Sony released new VAIO E series- Sony VAIO EB37;  like the previous two generations products, new E series products are also available in many colors and in lower prices.

▲ Sony VAIO EB37

Sony VAIO EB37, like Sony VAIO EB27, is in pink color. But VAIO EB37 is updated in specifications when compared with Sony EB27. For example, the Soy VAIO EB37 is equipped with the latest Core i5 460M processor and HD 5650 discrete graphics card.

▲Sony VAIO EB37

VAIO EB37 features a 15.3-inch screen with the dimension of 368 × 249 × 28.2-37.2mm, Sony EB37 is 2.482kg and 2.832kg with its adapter, which is lighter than VAIO EB27.

Advantages: stylish design and color, strong overall performance, more excellent heat control, outstanding performance

Disadvantages: No

SONY VAIO EB37 specifications:

Windows 7 64bit operating system
DualCore Intel Core i5 460M Processor (2.53GHz)
2GB DDR3 Memory PC3-8500 (1066MT / s)
320GB (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650, graphics card (1GB memory)
Blu-ray

Display:
Size: 15.3 (16:9)
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Backlight: LED
Battery
Battery Type: VGP-BPS22
Battery: Lithium Battery
Capacity: 11.1V/39Wh
Camera: 200 mega pixel X1
USB Ports: 3 USB 2.0
eSATA: 1 * USB2.0 (combo)
Video ports: 1 D-SUB, 1 HDMI
Audio jack: 1 headphone / microphone jack
Card Reader: SD / MMC / MS card
LAN: 1 x Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power jack: 1

Physical Specifications
Screen Size: 15.3-inch
Dimension: 368 × 249 × 28.2-37.2mm
Weight: 2.482kg
Travel weight (with adapter): 2.832kg

Eye-catching pink color

Sony EB37 and EB27 are both in pink color, Sony EB37’s shell, screen frame, keyboard panel are all in pink color, while the keyboard is in white color.

▲ Sony VAIO EB37

▲ Sony EB37

VAIO EB37 comes with a 15.3-inch glossy screen, and it will reflect light in some light surroundings. EB37 screen opening angle is up to 140 degrees, and the stability of the screen hinge is still quite good.

▲ Sony VAIO EB37

▲VAIO EB37

VAIO EB37 palm rest area and body border are pink and in matte design, there is a striking contrast between the pink palmrest and the white keyboard. Keyboard of EB37 still features standard keys, and the keys are with the matte surfaces and in rounded design so that the user can obtain a good typing feeling.

▲ Sony EB37

VAIO EB37 touchpad is with a unibody design, it can effectively prevent dust; the touchpad supports multi-touch features; the dot pattern surface of the touchpad makes it looks not so dull, and improve users operating feel.

▲ The left side ports layout of Sony VAIO EB37

▲The right side ports layout of Sony VAIO EB37

As with previous Sony laptop, EB37 provide users with most commonly used ports including 3 USB2.0, a ExpressCard34 slot, a D-SUB port, a HDMI, a USB2.0/eSATA combo port, multi-in-one card reader, an RJ45, a microphone jack and a headphone jack.

High performance–HD 5650 graphics card

Sony VAIO EB37 is equipped with i5 460M Intel Core Duo processor, 2GB DDR3 1333MHz memory and ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics card, and 320GB hard disk.

▲Sony EB37 processor specifications

▲Sony EB37 chipset information

VAIO EB37 southbridge is HM55 chipset which supports up to six SATA 3Gbps ports (including eSATA), eight PCI-E 2.0 x1 ports, 14 USB 2.0 ports, Hanksville GbE MAC, Matrix Storage Technology, High Definition Audio, Management Engine Ignition Firmware technologies.

▲VAIO EB37 ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics card specifications

▲Sony VAIO EB37 memory information

In storage systems, the EB37 laptop we got comes with standard 2GB DDR3 memory, and a Kingston SNY1333S9-2G-ELF 2GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, it is sufficient to meet the demands of users whose laptops are running 32bit operating systems.

▲ Memory SPD Information

▲ Sony VAIO EB37 details

Sony VAIO EB37 benchmark

Sony VAIO EB37 is installed the Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Version 6.1.7600 operating system. And we test VAIO EB37 by SYSmark2007 Preview, PCMark Vantange and other test software.

