![]() ![]() ![]() If your work is graphics or animation-heavy, this may suit your needs.īarring the headphone socket on the left, all of the VAIO’s connections are lined up neatly along the right-hand edge. The VAIO S did extremely well for its price and form factor in Cinebench OpenGL and 3D Mark 11 graphics benchmarks. This switch isn’t automatic – as it is with Nvidia’s Optimus technology – the AMD/Intel setup uses a physical switch above the keyboard. Graphics are handled by a hybrid setup that uses an AMD Radeon HD 6470M with 512MB of video memory to do the heavy lifting in ‘speed mode’, while the CPU's Intel HD Graphics 3000 takes over in ‘stamina mode’. Performance is fantastic, eclipsing the previous generation Core i5 560M and Core i7 620M chips in all CPU benchmarks by a significant, noticeable margin. Under the keyboard is a Core i5 2520M, from Intel’s second-generation Core range. The touchpad is a good size, with discrete buttons aside a fingerprint reader, and properly responsive. The ‘island’ keyboard is comfortable, and great for long typing stretches, but given the small form-factor there’s no numeric keypad. The maximum brightness is impressive, making the VAIO S usable even in direct, glaring sunlight. ![]() The display runs at 1366 x 768 pixels, and at 13 inches that resolution balances text size and resolution better than on larger models. The VAIO S is just 13.3 inches, but its components are the equal of larger business laptops. An aluminium palm rest and magnesium-alloy body make it feel exceptionally strong, despite its small stature. The VAIO S is only 24mm thick, and lightweight at just 1.72kg. Sony's latest Vaio S, eloquently named the VPCSB17GG, will turns heads with its style and ultra-slim screen. ![]() 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. This is part of a larger feature on business laptops that ran in April's issue of PC World. ![]()
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