Sony VAIO FS980

Sony VAIO FS980
alaAverage 4.1

9 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews from magazines and websites. Opinions about the performance and design are overall positive. The screen and value for money also get good opinions.

portability, value for money, screen, design, performance

On average, users rate this product 82/100.

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Amazon review summary for the Sony VAIO FS980

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of the Sony VAIO FS980 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

78% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Good Value, Good Price

 

Good Value, Good Price

This is the second VAIO I bought, and their preformance is Good. Great sound and video. Supports all my applications and it's ok for a home/office use.

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Stylish slim laptop with good performance at a price that won't byte!

 

Stylish slim laptop with good performance at a price that won't byte!

This laptop is for my wife. We were first looking for an ultra-portable Vista capable laptop, but soon figured that the standard size laptop keyboard and screen would work better if the laptop was light enough. At 6lbs it is not heavy for my wife to...

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Just bought it.

 

Just bought it.

I just got this laptop at Fry's for 799, a better deal then amazon, and I'm considering returning it. It's a fantastic laptop, the screen is very vivid and bright, and the laptop it's self is very sexy all around. I suppose for the price I got it at...

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Sony vs Dell

 

Sony vs Dell

I have had my Dell Inspiron notebook for 3 years and had my share of problems. I've gone through, 1 hard drive, 3 batteries and 1 CDRW/DVD drive. Not to mention having to send my AC adapter in for the recall. My Dell gets very, very hot (almost too...

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only thing that matters is the probablility of picking a non-disfunctional laptop

 

only thing that matters is the probablility of picking a non-disfunctional laptop

After reading all these reviews about Sony versus (mostly) Dell laptops, here is my final questions (and conclusion). What is the chance that if I choose a Sony or Dell among it's family of laptops that I'd get one which actually performs as it's...

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Best Laptop Always

 

Best Laptop Always

Totally contrast to the review of so called "Laptop Frofessional", I don't know what is his purpose writting such unfair and negative review against "SONY", or probably he works for other PCs manufactures ! I have my Sony Vaio for many years and it...

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Love it!

 

Love it!

Contrary to the prior review, I have had no problems with my Sony Vaio. I have had the laptop for well over 2 months. 1. Yes, you can hear the fan run sometimes, but I can also hear the fan run in my company IBM Thinkpad. 2. Maybe the prior...

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College Student

 

College Student

My dad got me this laptop for college and I think it's pretty good all in all(ive had it for about 10 months) It's very fast and can handle all sorts of multi-tasking. I bought half life 2 a while back and it had no problems, even though everyone said...

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College Student

 

College Student

My dad got me this laptop for college and I think it's pretty good all in all(ive had it for about 10 months) It's very fast and can handle all sorts of multi-tasking. I bought half life 2 a while back and it had no problems, even though everyone said...

Product Specifications

Sony VAIO FS Series is a super slim widescreen notebook that offers true mobility with the Centrino platform and Wireless LAN for mobile connectivity.

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Battery

Run Time (Up To):3.5hour(s)
Technology:Lithium ion

Cache Memory

Installed Size:2MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:10.4in
Height:1.4in
Weight:6lbs
Width:14.3in

Display (Projector)

Diagonal Size:15.4in
Diagonal Size (metric):39.1cm
Max Resolution:1280 x 800
Technology:TFT active matrix
Widescreen Display: Yes

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:Sony
Model:VGN-FS980
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Sony VAIO

Input Device

Type:Keypad / Touchpad

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed:533MHz

Miscellaneous

Color:White

Modem

Max Transfer Rate:56Kbps
Protocols & Specifications:ITU V.90 / ITU V.92
Type:Fax / modem

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g
Type:Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Wireless Protocol:802.11b/g

Optical Storage

Read Speed:24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
Rewrite Speed:24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)
Type:DVD
Write Speed:24x (CD) / 8x (DVD

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Processor

Clock Speed:1.73GHz
Manufacturer:Intel
Processor Number:740
Type:Pentium M

RAM

Installed Size:1GB
Max Supported Size:2GB
Technology:DDR2 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Storage Controller

Type:IDE

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Storage Hard Drive

Type:Portable

Storage Removable

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:80GB
Notebook Type:Notebook
Platform Technology:Intel Centrino

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:Intel GMA 900
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