▲ SYSMARK2007 test result

View from the final score, thanks to large-capacity memory, high-speed hard disk and high-frequency processors, Sony VAIO EB37 got the final scores of 145 points, in which four sub-items are more than 124 points; productivity and E-learning were more than 124 points, while the video creation and 3D test scores were 159 and 166 points, so you can get pretty good performance.

▲ VAIO EB37 PCMARK test scores

VAIO EB37 got the PCMark Vantage scores of 5429 points; its overall performance is relatively good. And the Memories, TV and Movie and Gaming test scores were close to or more than 3,500 , while that scores on other mainstream entertainment laptops are usually about 2000, this result also shows that EB37 has a high performance.

In the 3DMARK test, we adjusted the laptop resolution of 1024 × 768, and test the laptop in Entry mode.

▲ 3DMARK test scores

As use of HD 5650 graphics card, so Sony VAIO EB37 test results are still quite good, VAIO EB37 got the total scores of 10605 points and GPU score of 11868 points, the test results indicate that Sony EB317 can meet part of the mainstream gaming applications.

Sony VAIO EB37 Battery Life

VAIO EB37 comes with 11.1V, 39Wh lithium batteries, in the test, Sony EB37 battery last for 187 minutes.

▲ Sony VAIO EB37 comes with 11.1V, 39Wh lithium battery

Compared with the previous Sony EB series, the new Sony VAIO EB37 remains the traditional features, in addition, VAIO EB37 upgrade by equipping with latest Core Duo processor, i5 460M, HD 5650′s graphics card.

13.3-inch Sony VAIO S11series is upgraded from Sony VAIO SR series. Sony VAIO S11 series equips with the latest Core i series. You can choose i3,i5,i7 different hardware configuration according to different needs. Today we review on Sony VAIO S119GC which configuration is highest in S11series, with Core i7 processor.

Sony VAIO S119GC A face still maintains the consistent style of Sony notebook, “VAIO” logo as a main decoration of laptop, while Sony VAIO S119GC edge also has slightly curvature design.

Sony VAIO S119GC accompanies with white keyboard, better reflecting the soft beauty.

The laptop co-existence of VGA,HDMI,1394 interfaces is rare. Three video-relates interfaces also make Sony VAIO S119GC function appears more complete. Sony VAIO S119GC power button is still near the shaft, while the cooling vent is also alongside back.

Sony VAIO S119GC right side followed by power button, network cable, two USB, Express card and optical drive.

Sony VAIO S119GC equips with SD and dual memory stick card reader. In addition, the power indicator, wireless LAN switches, optical drive button and audio interfaces are in the front of Sony VAIO S119GC.

Sony VAIO S119GC has been thickening treatment fot palm rest for wrist comfot while retaining the floating keyboard at the same time.

Sony VAIO S119GC touchpad with concave design, and with a more smooth texture.

“VAIO”, and “ASSIST” are two common Sony laptop function keys, respectively enter the Media Gallery Center and VAIO Care help system.

Sony VAIO S119GC overall performance and operational strengts are more prominent for Intel Core i7 processor strong performance.

In terms of the game, Geforce 310M graphics card can meet the daily performance application such as high-definition video and some simple games. But some difficulty for large games.

Sony VAIO S119GC maintains at 2kg with 13.3-inch notebook , basically acceptable.

In the Core i7 + Geforce 310M hardware environment testing, Sony VAIO S119GC got 3 hours 17 minutes in BatteryMark test scores. Such result is shorter for users who focus on the performance portable value notebook.

We test Sony VAIO S119GC surface temperature after having run 3Dmark for an hour. Sony VAIO S119GC overall temperature maintains at 30 Celsius degrees from the measurement results. Sony VAIO S119GC keyboard temperature has a slightly higher.

Sony VAIO S119GC Advantages:
Sony VAIO S119GC high cost-effective.
Sony VAIO S119GC Disadvantages:
Sony VAIO S119GC endurance is short.

Today we review on Sony VPC S118 EC/G which equips with i5 core processor.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G has green, pink and black panel three choice. We review on black one. Sony VPC S118 EC/G has not much unique in overall mould, still maintains a simple business the inherent and convergence.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G looks more gentle for corner cutting edge treatment. There are a great “VAIO” logo and a small “Sony” logo, it is extremely simple. Sony VPC S118 EC/G material uses special plastic layer and frosted handle, feel and ductility are also good. Though Sony VPC S118 EC/G uses a relatively thin LED backlit screen, not prone to deformation.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G equips with a 13.3-inch LED backlight screen WXGA(1366X768) resolution. In addition, LED backlit screen will be thinner than normal screen and save more power. There is a built-in 640×480 camera in the top middle of the screen which facilitate to users communication.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G axis intensity is extremely good, easy to use.

