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Sony VAIO E Series VPC-EB16FX/B - Core i3 330M / 2.13 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD

Sony VAIO E Series VPC-EB16FX/B - Core i3 330M / 2.13 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD

11 reviews

Jan, 2025

Positive
performance (7)
design (2)
usability (2)
keyboard (1)
battery (1)

Negative
reliability (4)
size (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 reviews of Sony VAIO E Series VPC-EB16FX/B - Core i3 330M / 2.13 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the keyboard and design. The usability and performance also get good comments, but the size and reliability get negative views. Comments are divided on the 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 E Series VPC-EB16FX/B - Core i3 330M / 2.13 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 75/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony VAIO E Series VPC-EB16FX/B - Core i3 330M / 2.13 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of Sony VAIO E Series VPC-EB16FX/B - Core i3 330M / 2.13 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Opinions about the keyboard and design are overall positive. The usability and performance are also appreciated. Reviews are divided on the battery. Some have doubts about the size and reliability.

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60% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Service

Just wanted to add my review on the service and the products: Amazing!! As deployed military in Afghanistan, i am very happy with my new laptop! New egg has provided amazing service. It was here in 8 days which is fast for APO/FPO service! Thank you...

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Jul, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great laptop, Luck of the draw

I am a computer technician, and these are the experiences I dealt with when a customer brought this model laptop in for repair.

Solid performer for the price, very light, amazingly bright screen

Laptop was faulty out of the box with either a bad HDD controller or mobo. Windows would consistently lock up, read/write errors plagued the Event Viewer. After multiple OS reinstalls, updating the laptop's BIOS, and verifying that the HDD itself was...

Jul, 2010

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An average notebook

I really cannot come up with any extraordinary features of this laptop in terms of "bang for your buck

Comes loaded with software that often duplicates what is already offered by Windows 7, runs in the background, distracts you, and uses up resources ; Does not come with a Wind 7 installation disc, so clean install (without all the bloatware) is not an...

Jun, 2010

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Great chassis, good performer

I thought there was a lot of spamware. Lots of free trials for this, would you like to buy that. I have no tolerance for that, which is why after a couple days of getting to know the computer I put in my own SSD. After fresh install of Windows 7 and...

Build: Very solid build. The keys are sturdy and have a texture, so they avoid smudges/grease spots from fingers. The keyboard does not flex. The keyboard goes the length of the unit and has a number pad. The touchpad is accurate with individual right...

Battery: The standard battery (3500 mAh) that comes with the unit gets between 3 and 4 hours use for web browsing, photo editting, listening to music. Around 2 hours for watching a movie. I highly recommend an upgrade to the high capacity battery (5000...

May, 2010

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