Testseek.com have collected 68 expert reviews of the Sony Vaio VPC-SB1 Series and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Vaio VPC-SB1 Series.
October 2011
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Very light for an opticalequipped notebook
Fast for its class
Good keyboard
(Theoretically) rebootfree graphics switching
Understated good looks
A minimum of bundled thirdparty apps
Good value for the money
Some utility out of the Media Gallery app
Excellent performance
Long battery life
Attractive
Excellent keyboard and touchpad
Metal trim on interior feels luxurious
Premium model provides class-leading display resolution
Sheet battery offers outstanding endurance
LightweightGood endurance
Even with no extended batteryMatte display with versatile viewing angles
Backlit keyboard. Switchable graphics means more battery life. Good battery life. Good price/performance ratio. Optional battery slice
Switchable graphics aren't as elegant as Nvidia's solution
While there may be nothing about the Vaio S that immediately jumps out at you, it seems like it sits in that perfect sweet spot of price, performance and battery life. We could easily see ourselves tucking this under our arm as a trusted companion for ...
Backlit keyboard, Switchable graphics means more battery life, Good battery life, Good price/performance ratio, Optional battery slice
Switchable graphics aren't as elegant as Nvidia's solution
While there may be nothing about the Vaio S that immediately jumps out at you, it seems like it sits in that perfect sweet spot of price, performance and battery life. We could easily see ourselves tucking this under our arm as a trusted companion for ...
Light and well built, excellent battery life, excellent performance, backlit keyboard, USB 3.0, ambient light sensor
All ports on one side, not friendly to left-handers, lots of pre-installed software
The Sony VAIO SB Series (VPCSB16FG) represents all that is good about mobile computing: it's a thin, light, well built and attractive 13in laptop, and thanks to 2nd Generation Intel Core CPU technology, it also possesses great battery life and fast perfor...
Abstract: This is part of a larger feature on business laptops that ran in April's issue of PC World. The rest will be up shortly, but in the meantime you can view the benchmarks from our tests or have a look at the [Asus B43J from the same roundup.Sony's latest...
It's a little disappointing that the fit and finish isn't quite up to the standards we'd expect from a £1,700 laptop. It just doesn't have the perfectly clean lines and premium build materials we usually find in systems that expensive. In this case, it...
Abstract: With the Vaio S - VPC-SB1S1EW, Sony has a very good looking subnotebook in its portfolio. Furthermore it come at an interesting price point of CHF 1'000.- (est. EUR 900.-). The device also offers plenty of performance andy therefore it might be the ide...
With the Vaio SSerie VPCSB1S1EW, Sony has a very good looking subnotebook in its portfolio which has its strenghts but also shows weaknesses Therfore we liked the design and the input peripherals Minus points the device got for chassis stability as well ...
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Published: 2011-07-16, Author: Mike , review by: tlbhd.com
Abstract: Vaios have always been a select class of laptops, with premium features and amazing looks and build quality. The Sony Vaio SB, the 13.3 inch notebook we'll be talking about in this post, is here to prove that Vaios are still those great pieces of technolo...