In body size parameters, Sony VPC S118 EC/G of length / height / width are 329mm/27.6mm-31.5mm/228.5mm.

Actual weight, the single weight of Sony VPC S118 EC/G is about 1.635kg, with a battery of mobile weighing 1.945kg. while moving the weight to bring the power adapter was 2.32kg. For a 13-inch notebooks, the parameters of the thickness and weight parameters seem very moderate, Sony VPC S118 EC/G is not known as an extremely thin and light notebooks.

In Sony VPC S118 EC/G keyboard design, it gives people the feeling of novel. There are “VAIO” button and “ASSIT” button in traditional position.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G “VAIO” button links to VAIO Media Gallery software which allows audio and video entertainment more convenient. The “ASSIST” shortcut key can provide system diagnostics, system recovery and backup, troubleshooting and other services to help users debug  notebook. In addition, Sony VPC S118 EC / G is not designed with other shortcuts, most efficient services are mainly achieved through the Fn key combinations.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G keyboard still uses island-style design. Although keys are small, the flexibility is fully. Even if the input application of high strength can be dealed with.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G touchpad is also built-in smart sensors, users can use two fingers to achieve
zoom, flip, drag the scroll bar function.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G is much more comprehensive in interface configuration. There is a Memory Stick Duo slot, an SD memory card slot, a wireless LAN switch, a set of audio input / output jack and an optical drive eject button.

The left side of Sony VPC S118 EC/G is equipped with a security lock slot, an HDMI port, a VGA terminal, a USB2.0 interface and a S400 socket, and the remaining area is the CPU cooling outlet.

The right side of Sony VPC S118 EC/G including drive out position, two USB2.0 ports and a cable jack in the shaft top is power switch button. Sony VPC S118 EC/G with a cylindrical shaft, and not equipped with any port on the rear.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G processors is based on the Nehalem architecture of dual-core 4 thread Core i5-520M processor, frequency at 2.40GHz. The processor integrated memory controller and three-level cache model to support technologies such as Turbo Boost. The highest frequency up to 2.93 GHz. The graphics side is used in a nVIDIA GeForce 310M discrete graphics, has a strong performance in game.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G gets 5.0 points in Windows 7, for core i5 notebook, such score is not high. This low score is mainly derived from the graphics module while other modules in particular processor module of score is still very substantial.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G Core i5-520M processor is equipped with three 3MB cache, which is the new product of  Intel Core family. Meanwhile, Core i5 processor dual-core four-thread design, using the 32nm process, and second-generation High-K dielectric technology, processor technology, changes to further reduce power consumption. From CINEBENCH R10 test results point of view, its performance is very good, multi-threaded processing performance and image rendering capabilities stronger than the older generation Core platform.

PCMark Vantage score is 5780 points,  HDD Score (hard drive) score is lower for 2993 points, while the remaining modules sub-divided equally more than 3,000. Which communications Score  is as high as 7579 points. Overall, this Sony VPC S118 EC / G’s overall performance is still relatively strong, basic scores reached the level of the current mainstream notebook configuration, enough to apply to all areas of operation for everyday use.

nVIDIA GeForce 310M with 16 stream processors, floating point performance 73GFlops, Shader unit frequency of 1500MHz, Memory Interface 64-bit, the maximum capacity of 512MB, the maximum frequency of 800MHz (GDDR3/DDR3 ). Support PureVideo HD, PhysX, CUDA, OpenCL, HybridPower, PCI-E 2.0, PowerMizer 8.0, HDMI, DisplayPort, HDCP technologies, and 310M also supports DX10.1. But in the actual testing process, in resolution 1280 * 720, 3DMark06 score of 3907 points basically reaches a mid-level.

In memory module side, 4GB DDR3 memory is excellent in reading, writing and copying , all over 7000MB / s, while the replication module is up to 8068MB / s, compared to 4GB DDR2 memory to enhance the rate of about 2000MB / s or so. The 320GB 5200 rpm hard drives performed ordinary, burst rate of 125MB / s, while the average read rate of 51.7MB / s.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G is equipped with a 10.8V 5000mAh, 54Wh 6-cell lithium battery, is in the shape of traditional bar, and double-lock the form of inserting the battery compartment.

