Testseek.com have collected 166 expert reviews of the Sony Vaio Pro 13 SVP-1321 Series and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Vaio Pro 13 SVP-1321 Series.
July 2013
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The editors liked
On the surface
A whole lot. The display is lovely
The battery life is top notch
And the keyboard and trackpad won't piss you off every 15 seconds
Which is surprisingly hard to find these days
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Plus
The Vaio is etherial. It's basically
Lightest Ultrabook with touch
Colorful
Full-HD touch display
Robust sound
Superfast SSD
Very good battery life
The Sony Vaio Pro 13 weighs less than 2.4 pounds and uses a fourth-gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processor to deliver long battery life and very good everyday performance. It has an excellent 13.3-inch 1080p touch screen and is competitively priced for its feat
Incredibly light at 2.3 lbs. quality build and stunning design
Latest Intel Haswell CPUs
Excellent full HD IPS display
Very light
Great-looking design
Extremely fast SSD
Impressive battery life
Very light and thin. Speedy performance from SSD. Bright and clear Full HD resolution IPS 10-point touch screen. Full size HDMI. NFC support.
Supremely thin and light
Exquisite carbon-fiber design
128GB SSD
Thinnest
Lightest 13-inch Ultrabook available
Good keyboard
Beautiful 1080p display
Great battery life
Recordsetting boot time. Fast
Bugfree operation. Epic battery life. Incredibly thin and light
Bright Full HD IPS display with high contrast
Color accuracy
Backlit keyboard
Very low weight
Battery runtimes
Normal sized HDMI port
Fast SSD
Accessories and TPM
Battery slice port
The editors didn't like
It's hard to put a finger on anything specific. That's a good sign
But also indicative of the nagging feeling that while this is a very nice computer to use
It won't really feel like one of the nicest things you own. There's no shame in that
But for a
Sharp front corners
Poor webcam
Bottom runs hot and occasional fan noise
The Pro 13
Like its competition
Has a nonremovable battery (though you can add an external battery)
Few ports and connections
And integrated graphics only. Memory maxes out at 8GB
Inherent flex in carbon fiber and aluminum design is disconcerting to some
Hinge has a bit of wobble
Chassis flexes slightly
Whiny fan
Could use more SSD storage. Some keyboard flex. Insistent fan. Back edge of lid can dig into your legs. Very good
But not great
Battery life
Single-band 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter (2.4GHz)
Enough real estate for only two USB ports
Flat keys
Feels less expensive than it is
Limited connectivity
Frustrating touchpad
So-so processor performance
Screen is a bit wobbly
A problem when using touch. A bit noisy. Way too much Sonyware preinstalled (which
Very light, Great-looking design, Extremely fast SSD, Impressive battery life
Hinge has a bit of wobble, Chassis flexes slightly, Whiny fan
A few minor design issues aside, Sony's VAIO Pro 13 is an excellent ultrabook that's extremely light and quite long-lasting. If you don't mind its high price, it's a great travel-friendly PC for productivity and entertainment. ...
Incredibly light at 2.3 lbs. quality build and stunning design, latest Intel Haswell CPUs, excellent full HD IPS display
Inherent flex in carbon fiber and aluminum design is disconcerting to some
Granted the Sony Vaio Pro 13 is the first Windows Haswell Ultrabook to hit the market and its only Haswell ultraportable competition is the mid-2103 MacBook Air. I have a feeling that even under competition, the Vaio Pro will hold up well. We know abo...
The Sony Vaio Pro 13 weighs less than 2.4 pounds and uses a fourth-gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processor to deliver long battery life and very good everyday performance. It has an excellent 13.3-inch 1080p touch screen and is competitively priced for its feat
The Pro 13, like its competition, has a nonremovable battery (though you can add an external battery), few ports and connections, and integrated graphics only. Memory maxes out at 8GB
For those who want an excellent ultraportable laptop with more than just the latest Intel processors, the Sony Vaio Pro 13 Touch is it.
Our initial tests suggest that the Sony Vaio Pro 13 is a decent ultrabook, offering business users a solidly built yet surprisingly light powerhouse Windows 8 laptop. However, Sony hasn't mentioned how much the Vaio Pro 13 will cost when it comes out this...
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Published: 2013-06-04, Author: Mark , review by: Laptopmag.com
Lightest Ultrabook with touch, Colorful, full-HD touch display, Robust sound, Superfast SSD, Very good battery life
Sharp front corners, Poor webcam, Bottom runs hot and occasional fan noise
The Sony VAIO Pro 13 delivers Intel Haswell power, long battery life and one of the world's fastest SSD's in the lightest 13-inch touch Ultrabook....
Abstract: Both the Sony Vaio Pro 13 and the MacBook Air 13 are extremely good looking machines that are put together perfectly. While some Ultrabook manufacturers' designs are heavily influenced by the Air, Sony continues to do their own thing, an...
Abstract: Lisa Gade compares the mid-2013 MacBook Air 13″ with 4th gen Intel Core i7 Haswell CPU and the Sony VAIO Pro 13 with Intel Core i5 Haswell CPU. You can read our companion comparison article...
