For serious gaming, Sony’s website offers an upgrade to the Radeon HD 6630M for a £60 premium. With AMD’s Radeon HD 6470M chipset activated, the Sony has enough power to run Crysis at modest settings: at the native 1,366 x 768 resolution and Medium detail, the Sony managed a playable 29fps.
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It’s a feature which allows the Sony to flit nimbly between the roles of long-lasting portable and high-powered workstation. Turning off all power-saving features, ramping screen brightness and volume to maximum, switching to Intel graphics and playing back an XviD file full screen, the Vaio S lasted three hours and 49. Flip the switch above the keyboard from Stamina to Speed mode, or vice versa, and the screen flickers momentarily as the Intel and AMD chipsets switch over.
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Graphics switching also makes its VAIO S Series debut. For a sub-2kg laptop, that’s seriously fast. The new VAIO Y is a radical departure from last. Take a look at what we have to say about this mighty mini. This 11-inch laptop is more expensive than a typical netbook but offers significantly better performance. Our retail model came with a mid-range Intel 2.3GHz Core i5-2410M processor, but was still blazingly quick, surging through our benchmarks to an overall score of 0.74. The new Sony VAIO Y (technically called the 'VAIO YB') is Sonys first laptop to feature the new AMD E-350 processor and graphics. Called the VAIO S Series, the system sports a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 or 1600 x 900 LED-backlight display, an Intel Core i5-2410M/2520M or Core i7-2620M processor. Thanks to Sandy Bridge, the Sony can match most 13in laptops when it comes to performance: it’s possible to configure the VAIO S Series with a range of Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs on Sony’s website. New Sony Vaio S Series Laptops review A new 13.3-inch ultraportable laptop from Sony has recently entered the market. The touchpad is great too: the wide, smooth surface makes for accurate cursor control, and a fingerprint reader nestles between the two buttons, both of which respond with a lovely muffled click. Well, interestingly enough, the S series is a Best Buy âBlue Label. This VAIO sports a powerful dual core processor, widescreen display with X-Black coating, and 120 GB of hard drive capacity. The Scrabble-tile keys have a positive, responsive feel, and the spacious layout is almost as comfortable as a full-sized keyboard. You might be wondering why you can’t find anything about the Sony VAIO S series on Sony’s official site. Here’s a stylish ultraportable notebook from the chaps and chapettes at Sony. Spend a little time using the Sony, though, and you’ll soon forget any qualms about its build.
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