In the real life test, we used BatteryMark testing software, so we will replace a 32-bit operating system. 60% in the screen brightness, wireless and other applications fully open environment, and finally given life Life Test project duration is 4:36 minutes. For a full-featured, high-performance 13-inch notebooks, the fairly results in this life is very good.

Compared with the previous Core Duo, 32nm manufacturing process caused by higher i5 processor transistor chip integration allows less heat distribution, while the new 310M alone were also carried out in the heat more control Therefore, the scope of the machine lowered the heat. Real thermal experience, we will first let this Sony VPC S118 EC / G natural running 3 hours, 3 hours after the books of the C surface and the base were divided into six regions, and use the infrared thermometer to measure three and whichever is the average.

Sony VPC S118 EC/G temperature performance is good, the C surface temperature is uniform, not too hot area, but only near the base only outlet thermal cooling significantly, the performance of other regional temperature fairly stable. But have to say, may be due to a larger fan power’s sake, come with noise is also very obvious, mute effect is not good.

Summary:
It can be said that Sony VPC S118 EC / G is a fashion notebook. On the one hand, chooseing a more portable size, 13.3-inch looks more elegant,  can perfectly meet the needs of mobile office features. On the other hand, Sony VPC S118 EC / G also with a new 32-nanometer Core processor and a new i5 hardware configuration can provide more stable, powerful performance, enough for everyone in their daily work solve problems.

As an important notebook launched by Sony, Sony VAIO Z119 is much different from other Z series laptops. Sony VAIO Z119 features top-level hardware such as Core i7 620M processor, 8GB of memory, and 512GB SSD solid state drive RAID. Many people will be not unsatisfied with the hard drive any more.

VAIO Z119 features a 13-inch screen, but it is at the dimension of 314 × 210 × 23-35mm and just weighs 1.386kg. If added the travel adapter, Sony VAIO Z119 just weighs 1.758kg, which is light to most users.

There are so many screws on the bottom of the Sony VAIO Z119 laptop.

Do you want to have a look about the RAID consisted by 4 128GB solid state disk? Do you want to know the Core i7 620M processor inside the Sony VAIO Z119? If you do, please read on. I will disassemble the Sony VAIO Z119 for you to know every detail.

Sony VAIO Z119 doesn’t come with any buckle. Remove the screws; we can separate the bottom shell and the panel directly.

The front side of the VAIO Z119’s panel

The back side of the VAIO Z119’s panel

Inbody panel and keyboard’s front side

Inbody panel and keyboard’s back side

Touchpad, fingerprint identification device’s back side

Graphics mode switching button on the back

The back side of Z119 shortcut keys panel

Sophisticated workmanship for VAIO Z119

The chip presented on the picture is related to the fingerprint recognition device

