Sony VAIO S

19 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
portability (14)
design (9)
performance (5)
keyboard (4)
screen (4)

Negative
price (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 19 reviews of Sony VAIO S. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the keyboard and screen. The performance and design are also mentioned favorably, whereas many are critical about the price. There are some mixed comments about the image quality and battery.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony VAIO S is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

Sony VAIO S review

Sony has cut down on the number of different laptop lines it offers , but you're still left with the Vaio E, S, T, and Z series. Of those, the Vaio S is probably the most universally useful, combining sharp, high-end design with powerful components, a...

Powerful, thin, and reasonably lightweight, the Sony Vaio S includes a quad-core CPU, a Blu-ray player, and a good package of preinstalled software.

This is still an expensive laptop that's caught in the middle, with other premium laptops outperforming it and less expensive ones catching up in terms of design. Also, the touch pad felt especially finicky.

The 15-inch Sony Vaio S does gaming, Blu-ray, and a lot more, all while keeping the design thin and light.

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by : Charles P. Jefferies (NotebookReview.com)

Sony VAIO S Review

This 15.5-inch version of Sony's multimedia notebook features a top-of-the line 1080p IPS display and is less than an inch thin. Keep reading for our full review.

Beautiful 1080p IPS display ; 0.95" thin and just 4.4 lbs. ; Backlit keyboard

Keyboard a little too soft ; Lid too flexible ; Inaccurate clickpad

Oct, 2012

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Expert review by : Hubert Nguyen (ubergizmo.com)

Sony Vaio S Review

Sony has refreshed its Vaio S line of laptops, and the overall goal was to build a powerful computer that was also as portable as possible. It it most definitely a very hard goal, and it is fair to say [...]

The Sony Vaio S 15” is an effective laptop that can be used for a variety of productivity tasks and also for light gaming. I personally think that it would be great for just about everything everything except hardcore gaming. As such, it should work...

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : YugaTech (yugatech.com)

Sony Vaio S Review

All in all, we had a great time with the VAIO S13 despite the few bumps we encountered along the way. In our opinion these slight issues shouldn't eclipse the other good features of the laptop as those can be fixed with little bit of tweaking. However...

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by (mobiletechreview.com)

Sony Vaio S

The 2018 edition of the Vaio S 13.3” Ultrabook is a thoroughly modern laptop that weighs just 2.34 lb. and is slim and stylish yet it packs ports you'd usually find only on mobile workstations like Gigabit Ethernet and VGA. The magnesium alloy clad...

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Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Sony VAIO S (2011)

A sleek and stylish ultraportable that offers excellent build quality and connectivity, a good screen, backlit keyboard and optional Blu-ray drive.

Light, thin and attractive, Good screen and connectivity, Excellent backlit keyboard, Flexible specs with discrete graphics, Dock for extended battery life

Battery life inferior to competition, Noisy under load!, Dreadful speakers

May, 2012

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Expert review by (t3.com)

Sony VAIO C Series quick video

Quick video with Sony's colourful laptop

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : Rossi Fernandes (tech.firstpost.com)

Sony VAIO S - Slim, Trim but Mighty

The introduction of netbooks brought in low-power computing, but it also brought along compact laptops that were easy to carry around. Suddenly, ultra portable notebooks were seen as extremely expensi

At Rs. 56,990, it’s not exactly great value for money as far as performance is concerned. It’s design like many of Sony’s other designs are catchy. As you plan on using it as a mobile workhorse, you’re bound to get better performance in the...

May, 2011

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Expert review by : New Zealand PC World (pcworld.co.nz)

Sony VAIO S Series notebook

Sony's S Series VAIO is a 13.3in notebook that packs plenty of features. It's also attractive and comfortable to use.

Heaps of built-in features, Attractive design and colour, Comfortable, backlit keyboard

Slow hard drive leads to overall sluggish perfomance, Low screen resolution, All USB ports are on one side and next to each other

Jul, 2013

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Expert review by : Techworld (techworld.com)

Sony VAIO S Series review

The Sony VAIO S Series may seem like a mediocre all-purpose laptop, and it is one. But it's also thin, light, and quite portable, and it sports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Intel Wireless Display technology, and optional embedded mobile broadband. In other words,...

Dec, 2011

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