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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Sony Vaio VPC-SB2L1E Review

Low Price. The time for summer business Sony has revamped the color scheme and now offers the Vaio PCV-SB2L1E / W as a subnotebook affordable, with an Intel Core i3-2310M AMD Radeon HD 6470M graphics / off and a mat 13.3-inch screen, which is designed for students. Price: 799 euros (MSRP).

13.3-inch subnotebook with a drop of more and are more accessible to more moderate rates of less than 1,000 euros. For this reason, Sony has expanded its product range of VAIO-SB2L1E SB / W control us, which is an Intel Core i3-2310 m dual-core processor and the AMD Radeon 6470M graphics card.

Depending on personal taste of the range of input devices is available in white or silver, in which the aluminum chassis design with its "full plate" is the basis for both. In addition to other features of more expensive models are. Among them is the VAIO Plus display screen with an area of ​​anti-glare screen and half the resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, or the possibility of connecting a docking station and a portion of the battery.

If the entry price is € 799 (RRP), buyers, however, to compromise in terms of RAM (4 GB) and hard disk capacity and accessibility of mobile internet (3G UMTS is not available). Find out if this acquisition is, however, it is worth, and if this is justified, the student subnotebook targeted customers.

Specifications Sony Vaio VPC-SB2L1E/W :
  • Processor : Intel Core i3 2310M 2.1 GHz
  • Mainboard : Intel HM65
  • Memory : 4096 MB, 1333 MHz, onboard, DDR3-10600S, 1 bank, maximum 8 GByte
  • Graphics adapter : AMD Radeon HD 6470M - 512 MB, Core: 800 MHz, Memory: 900 MHz, 8.823.0.0
  • Display :
  • 13.3 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, Sony SNY05FA, LED, WXGA, Vaio Display Plus, anti-glare layer, diagonal: 33.7 centimeters, glossy: no
  • Harddisk : Hitachi HTS545050B9SA00, 500GB 5400rpm Travelstar 5K500.B
  • Soundcard : Intel Cougar Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
  • Connections : 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: headphone output, Card Reader: MagicGate, SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, RJ-45
  • Networking : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (10/100/1000MBit), Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN (bgn), 2.1 +HS Bluetooth
  • Optical drive : MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ8A2AS
  • Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 23.9 x 331 x 244.5
  • Weight : 1.678 kg Power Supply: 0.286 kg
  • Battery : 49 Wh Lithium-Ion, 4 cells, 4400 mAh, type: VGP-BPS24, exchangeable, 11.1 volts
  • Price : 799 Euro
  • Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
  • Additional features : Webcam: 0,3 Megapixel, VGA, 640x480 Pixel, Subnotebook, AC adapter with power cable, printed documentation, Adobe Acrobat 9, Distiller 9, Photoshop Elements 9, Premiere Elements 9, Adobe Reader X, Intel Wireless Display (WiDi), Microsoft Office 2010 Starter, Media Gallery, Music Unlimited, Windows Live Essentials, ArcSoft Webcam Suite, McAfee Internet Security, 24 Months Warranty, 12 months standard warranty + 12 months after registering, color: white, backlit keyboard, Dolby Home Theater v3, 2 stereo loudspeakers, HDD shock protection
Performance
Current Phones priced relatively low input are not equipped with components that date. Sony has opted for an Intel Core i3-2310M dual core processor platform Huron River (chipset: HM65). Studibook for "The central component of the SB series is a favorite entry-level and offers a clock speed of 2.1 GHz and 3 MB L3 cache. Ignore Hyper-Threading support (child of 4 ), lack Turbo-Boost is a downside. The largest dual-core brethren, like the Intel Core i5-2410M (50 euros in the configuration), support this feature very useful and are generally a little more expensive.

Similarly, the display and the processor options, video does not ruin the choice of buyers. Inside, there is a combination of integrated Intel GMA 3000 HD graphics processor, and dedicated to the AMD Radeon HD 6470M entry-level segment of the current average. With 512 megabytes of memory and a clock frequency of 800 MHz and 900 MHz memory speeds, this should also count on casual players. What is unfortunate is the fact that Sony has chosen to change the graphics from the units via a slider above the keyboard. Other manufacturers already use automated solution PowerXpress 4.0 alias Bacon, that is an alternative to Nvidia Optimus. On the other hand SB2L1E / W is stored in the current difficulties in the beginning is the AMD solution.

Let's get our complete current reference. To begin the benchmarks are CPU Maxon, during which the Intel Core i3-2310M dual core processor has to prove himself. Cinebench R10 tested using the calculation with a single cable (64-bit only) the results of the 3469 CPU points, placing it in the middle range of our database. Depending on the settings comparable (eg, HP EliteBook 4530) Intel Core i3-380M is ahead of a similar level of performance.

While multi-threading rendering the average performance continues, and devices like the Acer Aspire 3750 Intel Test! 2011 pool device, or Dell Inspiron 15R is also in the region of 7519 points obtained. A built-SB1Z9EB Sony Vaio with an Intel Core i5-2520m or less i5-2410M is faster than 25.8% (10,128 points) and 20.4% (9451 points) better performance, respectively. In light of the improved performance and 2.0 Turbo Boost Technology Support, we recommend a look at Intel Core i5-2410M, in our opinion, even if the tested processor is obviously not have any problems with desktop applications or multimedia.