Sony VAIO Z119’s keyboard

Z119 speaker’s size is relatively small

The front side of speakers

Speaker, power switch on Sony VAIO Z119

Details of Z119 Keyboard

Details of Z119 Keyboard

Details of Z119 Keyboard

Sony VAIO Z119 Power Switch

Sony VAIO Z119’s light sensor and three status indicators

VAIO Z119’s 4 contact buttons

Graphics mode switch button

Touchpad, fingerprint identification device of VAIO Z119

On the left of VAIO Z119 palmrest

VAIO Z119 shortcut keys

Front side of VAIO Z119’s inbody metal panel

Back side of VAIO Z119’s inbody metal panel

The layout of the Sony VAIO Z119 after removing the keyboard and panel

Sony VAIO Z119 wireless LAN

Sony VAIO Z119 bluetooth module

Sony VAIO Z119’s D-SUB video output interface near to the hinge

VAIO Z119 ultra-thin optical drive

Right side USB port on VAIO Z119

VAIO Z119’s HDMI

VAIO Z119 cooling fan

VAIO Z119 hinge

VAIO Z119 hinge

Z119 laptop’s SSD solid state hard drive RAID module

Z119 laptop’s Bluetooth antenna and audio input /output jack

Sony VAIO Z119’s motherboard

Sony VAIO Z119’s Intel 82577LC network card chip

Sony VAIO Z119’s tdk TLA-7T201LF Data Pumps

Sony VAIO Z119’s velterra VT1313MF power management chips

Sony VAIO Z119’s RealTEK chip

The layout of VAIO Z119 removed the motherboard

VAIO Z119 main motherboard

VAIO Z119 main motherboard

VAIO Z119 main motherboard

Core i7 processor is soldered on the motherboard

GT335M discrete graphics

VAIO Z119 video memory

VAIO Z119 docking Interface

VAIO Z119 memory slots

VAIO Z119’s processor for power supply

VAIO Z119’s HM57

VAIO Z119’s cable and wireless network card

Motherboard details and interfaces layout

VAIO Z119 Realtek ALC 889 audio chip

VAIO Z119 audio input/output jack

VAIO Z119 ExpressCard 34 slot

VAIO Z119’s card reader control chip

VAIO Z119 Card Reader

VAIO Z119’s 2 USB ports and HDMI interface

High-Performance SSD solid state drive-RAID

The following pictures will tell you the weight of each component

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Sony launched CULV laptop later than other vendors. Sony VAIO Y118EC as first CULV laptop of Sony also plays a role of testing market, and becomes an ultra-portable mainstream CULV laptop.

Sony VAIO Y118EC main targets user group is often used to go out business users. Sony VAIO Y118EC uses shell with a skin sense, the touch feel good, and also will not be troubled by fingerprint. The middle of shell inlaid with “VAIO” logo.

Sony VAIO Y118EC equipped with 13.3-inch 16:9 wide LED backlit LCD screen, supports maximum resolution of 1366 × 768, while top of the screen with built-in MotionEye camera, user-friendly Internet video applications daily.

Sony VAIO Y118EC case above using a plastic material, which is to ensure better acceptance of the wireless signal.

By our actual measurements, Sony VAIO Y118EC weights 1.690kg with standard battery, weights 1.886kg with mini
power adapter.   The thickness of front Sony VAIO Y118EC is about 23mm, rear is about 26mm, while the battery location of Sony VAIO Y118EC is 31mm. Sony VAIO Y118EC portable performance is very excellent.

Sony VAIO Y118EC still use a signature floating keyboard.

From the overall appearance, Sony VAIO Y118EC is not much difference from S11 series. Y11 series canceled the light sensor, fingerprint reader and keyboard backlight.

Sony VAIO Y118EC touchpad.

Two shortcut keys are: VAIO and Assist. Through the two keys can quickly access Media Gallery and VAIO Care software.

Sony VAIO Y118EC the left fuselage design: external power supply, security keyhole, VGA interfaces, HDMI Interface, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, audio input / output interface.

The right of Sony VAIO Y118EC including: power switch, RJ-45 cable interface, two USB 2.0 ports and ExpressCard 34 slots. In addition, the heat vent in the fuselage on the left designed to avoid impact the user’s right hand.

There are wireless network indicator and battery charging status indicator in the right side. On the other side, there are MS memory stick and SD card reader in front of the left side.

The top right of the keyboard area are the lock status indicators: Caps Lock, Number Lock and Scroll Lock. Sony VAIO Y118EC built in the green light.

You can quickly enter the Media Gallery program if press VAIO key. Users can enjoy the photos, videos, and music in computer.

Similarly, the user can click the upper left Assist keyboard shortcuts, quick to start the VAIO Care, where the user can easily manage their own computer data, including system crashes quick and easy recovery of the system for processing.

The new Sony VAIO Y118EC equipped with Intel Core 2 SU7300 processor, frequency at 1.30GHz, has a 3MB cache and with the Intel GS45 chipset, 2GB DDR3-1066 memory, 320GB Toshiba 5,400 rpm SATA hard drive, and featuring the Intel GMA 4500 integrated graphics. In addition, the machine pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit operating system.

First, we uses PCMark Vantage 64 bit to test the performance of Sony VAIO Y118EC. In the 1024 × 768 resolution, we obtain the final result is Total 2777, the sub-item scores, the highest of 3633 points for the hard disk, and lowest for the Intel integrated graphics of 1641 points. This performance can be described as quite satisfactory results, their overall performance to meet the basic needs of the user’s normal daily use.

We use CINEBENCH R10 64 bit to test the Intel Core 2 SU7300 processor. Our results for single-core 1584 points, multi-core 2995 points.

