Sony Vaio F (Complete Review) – Part 1

Sony has always been one of the best laptop manufacturers in the market with the state-of-the-art circuitry and beautiful structures. However, the company has been lagging behind in the gaming category, with only a handful of notebooks in the market, dedicated to gaming. Dell XPS, Alienware and Macbook Pro/Air have ruled such niche. But this particular segment has been the make or break of any company in the world.

Recently, Sony announced its F-series of the notebooks that are targeted at gaming and movie watching. The base model, that starts at $1049, has all the prerequisites to movie watching with 1080p screen and to hardcore gaming with a quad-core Core i7 processor, clocked at minimum 2.2 GHz.

But it’s also a premium-priced system, at $1,459 (different configurations from Sony’s online shop start at $1,049). The look is certainly distinctive, with sharp angles and a raised wrist rest, but HP’s 15-inch Envy 15 offers a similar mix of power and style in a slimmer chassis, starting at around the same price. If you want a screen that’s just a little larger, and the overall size of this Vaio happens to be exactly what you’re looking for, it’s certainly a well-made, well-polished machine, and is a good reminder that, aside from Apple, Sony is generally the “reach” brand laptop shoppers actively seek out.

Next to Apple, Sony’s Vaio line is probably the easiest to pick out of a lineup. Even though many Vaio design features have changed over the years, such as the rounded hinges with built-in power buttons that were standard for a long time, there’s still a basic Vaio “look.” In this case, that is manifested in an angular, gently sloping body, chrome Vaio logo across the back of the lid, and distinctive round quick-launch buttons just above the keyboard.

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