Sony Vaio VPC-W11S1E reviews: Laptop computer

+ This laptop scores high on size and weight. - It scores poorly on battery life.

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Sony Vaio VPC-W11S1E with Single Core Processor, 1GB of Memory and on Windows XP Home. 2 hours of battery See full product description

Battery life	6.4
Design	8.8
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	8.3
Value for money	7.9
Overall rating	8.3

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Confirmed purchaser Often on the move

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Good size when traveling, fits into hand luggage easily
Bad points:: Cant seem to locate a manufacturers case for it

Battery life	6.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Jan 2010

Confirmed purchaser General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: colour,size,speed
Bad points:: cusor awkward to use

Battery life	5.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Mar 2010

Paul, York Often on the move

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Robust stylish design on XP op system speedy excellent net-book would recommend it to anyone
Bad points:: None

Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Mar 2010

Confirmed purchaser General home user

Score 4.0/10

Good points:: Light weight
and design
Bad points:: Very poor battery life. Take very long time to charge and discharges very fastly.
performance is pretty bad.
Sound quality is not so great for Sony laptops.

Battery life	3.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	4.0
Performance	4.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	4.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Oct 2009

James, Coventry Often on the move

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: Small, lightweight go anywhere portability, looks good, nice keyboard.
Bad points:: Battery life could have been made a lot better.
Not being able to use a standard charger and having to use a Sony one which costs the earth.
Keep getting a blue screen which leads me having to switch off and on agian to get rid.
Only two USB ports.

Battery life	3.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Jan 2010

Cat, Lincoln General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: it looks great and is extremely portable
Bad points:: doesn't have bluetooth and sound can be very quiet

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Mar 2010

Confirmed purchaser Often on the move

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: small and cute
Bad points:: i have an old system Windows xp and i get no chance to get windows 7 as an update from you
bad for this money i have paid....

Battery life	2.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Mar 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	10.1
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows XP Home
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	1

Number of Cores	Single
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	160
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	WXGA
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor Brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	ATOM
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor Number	N280
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1660
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
USB port	2
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.
Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote control	No
DVD Writer	No
DVD Writers can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
DVD Drive	No
CD Rom	No
Blu-ray Drive	No
VGA Port	Yes
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
DVI Port	No
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
Card Reader	Yes
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Battery Life in Hours	2
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	1.19

Brand of Graphic Chip	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphic Card or Chip	MEDIA ACC. 950
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Firewire	No
TV Output	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Video Editing Card	No
Hard Drive Type	Hard Disk Drive

TV Card	No
Release date	2009-08-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony VAIO VPCW11S1E/P, Sony VAIO VPCW11S1E/T, Sony VAIO VPCW11S1E/W, Sony VPCW11S1E, Sony VAIO W11S1E, Sony VAIO VPC-W11S1E/T

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Manufacturer's Description

High quality real-wide 16:9 X-black LCD for sharp and bright multimedia entertainment. Compact and durable chassis for supreme mobility with premium styling. Easy to use with full pitch isolation keyboard – ideal for blogging and typing on the go. Store, edit and enjoy all your multimedia entertainment with 160GB hard drive

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