We use the HD Tune Pro on this machine is equipped with 320GB SATA Toshiba 5400RPM hard drive for testing, the final results we got were: maximum read speed of 89MB / s, average read speed of 70.1MB / s, response time is only 17.4 milliseconds, the hard disk temperature during testing bit 36 ℃. 5400 rpm hard disk average read speed of 70MB, or people can see their overall performance is satisfactory.

We come through 3DMark Vantage graphics processing power of its integrated test, received a total score of E1538, which GPU score of 1363 points, CPU score was 2501 points. (Note: Entry test resolution of 1024 × 768). Through testing, the graphical processing power can only meet the user’s normal day to day applications, such as high-definition video playback, home DV video clips, 3D games.

Through our practical tests, Sony VAIO Y118EC CPU internal core temperature at about 39-50 ℃. This performance is similar at the same level CULV laptops. The keyboard surface temperature is highest in the center position on the keyboard, the highest temperature reached 37 ℃, the surface of heat dissipation around palm rest is make people satisfied. Body surface temperature of the bottom of the overall performance is satisfactory, the maximum temperature is the cooling vents 39 ℃, the bottom of the fuselage or in the thermal performance is ideal.

Because it is pre-installed is Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit operating system, BatteryMark software can not run. However, we also can see the power management system comes with an approximate flying time machine, only for reference. We  adjusted Windows 7 system to the power saving mode, and open wireless network, while the screen brightness raised to 40%, then the system estimates the life time is about 8 hours 7 minutes.

Summary:
Sony VAIO Y118EC is first ultra-light notebook, the designs can be said to be more traditional.  Sony VAIO Y11 series in the configuration is fully equipped with the mainstream, but with the recent series processor Core i upcoming low-voltage version also allows users to expect.

When the Sony VAIO E Series launched, the most striking feature of them is the unique color. And the crystal shell as well as the decorative pattern is also the highlights. As the laptops upgraded from Sony VAIO CW notebooks, Sony VAIO E Series notebooks are equipped with Intel Core Duo processor, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series.

The size of the Sony VAIO E Series will vary from different countries. The Sony VAIO E Series notebooks feature 14 inch or 15.5 inch screen.

The model we review today is in red color, while Sony VAIO E Series notebooks are available in the color options of blue, green, white and black. And the Sony VAIO E Series in red, blue and green are very eye-catching.

Sony VAIO E series crystal shell

Sony VAIO E series still come with the ordinary plastic, but the crystal effect makes the shell more lusters. The logo of “SONY” and “VAIO” of the Sony VAIO E laptops are the same as that of Sony VAIO W series.

Sony VAIO E red version with a black keyboard

Gradient Color Design of the Sony VAIO E series

Sony VAIO E comes with a 14.0 inch, 16:9 ratio LED backlit screen with the resolution of 1366 × 768. The frame design is the same as that of Sony VAIO W notebooks. There is a built-in MotionEye webcam on the top of the screen, which is convenient for user’s daily use.

built-in MotionEye webcam on the top of the Sony VAIO E series’ screen

Total Weight of Sony VAIO E series is 2.284kg

Travel Weight of Sony VAIO E series is 2.682kg

Sony VAIO E series notebooks with standard battery weigh 2.284kg; and added the power adapter, the weight of Sony VAIO E series is 2.682kg. Sony VAIO E series is thinner than Sony VAIO W series at the back. The Sony VAIO E series is easier to carry.

Suspended-type keyboard and crystal palmrest

Sony VAIO E series’ keyboard contains all the features of the VAIO’s keyboard. Suspended-type keyboard is one of the features. Users are satisfied with the moderate key gap and keycap as well as good texture. The arc of Sony VAIO E laptop’s keycap is increased slightly, and the texture of it is much better.

The machine we got is a red Sony VAIO E laptop with black, which is very sparkling. Perhaps users can customize their own keyboard color in the future.

Suspended-type keyboard of Sony VAIO E series notebooks

Inbody touchpad of Sony VAIO E series

The touchpad of Sony VAIO E notebook also features same crystal cover, and grid texture. The surface of the touchpad is not smooth as it added the salient points, while the texture of it is slightly soft.

VAIO Logo of the left palmrest.

Labeling of the right palmrest

Sony VAIO E series’ palmrest is much thinner than Sony VAIO W series

There are some changes on Sony VAIO E series. The power button with new green indicator is moved from the up right side of the keyboard to the right side of the keyboard. The green indicator is easy for users to know the state of their laptops.

