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Sony Vaio AR51E
 Sony Vaio AR51E ... GT - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Vista Home Premium - 17" Widescreen TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ )Newest Review: ... blobs what was wrong! It took me ages to find out that the numlock was ruining my password. In use the Sony is very quiet, ... more ... much quieter than my old HP with Athlon processor. This is an Intel Core 2 Duo processor rated at 2.0GHz which is faster than most of the other machines in the same price range that I could find. That is teamed up with 2GB of memory and I reckoned this spec should mean excellent performance. Because the Intel processor runs cooler it means the fan comes on less often, and I rarely notice it.
The other piece of the jigsaw is a 200 GB hard disk, again way more than most of the comparable machines I looked at. I f...moreMore Sony laptops
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Sony Vaio AR51E: Vaio & Vista gave me a headache! (1270 words)
by DaveA - written on 25.01.08 (Very useful, 687 readings)
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I bought this laptop to replace an HP which I had been very happy with until the hinges broke after just 18 months. I was amazed to find that I could buy a 17" Sony for just £635. This is my first experience of Sony and of Windows vista, and it has been something of a bumpy ride, but I think it is settling down now. First of all, the laptop. Well it is quite big, being a 17" screen, and fairly heavy, which is OK if you use 2 hands to carry it, not easy with just one. The bigger screen is nice, but I wouldn't say it's that much better than a 15.4" for normal computer work. Maybe it's better for watching DVDs, but I tend to do that on the TV. ...
| Processing/Quality: |  100% |
Reliability: | 100% |
| Ease of use: |  75% |
Installation: | 75% |
| Battery talk time: |  25% |
Features: | 75% |
Technical Details for Sony Vaio AR51E
| Product Description | Sony VAIO AR51E - Core 2 Duo T7250 2 GHz - 17" TFT |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 41.6 cm x 30 cm x 4.2 cm |
| Weight | 3.9 kg |
| Platform Technology | Intel Centrino Duo |
| System Type | Notebook |
| Built-in Devices | Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core ) |
| Cache Memory | 2 MB - L2 Cache |
| RAM | 2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz ( 2 x 1 GB ) |
| Card Reader | Yes |
| Hard Drive | 200 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 4200 rpm |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - integrated |
| Display | 17" TFT active matrix 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) |
| Graphics Controller | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT - 128 MB |
| Audio Output | Sound card |
| Telecom | Fax / modem - 56 Kbps |
| Networking | Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft) |
| Wireless NIC | Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG |
| Notebook Camera | Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel - CMOS |
| Input Device | Keyboard, touchpad |
| Battery | Lithium Ion |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium |
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