You will be attracted by Sony VAIO Z119 with its superior performance and its thin and light design.
Sony VAIO Z series notebooks are substitutes of Sony VAIO SZ series notebooks, and they surprised us a lot. Now when we see the new Sony VAIO Z11 series laptops, we will be shocked by them as Sony VAIO Z11 series laptops are a kind of laptops we dream for. The reason is that Sony VAIO Z11 series laptops are equipped with the latest technology, as well as ultra-thin body design and decent texture.
Sony VAIO Z119 comes with strong hardware, the design and the material of the Sony VAIO Z119 is unique. There is no doubt many people will be attracted by Sony VAIO Z119’s superior performance and its thin and light design. Today we have a review on this unique Sony VAIO Z119.
Today we will have a look on the Sony VAIO Z119GC laptop, which is on the top of the Sony VAIO Z11 series. Sony VAIO Z119GC comes with carbon fiber composite materials; what’s more, there is a special plastic layer added in the carbon fiber composite materials. So it enhances the strength and ductility.
Sony VAIO Z119GC comes with a 13.1-inch 16:9 LED backlit screen with the resolution of HD 1920 × 1080 pixels.
The screen is designed with narrow frame, which is well-coordinated with the 16:9 ratios. Users will have a comfortable viewing experience with the Sony VAIO Z119GC. There is a built-in MotionEye camera on the top of the screen, which is convenient for business user requirements.
Sony VAIO Z119GC (without battery) just weighs 1.079kg, while Sony VAIO Z119GC with battery weighs 1.387kg, and adding the battery and power adapter, the weight of Sony VAIO Z119GC is 1.759kg. Sony VAIO Z119GC is at the thickness of 26mm with the Blu-ray drive. The LED screen is just thin at 6mm. It is easy for business users who travel frequently to carry it out.
Sony VAIO Z119GC comes with a Suspended-type keyboard. Users are all unanimously affirmed the keyboard with its proper key gaps and good texture. Sony VAIO Z119GC also comes with a brightness sensor and backlit keyboard. The brightness sensor will adjust the brightness automatically according to ambient light.
When the ambient light is dim, the keyboard backlight of Sony VAIO Z119GC will automatically turn on to ensure that users can easily identify the buttons. For business users, backlit keyboard will play a more important role in their life.
The design of Sony VAIO Z119GC’s touchpad is very simple, both left and right buttons are in good button gap, it feels comfortable with its smooth performance. In addition, the fingerprint reader is located in the middle of the two buttons, helping users to manage data easily and quickly.
Taking the upgrade into consideration, there is a docking interface and memory slot cover at the bottom of Sony VAIO Z119GC.
light sensors and indicator
Floating palmrest design and labeling
Button side of Sony VAIO Z119GC and docking connector as well as memory slot
The new Sony VAIO Z11 Series notebooks are using an integrated cylindrical axis design as well as the rounded edge design, which will give us a thin visual sense. At this time, there are 5 different texture covers of Sony VAIO Z11 series notebooks for you to choose, and they are available in two color options: black and silver, highlighting the business style.
The power button with green light of Sony VAIO Z119GC is placed on the right side of integrated cylindrical axis. In addition, there is a status indicator in the front of the operating area, it is easy for users to know the boot or sleep state of their laptops.
There is a card reader on front-end of the left palmrest, and there are microphone / headphone jacks on t front-end of right palmrest.
Front-end card reader
Front-end microphone / headphone jacks
On the top of the Sony VAIO Z119GC’s keyboard, there is a Num LK, Caps Lock, Page Down lock indicator. Up these three keys, there is an Assist key, split screen key, as well as a VAIO shortcut key.
Although Sony VAIO Z119GC is very thin, the interfaces are still consummate.
On the let side of Sony VAIO Z119GC, there is an External power jack, Kesington, RJ-45 jack, HDMI jack, USB 2.0 port, ExpressCard 34 and USB 2.0 port.
On the right side of Sony VAIO Z119GC, there is a power switch, VGA, DVD burner and USB 2.0 port.
The heat vents are in the left side of Sony VAIO Z119GC, avoiding to prevent users’ daily use. In order to pursuing the thin body, Sony VAIO Z119GC comes with a 7mm DVD burner. And the DVD burner eject button is also located on the upper right of keyboard.
Dynamic graphics switched systems: “AUTO” automatic mode
With the “AUTO” automatic mode, Sony VAIO Z119GC can automatically adjust the most suitable image display setting, and whether connect the external power, HDMI or not.
Dynamic graphics switched systems: “SPEED” high-speed mode
With “SPEED” high-speed mode, Sony VAIO Z119GC will close the discrete graphics and only use Core Duo processors to ensure long battery life.
The new Sony VAIO Z119GC is equipped with Intel’s dual Core i7-620M processor with 2.66GHz, 8GB DDR3-1066 memory, 512GB SSD drive (4 × 128GB), as well as GMA HD integrated graphics and nVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 1GB dedicated graphics card. In addition, Sony VAIO Z119GC features pre-installed with Windows 7 Professional Edition 64-bit operating system.
CPUID Detail of Sony VAIO Z119GC
First of all, we test Sony VAIO Z119GC with PCMark Vantage 64 bit. When the PCMark Vantage 64 is at the resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels, the final score of Sony VAIO Z119GC is 10537. The hard drive of Sony VAIO Z119GC got the highest score of 14916, the TV and Movies were in the lowest score of 4319, while the nVIDIA GeForce GT 330M of Sony VAIO Z119GC had 7275 scores.
PCMark Vantage 64 bit test
Now we have a look on the CINEBENCH R10 64 bit test. The score of single-core processor is 4308, and the score of dual-core processor is 9295.
We test Sony VAIO Z119GC at the resolution of 1024×768 pixels with 3DMark Vantage, the total score is E9774, and GPU score is 10299 points, CPU score is 8478 points. With this high score, we will be definitely satisfied with this laptop.
Note: 3DMark Vantage test total is divided into four grades: entry-level (Entry, E), the performance level (Performance, P), high-level (High, H), the limit level (Extreme, X).
Then we test the Sony VAIO Z119GC at the resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, the 3DMark Vantage score is P2242 points; and the GPU score is 1800, CPU score is 8559.
We also test the Sony VAIO Z119GC at the resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels with 3DMark06. We get the total score of 6203 points. While Sony VAIO Z119GC features a standard resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, so the 3DMark06 score is 4473 points.
3DMark06 Test Results 6203 (1366 * 768)
We have mentioned that there is a split-screen key; it can arrange the windows orderly. It is more convenient for business users to read many reports or many PPT documents at the same time, and there is no need for users to switch windows frequently.
Before pressing the Split-screen button
After pressing the Split-screen button
VAIO button of Sony VAIO Z119GC allows users to immediately start the Media Gallery software, where users can easily use the photos, music and videos. Located at the top of the screen, there is a Sony’s VAIO inherent design – VAIO Gate, through this system which is similar to Apple’s dock, users can quickly find and launch the required application.
