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Sony Vaio VGN-A190

Sony Vaio VGN-A190
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alaScore 77

15 reviews

May, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 15 reviews of Sony Vaio VGN-A190. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the image quality and size. The design and performance also get good reviews. Some have doubts about the battery. Reviews about the durability and portability are mixed.

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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 VGN-A190 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony Vaio VGN-A190

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Sony Vaio VGN-A190 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the reliability and sound. The usability and performance are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the battery and design. There are some mixed reviews about the durability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Sony VAIO VGN-A190 (Iss. 21 2004)

 

Despite a gorgeous screen, the Sony VAIO VGN-A190 needs a boost in hardware, and its proprietary multimedia software, GigaPocket, could use a rev.

Good-looking design. Gorgeous high-resolution screen. Quiet.

Poor performance. GigaPocket software needs an upgrade.

The VGN-A190 has the look, but to get the most from its multimedia offerings, get the Windows MCE 2005 OS instead of GigaPocket.

Nov, 2004
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Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Sony Vaio VGN-A190 Notebook

 

Sony's VAIO VGN-A190 is an interesting twist on the entertainment laptop. Designed to be the video hub of your home network, it can stream video to other computers--at least, it can for people with a lot of time on their hands.

In the performance category, the VGN-A190 earned a WorldBench 5 score of 81, ranking it among the top scorers for notebooks equipped with the 1.7-GHz/600-MHz Pentium M processor. Our tests also found that the VGN-A190 lasted 3 hours on one battery...

Aug, 2004
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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Sony VAIO VGN-A190

 

Thin design and a gorgeous screen makes this media-centric portable one to envy. Now if only Sony would update its GigaPocket software or just go with Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition!

Sony has got it right with regards to where portable entertainment systems are heading. The combination of the incredibly high-resolution screen and mobile processor (for noise reduction) are two important factors in multimedia systems. And Sony's...

Jul, 2004
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Expert review by : Brian Nadel (cnet.com)

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Sony VAIO VGN-A190

TV with digital video recorder; external speakers; fast; large, bright, high-resolution screen.

Big and bulky; heavy; screen is particularly reflective; expensive; short battery life.

The VGN-A190, Sony's colossal VAIO mobile workstation, is a high-performance, digital jack-of-all-trades.

Jul, 2004
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