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Sony VAIO VGN-G118GN

Sony VAIO VGN-G118GN
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alaScore 80

18 reviews

Jan, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 reviews of Sony VAIO VGN-G118GN. The average rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the design and durability are on the whole positive. The size and portability are also appreciated. The connectivity and usability get less positive views. There are some mixed views about the energy efficiency.

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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-G118GN is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Jesse Sutton (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGN-G118GN/B

 

Sony's put its stamp on the ultra-portable market by introducing the VAIO VGN-G118GN/B; a small, lightweight notebook with a 12.1in screen and an ultr...

Size, battery life, internal optical drive, slim design

Screen flexes too much

The Sony VAIO VGN-G811GN/B is a very nice option for people who expect to be on the road a lot. The battery life is good and for such a small unit it's nice to see an internal optical drive.

Mar, 2007
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Expert review by (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGN-G118GN

 

Size, battery life, internal optical drive, slim design

Screen flexes too much

The Sony VAIO VGN-G811GN/B is a very nice option for people who expect to be on the road a lot. The battery life is good and for such a small unit it's nice to see an internal optical drive.

Mar, 2007
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Expert review by : Jesse Sutton (pcworld.idg.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGN-G118GN

 

Size, battery life, internal optical drive, slim design

Screen flexes too much

The Sony VAIO VGN-G811GN/B is a very nice option for people who expect to be on the road a lot. The battery life is good and for such a small unit it's nice to see an internal optical drive.

Mar, 2007
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Expert review by : Alex Kidman (cnet.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGNG118GNB

 

Sony's latest business-centric Vaio is a wonder of sturdy construction, ultra light portability and enticing design. At the same time, it's not exactly an inexpensive number-crunching beast.

Incredibly light ; Sturdy carbon fibre body ; Great battery life

Only a core solo processor ; Tops out at 1.5GB of memory

As with the battery benchmarks, few of our test suite of applications are currently fully Vista-compatible, although we were able to drag a PC Mark CPU score of 2012 and memory score of 2054 out of the Vaio VGN-G118GN, and a 3DMark score of 155. None...

Mar, 2007
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGNG118GNB

 

Sony WEB site download speed for drivers locked to about 1kbs, making any upgrades impossible.

Looks good

No online support available

Apr, 2009
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGNG118GNB

 

I've had this laptop for about 2 years, it's great as a small laptop, the battery life is as good as suggested, but only if you're not using it a lot, you have the performance settings all set to 'long life' and you let it put itself to sleep every now...

Lightweight, portable, excellent battery life

VISTA

Feb, 2009
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGNG118GNB

 

Dont buy this laptop they say its great and all but they are lying.... Mine broke down twice... we had to get a new one both times...

Its good for a while

Then it breaks

Feb, 2009
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGNG118GNB

 

I really love mine!

Apr, 2008
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGNG118GNB

 

Actually works well if you dont want to run anything beyond email and business apps. Get the ram upgrade, it helps a lot.

Light and excellent battery life and great keyboard

slow. Poor sony software upgrades

Feb, 2008
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Sony VAIO VGNG118GNB

 

i bought mine the other day (obviously im japanese)..but apparantly if you dont use a japanese operating system (so japanese vista)..it can apparantly act 'more strangerly'..as this computer was only meant to be for japan sales only... however..i have...

you can customise this computer ..right to the core lol ; light..feels like plastic ; tough ; secure..knowing that your work isnt going to be lost that easily

not good for gaming..unless you have 2Gb ram..at least ; bit pricy (unless you customize the computer)

Aug, 2007
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