Sony VAIO® VPCZ216GX/B 13.1" Notebook PC - Black

alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the energy efficiency and battery. The design and screen also get good feedback, whereas many are less positive about the build quality and connectivity.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Sony VAIO® VPCZ216GX/B 13.1" Notebook PC - Black is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Sony VAIO® VPCZ216GX/B 13.1" Notebook PC - Black

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of the Sony VAIO® VPCZ216GX/B 13.1" Notebook PC - Black from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

performance, design, sound, screen, keyboard

value for money

71% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Great Laptop and lightweight

 

Resolution on this laptop is great! Is like working on a full desktop screen where you can have to window side by side. (with enough rooms). I do a lot of excel, pdf and other document which I need the extra resolution to sometime put it side by side....

Fast","Lightweight","Long Battery Life","Powerful","Quality Display

Poorly Designed Keyboard

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Amazing Laptop with Stupid Flaws

 

I purchased the VPCZ2 when it was on clearance at Sony's website, which comes with the Media Dock and sheet battery. Weight: This thing is amazingly lightweight and feels very durable thanks to its carbon fiber and aluminum construction. It is as...

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Do not own.. Mere observations.

 

Great little machine if graphics aren't top priority and don't mind overpaying.

Nice compact size, power, display BD-ROM, free sheet battery

Two things I see that will cause major hips for power users ; 1). RAM: needs minimum 2GB per processor minimum, or that will bog the processor ; 2). For the money: I think this should have a serious graphics card offering from Nvidia or ATI(AMD)

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Where style matters

 

Sony has an unblemished reputation in the electronic industry and this did not prove wrong with my Sony Vaio as well. I bought a Sony Vaio Z214GX L:2.7 GHz core i7 recently as I wanted something advanced and stylish as my old dual 2 core was not...

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Where style matters

 

Sony has an unblemished reputation in the electronic industry and this did not prove wrong with my Sony Vaio as well. I bought a Sony Vaio Z214GX L:2.7 GHz core i7 recently as I wanted something advanced and stylish as my old dual 2 core was not...

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SONY VAIO Z21 Series VPCZ216GX/L Notebook Intel Core i7 2620M(2.70GHz) 13.1" 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 256GB SSD HDD BD-ROM Intel HD Graphics 3000

 

Display! speed! And ports! This machine is a beast, the trackpad has no issue, the keys are shallow but easy to adjust to. This machine is in a class by its own, the comment about the Zenbook, no way, you can't hook up multiple monitors, the speed is...

Okay I have to list them, sound..could do way better, a lot better, I use the bluetooth jawbone and it sounds awesome or a set of beats. Build is good but you can't just toss it around like my think pad , take care of it and it will last

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This is an amazing laptop

 

This is my first laptop and I have to say I am amazed by the performance you get out of this small computer. It is so small and lightweight, I have seen magazines bigger than this laptop. It is very fast and I have had no problems with this computer....

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Good comp overall

 

It is an ultra-light yet powerful laptop. Quite elegantly designed. Only one con that I can see: audio is lacking.

Fast","Lightweight","Powerful","Quiet

Discs Load Slowly","Rarely works

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OK if you never need support

 

I purchased a vaio vpc-z computer two years ago. The first machine would spontaneously reboot every 2-3 weeks. The first onsite repair left the machine unable to start. Over the next year the machine was returned 4-5 times. Turnaround was very slow...

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