), a four-pin Sony S400 FireWire port and - unlike the Y-series laptop - a DVD player, nestling on the right. That said, the S-series machine comes with both D-Sub analogue and HDMI digital video output ports, so you can pump images to a big-screen TV or projector with ease.