The power button and the green indicator of Sony VAIO E series

Although Sony VAIO E series notebooks use ordinary plastic, we press on the shell of Sony VAIO E series; there is little influence on their screen, the durability of them is good.

Shortcut keys and indicators on the top of the keyboard

Built-in stereo speakers on the top of Sony VAIO E series laptop

The indicators on the up right side of the keyboard are: numeric keypad lock, caps lock, and flip key lock indicators, all the indicators are with green light. Below these three keys, there is Assist key, split screen key and VAIO shortcut key.

Sunken hinge of Sony VAIO E series

Comparison of the thickness of the rear side (left: VAIO E series / right: VAIO CW series)

Comparison of front side (left: VAIO CW series/ right: VAIO E series)

Comparison of the hinge (left: VAIO CW series/ right: VAIO E series)

On the left side of the Sony VAIO E series notebooks, there is external power supply, RJ-45 , VGA, HDMI, eSATA / USB 2.0 combo port, ExpressCard 34 and USB 2.0 ports.

On the right side of the Sony VAIO E series notebooks, there is Kensington, DVD burner and three USB 2.0 ports.

The heat vents are located on the left side of the Sony VAIO E series notebooks avoid of interrupting users’ daily use. On the front side of Sony VAIO E series notebooks, there is a card reader (MS / SD), microphone / headphone jack.

Card reader on the left front side of Sony VAIO E series notebooks

Wireless network switch and indicator

Audio jack on the right front side of Sony VAIO E series notebooks

the design of Sony VAIO E series notebooks’ keyboard changed a little, the right Shift key and the Enter key are smaller; and individual Home , Page Up / Down and End keys are added on VAIO E series.

CPUID Detail of VAIO E series

we test VAIO E series with PCMark Vantage 64 bit at the resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels. The total score is 6051. Communication score is 6554, while hard drive score is 3126, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB got 4512 points.

PCMark Vantage 64 bit test

Then we test VAIO E series with 3DMark Vantage, the score of VAIO E series is E10205. GPU score is 11445, CPU score is 7701.

3DMark Vantage Test Results

Finally, we test VAIO E series with 3DMark06 at the resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels, we got a total score of 6667.

3DMark06 test results

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.

Sony has launched VAIO S/Y/F/W series laptop a few days ago, today we will have a brief view on Sony VAIO S series. The matte finish of Sony VAIO S series is using a metal material, so it has an extremely fine texture. The VAIO logo is imprinted on the lid and the small Sony logo is just above it.

Sony VAIO S series come with a 13.3 inch wide WXGA （1366×768）display, the screen is large enough, so it is definitely good enough for you to watch movies and there is no need for you to stay closely with your laptop.

Sony VAIO S series’ keyboard is designed as a floating keyboard. They come with a full size keyboard with large keys too. The space between the keys is decent, you can type smoothly without much misses. What’s more, some function keys are in good size such as “shift”, “enter”, “backspace”, and “Tab” keys.

There is a unique design for Sony VAIO S series’ keyboard; the keyboard is a kind of backlit keyboard, which will adjust its brightness according to your surroundings. So you do not worry about you will type in a dark room.

The touchpad is in silver color and it offers good scrolling possibilities and is easy to use because of the accurate pointer manipulation. The sizes of two buttons are properly, and between them, there is a fingerprint reader. Well, the interfaces of Sony VAIO S series are various, but there is little different from other Sony laptops.
Now we have a look on Sony VAIO S series’ performances and specifications.
This is the CPU specifications of Sony VAIO S series:

Sony VAIO S series are equipped with new processor and graphic which make them have high-end performance. We test it with 3Dmark06 when it comes with the resolution of 1280×720 pixels, its score of Sony VAIO S is as high as 3947. And when we test Sony VAIO S with PCMark05, although we don’t get the total score of Sony VAIO S, but the score of each component is high, the score of CPU is 8374, memory score is 6524, and the NVIDIA GeForce 310M is at the score of 4306.

We test the Sony VAIO S series performance by PCMark Vantage at the resolution of 1024×768, the total score of Sony VAIO S is 6950, and the Communication Score is with the highest 7979 score, Gaming score is 4379, while the memory score is the lowest with 2480. All in all, the performance of Sony VAIO S is excellent, so it is easy for you with a daily use.

The Sony VAIO S series laptop will vary from different countries; there is a list shown as follows: